Lihim ng Isang Tatay

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Anak,

Medyo mabagal akong magsulat ngayon dahil alam kong mabagal ka ring magbasa. Nandito na kami sa Estados Unidos para bantayan ang bagong biling bahay ng kapatid mo. Pero hindi ko maibigay sa iyo ang address dahil dinala ng dating nakatira ang address para daw hindi na sila magpalit ng address.

Maganda ang lugar na ito at malayo sa Manila... Dalawang beses lang umulan sa linggong ito, tatlong araw noong una at apat na araw noong pangalawa. Nakakainis lang ang mga paninda dito katulad nun nabili ko na shampoo dahil ayaw bumula. Nakasulat kasi 'FOR DRY HAIR' kaya hindi ko binabasa ang buhok ko pag ginagamit ko. Mamaya ay ibabalik ko sa Walmart at magrereklamo ako.

Noong isang araw naman ay hindi ako makapasok sa bahay dahil ayaw bumukas ng padlock. Nakasulat kasi ay 'YALE', eh aba namalat na ako sa kasisigaw ay hindi pa din bumubukas. Magrereklamo din ako sa nagbenta ng bahay, akala nila hindi ko alam na SIGAW ang tagalog ng 'YALE', wise yata ito!

Mayroon nga pala akong nabili na magandang jacket at tiyak na magugustuhan mo. Ipinadala ko na sa iyo sa 'Federal Express' medyo mahal daw dahil mabigat ang mga butones kaya ang ginawa ko ay tinanggal ko na lang ang mga butones at inilagay ko na lang sa bulsa ng jacket. Ikabit mo na lang pag dating diyan.

Nagpadala rin ako ng tseke para sa mga nasalanta ng bagyo , hindi ko na pinirmahan dahil gusto ko na maging anonymous donor. Nakakahiya naman kung ipagkakalat ko pa.

Ang kapatid mo palang si Jhun ay may trabaho na dito, mayroon siyang 500 na tao sa ilalim niya. Naggugupit siya ngayon ng damo sa memorial park, ang kita naman ay above minimum.

Nakapanganak na rin pala ang Ate Baby mo, hindi ko pa alam kung babae o lalaki kaya hindi ko pa masasabi na kung ikaw ay bagong uncle or auntie.

Wala na akong masyadong balita. Sumulat ka na lang ng madalas.

Love,
Fafah

P.S. Maglalagay sana ako ng pera, kaya lang ay naisara ko na ang envelope. Next time na lang ha.

If You Love Me For Me...

Blog assignment question #3:

How can you say that love is true? Cite examples.

Composed of three words and all in all eight letters, the sentence “I love you” is definitely one of those with the most intense meanings. It makes or breaks a person in love, and takes a big part in an individual’s life. Sometimes, though, people say that they love someone even as a joke. This makes it harder to discover that one true love everybody has been searching for. True love is truly one great mystery for every human alive.

In my dictionary, it means loving a person inside and out, signifying affection for a person you know dearly. Despite his major flaws, you learn to accept him for who he is. Instead of resorting to another person to love, you take your time in showing your care for that special person and trying to help him get through his hardships. Love is usually superficial and depends on looks, but sometimes this develops into something deeper which, you soon discover, is true.

There are times when a person has her standards but when she encounters the one person who doesn’t meet these standards but falls for him anyway, that might also mean true love. The point of true love is that it comes in all shapes and sizes, but only our hearts and minds know who is destined for us. We will know when we meet that person. By the time we experience our true love, we would have ended the search, but the mystery goes on.

The Truth about Gifts

Blog assignment question #2:
Why do our blessings sometimes seem a disaster for us?

Occurrences, whether good or bad, are experienced by every person in the world. There is no such person who goes on in life without going through at least a bunch of hardships. This goes to show that whatever your stature is, no one’s life is perfect. Even those who can have every material thing they lay their eyes on have something missing in their lives. It seems like a rule – that fact that we really do have to have difficult times.

The only difference for every person, I think, is the way they view their lives and how they treat every problem. Whether they view it optimistically or not, that is their responsibility. Blessings which become disasters can be remedied by hard work and perseverance coming from the person. For example, making you lose your friends by being a very ambitious hot shot in a business shows a blessing, the fame of being a successful person, in turn makes a disaster of losing those dear to you. It is the way you do things that determines what would happen to your fate.

Sometimes, things do not turn out the way they seem. There are some good fortunes which later turn into an adversity for us. No matter how bad, however, we must not lose hope in the opposite – misfortunes turning into wonderful opportunities. Remember that big gifts come in small packages. We just have to see if that package enters our home by the door or the window of opportunities.

Schadenfreude

Blog assignment question #1:
Why do some people derive pleasure from the misfortunes of others?

A classmates slips, and a whole class laughs. A stranger on the street gets wet due to a fast speeding car running over a puddle, and one gets amused. On a higher level, a company goes bankrupt and another goes extremely happy. Why are there people who truly enjoy others’ adversity? Sometimes, a person just has to sit and wonder- what's wrong with them? Would it not be bad if our fellow was hurt, and with the pain, humiliation kicks in?

A primary reason why people do love seeing others at tight spots is jealousy. As is said, jealousy is one of the roots of evil, and is even one of the seven capital sins. Envy brings people to do drastic things just to get what we want, so being pleased at others misfortunes would be little.

However, this is not the only case. There is this matter of material racing, where one competes with the superficial riches of another. Little do they know that this is not all that is needed in life, but also being able to share these riches to others so that your life would be worthwhile. With the thinking of a typical modern person, the purpose of living would be to gain enough money to live comfortably. Therefore, those who live with all the amenities available to them would be envied by those who don't.

Yes, we need money for practically everything, but the natural way of things say we should live a life not revolving on earthly riches. Not all are blessed to be on top, and that's why we have to prove we deserve to be there too. That does not start with being happy at other's fall. Instead we sport healthy respect and compassion for others, and be contented with how we climbed the ladder to success. Let's just all be muditas, and rejoice in the happiness of others. :]

Anchor Baby. Tim Burton.

There was a beautiful girl
who came from the sea.
And there was just one place
that she wanted to be.

With a man named Walker
who played in a band.
She would leave the ocean
and come onto the land.

He was the one
that she wanted the most.
And she tried everything
to capture this ghost.

But throughout all their lives
they never connected.
She wandered the earth
alone and rejected

She tried looking happy
she tried looking tragic,
she tried astral projecting,
sex, and black magic.

Nothing could join them,
except maybe one thing, just maybe
something to anchor their spirits..
They had a baby.

But to give birth to a baby
they needed a crane.
the umbilical cord
was in the form of a chain.

I t was ugly and gloomy,
and as hard as a kettle.
It had no pink skin,
just heavy gray metal.

The baby that was meant
to bring them together,
just shrouded them both
in a cloud of foul weather.

So Walker took off
to play with the band.
And from that day on,
he stayed mainly on land.

And she was alone
with her gray baby anchor,
who got so oppressive
that eventually sank her.

As she went to the bottom,
not fulfilling her wish,
it was her, and her baby...
and a few scattered fish.


:'(

*For better viewing:
http://homepage.eircom.net/~sebulbac/burton/anchorbaby.html

Barahin ang Pasubali!

Note: I love this song, trip ko lang ang barahin to. Malakas ang tama ko.

Kung pwede lang wag mo na 'tong iwasan... Sino ba ang umiiwas?
At 'wag mo ring ituring na biro... Sino ba nagbibiro?
Marahil 'to'y 'di mo inaasahan... Wala namang umaasa.
Pero sana'y 'wag ipinid ang pinto... Nasan ang pinto!?

Itikom ang bibig... Sara na.
Mata'y ibaling sa 'kin... Hello, bulag ako.
Pakinggan mo ang sasabihin ko... Bingi rin pala.

Chorus
Kailan mo ba matutunan? Mamaya.
Kailan mo ba 'pagsisigawang... Bukas.
'di mo na 'pagkakailang tayo? Bukas nga!
Kay rami nang pinagdaanan... Oo na,
Ano pa ba ang 'yong kailangan? Isang house and lot at Mercedes Benz.
Nagsusumamo na sabihin mo. Fine.

Ang diwa ko'y tigib sa kaiisip... Talaga lang ha?
Sa sarili'y laging may kinikimkim... Baka B.O. lang yan.
Patuloy lamang bang mananaginip? Oo.
At mananatili lang na nakapikit? Yes?

Ako'y mayro'ng batid... Ows?
Ito'y iyong pag-amin. Asa ka.
Hindi na natin maiiwasan 'to... OWS!? Kayang-kaya!

Director's Cut - Kamikazee

Pagmulat ng mata
Agad kong naalala
Kagabi sinabi mong ayaw mo na
May mali ka bang nakita?
May mali bang nagawa?
Bigla na lang naisip mong ayaw mo na...

Lahat ng gusto mo
Tamang sunod ako
Nagtataka bakit biglang ayaw mo na
Nabigla ko ng lubusan
Nang ako iyong aking iwanan
Isang iglap naisip mong ayaw mo na...

Lumingon sandali lang
Bago mo tuluyang iwan
Nais kong

Sumigaw, palabas
At sasabihin sayo ang lahat
Tumakbo, palayo
At iiwanan na ang alaala mo

Nanginginig, nalulungkot, nahihibang, at tulala
Pagod na yata ang ngiti
Nauubos din ang tuwa
Nag-iisa, umiiyak, nahihirapang huminga
Pagod na yata ang ngiti
Nauubos din ang tuwa
Nanginginig nalulungkot

Lumingon sandali lang
Bago mo tuluyang iwan
Nais kong

Sumigaw, palabas
At sasabihin sayo ang lahat
Tumakbo, palayo
At iiwanan na ang alaala mo

At kung hindi na babalik
Sana sa pag-gising ay wala na ang nadaramang sakit
At kung hindi na babalik
Pilit sasabihin na hindi ako nagkamali

Sumigaw, palabas
At sasabihin sayo ang lahat
Tumakbo, palayo
At iiwanan na ang alaala mo

Sumigaw, palabas
At iiwanan na ang alaala mo
Tumakbo, palayo
At iiwanan na ang alaala mo



I miss second year days, although it wasn't much fun. :'(