WHAT IF?
I can't read Bisoy's mind, that's for sure. What's going on in a dog's mind is something I may never be able to decipher (Rob, help me!). But go a little farther --- could he be thinking where his next piece of bone would come from, given the fact that his "amo" is now another statistic added to the growing membership in the financially disabled sector?
GMA, do you owe me or Bisoy something?
TAGAYTAY, ATBP. The Tagaytay trip somehow provided a semblance of balance (and relief?) from my otherwise virtual addiction. For several days, I was not coming online (bah, mahal ang internet charge sa hotel --- PhP 140/hour. Besides, I was working on a serious assignment. I should be, i have a deadline to beat!
Despite the hassles brought about by clashing and interesting personalities, (ah, women, they never changed!!!) i had fun in this official trip. i enjoyed the food and the climate; the hotel service staff were too accommodating, you would want to hand them tips every now and then, were if not for the fact that i now consider myself belonging to the er.... financially disadvantaged sec
tor.
I enjoyed riding the glass-panelled elevator (forgetting my phobia for a while) coz every ride took me to a glimpse of the magnificent Taal Volcano and the lake. A refreshing sight to behold, indeed! A therapy for city living-stress!
And wait, this is interesting: Days Hotel in Tagaytay City maybe the only hotel in this country where, in order to reach your room or suite you have to do the reverse procedure ---- from the lobby, go down instead of up. How's that?
And the pasalubongs? Mazapan sweets from Tagaytay, lambanog (i might have a new drinking partner in the person of Mam Edith) newly-baked buko pies, fruits like langka,avocado, pineapple (my favorite), santol, senorita (which is Liza's fav), etc. etc. Dragon fruit? I had a taste of this attractive-looking, dark pink-colored bland fruit which they said was good for diabetic patients and weight-conscious ladies, but this isn't for me, promise. Lastly, pasalubong is not complete without going to the Mahogany market to buy a kilo or two of reasonably priced, freshly-slaughtered beef meats.
Many thanks for Mam Edith for her thoughtfulness and generousity --- a bracelet and a pearl necklace from her, an enjoyable lunch of sinigang bangus belly, laing and boneless crispy pata at the Serye, and lotsa chikas to complete the day ---- who would complain of a tiring day? If only for you Mam, I'L go watch the SONA on July 25, 2005 (thanks, its official holiday) to try to figure out whether GMA's detractors have the right or no right to say --- SONA or SAYONARA?
TANIKALATumutulay ka sa linya ng buhay,
Walang takot sa manipis na hiblang nag-uugnay
Sa kahangalan at katotohanan.
Ang dikta ba ng puso’y kailangang piliin kahit may masaktan?
Hindi mo alintanang gumuguhit ka
Sa isang kamalayang ang itinadhana’y tanikala
Batid mong walang kalayaan ang espiritung
Naglalandas lamang sa agos ng guniguni ---
Nakikiramdam,
Sumasabay sa galaw ng aninong
Walang hugis, walang anyo
Kahit sa liwanag.
Kumirot man ang puso sa ngayo’y
Mawawala rin ang sakit.
Sa pag-ikot ng buhay
Sana’y humulagpos ang bigkis ng tanikalang
Ayaw paawat sa hungkag na damdamin.
“MIDNIGHT SOCIETY”
(Fire’s Version)
We talked about Toffler
his Third Wave,
the intelligent environment,
we talked about tensegrity, diversity
how in a culture of indifference.
emotions no longer thrive.
Like a child so eager to listen
you overwhelmed me
with your intellectual sabotage
life was meant to be shared
it was worthwhile
this life for others
this common good.
This life for others
is my sense of completion
but pitted against an institution
called Home
my choice is a desperation measure.
PASSAGE
The emotion solid has melted now
no trace of the violet and blue
in the palette of colors.
maybe the pain has subsided
you can now listen to the stillness
as it claims its passage to oblivion
you can now feel the wind
as it hisses forth into the twilight of memory
the harshness no more.
you'd found the answer
right into life
it was there all along
but won't reclaim a space
when you see its reflection
transcending time
you know it has carved a niche
it will remain in the heart's domain
where the memories are gentle
let it be.
I have kept this file for a good number of years now and i wanna share this with you. Credit the article to a certain Louis A. Safian. I had and still am having a good laugh everytime i read the contents).
THE WOMEN OF TODAY
(What kind of woman will your future bride be?)
Take note, GD!
JUST A THOUGHT, AS AN AFTERMATH OF THAT FRIDAY EVENT
After Friday, when it was expected that the GMA's StepDown cries would build up into something close to EDSA 1, 2 or 3, nothing close to that sort happened . Pinoys seemed to have grown weary of EDSAs. And who wouldn't be? What changed after all --- the sheeps' clothings only?
Life goes on for the pliant Pinoys, whether it is hard, doubly hard, or simply unbearable. Aid doesn't trickle from the sector that is supposed to be doing its job efficiently, if only to justify its existence for being. Talk about the "Para Sa Masa" intentions --- all these are mere lip service.
If lessons are to be learned, perhaps these could only be learned through a bloody revolution. Probably, there is really a time when certain things could be put in order by force, though I am not advocating this idea completely. The Philippines remains unprepared for this turn of event, if ever.
"Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose."
—Helen Keller
