O trees of life, O when are you wintering?

We are not unified. We have no instincts

like those of migratory birds. Useless, and late,

we force ourselves, suddenly, onto the wind,

and fall down to an indifferent lake.

We realise flowering and fading together.

And somewhere lions still roam. Never knowing,

as long as they have their splendour, of any weakness.

From the Fourth Elegy
Duino Elegies (Rainer Maria Rilke)
Translation by A.S. Kline

When my sisters and I watched Lea Salonga’s concert My Life On Stage at the PICC a few months ago, I was so fascinated by the lights on the ceiling of the lobby. I don’t know if it’s just because it was so dark outside and we just came from a really great show that I was just too happy to take pictures of the ceiling light fixtures there. It was so grand and rather dramatic. I’ll post some pictures here later.

I imagine such light fixtures on a really large venue will take long to install. It must cost a fortune, too. Home lighting may be easier to find, especially if you’re not really into chandeliers and other extravagant stuff. You can even buy such things online. Well, I really need just one energy-saving lamp for my room. The one I have now, I bought two years ago and is still working fine. I wish I have a bedside lamp, though, for use at night.

My place is getting too messy again and I’m getting increasingly irritated about it. I hate the clutter and my lack of time to place things in order. I wish I have magic to set every thing in place and in sparkling cleanliness with just a flick of the fingers. I’m also wishing for more space, especially after I saw the size of the unit directly across ours (I share my studio-type apartment with my sister). There’s no room for Modern Furniture here. The bed, a sofa bed, and the other appliances already take too much space that I can barely walk around freely.

I know I shouldn’t be complaining too much because, all things considered, it’s just the right place for us. But I look at the pictures of condominium units furnished with Contemporary Furniture and I can’t help but salivate over the idea of a spacious housing space, with a nice room stuffed with Designer Furniture, nah, ordinary Bedroom Furniture. I honestly don’t know a thing about interior designing so if I have a space like those you see on magazines and TV, I’ll probably ask someone else to pick the right stuff (to furnish the place with) and arrange them. I do have an idea of what would make a place right for me, and it’s not really something posh or anything specific like opting just for Italian Furniture. I just want more space. Better stop dreaming and start clearing up the mess around here.