Monday, April 30, 2007
SHOOTING STAR
a shooting star
shines for a moment
then goes down
as it enacts
its inevitable descent
I wonder if
it feels fear
as it nears the ground?
EARTHWORM
alive
i crawl
aimlessly moving
while you pour the base
i writhe in agony
as you chuckled
and left me
to die.
DEWDROPS
condensation
the scientists imply
revelation
that God does cry
ELECTRIC FAN
moves in a cycle
like whirlpools do
but it does not take in
it gives away
a breath of air
on summer days
until we pull the plug
and stop it.
I was just hanging around my room yesternight when I came across this book my sister owned. It's a book full of poems. For one, I've never really liked this form of literature. As far as I remember, I just make poems when necessary, e.g. for assignments in Filipino and English. Though I must admit some poems sometimes leave me in a pondering state afterwards, like Richard Cory.
This book , though, is different. It does not contain long-versed poems like all others have. Rather, it is a collection of some of the most beautiful poetry I have ever read. It's poetry in its simplest. Using as few words and lines as possible, this collection proved that simplicity IS beauty.
I've been encouraged by this book to write my own. So in the dead of the night I concocted the four poems written above. Now I imagine that I sound nerdy right now. But those who DO understand see the beauty in my poems, bias aside. Lol. At any rate, I'm glad how these poems turned out.
Now I remembered how my writing career started! It's in Grade 2, when a teacher asked me to write a poem for our school paper. With the promise of my work being published, I made two beautiful poems that earned my teacher's praise. But it wasn't published; the editor-in-chief then said that they were too good- in fact too good to be understood as a Grade 2 student's handiwork. That's a compliment, I guess.
From then on, writing has become an easy task. Look at me now, writing poetry even in summer! But then again, I think it's just a by-product of unutterable boredom. Now I don't remember where those Grade 2 poems are, but thanks to them and my teacher, I developed a palate for literature, which I learned later on is an acquired taste.
it got me home
7:00 PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
#40: IT'S SPARTAN TIIIME!
In accordance to my 40th post, napagdesisyunan kong i-post tong isang bulletin sa Friendster. Wala lang. Haha. Btw, Happy Birthday sa kapatid ko. Happy Birthday Rigel! Kahit wala tayong handa. Correction! Me monggo pala. Haha.
Well anyway, eto na yun. Kakapanood lang kasi ng 300 sa ibang bahay. Astig no? XD Tsaka wala lang kasing magawa. Okay. Here goes!
KUNG IKAW AY ISANG SPARTAN NA KASAMA SA 300…
1.magsusuot ka ba ng red cape nila??
> uu naman. Hehe
2.pano mo susuklayin ang buhok mo pagilid o pataas o tatalian mo ng goma?
> pagilid.. para emo Spartan
3.anong armas dadalhin mo?
> wand.. joke… sibat
4. anong shape ng shield gagamitin mo?
>heart-shaped. Para kahit warlah na peace and goodwill pa rin.
5. anong color ipipinta mo d2(sparklingpink,wow gold,black board,dustybrown,silver dust,o shiny yellow)?
> sparkling pink, bagay sa heart-shaped na shield. Taraay
6. may 3 sticker kailangan mong idikitsa shield mo. Anu ididikit mo?
> Smiley face, baby on board at VOTE! Pichay
7.magsusuot ka ba ng damit o ieexpose mo abs mo?
> magsusuot ako ng damit NA ieexpose ang abs ko
8. may panahon ka pa kayang maligo?
> naman. Kelangang fresh and clean everyday
9.saan ka pwepwes2 sa harap,gitna o salikod?
>sa harap, para sikat
10. pang ilan ka pag nag roll call cleonidus?
>pang 69. hahaaa
11. anong profession isisigaw mo pag nagtanong sya?
> molecular physicist!
12. bakit un pinili mo?
> I lurve physics kasi.
13. papayag kang sumali c kuba sa inyo?
> tagasalo ng pana.
14.magtsisinelas ka o magpapaaa?
> Chucks. Para cool.
15.pag kailangan nyong mag pa tatoo anosau d2 sa choices ng captain nyo(hellokitty,balut,picture ni jay ngcueshe,jolibee,o c jolina magdangal)?
> si Jolina! XD
16. bakit un pinili mo?
> siya kasi pinakabaduy. Baduy kasi ako e.
17.iiyak ka ba pag nasugatan ka?
> Hindi ako masusugatan. Matigas naman e. Yung shield ko.
18.natrap ka ng 50 na kalaban, hihingika ba ng tulong o uubusin mo cla?
> If u can’t beat them, join them. Hahahaaay!
19.naalala mo ung tinakpan ng arrowsang langit?tumatakbo ka eh nadapa kanalag2 shield mo sa dagat,eh ayawmagpahiram ng mga kakampi mo.. anonggagawin mo?
> sasaluhin ung pana with my magic hands. haha wala namang ganun e
20.naalala mo ung mukha nung persianking?cnung kamukha nya?(c michaeljordan,c dennis rodman,shaquille oneal,o c bentong na tumangkad)?
> kamukha niya si tyra banks na me bigote
21.naubos ang 299 na spartan ikawnatira kalaban mo 100,000 anong gagawinmo?luluhod ka ba sa hari?fight todeath? magpapakabading?suicide?opipikit at magdadasal?
> play dead
22. kung spartan ka anong gus2 mongitawag sau?(the great, the one, thebody, the spear, the mighty, etc.)?
> …the physicist?
23.bakit?
> para iba
24.fil mo na talagang spartan ka?
> naman! XD
it got me home
3:37 AM
Sunday, April 22, 2007
#39: TAKE THE PLUNGE
Great! I'm blogging! Finally. Energy and drive are so hard to come by these days. What with a boring summer and all. Make that a very boring summer. Reading other people's blogs, I've become aware of what I've been missing. Damn. It's summer before the Big School after all, so I suppose I should do something worthwhile. But no, I'm stuck here in our computer shop, writing this post to pass the time, all while listening to the ramblings of these politicians on the court across our house. Yeah, it's election season after all. They're now coming out of the woodwork all smelling like St. Ives and looking like Renoirs. Ah, whatever happened to loads of homework and projects? Never thought I would miss them this much.
If there's any highlight in my dull summer it'd be the Cavite Club Outing. It all started when Klitty went at our house to visit me. It's such a treat when a friend comes over, and this friend has something up her sleeve. She wants to have an outing. I need to have an outing. Needless to say, amidst isaw and bitchery, we worked something out. So that's why we and four others were at the entrance gate of Circle Island's Swimming Resort. We secured a perfect spot, tanned our sexy bodies (only in some cases, including mine, of course), and took the plunge. The water's surprisingly chlorine-ey. About 90%, as one sexy girl's brown blog would point out. (Okay then woman, I broadcasted your blog right here, we're friends now, aight? Lol^__^) It was really cool. We first got into a wrestling match. You know, the one wit the girl humping the male's shoulder and wrestling the other girl to submission. LeYa was especially ferocious, if you ask me. But Klitty is lame and a weak-type. Nevertheless, we managed to scrape a few rounds in our favor by using some necessary tactics, e.g. kicking someone's balls and nipple-pinching. Nah, that didn't happen. But in case it did happen, don't flame me , fellas, it's all in the name of fun. Tee-hee.
Then we concocted another game, called London Bridge is Falling Down. It's technically hard to explain. The plot, tho, is that you have to choose between two things thought up by two people to gain supremacy over the outnumbered faction. Some funny choices are monkey-eating-eagle and eagle-eating-monkey, and Angelo and Tita Roma. (Oops, shouldn't have divulged that.)Okay, I know you don't get it. Nevertheless we had a great time in the penalty part. Ha-ha.
We also played Tag and 21. It's fun, too. I've also conceived of a nice game, called Drown-Klitty-and-Kiss-Ugly-Lifeguard game, but I guess at least one of us isn't so keen about it. So I just enacted the Drown-Klitty part, except that Klitty isn't my only target. I proceeded to drown everybody else, except Christian, of course, who obviously have the astounding ability to buoy himself. Haha. And he classically vomited in the pool. It's all over the place. Way to go, Barvi! Daryll enacted a hilarious rendition of a drowning person. We also had a 'Destroooy!' game going, but it went stale after some time. What topped the day tho was that drowning woman. We heard some sort of screaming at the kiddie pool. Imagine anyone actually drowning in water that shallow. But for a while there we thought it's dead. And imagine the woman's mother telling everyone that it's normal for her girl to drown. '"It happens to her everytime, you know." Haha. Allrightey then. The lifeguards were useless, either- they (yes, they, there were four of them) just kept pushing the woman's belly randomly. It's sort of funny for a while. But of course, we were alarmed. At last, the woman regained consciousness, and was escorted back to whatever medication the resort has in store for the poor drownee (if ever there was a word). Talk about bad tourism.
Alas, the day is over before we can say 'Butterfly Stroke 50 Kilometers'. With sun burns and food remnants in store, we bade each other teary-eyed goodbyes and wished each other well in the future. Okay, that was over the top. But that was the tail of it.
Aah, that was fun. Even if I've become sort of a negro, it's way better than being your own house's houseboy. Now I've nothing else to do-again. Hey! Once I'm just a houseboy, but now i'm a negro houseboy! That's pretty comforting, i guess, in a racist sort of way. Now i'll be really into it. So guess i'll be updating this blog with blasts from the pasts then. Expect me to turn up with blast-from-the-past posts next time. So there. Happy blogging, I guess.
it got me home
6:39 AM
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
#38: WHAT"S UP (AND DOWN )
Finally. My first blogging in weeks! Well, maybe days. But no matter. At last I had gotten the willpower to write on this site again. Now it's summer. And not-so many things had happened to me.
This summer's definitely
bor-ing. Everyday I always find myself facing the computer, playing games and crap. My friends are
Newgrounds and
Youtube. And
Naruto Arena! If you're a fan of Naruto, or even a patron of strategy games and such, try the last link. I tell you, it deps.
The point is, I always find myself facing the monitor nowadays. No beach party in Hawaii. No sightseeing in the Galapagos. No gondolas in Venice and tours in Paris. Hell, I can't even go to Manila nowadays. Drat it. Where's the money when you need it?
We can't go to the relatives in the province either. Even if I marginally hated being there, at least it would be a break from my otherwise boring lifestyle now. But no, we have to take care of the requirements in the various universities I applied to. And the issue about my course and all. So there really is not much choice.
Here's hoping that things would look up next week. But until then, I'd just be here facing my pixel-faced friend and updating this blog with flashbacks of recent things that's been happening 'round lately. Hey, did you like the new layout? It's Deathnote. It's the coolest thing since Bleach. Watch it in Youtube. In the meantime i'm gonna try to write something about it.
Gawd, I remember when Mrs. Correa asks us about the tone in every selection that we read in English. It can be sad, happy, angry, thoughtful, or whatever. But this crap I'd made for the past few minutes has an altogether different tone: whiny. Lol.
But i'm not complaining.
Yeah right.
it got me home
9:52 AM
#40: IT'S SPARTAN TIIIME! 
