You wake up today with the superpower of your choosing

Sunny afternoon at Love Lake

The superpower I would like to have is to be able to see my life story from the beginning up to current. Like in a movie where each action, spoken words, emotions not just mine but also those around me, waves of laughter, sad moments; when my orange kitten died under the bakery van parked outside our home and it was my cousin's van; whenever I pray the rosary when it rains because I want to see the sunshine again; the afternoon when I cried so much knowing that my mother has gone to the market and she has gone for too long; whenever she comes back home late from the market and the joy of seeing her back home; the days whenever I intently pick up the phone after the second time it has rung because it is the polite way to do it; those afternoons spent in my parents garden surrounded by all kinds of plants that I usually ready comics or story to because I believed they will be happy if I read them a story; those afternoons spent at sea with my family, friends, and everyone in the village - it was like a fiesta whenever it rains because everyone is in the sea enjoying the moment; those sunny afternoons with friends when we go out to get fishes, clams and others and then we cook them at the back of our home and eat together; those sandcastles, kites, and street games we used to play; those evenings when I sneaked out to have a night swimming with my friends; those days when I get to commute on my own from home to school and vice versa; those days when I feel sick but not really and would make sure to put hot water on my forehead so that my mother would believe that I am indeed sick and would not let me go to school but for some reason she always knows I'm just acting up; those first day of school feels; those fun days at school from running around the campus when I was in elementary up to spending free time along the corridors with friends and singing along to the guitar being played in high school; when I was into music and tried to play all the music instruments at home: drums, guitars, piano, among others; when I played as rhythm guitar for my band and we played on stage during battle of the bands in high school; those moments spent at the library along or with friends; those stories I have read inside the high school and elementary libraries; those evenings spent at the bar with friends to watch our favorite band play our favorite songs; those moments at school where my family was also part of; my high school graduation; all the family gatherings; the days when I felt lonely because I am missing my parents so much; the days when I felt super happy because my siblings are there all the time until now; the days when I felt alone again because my siblings are starting to have their own families; the days when I understood that's how life is; those fun days with family when we grew vegetables at home; the university years when I met so many amazing people from all walks of life; the pride of being part of a great community at my university; the joys and sorrows of being an engineering student; the adventures spent with friends every end of semester; the fun Friday nights with friends; those wonderful family getaways to the beach, to the farm, to another city, road trips, and vacations... and so on. I am happy to remember all these moments after thirty years. There are so much more - probably some of them are written here in this tiny space on the internet. One day, I will be able to get that superpower. It may not be in a form that I wanted it to be, but in a written story, in a form of a book. Maybe. Or maybe not. At least I have this tiny blog to help me remember these things in the next decade of my life. 💛