Whether you're broke or evergreen
You're black, white, beige, chola descent
You're lebanese, you're orient
Whether life's disabilities
Left you outcast, bullied or teased
Rejoice and love yourself today
'Cause baby, you were born this way
I am my HERO (Sunday, November 26, 2006)
July 20, 2011
…been very busy with work, busy singing for the band, busy pushing for my application for a higher position in the company that i am working for. i have been all over the place everyday, doing my usual routine - hardly taking my rest or sleep. fortunately, the management has granted me a week off from work.
i returned home today, turned on the lights and sat on the side of my long unused bed. thoughts then started to flow as i listened to the silence that surround me. my memories took me back when i was still going to college, way back when life was harsh and cruel, and everydays seemed like a battle and the only way out was to fall into a deep sleep and wake up again for another day’s battle. each and every day was a cycle of defeat… was defeated in my battle for love, for family, for wealth, for truth and justice. all that i ever possessed was stripped from me.
today when i look back, i couldn’t help but weep. i couldn’t believe how i made it through, how i manage to pull things together and make my troubles work for my benefit. i weep in amazement at how strong i was and how stronger i have become. i weep because i still wonder how i was able to turn things around. i was only a kid when i started to stand for myself; not seeking help from anyone else but me. heroes dont exist in my life. i am my own hero. i have proven it.
