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The Sound Of Silence Is Killing Me Softly

8 June 2008 By: Marlene11 Comments

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…

About Marlene

Marlene works as a teacher, but she blogs in her spare time. She started blogging in 2007, and since then, it has become one of her hobbies. She writes for Lemback.com, which she and her husband have built and managed but later moved to Wordpress to join other WP bloggers. Connect Marlene on Twitter

Comments

  1. Nick Phillips says

    9 June 2008 at 10:02

    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!

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      9 June 2008 at 22:16

      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!

      Reply
  2. Farah says

    9 June 2008 at 12:39

    “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?:)

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      9 June 2008 at 22:25

      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.

      Reply
  3. Shanker Bakshi says

    11 June 2008 at 12:18

    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 ????

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 June 2008 at 00:05

      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.

      Reply
  4. jessie says

    11 June 2008 at 17:09

    Mhy,

    Gusto mo ng ingay? Come to Manila fren. Daming farmers na nagrarally ngayon araw-araw. lol! I hope ur ok my dear.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 June 2008 at 00:07

      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.

      Reply
  5. Amor says

    11 June 2008 at 19:08

    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.

    Reply
    • Marlene says

      12 June 2008 at 00:10

      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. 🙂

      Reply

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