The Missing Rib

A girl in love asked her boyfriend..

Girl: Tell me, who do you love most in this world?
Boy: You, of course!
Girl: In your heart, what am I to you?
Boy: (He thought for a moment and looked intently in her eyes) You are my rib. In the Bible, it was said that God saw that Adam was lonely. During his sleep, God took one of Adam's rib and created Eve. Every man has been searching for his missing rib. Only when you find the woman in your life, you'll no longer feel the lingering ache in your heart.

After their wedding, the couple had a sweet and happy life for a while. However, the youthful couple began to drift apart due to the busy schedule of life and the never-ending worries of daily problems. Their life became mundane. All the challenges posed by the harsh realities of life began to gnaw away their dreams and love for each other. The couple began to have more quarrels and each quarrel became more heated.

One day, after the quarrel, the girl ran out of the house. At the opposite side of the road, she shouted, "You don't love me!" The boy hated her childishness and out of impulse, retorted, "Maybe it was a mistake for us to be together. You were never my missing rib!"

Suddenly, she turned quiet and stood there for a long while. He regretted what he said but words spoken are like thrown away water, you can never take it back. With tears, she went home to pack her things and was determined in breaking up. Before she left the house, she said, "If I'm really not your missing rib, please let me go". She continued, "It is less painful this way. Let us go on our separate ways and search for our own partners".

Five years went by. He never remarried but he had tried to find out about her life indirectly. She had left the country and came back. She had married a foreigner and divorced. He felt anguished that she never waited for him. In the dark and lonely night, he lit his cigarette and felt the lingering ache in his heart. He couldn't bring himself to admit that he was missing her.

One day, they finally met at the airport, a place where there were many reunions and goodbyes. He was going away on a business trip. She was standing there alone, with just the security door separating them. She smiled at him gently.

Boy: How are you?
Girl: I'm fine. How about you? Have you found your missing rib?
Boy: No.
Girl: I'll be flying to New York in the next flight.
Boy: I'll be back in 2 weeks' time. Give me a call when you are back. You know my number, nothing has changed.

With a smile, she turned around and waved goodbye.

One week later, he heard of her death. She had perished in New York. In the event that shocked the world. Midnight, once again, he lit his cigarette. And like before, he felt the lingering ache in his heart. He finally knew, she was the missing rib that he had carelessly broken..

[Sometimes, people say things out of moments of fury. Most often than not, the outcome could be disastrous and detrimental. We vent our frustrations 99% at our loved ones. And even though we know that we ought to "think twice and act wisely", it's often easier said than done. Things happen each day, many of which are beyond our control. Let us treasure every moment and everyone in our lives. Tomorrow may never come, give and accept what you have today]

~~ Shared by Joe Gatuslao ~~

Dirty Pop

I bought *NSync's PopOdyssey Live on VCD yesterday. Yes, it's like 2 years ago's story.. Yes, I know they're a boyband. Yes, I know most of you will be rolling your eyes. I love their songs, kay. I love their harmonization.

PopOdyssey was superb! You can actually see how much of effort they really put into their choreographies. They were practically dancing all over the stage, flying across the hall to the other stage at the end of the hall, escalating floors, moving floors, sticking themselves onto walls, etc. Even interacting with their fans, reading fan mails (who would actually take the time to read mails during the concerts??) and dedicating ballads to them. Not forgetting, they are actually involved in the writing of the songs, producing and choreographing their dance moves. And did I mention harmonization? No flaw in that! It just shows how equally important each of their roles are, and they sing with so much of passion in them! They worked with Richard Marx in "This I Promise You", so that's a plus. *wink* I'm the kind of person who really listens to the lyrics in order to appreciate the song, and their lyrics (especially for the ballads) are really realistic, it makes you really feel what they are feeling in that song.

Alright, enough of writing.. Gonna go watch the concert again.. Hehe.. Ta for now!

When You Love Someone

When you love someone, you'll do anything
You'll do all the crazy things that you can't explain
You'll shoot the moon, put out the sun
When you love someone

You'll deny the truth, believe a lie
There'll be times that you'll believe you can really fly
But your lonely nights, have just begun
When you love someone

When you love someone, you'll feel it deep inside
And nothing else can ever change your mind
When you want someone, when you need someone
When you need someone

When you love someone, you'll sacrifice
You'd give it everything you got and you won't think twice
You'd risk it all, no matter what may come
When you love someone

You'll shoot the moon, put out the sun
When you love someone.

~~ Bryan Adams - When You Love Someone ~~