yellow daffodils

daffodil, in the parking area, NPO "hotel"

when the petals of the yellow daffodils

wait for the warmth of the sunset kiss

so i shall never cry of the passing of time;

the spring of sunrise kissing again

the petals of the yellow daffodils

there a promise, there a smile.

oh i will have no more thoughts of bygones

because the daffodils have greeted

"hello world! here i shall be!"

its promise, once more to embrace.

while the sun sets, while the sun rises,

surely so shall its kisses be.

dats y

my toilet companion, the reason why some people say i am irresponsible and i take things lightly. as long as there are simos, angelitos, and dyanis in this world, i am not bothered. after all, they are and they will be the very people as my company.

maton: kung matapang ka, lumabas ka dyan sa pinagtataguan mo!!!
angel: AYOKONG LUMABAS!!! (to himself) dapat malaman ng gagong yan na hindi ako natatakot sa kanya!
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bing: wow! ang ganda ng pagkakagawa! tunay na obra maestra!
angel: itong painting ko?
bing: hindi. ang frame!
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marissa: oy! nagpapa-kyut. me syota ka na siguro, ano?
angel: WALA, no!
marissa: e, ba't sabong pampaligo ang ginagamit mo? dati sabong panlaba lang!
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angel: kung lalagyan ko ng stamp itong sulat, aabot ba ito sa bacolod?
marissa: syempre!
angel: e, kung naka-address itong sulat sa cebu?
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marissa: angel! chinese book yang hawak mo, a!
angel: kaya pala hindi ko mabasa!
marissa: binasa mo?
angel: oo, akala ko ingles, e!
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simo: magkano ba ang bayad magpatingin?
nurse: one hundred pesos sa bagong pasyente at fifty pesos na lang sa susunod na pagpapatingin.
simo: haaaay naku! heto na NAMAN ako!!
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simo: hulaan mo kung sino ako! pag nagkamali ka ng tatlong beses, HAHALIKAN kita!
bing: si melchor? gaspar? balatazar?
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simo: pangit ka! pangit! PANGIT!
bing: lasinggo! lasinggo! LASINGGO!
simo: e, ano! bukas wala na ito. pero kayo?
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bing: simo, kanina pang tingin nang tingin ang lalaking yan sa kin! at parang lasing yata.
simo: siempre, titingin tingin ba yan sa yo kung hindi lasing!
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bong: sabi nila kung palagi kang kumakain ng mani magiging matalino ka!
simo: kaya ako palaging kumakain ng mani, e!
bong: ay, hindi pala tutu-o 'yon!
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bong: hi hi hi nakakatawa talaga
biyenan: ang alin?
bong: wala ho nag iisip lang ako
biyenan: ha ha ha heh heh yan ang nakakatawa!
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mr. baltic: bong, may error itong ginawa mong report, kaya correct it!
bong: yes sir. alin ho dito ang kokorekin?
mr. baltic: yung buong report!
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mr.baltic: tom, kailan mo matatapos yang report na pinagagawa ko?
tom: sir, sa firiday.
mr. baltic: anong year?
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miss tapia and co.: ha ha hiii hihi haha
tom: ang saya saya nyo a. sino ba ang pinagkukwentuhan nyo?
miss tapia and co.: IKAW!
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bing: simo, sa palagay mo kaya MAYABANG ako?
simo: hindi naman oy! bakit?
bing: usually kasi, ang mga babaing kasing ganda ko ay mayabang!
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bing: simo, anong tingin mo sa bago kong damit!
simo: gusto mo sabihin ko ang tutuo!
bing: H'WAG NA!
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bing: simo, magsabi ka ng TUTUO, maganda ba ako?
simo: hindi ka magalit?
bing: H'WAG NA LANG!
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(there you are... if only these were my related literature...)

time and chance

taken from the vantage point of my prison cel window, before the winter closes. seeing them, i resolved to play well and play right. why worry when i can play?

"the race is not to the swift

or the battle to the strong,

nor does food come to the wise

or wealth to the brilliant

or favor to the learned;

but time and chance happen to them all."

if i said that, you have all the reason not to believe. it would be construed as sourgraping for not being able to finish the race, win the battle, eat an expensive sushi, acquire a 25karat diamond (if there's one), and get the best deals. but i did not say that. now you have the option to reconsider believing that. one of the best admired person i know, king solomon - the wisest man who ever lived on earth, the most politically powerful in his heydays, the richest, having had the 3 w's every male on earth covets: wealth, wine and women, exactly in that order - said exactly those words as quoted. "i have seen something else under the sun: the race is not to the swift or the battle to the..."

just like me, if you believe the words of king solomon, you too can now sleep better. and just like the children being unmindful of the crams and whines of the poor little creatures competing in a rat race of academics, i too can now rest, relax and recreate. is not favor only to the learned? no matter how much it is argued, the truth of the matter is that "time and chance happen to them all."

right opportunities come at the right time. if it comes, grab it. if doesnt, wait. if it won't, create it. just don't kill yourself for not being able to eat the expensive sushi now. relax, and sleep well. tomorrow is sushi time.

spibatsupman

interactive fun zone, 2005 world expo, march 31, 2005

i am not a killer, and i don't "eat death threats for breakfast." nor do i intend to be a former, nor desire for the latter. i am fully aware of the fleetingness of life, the certainty of death, and the uncertainty of tomorrow. yet, like the psalmist david, i declare with confidence that "though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil."

this confidence is not borne out of the fact that i am surrounded by best opportunities this world can offer. this confidence is not borne out of the fact that i am young, vigorous, rich, eligible, handsome (walang kokontra!), and optimistic enough to believe that i could be spiderman, batman, superman, turn into one: spibatsupman. (don't attempt to imagine how it'd look like; let spielberg do it...and i turned out to be an extinct living creature in a jurassic sequel hahaha nice try.) the confidence i declare is very much grounded on the fact that i can actually do nothing on my own, i have really nothing to show to the world, i am in fact nothing, and only in the belief that i am like a sheep whose shepherd's "rod and staff, they comfort me." rod for pain when i am out of my way; staff for a gentle tap to walk in a safer way.

the complete quote of my confidence is best expressed in psalm 23*, a song of david:

The Lord is my Shepherd,
I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters,
He restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for You are with me;
Your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.


so i believe. so i am not afraid.

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*scripture quotations taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. copyright c 1973, 1978, 1984 by international bible society. used by permission.