Tig-sulat pud baya ko…

What glory it bids?

If I’m lured to go

Where pious and not

Traverse to and fro.

Hear the music—loud

Bombastic speakers

Match the vendor’s call.

To hear the swindles

Make-out with lewdness

As the church bell strikes

Match looming prayers.

So prays the contrite,

The devout as well.

Both sinner and saint

Came to pass or dwell.

What co-existence

The music and noise,

Truth and connivance,

Beauty and discord.

It’s where prayers bind

With curses, entwined.

Indeed, what a state,

To dwell in heav’n’s den,

And in sin’s haven.

"The terrible thing about searching for the truth is that you find it."

from The Order

It just dawned on me, though.  I just made a call to my brother and earlier today, to my Tatay and Nanay.  My father’s coming over this weekend though so we can talk lots about life–my new life particularly.  But yeah, I am missin’ my folks. Those good ol’ times.  Argh! For the heck of trying to let slumber invite me, I shall count the ways:

1) Tatay, and his spur-of-the-moment comments that may be corny at times and yet never failing to give me some good laughs.  And his admonitions, yeah!  The wisest person I’ve known next to the great Ernest! (Nyahaha)

2) Nanay, and her long list of instructions of do’s and don’ts.  Her prescriptions for almost all ills, hah! The most gracious host perhaps, my nanay keeps on amazing me on how she manages her busy schedule as a mother to a pack of fantastic four kids. Thanks for giving me the curls, maderr.

3) Oh, Zerds.  My brother who is my extreme. Easy on the blowin’ man, you’ll get mumps.  I’ve seen him struggling just to keep up with me, but he just can’t (hahahaha). We had bouts of fights but in the end, I exit the stage when he plays on his trumpet or saxophone.

4) Lyn, my favorite sister.  Super sweet (at least to me) and the sibling who’s got the biggest pie of my money. Hehehe.  I’ve seen her grow from a gremlin to a desirable woman (Nyaks). But she’s a good singer to add as a feature to that pretty face and almost-perfect buns, haha.

5) El Dean, the total package in the family.  He’s super cool.  He’s making handsomeness a thing of the past for me and my other bro.He sings and plays the guitar. He’s intelligent and witty. He’s a table tennis player.  And oh, getting taller (5′4" at 12 years old is kinda tall for me) sans Cherifer. Hehe.

My family, how I miss them… and all I can do is brag ’bout them.

Ang hirap mag-sulat sa Filipino…hehe.

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1.anung kwento ng pangalan mo?
* Sabi ng tatay ko, galling daw ito sa pangalan ng dalawang magagaling na mga tao sa larangan nga theolohiya: Si Ernest Pickering, isang tanyag na manunulat, at R.W. Dale, isang ebanghelista.

2.anung kwento ng parents mo?
* Ang kanilang pag-iibigan ay nagsimula pa nung sila’y nasa kolehiyo.  Magkaparehong kurso kasi. Ika nga, “it’s a match made in heaven.”

3.anung kwento nung 7th bday mo?
* Kami lang sa bahay ang kumakain. Madamot ako kaya di ko hilig ang mangumbida.

4.anung kwento last bday mo?
* May trabaho yun.  Isang meeting sa

Cebu

. Ako lang ang pinagbayad ng kinain ng team ko. Pero official charging ‘yon kasi meeting pa rin.

6.anung kwento ng lovelife mo ngayon?
* Ngeks. Magkaibigan kami hanggang ngayon.

7.anung kwento ng cellphone mo?
* Dalawa na kasi binigay na ng kumpanyang pinapasukan ko ang aking fone.

8. anung kwento ng computer mo?
* Kainis. Kakasoli ko lang ng laptop ko sa opisina kasi ‘di na ako field… Pero sa Abril meron na ulit. Ngayon desktop muna.

9.anung kwento ng kwarto mo?
* Ma-mi-miss ko ang hotel na ‘to.  Dalawang araw na lang, lipat na ako sa titirhan ko…

10.anung kwento mo last christmas?
* Masaya kapiling ang pamilya. Kaarawan din ng lolo ko.

11.anung kwento mo last valentine’s day?
* Foodnet. Lovapalooza—organizer kasi kumpanyang pinagtratrabahuan ko.

12.anung kwento ng sapatos na suot mo ngayon?
* Gusto ko kasi ang tibay… Pwedeng pang-opisina, pang-gimik, pang-lakwatsa… Isa lang pero maaasahan.  Yung iba nasa “boxes for shipment” pa.

13. anung kwento mo kung panu mo naging gf/bf yun mahal mo?
* Naku, grade 4 pa ako nun. Naging kami din pero naghiwalay din kasi maraming komplikasyon…hehe… Alam nya yun.

14.anung kwento sayo ng nanay mo tungkol kay santa claus?
* Bata pa ako sinabi na nilang ‘di totoo yun.

15.anung kwento tungkol sa inyo ng bestfriend mo?
* Si Poypoy dahil sa aksidenteng kinsangkutan nya nung 2^nd year high.

* Si Sansan dahil palagi kaming seatmate.

* Si Joselle kasi ex ko sya at dami ko ng sinabi sa kanya.

16.anung kwento nung last movie na pinanood mo?
* hollywoodland—magaling

sana

yung transition at story line pero pangit ng ending…Oh well, based on reality kasi so di pwedeng lagyan ng gawa-gawang ending.

17.anung kwento tungkol sa huling lugar na pinuntahan mo?
* resto sa may malate. umalis kaming di nagbayad kasi nagkaroon ng riot… Sayang ang Bolognese na inorder ko.

18.anung kwento nung last time na umiyak ka?
* January 8.  Paalis ako nun ng Visayas… Mga pangyayaring kailan man ay ‘di dapat i-kwento.

19.anung kwento ng greatest achievement mo so far?
* Naku… Ang hirap magbuhat ng sarling bangko kung nakapatong ka na sa bangkong ito. Nyahaha.  Every little thing you do is an achievement in a way…

20.anung kwento nung huling librong binasa mo?
* The makings of a visual merchandiser and a graphic artist. Hehe… Malapit na.