my mom is weird 3

(mom coming home from SM Megamall’s sale)
me: may nabili ka?
mom: eto (showing a kiddie briefcase)
me: kanino mo ibibigay yan?
mom: wala
me: ha? eh ano gagawin mo dyan?
mom: eh di gagamitin ko
me: ha?
(see actual purchase below)

October 13

54 – Nero ascends to the Roman throne
409 – Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees and appeared in Hispania
1307 – Hundreds of Knights Templar in France are simultaneously arrested by agents of Phillip the Fair, to be later tortured into “admitting” heresy.
1492 – Christopher Columbus and his crew land in the Bahamas
1773 – The Whirlpool [...]

iisa pa lamang

I admit it. i have been bitten by the Iisa pa lamang bug. try as i might, i just could not resist those campy lines.
for those in the dark, Iisa pa lamang is a drama series in ABS CBN starring Claudine, Gabby, and Diether. Also includes Cherry Pie Picache and Angelica Panganiban.
Here are the best [...]

bata, bata, paano ka ginawa

(a novel by lualhati bautista, adapted into film by chito rono. acted by vilma santos and ariel rivera.)
ariel: kumusta ka ba talaga? I mean, masaya ka ba sa buhay mo?
vilma: minsan
ariel: bakit minsan lang? bakit hindi lagi?
vilma: hindi maganda yung lagi. dapat minsan malungkot ka rin. para mas magkaroon ng kahulugan yung minsan na masaya [...]

my mom is irritating

(mom went to the wet market. got back home carrying fruits, tissue paper, and a crossword/bugtong booklet worth 10pesos)
mom: gusto mo magbugtong ako?
me: uhm hindi naman
mom: eto marami akong bugtong
me: mamaya na lang
mom: eto bagamat nakatakip, pero nasisilip. ano yun?
me: mommy ayaw kong mag bugtungan ngayon…
mom: salamin! di mo lang alam. oh eto, bumili ako [...]

when i grow up

(from some forgotten source)
when i grow up, i wonder if people will be more afraid to cry than they are to die. will i be able to see a rainbow in a small-filled sky. will there be any trees left, if not how will the planet survive. will there be a website at www.lifeairsupply.com. when [...]

Kay Mariang Makiling

Nagpaalam noon ang nanay.
hindi ipinaalam kung saan siya pupunta.
anong pook ang maari niyang puntahan
upang di na magbalik?
anong pook ang maari niya?
nagkampo kami ni tatay sa Makiling.
inalala ang kwento ng diwatang
naglaho sa panglaw ng sariling panaghoy.
‘hindi na siya babalik’ sabi ni tatay.
pag-uwi, tinanaw ko ang bundok,
at totoo, mas maganda itong tignan
sa malayo: hindi matitinag, buo.
- Edgar [...]

do not go gentle into that good night

a friend died yesterday.
he was 24 years old.
he had a seizure in Palawan.
i knew young people die everyday. i just didn’t realize young people die everyday.
i dont know why but this death seems to be harder to digest.
maybe because he is so young. and so unexpected.
my previous encounters with death have been mostly with those [...]

random thoughts: on critical psychology

………….this may sound weird coming from someone taking up graduate studies in social psychology but i just have to say it. i always have a problem with psychology and its focus on the individual. its not just boring for me, but its also limiting to a certain degree.
honestly speaking, i didn’t plan to take up [...]

parting

When I leave, sing no sad songs for me;
Just hum a couple of notes
From a long forgotten love song
Then stop.
Go to a convenience store,
Buy a beer
And toast our parting amidst tortilla chips
And tempura crackers.
After, crunch the can with the heel of your shoe
And exit without ceremony,
Don’t slam the car door
A thud will do for my [...]