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Entries for June, 2009
Hands On Manila’s Volunteer Chronicles 2 begins
After the success of Hands On Manila’s Volunteer Chronicles Writing Contest in 2007, HOM and Powerbooks once again launch a writing tilt – this time with a twist. Contestants may now write about their volunteer experience while on vacation or in destinations outside of their resident provinces or countries. This contest is open to anyone, 16 years old and above.
During the launch at Powerbooks Greenbelt, Hands On Manila celebrity-volunteer Marc Nelson shared his own volunteer experiences, which he wrote in the Be Hands On! Inspiring Volunteer StoriesI book. The book was a product of essays from the top 10 winners of the first Volunteer Chronicles contest and 10 personalities who have done volunteer work.
This year, the first prize is P5,000 worth of Powerbooks gift cards, a free trip for two (2) to Boracay via SEAir, free accommodations for two nights at Punta Rosa Resort, and an opportunity to do a Hands On Volunteer Vacations project in Aklan.
The second prize is P3,000 worth of Powerbooks Gift Cards, a free trip for two (2) to Bohol via Cebu Pacific, free accommodations for two nights at Amarela Resort, and an opportunity to do a Hands On Volunteer Vacations project in Bohol.
Lastly, the third prize is P2,000 worth of Powerbooks Gift Cards, free accommodations for two (2) at Taal Vista Hotel in Tagaytay, and an opportunity to do a Hands On Volunteer Vacations project in Laguna or Batangas
Interested parties should submit a brown envelope containing a sealed letter size envelope with the duly accomplished Official Entry Form and Authorization Form. These forms may be downloaded at powerbooks.multiply.com or www.powerbooks.com.ph, or can be obtained at any Powerbooks branch. The Title of the Entry and the Author’s Pen Name should be written or typed on the face of this sealed envelope. Entries must also include a soft copy of the work in CD or floppy disk.
The above requirements should be submitted to any Powerbooks branch, or mailed to the Powerbooks Head Office at #25 Brixton St., Capitol Subdivision, Pasig City. Deadline for submission of entries is August 31, 2009 at 9:00pm.
For more information on Hands On Manila’s Volunteer Chronicles 2 writing contest, visit www.handsonmanila.org, for the mechanics, or contact Hands On Manila at 386-6521 or e-mail claire.algarme@handsonmanila.org.
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Biggest bad trip ever!
Wala akong internet connection, kung kelan naman me kailangan akong i-submit ke Boss.
Haynakupo!
Eto, nagtyatyaga ako sa isang computer shop malapit sa house. Ang siste, hirap akong i-send ang files ko. Waaah!
I just hate SmartBro now....
P.S. After ng ilang beses na pangungulit, me connection na ako uli! Yehey!
I am thinking about clumsiness.
Noong bata ako, marami akong sugat sa mga binti ko. Clumsy kasi ako maglakad, o tumakbo. Lagi na lang ako nagagasgas sa pader, o kaya nabubunggo.
Malaki na ako (plus size and all), ganun pa rin. Madalas akong matapilok, mahulog sa nilalakarang mataas na pedestrian lane (sa Baguio, with Cluster 3), makahulog ng tray sa fastfood resto.
Bunga ng ilang beses na pagkakatapilok, mukhang lamog na ang left ankle ko. Pinakagrabeng pagkatapilok ko ung September of last year, na talagang malakas ang paglagatok ng left ankle ko. Hindi ko na nagawang ipatingin ito sa doktor, kahit ilang beses akong kinulit ni Kuyatot na magpa-X-ray.
I was dealing with many problems that time: ilang araw na lang, magbaba-bye na ako sa call center job ko, wala akong ready na next job (even next plan), hindi pa rin gumaganda ang kalusugan ni Daddy. Mas tumimbang sa akin na ipagwalang-bahala ang pamamaga ng sprain ko, mas nanaig na ayokong mabahala ang parents ko.
"Naku, gagaling din yan after two days..."
"Mawawala din ung pamamaga. The pain will subside..."
"Wag nyo na akong alalahanin, nakakalakad pa naman ako ng maayos..."
The pain is still there, lalo pag malamig ang panahon. Funny, when I complained the little pain to my bestfriend Paul Allan, he showed me his left ankle. "Pareho tayo, sis." There is the obvious umbok, like something inside has been moved from its original position, just like my left ankle. "At sumasakit din pag malamig ang panahon, di ba?"
Great, I literally share the pain with my bes. Hehe!
I still refuse to carry the tray at fastfood restos, lalo pag overloaded ng styro at drinks ung tray. I politely ask someone from the staff to carry the tray for me. I bet you, 100%, na malalaglag ko ung (a) buong tray, or (b) matatapon ang laman ng plastic cups.
Madalas din, I am clumsy with my thought, with my words. I become so Emily Blunt, being unconsciously taklesa. I bite my tongue afterwards. Sheesh, bakit nga ba ganun ang nasabi ko, ang mga nabitiwan kong mga salita... I find excuse being drunk (which is a lame excuse, since I don't exceed two bottles of San Mig Light.... Hey, puwede na bang malasing sa isang bote pa lang? Ganun kasi ako...) or being excessively sleepy (yeah, I am dreamy always).
What about being clumsy in love? Dito, kakanta na lang ako:
You got me trippin, stumbling, flippin, fumbling
Clumsy cuz I'm fallin in love
You got me slippin, tumbling, sinking, fumbling
Clumsy cuz I'm fallin in love
So in love with you
Yes, I am no sylph. About clumsiness, I still don't know if it is a good or bad thing. I think it is best to tip the balance of your self scale once in a while, to touch base...
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Musta naman ang bagong lay-out? Salamat sa template ni up4grabs.
Music :: Clumsy - Fergie
Mood :: chipper
Rhodge, Mommy, Daddy with Luna (June 2008)
Tomorrow will be my parents' 34th year of being married.
This year would be different, and also for the rest of the years that would come.
I am hoping that Mommy would maintain her composure. Madalas pa rin siyang naiiyak bigla.
Hindi niya inaamin sa amin, pero alam naming masakit na masakit pa rin para sa kaniya. And yes, she is just hiding her true feeling from us.
With Daddy gone, everything would not be the same again.
Lately ko lang naisip, o naalala, na ung last two or three years ni Daddy bago siya pumanaw, naging napaka-sweet niya kay Mommy. Nandyan ung openly makikipagkulitan siya, makikipagkilitian, o kaya simpleng paluan lang ng walang dahilan. Na exact opposite ng Daddy ng growing up years ko: sanay siyang hindi magpakita ng affection niya sa amin.
Un pala, kaya siguro siya nagbago, kasi malapit na siyang magpaalam sa amin.
Kung kaming mga anak niya, grabe ang pagka-miss namin sa kaniya, paano pa kaya si Mommy, na kasa-kasama niya sa lahat ng panahon ng kalungkutan at kaligayahan?
When Daddy was diagnosed with cancer, we asked the doctors to give us time na masabi namin kay Mommy ang totoong sakit ni Daddy. Ang paniwala namin, baka hindi kayanin ni Mommy ang balita. But when Daddy got comatosed, we eventually told Mommy the truth, na baka hanggang three to six months na lang si Daddy na makakasama namin. Mas natuwa pa nga siya kasi matagal-tagal na panahon pa daw iyon, kaysa na naka-coma siya that time, tapos bigla siyang nawala sa amin.
Biglang-bigla, at walang paalam.
It has just been two months nung nawala si Daddy, pero parang kahapon lang nangyari ang lahat.
But yes, we have to go on with our lives. Bukas, sasamahan ko si Mommy na magsimba sa umaga, para maipamisa namin ang kaluluwa ni Daddy. Tapos diretso na kami sa puntod niya. Sa gabi siguro may kaunti kaming salo-salo.
I know masaya na si Daddy sa heaven, at naka-smile siya sa amin na mga naiwan niya.
It is raining now, and it is already past 2 PM. Hindi pa kami nakakapunta sa puntod ni Daddy.
Si Mommy, natutulog muna ngayon. Nagbubukas kasi sila ng sister ko ng maliit naming tindahan sa palengke, tapos pagdating niya kaninang umaga ay niluto niya agad ang pansit at ung ulam sa tanghali.
This week will be too hard for our family. Ngayon, 34th anniversary ng parents ko. Tomorrow, birthday ng bunso namin. Sa Sunday, Father's Day naman.
Three events na importante ang presence ni Daddy, pero wala na siya.
Kay lungkot-lungkot.
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Ito ung hair-coloring activity na ginawa ng volunteers last Saturday sa Kanlungan ni Maria. Akala namin, may mga experts na pupunta, un pala hindi na iyon tuloy. Ung mga volunteers bigla ang napasabak sa pagkukulay ng buhok ng mga oldies. Hehe.
Kahapon lang na-upload ni Fifi, one of the masisipag na Kanlungan volunteers ng Hands On Manila. Salamat Fifi!
At sa wakas! Nakagawa na rin ako ng Multiply site para sa Kanlungan. Sorry kung wala pang masyadong laman, pero excited na kami ni Kuyatot sa mga plano para sa site na ito! Silip ka naman!
Ika-21 na kaarawan ng bunsong kapatid ko ngayon. May imbitadong tatlong kaklase ang youngest sister ko para sa handaan niya after their class. Nagbigay siya ng budget para sa ilulutong bacon and hotdog carbonara tsaka chicken lollipops.
Pagkatapos namin ni Mommy na mag-process ng papers sa Landbank, diretso na kami sa South Supermarket para mamili ng ingredients: dalawang lata ng Alaska evap, whole mushrooms, cream of mushroom, bacon strips, hotdog. Tsaka kalahating kilo ng chicken lollipops care of Magnolia Chicken Station. Thank God for instants, mababawasan ang time ko for the preparation. Bumili ako ng instant gravy, tapos carbonara mix.
Si Mommy, pumila pa sa Senior Citizen lane para daw makadiskuwento. Gudlak naman kasi antagal mag-asikaso ung nasa cashier. Andami pa kasing computations un.
Paalis na kami ng grocery nung nag-text ung sister ko, hindi daw matutuloy ung mga bisita niya kasi maulan. Waaah!
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Nagpahinga lang ako kaunti tapos sinamahan ko na ung youngest sister ko na magpa-parlor. Type niya na magpagupit kasi ang haba na daw ng hair niya.
Anong gupit naman?
Naghagilap siya ng mga magazines, at naghanap ng magagayang hairdo. Napili niya ung hairdo ni Miriam Quiambao.
Ambigat ng magazine! Punitin na lang natin ung page. Hihi.
And so, pumunta na kami sa parlor ni Miss D sa may kanto. Hala! Sarado pala ang parlor today! Nagbakasakali tuloy kami sa katapat na parlor ni Miss D, sa Scrupples.
Ayan, pinakita ko na sa hairstylist ung pinilas kong picture ni Miriam.
Ganyang gupit ha? Gusto niya gayahin yan.
Keri daw ng hairstylist. So naupo na lang ako sa waiting area nila at hinintay ang hatol ng kagandahan sa sister ko.
Surprise! Bumagay sa sister ko ang new hairdo! Natakot lang ako kasi may part na masyadong maikli, e ang gusto lagi ng sister ko hanggang shoulder ang length ng hair niya.
Kahit si sister, nagulat sa ikinabagay ng hairdo. Gusto niya sana mag-tip sa hairstylist pero hindi niya nabanggit sa akin. Ako kasi ang kumuha ng sukli niya. Tsaka akala ko ayaw niya nung kinalabasan.
Secretly, natutuwa ako kasi my sister is embracing some change in her life. Buhok lang iyong nabago sa ngayon, pero ang laki ng difference na nagawa sa kaniya.
Ramdam ko ang change.
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Pagkauwi sa bahay, may bagong problema. Nasira ang door knob ng main door namin, at si Mommy na-lock sa loob. Mga 5 PM na iyon, so imposible na magpatawag ng karpintero mula sa management ng apartment.
Gamit ang martilyo at screwdriver, pinilit kong sirain ang door knob. Pohtek ang hirap! Unti-unti ko nasira, nakalas ang ibang bahagi, pero ung lock mismo, na-retain. Hindi ko mahugot or masira ng tuluyan.
Okay na, natanggal ko na lahat halos ng parts ng door knob. Pero ung lock, nandun pa rin. Kahit ng tulungan ako ni manong na kapitbahay ko, nahirapan din siya. Ang solusyon na lang daw ay pwersahin ang pinto. Tatadyakan ba.
Sige, kung ganun na lang ba ang dapat gawin. Pag nasira ang pinto, ipapagawa ko na lang bukas sa management.
Pwersahin na kung pwersahin! Mag-aala-sais na, nagmamarikulyo na si Mommy sa loob at male-late na daw siya sa misa. Rinig na nga namin ang pambungad na awit sa simbahan.
Tadyakan mo na, manong!
Isa, dalawa... Tadyak!
Ayan! Napuwersa na nga ang pinto! Bumukas na rin siya sa wakas!
Salamat, Manong. Nabuksan mo ang pinto ko.
Haha! Pasensya at ang arte ng pagkakasulat ng part na ito.
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And yes, I forgot to buy the cake!
Grabe! Parang last year lang ang lahat ng ito!
I have read this beautiful essay on the essence of our waiting. Check it out here.
"The condition of waiting can be analogically described between the two points: the waiter and the waited. The distance between the waiter and the waited is the duration of time where the action is expected to occur. The time between the two points of waiting is crucially indispensable because it is where the expected action occurs."
And thank you Emong for the link to Barthes's dig on the same topic.
"The being I am waiting for is not real. Like the mother's breast for the infant, "I create and re-create it over and over, starting from my capacity to love, starting from my need for it": the other comes here where I am waiting, here where I have already created him/her. And if the other does not come, I hallucinate the other: waiting is a delirium."
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I am still waiting for the apartment management to send someone that can install the door knob. The past two days had been not good for us. It is scary to think that someone might easily get in through the unlocked door. I was supposed to go to TRANSCOM last night to have my clerance processed but because of the unfixed knob, I postponed this plan.
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I hope everyone would come to the poetry book discussion tomorrow at the Ortigas Foundation Building. We will be discussing the chapbook Unto Thee by Mabi David. Pinoypoets will moderate.
Admission is totally free. Unto Thee is available for Php 100 at the UP Press Bookstore in UP Diliman (926-6642) and Filipinas Heritage Library (892-1801). The book will also be made available through Pinoypoets (0918-2442553) and Ortigas Foundation (631-1231) for this book club session.
Plus, I am currently reading the author's blog here.
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I still have to wait for next Saturday to watch Dare Duo, the show on QTV Channel 11 hosted b Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez.
Next week's episode will be the second guesting of my Kuyatot on the show. For his first guesting he was the dare-giver. He also acted as a MMDA traffic guy. I found the teaser on Youtube:
And I found a photo for next week's episode:
Si Kuyatot katabi si Akihiro Sato! Waah!!!!!!!!!!
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It can never be the same again. The eagerness of waiting has been long gone. What remains is the pain. Truer than itself.
There is a BAGAMUNDO in all of us.
My friends Nanoy and Ergoe have just launched their new business venture: an online bag store named bagamundo.
Based on the online store's official Multiply site:
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Now That My Father Lies Down Beside Me
(Stanley Plumly)
We lie in that other darkness, ourselves.
There is less than the width of my left hand
between us. I can barely breathe,
but the light breathes easily,
wind on water across our two still bodies.
I cannot even turn to see him.
I would not touch him. Nor would I lift
my arm into the crescent of a moon.
(There is no star in the sky of this room,
only the light fashioning fish along the walls.
They swim and swallow one another.)
I dream we lie under water,
caught in our own sure drift.
A window, white shadow, trembles over us.
Light breaks into a moving circle.
He would not speak and I would not touch him.
It is an ocean under here.
Whatever two we were, we become
one falling body, one breath. Night lies down
at the sleeping center -- no fish, no shadow,
no single, turning light. And I would not touch him
who lies deeper in the drifting dark than life.
*I believe it was Daddy's second night in the hospital when I took this photo using my mobile phone. He didn't want us to see him in his weakest point, but this photo has my Daddy's rare smile. We miss you so much, Daddy.
The NBDB book discussion of Mabi David's Unto Thee was filled with fun and awe. Awe, since it was amazing how Mabi carefully explained the process of placing her poems in order, for the collection.
First, here's the elusive Mabi David:
Some of the points of discussion that I've picked up:
1. Did she find the use of "O," "Thee," or "Unto," as one of her mannerisms when she was writing the poems?
Mabi answered that she grew up in an uber-conservative Catholic family. She used to read the Bible, which utilises these kind of "old words." It was very natural for her to use these kinds of words in her poetry.
2. According to NBDB Executive Director Andrea, it was very obvious that the "creator" is present in each poem included in the collection.
3. Mabi wants her to be "in a specific time, or period." This will be very much familiar with her upcoming poetry book.
4. Someone pointed out that the poet tried to understand the strength or fragility of the inner self.
It was interesting to note that it was the first time for the NBDB to discuss a poetry book in their book club session, and also the first for the Pinoypoets to discuss a collection of poetry. There was an additional excitement that another poet, Conchitina Cruz, was present to take part in the discussion.
Plus: Mabi's take on the event:
The book club meeting yesterday was such a treat. I really enjoyed the discussion. Emong (Raymond de Borja) was a very competent moderator, and the comments and questions, especially of the Pinoypoets, on the limits of perception and the burden of the creator, were thoughtful and provocative. I hope I get to sit in your next meetings – I promise to be less reticent. See you soon!
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Next stop for the Pinoypoets is the upcoming lecture of Angelo Suarez in August. This is still a part of the group's lecture series for its fifth anniversary.
If you follow this blog, I used to have a big crush with the Suarez. Ngayon, medyo small crush na lang. I'll just make sure to have a picture together with him. Harharhar.
*More photos of the event here.
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JUST IN! I am up for this challenge by Sir Gibbs Cadiz. Yipee! See you at the Labfest!
SHOWDATES
SET A: School of Life (Mga Dulang Walang Pinag-aralan)
June 23: 3pm, 8pm
July 4: 8pm
July 5: 3pm
MPC by Job Pagsibigan, to be mounted by the SipatLawin Ensemble
Ang Huling Lektyur ni Misis Reyes by Tim Dacanay, directed by Hazel Gutierrez
Isang Mukha ng Pandaraya by Oggie Arcenas, directed by Roli Inocencio
SET B: It's Complicated (The Buhul-Buhol Trilogy)
June 24: 3pm, 8pm
July 3: 8pm
July 4: 3pm
Salise by J. Dennis Teodosio, directed by Roobak Valle
Ang Mamanugangin ni Rez by Clarissa Estuar, directed by Paolo O'Hara
So Sangibo A Ranon Na Piyatay O Satiman A Tadman by Rogelio Braga, directed by Riki Benedicto
SET C: Blood Sports (Trilohiyang Dinuguan )
June 25: 3pm, 8pm
July 3: 3pm
July 5: 8pm
Kitchen Medea by Kiyokazu Yamamoto, directed by Yoshida Toshihisa
Doc Resurrecion: Gagamutin ang Bayan by Layeta Bucoy, directed by Tuxqs Rutaquio
Asawa/Kabit by George de Jesus III, directed by George de Jesus III
SET D: The Family That _______s Together (Tatlong Dulang Walang Diyos)
June 26: 3pm, 8pm
June 30: 3pm
July 2: 8pm
Boy-Girl ang Gelpren ni Mommy by Sheilfa Alojamiento, directed by Carlo Pacolor Garcia
Maliw by Reuel Molina Aguila, directed by Edna Vida
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White by George Vail Kabristante, directed by Paul Santiago
SET E: Life is a Trap (Three Plays in Search of Escape)
June 27: 3pm, 8pm
June 30: 8pm
July 1: 3pm
Isang Araw sa Peryahan by Nicolas B. Pichay, directed by Chris Millado
Paigan by Liza Magtoto, directed by Sigrid Bernardo
Hate Restaurants by David Finnigan, directed by J. Victor Villareal
The Virgin Labfest 4 Revisited
June 28: 3pm, 8pm
July 1: 8pm
July 2: 3pm
Ang Kalungkutan ng mga Reyna, written and directed by Floy Quintos
Ang Bayot, Ang Meranao at ang Habal-Habal sa Isang Nakababagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte by Rogelio Braga, directed by Nick Olanka
Uuwi na ang Nanay kong si Darna, Job Pagsibingan’s adaptation of Uuwi na ang Nanay Kong si Darna by Edgar Samar, directed by Catherine Racsag
STAGED READINGS
Bulwagang Amado Hernandez (Conference room)
June 25, 6pm
Kataksilan, Tim Dacanay’s adaptation and direction of Harold Pinter's BetrayalJune 27, 6pmNoong Minsan May Nanungkulan sa San Lazaro, Joshua Lim So’s adaptation of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi, directed by Dennis Marasigan
June 30, 6pm
Breakups and Breakdowns by Joel Trinidad, directed by himself
July 1, 6pm
SPIT improvisational session
July 3, 6pm
Creative Writing Workshop showcase (Facilitator: Glenn Sevilla Mas)
July 5, 6pm
American Huangup, directed by Chris Millado
BOOK LAUNCH: VIRGIN LABFEST ANTHOLOGY
June 23, 6pm Little Theater
The anthology, which includes 15 plays from years 1-4 of the Virgin Labfest, will be launched on the opening day of the Virgin Labfest. The following plays are included:
Year 1
Rite of Passage by Glenn Sevilla Mas
Geegee at Waterina by J. Dennis Teodosio
Year 2
Ang Unang Aswang by Rody Vera
The Palanca In My Mind by Job Pagsibigan
Tres Ataques de Corazon (The Angina Monologues) by Nicolas Pichay
Hubad by Liza Magtoto and Rody Vera
Year 3
Mga Obra ni Maestra by Njel de Mesa
Three Sisters: Isang Noh by Yoji Sakate
Teroristang Labandera by Debbie Ann Tan
Ellas Inosentes by Layeta Bucoy
Year 4
Pamantasang Hirang by Tim Dacanay
Dong-Ao by F. Sionil Jose
Masaganang Ekonomiya by Allan Lopez
Ang Bayot, Ang Meranao at ang Habal-Habal sa Isang Nakababagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte by Rogelio Braga
Ang Kalungkutan ng mga Reyna by Floy Quintos
Tickets to the Virgin Labfest are at P200 for main exhibition sets, P100 for the symposium and "Pay what you can" for play readings. For more details, please contact Tanghalang Pilipino at 8323661, or the CCP Box Office at 8323704.
Read the synopses of featured plays here.
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I'll be watching the Set E plays on June 27, Saturday. Maraming salamat kay Sir Gibbs Cadiz.
Kitakits!
Dahil naglilinis ako ng mga gamit ko sa kuwarto, napansin kong sobra-sobra na ang mga libro sa mga inilaan kong boxes. Time to dispatch some books. Ung iba, ipinost ko na sa Ebay.ph. Ung iba, ipapa-contest ko na lang dito sa Tabulas. Hehe.
Katuwaan lang.
Ang premyo pala para sa contest na ito ay ang nobela ni Robertson Davies na Fifth Business (mayroong ginawang review si Ser Egay tungkol sa nobela).
Kung may interesado, pakisagutan lang ang mga tanong na ito:
Out of the ash
I rise with my red hair
And I eat men like air.
1. Mula sa anong tula nanggaling ang tatlong linyang nasa itaas?
2. Sino ang nagsulat ng tulang ito?
Ang unang makasasagot sa mga tanong ang makakukuha ng premyo.
(Saka ko na pala iisipin kung paano makukuha ng mananalo ung book mula sa akin. Wah!)
Goodluck!
Kahapon pa inaantabayanan ng sambayanang Filipino ang pagdating ng bagyong Feria.
I woke up today na medyo maambon-ambon lang, tapos ngayon medyo lumalakas na. Tapos maaraw-araw naman ngayon-ngayon lang. Ayon naman sa latest weather bulletin from PAGASA:
At 2:00 a.m., today, Tropical Depression "FERIA" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 90 kms Southwest of Subic, Zambales or 150 kms West of Metro Manila (14.3°N 119.6°E) with maximum sustained winds of 55 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 15 kph.
I hope na hindi gaano lumakas pa ang bagyong ito. And sana hindi mag-extend ang bagyo until weekend. May lakad pa naman kami ni Kuyatot sa Sabado. Or else we'll both get wet, and wild. Harhar.
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Ngayon ko lang nabisita ang PAGASA website, at meron pala itong Astronomical Diary:
Philippine nights are at their shortest and daytime is at their longest around the Summer solstice, which falls on June 21 at 2:00 P.M. (Philippine Standard Time). This is the time when the Sun attains its greatest declination of +23.5 degrees and passes directly overhead at noon for all observers at latitude 23.5 degrees North, which is known as the Tropic of Cancer. This event marks the start of the apparent southward movement of the Sun in the ecliptic.
Stargazers will be having a nice time watching the night sky with the famous Summer Triangle of the stars Vega, Deneb and Altair of the constellations Lyra, Aquila and Cygnus, respectively, being well placed in the eastern horizon before midnight. The bowls of the Big and Small Dipper in Ursa Major and Minor, respectively, stands high above the northern horizon with the body of the constellation Draco, the Dragon winding between them. The grouping of a horseshoe shape stars of the constellation Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, lies on the north-south meridian with the head of Draco below it. The constellation of Scorpio is positioned above the east-south eastern horizon, while the constellations of Centaurus, the Centaur and Acrux, the Southern Cross is just above the south direction.
A fine display of planets before sunrise will adorn skywatchers as they will see Mars and Venus close to each other and Mercury will be just below them in the eastern horizon this month. On the other hand, Jupiter stands high in the sky together with Neptune and Uranus which will be needing a modest size binocular or telescope to view the Blue-Green and the Greenish planets, respectively.
Saturn, the Ringed Planet, will be glowing at magnitude +1.0 and will be located at the zenith after sunset. It will be located among the background stars of the constellation Leo, the Lion. By using a modest size telescope, it will reveal a diameter of 17.63 arc of a second and Saturnian satellites can sometimes be seen as tiny yellowish beads of light, which lie near the same planes as the rings.
Recent unseen activity makes the annual June Bootid meteor shower worth observing. Normally, the shower is active from June 26 to July 2. Although the shower peaks on the 27th of June, a little or no activity will be expected this year, but conditions for checking are very favorable from the mid-northern latitudes where the radiant is best seen, with an early-setting waxing crescent Moon. The radiant is usefully accessible virtually all night, and all observing techniques can be employed. The shower is derived from the debris ejected by Comet 7P/Pons-Winnecke. The radiant of the shower will originate from the constellation of Bootes, the Herdsman, which lies nearly overhead when darkness falls.
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Alam nyo ba na ang salitang Feria ay Latin word for "free day?" Ayon sa aking source (syempre, Wikipedia!), it was a day on which the people, especially the slaves, were not obliged to work, and on which there were no court sessions.
No slave day for me, kung ako ang slave ni Papa Piolo Pascual.
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Dahil may bagyo, isang tula mula sa favorite kong poet na si Conchitina Cruz:
Dear City,
Permit us to refresh your memory: what comes from heaven is always a blessing, the enemy is not the rain. Rain is the subject of prayer, the kind gesture of saints. Dear City, explain your irreverence: in you, rain is a visitor with nowhere to go. Where is the ground that knows only the love of water? What are the passageways to your heart? Pity the water that stays and rises on the streets, pity the water that floods into houses, so dark and filthy and heavy with rats and dead leaves and plastic. How ashamed water is to be what you have made it. What have you done to its beauty, its graceful body in pictures of oceans, its clear face in a glass? We walk home and cannot see our feet in the flood. We forget to thank the gods for their kindness. We look for someone to blame and turn to you, wretched city, because we are men and women of honor, we feed our children three meals a day, we never miss an election. The only explanation is you, dear city. This is the end of our discussion. There is no other culprit.
Kung ang mga tunay na lalake ay may blog, papatalbog ba ever ang mga tunay na veykla?
Ang mga sumusunod ay, ayon sa Tunay na Vekla blog, mga palatandaan at marka ng isang tunay na veykla:
1. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay super borlogs kapag may chance. Sleeping beauty galore para (1.) ganda ng fez at skin pagka-gising, (2.) para di ga-maleta ang eyebagey, at (3.) para mega energy sa rampa.
Exception: mga taong bangag ever sa bawal na gamot (pero ang mga gandarang veykla na bangag sa hormonal pills na pampadagdag boobs at pampawala ng bigote at hairla sa kilikili ay pasok!)
2. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay mega super text back. Kever kung sang lupalop man ng bansa. Afraid ma-warla ng jowa-jowaan sa text. Kinakarir din ang pagpapasaload sa mga betinang mhenchaluz.
3. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay mega long-ish mag-reply sa text. Di pwede ang reply na "K" lang. Sad ever agad kapag di tumutunog ang celphone to the tune ng kanyang latez fave dance tune hudyat na nagtext back na sa wakaz ang tinext n'ya 10 hours ago 10 times ng "Hi. Musta ang sweety ko?". Meron din s'yang SIM ng lahat ng networks. Para text-proof at call-proof ang buhay
4. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay alam kung ano ang sinasabing "pekpek shorts" at meron s'ya nitwu o lihim na umaasam na magkaron nitwu. Parang little black dress baga, or kamison ni Mother Lily, dahil may powers itwung taglay.
5. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay never umaaming nag-e-extra rice.
6. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay either may (1.) parlor, (2.) bet tumambay sa parlor, (3.) or bet magkaron ng parlor balang araw kung makalusot kay fadir. (note: may mga tunay ding lalakeng tumatambay sa parlor at alam ng tunay na veykla kung ba't sila andun)
7. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay may either (1.) may "love handles" (not to be confused with the botchog bilbilicious ng mga menchaluz)--dahil na rin itwu sa kakajoin sa inuman ng mga menchaluz, or (2.) zuper payatollah sa pag-mumudil sa Malate, (3.) may abs para makabingwit din ng kapwa-ko-mahal-ko nilang umaasam din ng mga abs sa Malate.
8. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay super dance diva sa dance floor or kahit sa shore ng Puerto Galera kung lasengga na.
9. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay super mega-videoke ang libangang tunay. Ang range ng kanta ay mula sa napaka-birit na kantang "Wherever You Will Go" ng The Calling, "Half Crazy" ni Johnny Gill, hanggang sa super baba na "Emotions" ni Mariah Carey or "Listen" ni Beyonce. Keber na kung may karapatan man sila sumingalore o wala.
10. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay okrayera pa-simple man o harapan. O kahit sa kapwa tunay na veykla.
11. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay the best mag-deliver ng joke. Kahit 'di na nagjo-joke.
12. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay magaling magsulat ng kwentong ka-elyahan na OM to OM.
13. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay laging malinis ang p'wet.
14. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay hate kajoin ang mga tomboyitang babae na nagpapakalalaki.
15. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay napapa-ingles 'pag nagagalit. Kahit di tama ang ingles, go lang ng go. Kahit mura lang.
16. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay the best sumagot sa Q & A portion.
17. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay mahilig sa beauty contests, kasali man sila o hindi.
18. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay kinakarir ang pagsali sa Ms. Gay contests mula Aparri hanggang Jolo.
19. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay mahilig magpa-contest ng mga Ginoong something something at magpasuot ng mga skimpy at white na trunks sa mga mhenchaluz na contestants.
20. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay mabilis magkabisado ng mga mahahabang sagot sa Ms. Universe beauty pageant man or sa Binibining Pilipinas, o kahit sa barangay level lang.
21. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay may soft spot sa mga (1.) construction worker, (2.) kargador, (3) security guard, (4.)sundalo, (5.) marino, aminin man o hindi.
22. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay magaling umanggulo sa piktyuran man o sa halahan.
23. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay rampadora. Kering keri n'ya ang maglakad ng madaling araw mula sa Quiapo hanggang Fairview sa ngalan ng rampa. Kaya't pasensya na sa mga mhenchaluz na namataan nila saktong sumisikat na ang araw. Tunay na veyklang hayok ang makikita nila.
24. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA, pag mayaman at tumanda na ay natural na napapatambay sa mga basketball courts ng mga schools na sikat.
25. Ang TUNAY NA VEYKLA ay madalas na pang-maton o pang-hoodlum ang pangalan. i.e. Amador.
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Isang kuwento mula sa gumawa kay ZsahZsah Zaturnnah:
Kalabanin ang Google at Facebook
Sa isang coffee shop malapit sa isang I.T. research facility sa Silicon Valley, nagkakape si Programmer Zoorla. Enter si Programmer Juniffer.
Programmer Juniffer
Darling, natapos ko na rin. Dyusku, ten thousand years ko itong trinabaho!
Programmer Zoorla
Anech ba 'yan? Ilang araw ka nang nakakulong sa laboratoryo mo. Hindi ka na nakakapag-gimik. Ayan, nagkaroon ka na ng natural highlights. In English...uban. In British... uban jungle.
Programmer Juniffer
Natapos ko na ang pinakabagong search engine na tsutsugibells sa Googelyah.
Programmer Zoorla
Talaga? Ang galing! Pa-search nga diyan sa inimbento mong search engine!
Programmer Juniffer
Eto ang mobile phone ko. Dito ako nag-code. Naglagay na rin ako ng Wi-Fi capability sa phone ko.
Programmer Zoorla
Dito mo ki-nowd ang Googelyah search engine fighter mo???
Programmer Juniffer
Oo, bakit?
Programmer Zoorla
Eh, punyetang Nokia 3210 itong hayup na celphone mo. Mas matanda pa 'to sa lola ko.
Programmer Juniffer
((presses a button on the celphone))
Programmer Zoorla
Aba! May Safari browser ka, ineng! Mac baga.
Programmer Juniffer
In English...Macamandag! Sige, i-search mo kung nasaan ang crush mo.
Programmer Zoorla
I-search ko yung crush ko, 'ka mo?
Programmer Junnifer
Hindi. I-search mo kung NASAAN ang crush mo NGAYON.
Programmer Zoorla
May ganon?
((types)) Where is my crush Bonjobi... ngayon?
((enter))
One result daw, o. "Bonjobi is going to the west wing comfort room of the second floor of building D-3, approximately 30 meters from your location. He just had merienda with Barrakus, the operations manager, who is wearing a yellow summer dress by Kashieca. Bonjobi is in love with Barrakus, but you're not supposed to know that."
Juniffer... echosera itong search engine mo.
Programmer Juniffer
Maganda kayang pangalan ng search engine 'yan?
Programmer Zoorla
Echosera?
Programmer Juniffer
Oo. Tignan mo 'yung mga pangalan ng mga applications at websites ngayon. Mayroong Ubuntu, Squidoo, Twitter, Google, Django, Voxli, Phlook, Plurk... 'di ba parang mga tanga? Pero memorable ang mga pangalan kase kakaiba.
Programmer Zoorla
Eh kung Chorvah na lang?
Programmer Juniffer
Hmmm... Chorvah... "We will soon be releasing the beta version of our Chorvah search engine very soon. Chorvah's revolutionary search protocols and algorithms guarantee accurate results everytime. Eventually, users will equate Chorvah with accurate, relevant and up-to-date web searching. Complete your web experience with Chorvah."
Maganda.... I like...Dadating ang panahon na sasabihin na lang natin ay, "Punta ka sa Web at i-Chorvah mo na lang."
Programmer Zoorla
O, i-print mo na 'yan. Puntahan mo na si Designer Mishokolat para gawan ng logo.
Programmer Juniffer
Or, in English. "Log on to the Web. Just Chorvah it! Did you Chorvah it already? I love, love Chorvah."
Programmer Zoorla
O, sya. babalik na ako sa trabaho. Basta kapag yumaman ka diyan, huwag mo akong kalimutan.
Programmer Juniffer
Ano nga pala ang project mo ngayon?
Programmer Zoorla
Social networking site. Kakalabanin ang Fezbook.
Programmer Juniffer
Anong title?
Programmer Zoorla
Chenelyn.
I am still into Mabi David's Unto Thee. Plus pasingit-singit kong binabasa ang mga libro ni Stanley Plumly (Now That My Father Lies Down Beside Me), Heather Ramsdell (Lost Wax), at Tess Gallagher (Moon Crossing Bridge).
*Ang larawan ay kuha ni Kath Tolosa ng Pinoypoets.
Tanong: Paano matatakasan ang reyalidad?
Sagot: Manood ng isang dula.
Pero hindi lang isang dula ang napanood ko noong Sabado. Tatlong "untried, untested, unstaged" plays pa: PAIGAN ni Liza Magtoto, HATE RESTAURANT ni David Finnigan, at ang ISANG ARAW SA KARNABAL ni Nicolas Pichay. Bahagi ang mga dula sa set na "Life is a Trap (Three Plays in Search of Escape)." Sabi nga ni Rody Vera, ang Artistic Director ng Virgin Lab Fest 5, bahala na kaming mga manonood kung bakit ganun nila igrinupo ang mga dulang ito.
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Paigan ni Liza Magtoto, director: Sigrid Bernardo
Fagen ("Paigan"), an Afro-American soldier who deserted his camp to fight side-by-side with the Filipino revolutionaries, is wanted by the Americans for the price of $600-- a hefty sum at the time. Desperate for money, Pedring captures Fagen and is set to behead him when Tacio, a former comrade, and the Filipina wife of the captive beseech him. The play explores a possible scenario posed by historical essays on the true-to-life story of the guerilla fighter who defected to our side during the Filipino-American War.
Para kay Pedring, matatakasan niya lamang ang kahirapan kapag nakuha na niya ang $600 pabuya sa pagkakahuli sa "taong uling" na si Fagen. Mapapakasalan na niya ang kaniyang nobya (na kapatid ng kasamahan niyang si Tacio), at sigurado nang magiging maayos ang kinabukasan ng sisimulan nilang pamilya.
Tutol naman si Tacio na patayin ni Pedring ang bihag na si Fagen. Dati niya kasing kasamahan ang Afro-Amerikanong sundalong ito sa pakikipaglaban sa mga mananakop na puting Amerikano. Paano nga ba niya maitatakas si Fagen mula kay Pedring? Paano niya makukumbinsi si Pedring na si Fagen ay kaisa nila sa diwa?
Dito na tumakbo ang kabuuan ng PAIGAN. Pilit kinukumbinsi ni Tacio si Pedring na hindi niya dapat ipagkanulo si Fagen sa mga puting Kano. "Kasi naiintindihan niya tayo," ayon pa kay Tacio.
Hindi ko napigilan ang matawa sa sagutan nina Tacio at Pedring tungkol sa pagpapalaya kay Fagen, kung paano nababakla si Pedring na pugutan ang sundalong bihag, kung paano minsan husgahan ni Pedring na parang nababakla na yata kay Fagen. (Baka natural lang sa ating mga Filipino ang pagkabakla? In the play, this joke just came so naturally.)
And how to escape boredom that is history in this play? Through songs (using folk song tunes), dances, hilarious delivery of lines by the actors. Kudos to the four actors of this play, napakahusay nila. Lalo na sa aktres na gumanap bilang nobya ni Pedring/grieving Filipina/US persona/mabaliw-baliw na asawa ni Fagen.
Isang bahagi ng ating kasaysayan ang tinalakay sa dula, isang pangyayari habang sakop tayo ng mga Amerikano. Sa pamamagitan nito, the playwright has presented an examination of the Filipino history and of the present: Bakit ang kapwa mo Filipino, hindi maintindihan ang mga ipinaglalaban mo para sa bayan? Bakit nga ba? Pareho naman tayong Filipino, pareho naman tayo ng wika. Pero iisa ba ang ating diwa?
Hindi ko mapigilang maluha sa pagtatapos ng dula, kung saan pinatugtog sa background ang last lines ng Lupang Hinirang. Aming ligaya na pag may mang-aapi, ang mamatay ng dahil sa 'yo. Hindi lang ako kinurot ng dulang isinulat ni Ms. Magtoto, parang isang power punch mula kay Pacquaio ang natanggap ko.
Sa mga larawang iprinisinta sa ilang bahagi ng pagtatanghal, mga larawan mula noon (laban sa Kastila, Amerikano, Hapon) hanggang ngayon (kay GMA, kapwa Filipino), napagtanto ko: history truly repeats itself. Paulit-ulit-ulit-ulit. Maaaring hindi na tayo makatakas.
Ilang nitpick lang:
1. Lighting problem. May pasulpot-sulpot kasing character/s sa dula, at madalas, hindi siya natatapatan agad ng spotlight.
2. Dialogues. Question: kapag period play ba, dapat ang gamit na "tone" ng dialogues ay "naaayon sa panahon?" Pasensya, hindi po ako aral sa pagsusulat ng isang dula.
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Hate Restaurant ni David Finnigan, director: Victor Villareal
Hate Restaurant is a command. Hate restaurants. Hate them. This play follows the trials and tribulations of a small pancake restaurant during the biggest breakfast of the year. Head chef and restauranteur Lucille is incapacitated after an unfortunate encounter with a giant rat, leaving waiters Louise and Billy and mild-mannered kitchen-hand Toby to handle a booking of 70 businessmen who are suspiciously picky in their requirements.
I must admit, nosebleed ako sa play na ito. Five minutes na mula nang nagsimula ang dula, hindi ko agad nakuha kung ano ang nangyayari sa eksena. Nung ipinakita na na may napatay na higanteng daga ang owner ng restaurant na si Lucille, naisip ko na anti-thesis ba ito ng pelikulang "Ratatouille?"
Hindi pala. Nagsama-sama sa restaurant na ito ang mga taong lubog na lubog sa kaniya-kaniyang problema. Nakadagdag pa na may pagka-weird ang mga tauhan na ito. Tim Burton's characters breathed to life.
Sa pagdating ng samahang Little Friends of Science (LFS) sa kanilang restaurant, lalong naging kumplikado ang kani-kanilang sitwasyon. O pwedeng sabihing naayos nila ang kani-kanilang mga sitwasyon? Ganito, nahanap nila Billy at Louise ang kasagutan sa kanilang mga problema sa tulong ng Siyensiya. Siyensiya with a capital S. Sa pagsanib ng kaniyang pinakamamahal na si Billy sa grupong ito ("They belong to a cult!"), walang kapangyarihan si Lucille na tumanggi nang pilitin siyang maging headquarters ng LFS ang kaniyang restaurant. At si Toby? Ginusto niya na lang tumakas sa sitwasyong iyon, umalis sa pinagtratrabahuhang restaurant, pero...
Naisip ko lang, sa dulang ito ay si Toby lang ang normal sa abnormal na mundo ng restaurant ni Lucille, pero ipinakita na malapit na siyang mawindang sa lahat ng mga pangyayaring kinakaharap niya ("Dead space!"). Nakatulong din na cute at petite ang gumanap na aktres, may pagka-harmless effect at naive ang dating niya. Taliwas ito sa pagkakaganap sa karakter na si Lucille (mannequin-like, lumilipad sa hangin ang diwa); sa karakter ni Billy na punung-puno ng angst/angas/whatever ("Working on adrenaline!"); sa karakter ni Louise na sa wari niya, misunderstood siya palagi (nakayuko, natatakpan ng kulot na kulot na buhok ang kabuuan ng mukha). Nakatulong din sa character na pino-portray ni Louise ang Elizabeth Ramsey-like accent/way of speaking, pero nagsilbi rin itong kahinaan para sa kaniya. May mga nakakatawa siyang linya na hindi ko naintindihan dahil hindi ko gaano narinig.
O baka hindi ko lang talaga na-gets si Louise? Katulad ng hindi ko lubos na pagkaintindi sa katapusan ng dula. Lucille died from what: wheat flour contamination, exhaustion, or guilt? Namatay nga ba siya talaga?
At bakit may-I-come-back ang drama ng higanteng daga? Bakit? BAKIT!!!?????
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Isang Araw sa Karnabal ni Nicolas B. Pichay, director: Chris Millado
Zaldy and Toni, two friends whose family members have been the victims of forced disappearances, amble along a jologs Karnabal. They grope in the dark shadow of a world weighed by uncertainties and fear. Engaged in the ritual of forgetting, the two friends' undefined relationship adds a nagging ambiguity in their lives making it difficult for them to define a future. Hope, for them can be a tricky sleight of hand; a slow and treacherous rickity ride to hell.
Ganito kaya talaga mag-usap ang dalawang tibak? Na kahit sa pinakaromantikong sandali nilang dalawa, ay nababanggit pa rin ang GLORIA RESIGN! o ang cinematic na pangalan ni Gen. Jovito Palparan?
How bittersweet.
Masinop at buong-buo ang paglalahad sa kuwento ng dula. Epektibong napagdugtong-dugtong ni Mr. Pichay ang mga isyu sa pagitan ng dalawang karakter sa dula, sa mas malalawig pang mga isyu ng deseparecidos at petition movement. May mga cliche na linyang nabigyan ng panibagong twist. Hindi rin nagpigil ang playwright na gawing sobrang katawa-tawa ang ilang eksena, o gawing napakagaan ang mga linyang sadyang malulungkot na.
Lalong napalutang ang kagandahan ng script sa napakahusay na pagganap ng dalawang tauhan sa dula. These two actors seemed to know na sa kanila nakasalalay ang pagiging matagumpay ng script ni G. Pichay, and they did their parts exceptionally well.
At ang roller coaster ride! How imaginative!
Gayong nasa Enchanted Empire tayo ay dapat sadya nating limutin ang mga problema. Pero sa dulang ito, isang realisasyon na ang problema ay sadyang naririto, naririto lamang.
Para kina Toni at Zaldy, wari'y alam nila pareho kung paano matatakasan ang kani-kanilang mga problema: pag-ibig, o basta sadya lang lumimot. Pero naroon ang pag-aalinlangan: ang pagtakas nga ba ang tanging solusyon sa kanilang mga problemang dinaranas? They know that they need to face their problems, kahit pagkatapos nito ay samu't saring mga tanong. Higit lalong walang-katapusang mga tanong.
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Tanong na katulad nito: Matatakasan nga ba ang reyalidad sa panonood ng isang dula?
Baka may sagot dito.
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Ganito: mapagtatagni-tagni ang tatlong dulang ito sa pamamagitan ng matutulis na bagay: ang bolo ni Pedring, ang butcher's knife ni Toby, at ang kay talim na dila ni Toni.
Cut both ways.
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Maraming-maraming salamat kay Gibbs (ayan, minus the "Sir") sa ibinigay niyang pagkakataon sa akin.
Muli, inaanyayahan kayong manood ng mga dulang kasali sa Virgin Lab Fest 5. It will be on its second week starting this Tuesday. Tunghayan ang schedule dito.
Sequestered Writing
Carolyn Forche
Horses were turned loose in the child's sorrow. Black and roan, cantering through snow
The way light fills the hand with light, November with graves, infancy with white.
White. Given lilacs, lilacs disappear. Then low voices rising in walls.
The way they withdrew from the child's body and spoke as if it were not there.
What ghost comes to the bedside whispering You?
-- With its no one without its I --
A dwarf ghost? A closet of empty clothes?
Ours was a ghost who stole household goods. Nothing anyone would miss.
Supper plates. Apples. Barbed wire behind the house.
At the end of the hall, it sleepwalks into a mirror wearing mother's robe.
A bedsheet lifts from the bed and hovers. Face with no face. Come here.
The bookcase knows, and also the darkness of books. Long passages into,
Endless histories toward, sleeping pages about. Why else toss gloves into a grave?
A language that once sent ravens through firs. The open world from which it came.
Words holding the scent of an asylum fifty years. It is fifty years, then.
The child hears from within: Come here and know, below
And unbeknownst to us, what these fields had been.
At dahil jan, up na ang aming revamped, all-new, all-fresh, bonggang-bonggang official Pinoypoets website!
Check it awwwww! Just type www.pinoypoets.com and browse the pages! It is that easy!
Baliktanaw:
Hindi ko alam kung bakit wala akong entries para sa Pinoypoets anniversary noong 2006 at 2007. Hmmm...