tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20897964487195474022024-03-19T16:47:32.495+08:00OF LIVING AND LOVING... AND COPING...Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.comBlogger291125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-1601054607663059452023-07-24T09:10:00.003+08:002023-07-24T09:10:39.875+08:00Live Like It's Heaven On Earth
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." —Mahatma Gandhi
☀️☀️☀️Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-78144795370623199192023-07-23T11:16:00.006+08:002023-07-24T08:21:48.448+08:00That Child In You
Release your inner child. Let it run and roam free. It will take you on a brighter journey.【ツ】
☀️☀️☀️
Illustrator/ Artist: Manka Kasha (Instagram)Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-35536415615984256762018-11-25T12:00:00.001+08:002018-11-25T12:02:25.317+08:00In Hindsight...
Image by Broquart Photography
It has been a beautiful life...
TRULY BEAUTIFUL!
It's not all about wealth.
It's not about what you have.
It's not about the size of your house.
Or the brand of your car.
It's not about the beautiful things you own.
It's not about your title or
the brand of your clothes, bags and shoes.
Life is all about finding
PEACE OF MIND...
Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-40636707639485277932016-11-04T12:35:00.000+08:002016-11-04T14:33:32.678+08:00Dona Nobis Pacem (Grant Us Peace)
Every 4th of November, bloggers all over the world speak in one voice to spread the message of peace.
One voice...
One subject...
One day...
Let there be P E A C E on earth!
A pocketful of sunshine and
To join us, go to The Official Site of Blog4Peace for details.
Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-1582175357381716702014-11-04T09:24:00.000+08:002014-11-04T09:24:04.966+08:00Dona Nobis Pacem
Every 4th of November, bloggers all over the world speak in one voice to spread the message of peace.
If you want to be a peace blogger, you’ll need a peace globe and a blog/website or any social media account. You can simply post “Dona nobis pacem” as your post title/status or you can do the really cool thing and make a peace globe as well.
If you want to know more, please check the Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-15671935582505551072014-02-02T23:10:00.002+08:002014-02-02T23:10:21.180+08:00The Last Dance - A Repost
the
swinging
rhythm
was
spellbinding
the
pounding
beat
was
enthralling...
she slipped on
her white
nightgown
as she
prepared
for bed
but the music
playing
outside her
room
beckoned her
to heed
its call
listen she did,
and more...
the
swinging
rhythm
Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-36557833591843250632014-02-02T22:53:00.000+08:002014-02-02T22:53:03.400+08:00Bali’s Mystique
In an assiduous attempt to survive
Each single day of existence
We tend to forget we owe ourselves
A break once in a while
Until that headache persists
And vertigo sets in
As if to remind us that our brain
Needs some breathing space too.
And so I was persuaded
By well-meaning girl friends
To go on hiatus in a faraway land
Away from it all, they said
On a journey with Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-79542400767129536102014-01-30T22:35:00.001+08:002014-01-30T22:38:36.118+08:00The Quest
Image by Helen Korpak on Flickr
an insatiable urge
this enigmatic quest
a calling i cannot digest
profound yearning
gnaws at my core
until i can bear no more
yet this voice i hear
speaks softly like a song
whispering where i belong
a journey of sacred voyage
to the hills yonder and far beyond
i see no drifter nor vagabond
© Bing Yap [PinkLady] Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-63789696390381699342014-01-26T13:27:00.000+08:002014-01-26T14:47:58.886+08:00The Other Side of Happy
Happy and Sad Half Faces by Jim Dandy
happiness beckons...
a choice you have to make
no matter what the circumstances are
at the perfect time
it will all make sense
happiness beckons...
cast that smile up on the shore
the right attitude is your anchor
the best is yet to come
claim and embrace your bliss
happiness beckons…
yet you dwell on the Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-5243750137629507052014-01-25T18:33:00.000+08:002014-01-27T13:16:18.955+08:00Remembering James… 9 Years Later...
JAMES LAO YAP (JIMMY)
September 11, 1965 - January 25, 2005
I can’t believe how fast time flies. Today, we commemorate the 9th year of our loss. It all seems like yesterday- the panic, the frantic search, the grief, the anger and bitterness, the confusion, that excruciating inner pain… They are still clear in my mind.
9 years ago, our world was covered in darkness. A dark nebulaBing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-85847739712699104452013-11-10T16:04:00.000+08:002013-11-10T16:04:37.489+08:00An Attempt at Googlism and Poetry
Of living and loving... is so clear
You are bound to get hurt at some point
But it is all part of life’s amazing journey.
Of living and loving…
Is more important than reaching
Some perfect state of bliss.
Of living and loving…
Is really all about listening to your intuition and
Surrendering to the moment.
Of living and loving is beyond me...
It is not toBing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-13944078594164860262013-11-10T13:09:00.000+08:002013-11-10T13:58:08.669+08:00Of Loss and Regrets… and Getting Through...
“I do not know anymore…”
This was not a line from Janet Napoles during the Senate Hearing for PDAF Scam but from a colleague/very close friend of mine who is grieving the sudden and unexpected loss of his wife. 42 years of marriage and suddenly he is alone.
“I should have been kinder…”
“I should have treated her better…”
But then, looking back now I cannot imagine Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-20368406497811985272013-11-04T19:46:00.001+08:002013-11-05T08:19:04.443+08:00Dona Nobis Pacem… A Reverie...
I blog for PEACE
because I want my voice to be heard…
no matter how small it is.
I dream of a better world
because I love my kids
and I want them to feel secure
inside and outside of our home.
I want to sleep peacefully
each night knowing
that tomorrow brings
no threat or danger of any kind.
I long for the day
where Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-83131279690102169782013-11-02T15:59:00.001+08:002013-11-02T18:10:25.033+08:00Flowers to Show our Love
After the traditional visit at the cemetery on the 1st of November, my children and I proceeded to Sta. Ana Wharf. It was too late to get a small boat to take us out to sea. The waves were too strong.
As we walked to the shore, the sound of the waves filled the air of silence between us. Raging waters threatened to drench our feet but we were unmindful. We were there for a reason.
Each Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-9922440568189464182013-10-17T17:12:00.000+08:002013-10-17T18:25:43.426+08:00Life Now...
Warmest greetings from my family to yours!
A few months ago, my children's "yaya" (babysitter) of 17 years decided to move back with her family and start taking care of her own grandchildren. She came to us when my second child was only an infant. I would not have managed to cope when we lost James had it not been for yaya's strong and reassuring presence at home. She took on the role of "Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-42432846230562216472013-10-07T22:02:00.001+08:002013-10-07T22:06:00.086+08:00Will be posting again soon...
Since I am going techie with my new phone I think I will be blogging again. My only problem is TIME... But I do miss blogging. I miss experimenting with poetry. I miss expressing or exploiting the creative side of my brain. Hmmmm... Soon I hope... Especially that tomorrow will mark another anniversary for my blog. ♥☆♡
Image credit: FacebookBing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-24067913444664048432012-11-04T00:00:00.000+08:002012-11-04T23:00:16.954+08:00Dona Nobis Pacem... There is Hope...
Begin each day with a grateful heart
Let the morning breeze augur a fresh start
Oh, there is hope... there is hope...
God, grant thy people a way to cope...
Besieged by nature's wrath
Let mankind find the rightful path
Amidst the baffling global climate change
Sadly, humanity is also placed in war-torn range
Too many souls perish each day... all for naught!
Freedom, once suppressed, is Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-47058750921807961942012-11-02T13:37:00.002+08:002012-11-02T19:02:32.541+08:00A Day at Golgotha
Image credit: drkundead, The Cemetery Scene
terrene redolent
of lilies, burning incense...
city of the dead
memorial vignettes
atop immaculate crypts...
tribute to forebears
wicked truth pondered...
the day i take my last sleep
where will i wake up...
what of my days and
follies will be most recalled
perhaps with a smile...
© Bing Yap [PinkLady] 2012
All Rights Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-16820097391405536192012-10-27T22:16:00.000+08:002012-10-28T00:32:58.611+08:00All In A Day's Work
deadlines... urgent calls...
stack of papers on my desk
manic day at work
bring it on, i say
opting for vicissitudes
over stagnation
rest entices me
coffee break is most welcome
all in a day's work
© Bing Yap [PinkLady] 2012
All Rights Reserved
Linked to Sensational Haiku Wednesday, Haiku Heights and Poetry Pantry
Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-12510491392746279192012-10-21T16:40:00.001+08:002012-10-28T00:33:21.893+08:00Of Time and Pain... and Gratitude (A Birthday Reflection)
I once dreamed of a sweet and gentle life
Where bliss greeted me at the door
And soft rose petals covered my bed...
But dreams are just dreams
And reality brings more pain
Than one can ever imagine...
Sheltered all my life
I thought it would all be easy
After all, up until then, life was a breeze...
Imagine my surprise
When the life I knew was Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-80129721819480410342012-10-20T14:31:00.000+08:002012-10-28T00:33:40.954+08:00Bridge of Yonder (Haiku)
familiar banters
rendezvous with days of yore
strut into the past...
cacophonous chaffs
maudlin bridge to good old days
erstwhile ties renewed...
youthful glow long gone
gray- covered locks and chignons
older and wiser
never too old though
to walk down memory lane
giggly once again
memories of yore
chatters of puerile antics
barring senile spells
© Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-26628782961890865642012-10-15T07:47:00.002+08:002012-10-28T00:33:59.284+08:00The Last Dance... A Repost
the
swinging
rhythm
was
spellbinding
the
pounding
beat
was
enthralling...
she slipped on
her white
nightgown
as she
prepared
for bed
but the music
playing
outside her
room
beckoned her
to heed
its call
listen she did,
and more...
the
swinging
rhythm
was&Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-54088442696850422822012-10-13T14:58:00.000+08:002012-10-28T00:34:26.872+08:00Facebook... Oh Facebook...
It was so much fun at first. Imagine, being reconnected with people you have not seen for decades! Suddenly, everyone's in one place and they are just a click away.
I blogged less and FB'd more... Heck, I got hooked and spent more time in there than necessary. I played addicting games and interacted with long-lost friends. I "liked" almost all posts that appeared on my News Feed and left Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-54608690014606818972012-10-11T19:57:00.001+08:002012-10-28T00:34:48.227+08:00Guess What... I'm Back!!!
Hi there everyone...
Yesssss, I'm back... for good, I hope. I must admit I got distracted by Facebook. I missed blogging though so I decided it's time for me to start writing again.
I will have to check out all those poetry memes I used to join. I missed them a lot.
My blog celebrated its fourth year anniversary last October 8. *Woot* This is the best time for me to resume blogging.Bing Yaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01562123246667338670noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089796448719547402.post-37497948367452172292011-11-04T21:40:00.036+08:002011-11-05T10:32:17.238+08:00Dona Nobis Pacem - A Reflectionpeacewhere does it begin...justicedoes it justify the means?violencewhen will it end?victorybut in war no one ever wins...
© Bing (PinkLady) 2011
Posted for BlogBlast for Peace
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