As I recall ... back in time ... when Pines Hotel stood here;
We went to the hotel's restaurant to play chess;Learned to swim at the pool;
Played video game at the basement.
Then evil spirit visited the place...
No more video games at the basement ...
It was converted into a casino ...
... a sink drain were money can be flushed out.
... as fast as you can read the cards.
The wind of change blew the place;
Smoke covers the basement fast;
The high rise building becomes the tower of inferno.
There goes the place were we used to play chess;
The chess tables were we used to play
... were gone ...
... but in my memories ...
... it lives forever.
/* by Alex A. Valdez */
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
King James Version (KJV)
1. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2. A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3. A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4. A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5. A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6. A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
7. A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
8. A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
