The Sound Of Silence Is Killing Me Softly
My weekend had been quiet, warm and long. The National Day last Friday which was a holiday, the European Championship in Football and the warm weather probably lured some to the park and sing the national anthem, some to the beach or maybe some just watched the match on TV, who knows. When I looked through the kitchen window, I saw no signs of little humans on the playground either. It was such lovely to only hear the sound of the aircon blended with the soft music from the radio. I blogged but I could feel the quietness of the blogosphere, too. Stranged…
When silence becomes deafening to me, I would start humming songs I never heard before, lol! It’s like I’m creating a melody to words I never meant to say at all. Maybe I should try composing my songs someday, hahaa! It’s just a little dream of mine. Back to the silence, I suddenly remembered one significant person in my life and this time, I started singing his favorite song, “Sealed With A Kiss”. Don’t think nasty cos I remembered not my high school crush or ex-bf. They’d been things of the past so pass the thought. Then I turned on my keyboard and started playing a song, or rather practicing. I’m not that good yet in playing keyboard. But the practice sounded terrible, I felt like a broken vinyl record stucked in a part of a song playing back and forth. Poor me! I got my guitar instead but it’s been long since I last plucked on it so it hurt my fingers, I stopped. I was trying to make some noise in the midst of the silence but hopeless in every attempt. The radio was just out of the question that time. What a weekend, the silence was killing me softly so I asked hubby to drive me somewhere, anywhere where I could see people making any noise…
Nick Phillips said,
I actually prefer the silence. Loud noises freaks me out! And at least you can play the keyboard. I can’t even snap my fingers properly to make music … LOL!
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Marlene replied on June 9th, 2008:
Nick, I like the silence when I am meditating, lol! Yes, I can, but since I play terrible, it becomes a terrible noise, too, hehee!
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Farah said,
“I’ll send you all my love…everyday in a letter…sealed with a kiss”
Oh my dear Marlene,
what’s making you feeling so lonely and quiet? And I think, I know how it feels, I have gone through the similar situations too. suddenly there’s just no one and no activities around you, and suddenly you feel melancholy and homesick (oh, now I remember, i have this feelings when I was in college, far away from home!)
So, where did your husband drive you too? Did that make you feel better? and, I am sure you feel so lonely, even the music notes are not coming to you huh?:)
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Marlene replied on June 9th, 2008:
Farah, it must be the warm weather that’s making me bored. It must be because I miss being in Davao in the summertime. We’ll make sure to travel there every other year.
I was hungry so we drove to my favorite Kebab outlet, hehee! There I heard some people coming in and out ordering, talking. I could ever hear when they sat down, I mean, when they pulled a chair.
Oh, btw, about the question. I wish I was, but I’m still not. Though we’re working on it, hehee.
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Shanker Bakshi said,
My blog was down last month - Everything is Fine now - I am back with the BANG - Okay Let me ask you this - Dose your heart still beats for Philipines or How you feel when you sing swedish National anthem ????
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Marlene replied on June 12th, 2008:
Learned about it from your rss in my email. It’s good to hear your blog has recovered the loss. Honestly, I don’t want to sing the swedish national song, it’s too melancholic for me, hehee! The Phil. national anthem is more lively and with a marching sound, I like it better.
Btw, welcome back! Lemback dot com missed you for the past days.
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jessie said,
Mhy,
Gusto mo ng ingay? Come to Manila fren. Daming farmers na nagrarally ngayon araw-araw. lol! I hope ur ok my dear.
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Marlene replied on June 12th, 2008:
Haa! Bakit naman nagrarally ang mga farmers? Tumaas na ba ang prices ng fertilizer at kalabaw? hahaa! Ok lang ako, fren. Sobrang tahimik kasi dito, nakakaloka minsan.
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Amor said,
There are times I would want complete silence, pero bihira lang yun, hehe. Most of the times mas gusto ko yung may naririnig akong kanta, sa tv man o radio. Buti ka nga nakakapag play ka ng piano, ako doremi lang at abc yata haha…pero di ako marunong mag-gitara, parang ang hirap gawin nun… wala akong talent sa ganun, hehe.
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Marlene replied on June 12th, 2008:
Amor, marunong nga ako, pero ingay din ang kinalabasan dahil parang sirang plaka ang dating, hehee. Ang pinaka-miss ko talaga ay yung neighbors na nakikita mong nagwawalis ng bakuran, nagkukwentuhan at mga batang naglalaro sa bakuran.
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