Immortal Beloved

In the spirit of Valentine's Month, here's Ludwig Van Beethoven's love letter to his anonymous "Immortal Beloved". (source here)

The entire letter is written on 10 small pages, in Beethoven's rather inconsistent handwriting. The first section occupies four pages. In the following, the dashes and underlined words are as in Beethoven's manuscript, crossed-out parts are enclosed in “<...>”.

My Valentine

February 14 is a day known to all. Of course, I am not one to break tradition. =)
Here's what happened to mine. =)


Went on duty early on the day. Woke up at the crack of dawn to prepare for my first day back from vacation. Work wasn't so bad. The usual sounds of stressed-out nurses, tired doctors, and aching patients filled my ears. And though I've been at this job for quite a while, having just gone on a relatively long vacation, I actually needed time to reorganize myself and adjust to the hospital environment. =p My head kept spinning the entire time and the only thought in my head was "Work's gonna end soon..." over and over and over like a broken record.

Valentine's Day Blues

V-day is coming up. And to top that off, it's our 52nd monthsary today. And as if that wasn't enough already, it's his birthday tomorrow. =p *sigh*

I pride myself at gift-giving coz I somehow always know what to give to people instinctively (especially when that "people" is "me" haha) but come this time of the month, I always arrive at the exact same spot every year. Nowhere. I am nowhere near buying the perfect gift for him as I am at reaching whatever dreams I have.

He's not the most materialistic kind of guy so I don't think he'd be happy with just the random stuff other girlfriends give their boys. He's mature and funny and techie and deep and he wants company more than anything else...something I can give, given I quit work, probably. =p

The Love Month

It's February and yes, I'm feeling the love. =)

Everyone's celebrating the month with hugs and kisses and chocolates and roses and what do I do? I'm going to Palawan! =)

With barely a month left with him, how can I not? He'll be leaving soon and I'm told I have to do what I can to spend my days with him. Yes, I'm pretty sure we'll meet again. In about five months, maybe, but the time can and will take its toll somehow. And something might change. Something will. So before anything goes awry, I've decided to do what I can to savor these last days with him. And if things go better than planned, well then, its a good hoorah for us, ei? =)