ang mamatay ng dahil sa'yo

Nais kong lumipad tulad ng agila at lumutang-lutang sa hangin
Magkaroon ng pugad sa puso ng gubat
Ngunit ito ay panaginip lang at maaring di matupad
Pagkat ang kagubatan ay unti-unti ng nawawala
Mga puno nito’y nangingibang bayan
At kung wala ng puno ay wala na ring mapupugaran
Kapag ang agila’y walang pugad, wala na syang dahilan upang lumipad
O haring ibon
Haring tunay
Nais kong tumulong
Na ang kaharian mo’y muling mabuhay

Kung nais mong makakita ng agila
Wag kang tumingala’t tumitig sa langit
Pagkat ang mga agila nitong ating bayan
Ang iba’y nabihag na, at ang mga natitira’y bihirang magpakita
Tiniklop na nila ang kanilang mga pakpak
Hinubad na nila ang kanilang mga lumahe
Sila’y nagsipagtago sa natitirang gubat
Ang lahi ba nila’y tuluyan ng mawawala
Ooo haring ibon
Haring tunay
Nais kong tumulong
Nang kaharian mo’y muling mabuhay
O haring ibon
Hari kong tunay
Nais kong tumulong
Nang kaharian mo’y muling mabuhay

- Agila / Joey Ayala

sa kabila ng sari-saring krisis na kinakaharap,
mas pipiliin ko pa rin ang manatili at mamuhay dito sa sariling bayan.

walang katumbas na tagumpay o yaman ang mamuhay ng malaya.

walking with the gods

i approached the gods
but the clouds did not come any closer
i talked to the gods
but heard only faint echoes of worn sounds
i watched the gods play
but could not understand their games
i looked at the gods
they looked back but never really saw me
i walked with the gods
but they were not going anywhere
i looked away from the gods
and saw where heaven must be.

we must looked to the earth
to reach the clouds
we must listen to our hearts
to hear the real sounds
we should play the game
but by rules we make
we must look at our past
to clearly see our future
we must walk together
to really move forward
we must look to each other
and build heaven where we stand.

love story 1.1

i do love you
but I will not say it
there are things that cannot be.
you love me
but we cannot do it
some thoughts are sacred for you and me.
we love
God knows we do
but for His sake
we both say no.

heaven or hell?

there is life after death… kaya dapat daw, maging mabuti ka habang nabubuhay dito sa lupa para mapunta ka sa langit. ito yung palagi nila sinasabi. masaya daw kasi doon sa langit. heaven daw ang feeling. maraming anghel… nagkakantahan… nagsasayawan… nagtatawanan… puro kasayahan.

pero ini-imagine ko… masaya ba talaga sa langit? pano kung wala ka dun? eh di hindi na masaya. pakiramdam ko yung mga kakilala ko ngayon hindi dun pupunta… so wala akong kausap dun? walang barkada… walang tropa. ang lungkot di ba? sigurado din ako na all the good-girls-with-bad-habit wala rin dun. tapos sabi nga nung isang kanta "sa langit walang beer". pano naging masaya yun?

‘the subscriber cannot be reached’… ito yung sagot nung subukan kong tawagan si gatekeeper upang tanungin kung masaya ba talaga dun. walang ding reply sa mga SMS… isa lang ibig sabihin: walang signal sa langit, siguro sa sobrang taas di na talaga ma-reach. no calls, no SMS… ang lungkot di ba?

ikaw, san mo gusto pumunta… sa heaven or sa hell?
ako, isipin ko muna...

Earth day 2008

nice initiative!
best if all coffee lovers will bring their own tumbler every time they go for a coffee, even at no price slash.

one cup matter.
it begins with one. it really does.

father & son

son: tatay! tatay! hinog na po ang saging!
father: hayaan mo na anak... di naman yan sa'tin.

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son: tatay! nanganak yung pusa!
father: eh ano naman anak?
son: pusa din po.

summer

i hate summer,
it's when i found you.
i hate summer,
it's when i lost you.

parking fee

[ sign at the parking lot ]
Biak-Na-Bato National Park
San Miguel, Bulakan,
Philippines
26 January 2008











got confused? only in the philippines :)

here's my understanding...

BUS = bus
ELF = 6-wheeler truck
VAN = van
PICKUP = pickup truck
COTSE = car
ONER = owner-type-jeep
TRICYLCE = motorcycle with sidecar
SINGLE = motorcycle without sidecar

give flower

aah, ma'am, would you give me your flower?
hehehe!



hilarious!
this airpot design really made me laugh,
and think as well.

how happy friend will be when i give my flower? :)

save the trees

A glance of this package in my desk delighted me, even before knowing what’s inside. Traces show that the envelope was used for the 3rd or 4th time, despite plenty of supplies in the office. It’s good to know that some people still care to reuse things… have concern about the environment.

Save a tree… save the mountains… save our playground! :)

getting slow

"as falls wichita,
so falls wichita falls"

seems like i'm getting slow

maybe my IQ level is waning
i finished the entire movie
but wasn't able to figure out
what does that mean

or i'm really getting old.

i'm sure of the latter.

hands down

Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember,
I'll always remember the sound of the stereo,
the dim of the soft lights,
the scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers
and the time on the clock when we realized it's so late
and this walk that we shared together.
The streets were wet
and the gate was locked so I jumped it,
and I let you in.
And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
and you kissed me like you meant it.
And I knew that you meant it,
that you meant it,
that you meant it,
and I knew,
that you meant it,
that you meant it.

whew!
so exhausted at work...
been working late for the last couple of weeks.
so as with the gatherings nowadays...
so many invites, and i find it hard to decline.

so what's the connection with the song?
hehehe! none at all...
just overheard it from the adjacent office
imagining the scene from the song made me smile, silently.
for sure most of us (if not all) experienced that.
and reminiscing it will surely make you smile.
oh well, those were the days :)

laughing trip @ Ka Bero's Grill

        6 rounds of smb light
    + pwet ni rosendo
   ____________________
        CRAZZZZY STORIES

this was the equation popped out in my mind the next morning. though I was not that drunk, i could hardly remember all the things that transpired during the session... maybe caused by laughing too much.

but was able to remember some ridiculous lines! whahahaha!

Jumong answering his GF's phone call (while we're in the car looking for a good venue)...

"kadwak da sir-manager, paawid kamin, ag-text ak nu adadiay ak balayen..."

>>> huwwwaaaaat??? no German-speaking please! what an awful alibi... tsek! tsek! tsek!


Mayor upon returning from the CR... obviously annoyed, uttered..

""bakit kaya ganun yun no? parang nakakalalaki!"

>>> and the group's common response is... "may pagnanasa ka kasi kay..." hahahaha!

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Gained knowledge: 8 could hardly fit in a 1.3 Vios, but after a ton of crazy stories, even twice as many can be stacked with ease.

love story 1.0

i love you,
but i will not say it.
you love me,
but you will not show it.
there are things that is sacred
between you and me,
but for God's sake
we both say no.

kanpai*

it's common having a "traditional" line when doing a toast. during our inuman/lasingan/team-building session, you’ll usually hear this…

1.“To the wounds that never heals” – heto yung favorite line nung original/previous team… with a principle “Never trust a guy who does not drink beer” which was originally quoted by our expat big boss.

2.“To our wives and sweethearts… may they never meet” – taken from the movie Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. heto naman yung line ng mga mapagmahal. hehe!

3.“To the yummy delights that come tucked in pantries or panties” - kapag wasak (wasted) na.

'till our next "team-building" session...

cheers!

* A toast, the Japanese equivalent for 'Cheers!' (Sometimes spelled incorrectly as kampai, due to the difficulty some people have with pronouncing the 'n' sound next to a hard consonant.)

Tinker Bell

Perhaps there is
Still so much
To treasure about
Me…
What have intrigued
You then. What had sent
You scampering behind
My tail has already been
Lost.
Like a bird without
Wings, its glorious feathers in
Tatters, I still stand
Here before you. Enduring
Your indifferent gaze. As if
I can will you
Again
To look at me.
Cherish me.
Treasure me. As you did
Before.
Perhaps we were but kids
Then. Only too excited
About the promise of love’s
Magic. To eager to
Explore each other. Too restless
Before the awakening of all
Our dormant nerves.
And
Now to you, the magic has
Gone. The exploration, ended
The nerves, so tired in their
Wakefulness, I have
Exhausted my stardust… I have
Run out of potions… I have
Run out of spells.
I have run out of
You.

(by Puchette Reynoso Hernandez)

...was given by a special friend when we parted way back in 1994

stardust

are we human
because we gaze at the stars,
or do we gaze at them
because we are human?

ang bumbilya

ang bumbilya (bow!)

patay
sindi
patay
sindi
pundi!