HAPPY NEW YEAR! =)
31 December 2008
05 November 2008
01 November 2008
vote obama
watching the video, you can clearly see his charisma and how he is such a decent and principled man. he still maintains the core values taught to him as a child.
he is well-read, logical, a leader and a great father. watching REAL families talk about their problems and listening to him outline his platform gives you this little spark that says "hey, maybe there is hope for the future."
kinda reminds me of jfk. and thinking of jfk brought to mind this postsecret card i saw a few weeks ago:
god, i hope not.
27 October 2008
txt fwdble
Bakit ba pati ako, binibigyan nyo ng malisya?
Ano ba ang kasalanan ko?!"
- Talong
"Hindi lahat ng malakas, super hero!"
- Putok
"Paano tayo makakabuo kung hindi ako papatong sa iyo?"
- Lego
"Halika, bigyan mo pa ako ng init. Kailangan kong pumutok para ako'y
iyong matikman at ika'y masarapan. Ayan na! Puputok na! Humanda ka!"
- Popcorn
"Kahit papaano, gusto ko din ng exposure!"
- Singit
"Hindi ko hinahangad na ipagmalaki mo na ako'y sa iyo. Ayoko lang
naman na sa harap ng maraming tao, ganun mo na lang ako itanggi!"
- Utot
"Hindi lahat ng hinog ay matamis!"
- Pigsa
"Kapag ang katawan mo'y nag-iinit, lagi na lang ako ang hinahanap mo.
Maya't maya mo akong ginagamit at pinapagod. Hindi ka na naawa!"
- Aircon
"I ikspik that it will be a long payt, a good payt, But you know, I
didn't ikspik. Tinks por da God, you know, and tinks por ol da pelepeno pipo!"
- Manny Pacquiao.
"You never even thank me for making you happy, then you throw me away
just like that. I hate you for using me, for making my life full of
shit!"
- Tissue
"You can cry all you want, you could always blame me. You said, it
wasn't fair that you just want life to be better. But remember, it's all
your fault! You stabbed me with a knife!"
- Sibuyas
"Isubo mo ang kahabaan ko. Dilaan. Sipsipin. Paglaruan sa bibig mo.
Para lumabas ang katas ko na kinasabikan mo. Nag mamahal,"
- Ice Candy
"Panakip butas mo lang pala ako!".
- Panty
"Pinapaikot mo lang ako! Nagsasawa na ako. Mabuti pang patayin mo na
lang ako".
- Electric fan
"Hindi lahat na walang salawal ay bastos!"
- winnie d' pooh
"Alam mo ba wala akong ibang hinangad kundi ang mapalapit sa iyo.
Pero patuloy ang pag-iwas mo".
- ipis
"Hala! sige magpakasasa ka! Alam ko namang katawan ko lang ang habol mo."
-hipon
"Ayoko na! Pag nagmamahal ako, lagi na lang maraming tao ang
nagagalit! Wala ba akong karapatang magmahal?!"
-Gasolina
"Sawang-sawa na ako, palagi na lang akong pinagpapasa- pasahan, pagod
na pagod na ako."
- Bola
"Ginawa ko naman lahat para sumaya ka, mahirap ka ba talagang
makontento sa isa? Bakit palipat-lipat ka?
- TV
"Hindi lahat ng maasim may vitamin C"
-kili kili
"Pilitin mo man na alisin ako sa buhay mo, babalik at babalik ako!
-Libag
Anung kasalanan ko sa iyo, iniwan mo na lang akong duguan..."
-Sanitary Napkin
"Hwag mo na akong bilugin.."
-kulangot
"Bwisit na buhay ito! Araw-araw na lang, itlog! Umaga, tanghali,
gabi, itlog! Itlog! Itlog! Lagi na lang itlog!"
-Brief
"Sige, kalimutan mo ako para malaman ng iba ang baho mo!
-deodorant
"Ako lang ang makakapagpadugo ng ilong ni Manny Pacquiao!"
- English
"Hindi totoong anak ko si Bakekang! At lalong hindi ko kapatid si
Mike Enriquez! Kaya pwede ba, tigilan na ang tsismis na yan!"
- Shrek
Ano ba ang kasalanan ko?!"
- Talong
"Hindi lahat ng malakas, super hero!"
- Putok
"Paano tayo makakabuo kung hindi ako papatong sa iyo?"
- Lego
"Halika, bigyan mo pa ako ng init. Kailangan kong pumutok para ako'y
iyong matikman at ika'y masarapan. Ayan na! Puputok na! Humanda ka!"
- Popcorn
"Kahit papaano, gusto ko din ng exposure!"
- Singit
"Hindi ko hinahangad na ipagmalaki mo na ako'y sa iyo. Ayoko lang
naman na sa harap ng maraming tao, ganun mo na lang ako itanggi!"
- Utot
"Hindi lahat ng hinog ay matamis!"
- Pigsa
"Kapag ang katawan mo'y nag-iinit, lagi na lang ako ang hinahanap mo.
Maya't maya mo akong ginagamit at pinapagod. Hindi ka na naawa!"
- Aircon
"I ikspik that it will be a long payt, a good payt, But you know, I
didn't ikspik. Tinks por da God, you know, and tinks por ol da pelepeno pipo!"
- Manny Pacquiao.
"You never even thank me for making you happy, then you throw me away
just like that. I hate you for using me, for making my life full of
shit!"
- Tissue
"You can cry all you want, you could always blame me. You said, it
wasn't fair that you just want life to be better. But remember, it's all
your fault! You stabbed me with a knife!"
- Sibuyas
"Isubo mo ang kahabaan ko. Dilaan. Sipsipin. Paglaruan sa bibig mo.
Para lumabas ang katas ko na kinasabikan mo. Nag mamahal,"
- Ice Candy
"Panakip butas mo lang pala ako!".
- Panty
"Pinapaikot mo lang ako! Nagsasawa na ako. Mabuti pang patayin mo na
lang ako".
- Electric fan
"Hindi lahat na walang salawal ay bastos!"
- winnie d' pooh
"Alam mo ba wala akong ibang hinangad kundi ang mapalapit sa iyo.
Pero patuloy ang pag-iwas mo".
- ipis
"Hala! sige magpakasasa ka! Alam ko namang katawan ko lang ang habol mo."
-hipon
"Ayoko na! Pag nagmamahal ako, lagi na lang maraming tao ang
nagagalit! Wala ba akong karapatang magmahal?!"
-Gasolina
"Sawang-sawa na ako, palagi na lang akong pinagpapasa- pasahan, pagod
na pagod na ako."
- Bola
"Ginawa ko naman lahat para sumaya ka, mahirap ka ba talagang
makontento sa isa? Bakit palipat-lipat ka?
- TV
"Hindi lahat ng maasim may vitamin C"
-kili kili
"Pilitin mo man na alisin ako sa buhay mo, babalik at babalik ako!
-Libag
Anung kasalanan ko sa iyo, iniwan mo na lang akong duguan..."
-Sanitary Napkin
"Hwag mo na akong bilugin.."
-kulangot
"Bwisit na buhay ito! Araw-araw na lang, itlog! Umaga, tanghali,
gabi, itlog! Itlog! Itlog! Lagi na lang itlog!"
-Brief
"Sige, kalimutan mo ako para malaman ng iba ang baho mo!
-deodorant
"Ako lang ang makakapagpadugo ng ilong ni Manny Pacquiao!"
- English
"Hindi totoong anak ko si Bakekang! At lalong hindi ko kapatid si
Mike Enriquez! Kaya pwede ba, tigilan na ang tsismis na yan!"
- Shrek
25 October 2008
23 October 2008
wrath of an ilongga senator
"General Balajadia, I command you to arrest him (dela Paz) now and bring him here if possible,"
odiba? COMMAND gd ya lol
It was entertaining to watch the "verbal disagreement" between DILG Secretary Puno and Sen. Santiago during the senate hearing in the news today.
Santiago to Puno:
"i'm not asking if you're lying or not. please do not open your mouth unless i give you permission. that is a rule in the senate."
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago for the win!
In fairness ha, she really is gutsy and almost always asks the correct/relevant/direct questions.
anyhoo, since we're talking women and politics here, let me share my favorite palin userpic which i saw in the many blogs i've read in livejournal
<< GOV. SARAH PALIN member of M.I.L.F. (and no, it's not the moro islamic liberation front)
odiba? COMMAND gd ya lol
It was entertaining to watch the "verbal disagreement" between DILG Secretary Puno and Sen. Santiago during the senate hearing in the news today.
Santiago to Puno:
"i'm not asking if you're lying or not. please do not open your mouth unless i give you permission. that is a rule in the senate."
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago for the win!
In fairness ha, she really is gutsy and almost always asks the correct/relevant/direct questions.
anyhoo, since we're talking women and politics here, let me share my favorite palin userpic which i saw in the many blogs i've read in livejournal
<< GOV. SARAH PALIN member of M.I.L.F. (and no, it's not the moro islamic liberation front)
17 October 2008
15 October 2008
hello, baby
Apple Introduces New 15-inch MacBook Pro, Advanced Graphics, Glass Trackpad
(image from apple.com)
pros:
cons:
/me singing all i want for christmas is a a macbook pro...
(image from apple.com)pros:
- design
- technical specs
- "green"
cons:
- glass display
- price (one dollar short of $2k, minimum)
/me singing all i want for christmas is a a macbook pro...
06 October 2008
language of love
although i can't understand most of the lyrics in this video, i can't stop listening to it over and over again.
french makes me feel faint. in a good way.
edit:
I remember jolie demoiselle, the last summer, nous, la tour Eiffel
I remember comme tu étais belle, so beautiful with your sac Chanel
Sur les ponts de la Seine, let's do it again, again, again, again,
You gave me a rendez-vous, what is it ? what is it ?
Je le chercher à toi, dans les rues, je ne suis pas venir car tu ne l'es plus
Je le regarde partout, where are you ? My heart is bleeding, Oh I miss you
L'amour à la française, let's do it again, again, again, again,
You gave me a rendez-vous
Et je cours, je cours, je cours , I've lost l'amour, l'amour, l'amour
Je suis perdu, here without you, and I'm crazy, seul à Paris
Je tu le manque, sans toi I can't, et sous la pluie, I feel sorry
Champs Elysées, alone, la nuit, le Moulin Rouge, I feel guilty
Et le soleil est plus brûlant que les oiseaux, et dans le ciel, I miss you so
A souvenir, a rendez-vous, des fleurs des fleurs des fleurs for you
Je tu le manque, sans toi I can't, et sous la pluie, I feel sorry
Je suis perdu here without you, and I'm crazy, seul à Paris
I remember jolie demoiselle, the last summer, comme tu étais belle
I remember, nous, la tour Eiffel , so beautiful with your sac Chanel
L'amour à la française, c'est que je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime
I give you a rendez-vous
Et je cours, je cours, je cours, I've lost l'amour, l'amour, l'amour
Je suis perdu, here without you and I'm crazy, seul à Paris
Je tu le manque, sans toi I can't et sous la pluie, I feel sorry
Champs Elysées, alone, la nuit, le Moulin Rouge, I feel guilty
Et le soleil est plus brûlant que les oiseaux et dans le ciel, I miss you so
A souvenir, a rendez-vous, des fleurs des fleurs des fleurs for you
Je tu le manque, sans toi I can't et sous la pluie, I feel sorry
Je suis perdu here without you...
my jaw hurts while TRYING to sing this song lol
french makes me feel faint. in a good way.
edit:
I remember jolie demoiselle, the last summer, nous, la tour Eiffel
I remember comme tu étais belle, so beautiful with your sac Chanel
Sur les ponts de la Seine, let's do it again, again, again, again,
You gave me a rendez-vous, what is it ? what is it ?
Je le chercher à toi, dans les rues, je ne suis pas venir car tu ne l'es plus
Je le regarde partout, where are you ? My heart is bleeding, Oh I miss you
L'amour à la française, let's do it again, again, again, again,
You gave me a rendez-vous
Et je cours, je cours, je cours , I've lost l'amour, l'amour, l'amour
Je suis perdu, here without you, and I'm crazy, seul à Paris
Je tu le manque, sans toi I can't, et sous la pluie, I feel sorry
Champs Elysées, alone, la nuit, le Moulin Rouge, I feel guilty
Et le soleil est plus brûlant que les oiseaux, et dans le ciel, I miss you so
A souvenir, a rendez-vous, des fleurs des fleurs des fleurs for you
Je tu le manque, sans toi I can't, et sous la pluie, I feel sorry
Je suis perdu here without you, and I'm crazy, seul à Paris
I remember jolie demoiselle, the last summer, comme tu étais belle
I remember, nous, la tour Eiffel , so beautiful with your sac Chanel
L'amour à la française, c'est que je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime
I give you a rendez-vous
Et je cours, je cours, je cours, I've lost l'amour, l'amour, l'amour
Je suis perdu, here without you and I'm crazy, seul à Paris
Je tu le manque, sans toi I can't et sous la pluie, I feel sorry
Champs Elysées, alone, la nuit, le Moulin Rouge, I feel guilty
Et le soleil est plus brûlant que les oiseaux et dans le ciel, I miss you so
A souvenir, a rendez-vous, des fleurs des fleurs des fleurs for you
Je tu le manque, sans toi I can't et sous la pluie, I feel sorry
Je suis perdu here without you...
my jaw hurts while TRYING to sing this song lol
law of attraction
for the past few months i've been hearing about the secret and how it has changed the lives of others for the better.
what is the secret?
isn't it cool?
i'm going to make a mind movie featuring my dreams and aspirations, play it all the time and "secret-ing" it so that the universe will cooperate teehee
so there you go, think happy thoughts everyone!
what is the secret?
isn't it cool?
i'm going to make a mind movie featuring my dreams and aspirations, play it all the time and "secret-ing" it so that the universe will cooperate teehee
so there you go, think happy thoughts everyone!
30 September 2008
15 September 2008
twenty questions by juan ekis
This is the Palanca Award winning play by Juan Ekis. It won the 2nd place in the one-act category year 2003.
MGA TAUHAN
Jigs - Fresh grad. Kabarkada ni Yumi.Magtatrabaho bilang
researcher sa isang financial firm
Yumi - Commercial Model. Kabarkada ni Jigs. 2 years ahead
kay Jigs.
TAGPO
Gabi. Sa isang kwarto ng isang beach resort.
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Naglalatag ng kumot si Jigs sa sahig habang inaayos ni Yumi ang kanyang higaan.
YUMI Sige na, Jigs. Huwag ka nang magpaka-gentle man. Naaawa ako sa? yo e.
Tabi na tayo sa kama.
JIGS Hindi, okay lang ako dito.
YUMI Huwag ka nang maarte. As if naman re-rapin kita no. Malaki naman itong kama e.
Hatiin na lang natin sa gitna.
JIGS Sure ka?
YUMI Hindi mo naman siguro ako mamanyakin no?
JIGS (Matatawa) Okay ka lang?
YUMI Kung gusto mo, gamitin na lang natin iyang kumot na divider.
JIGS Good idea.
Isasampay nila ang kumot mula sa kisame para mahati ang kama sa gitna. Magsesettle down ang dalawa.
Ilalabas ni Jigs ang libro niya:
“Puppy Love and other Stories” ni F. Sionil Jose.
Si Yumi naman ay magpapatugtog ng Japanese Zen Music
habang nagsa-zazen.
YUMI Do you mind?
JIGS No, go ahead. I‘m just reading.
Magsa-zazen si Yumi. Magbabasa si Jigs. Pareho silang di maka-concentrate. Papatayin ni Yumi ang CD player niya.
YUMI I can‘t believe our friends.
JIGS Oo nga e.
YUMI Dapat ginagawa nila ?to sa mga bagong pasok sa barkada o kaya sa bagong…ay oo nga pala. Bagong graduate ka. Congrats.
JIGS Thanks.
YUMI So what‘re your plans?
JIGS Kinukuha akong researcher sa ADB. Kinukuha rin ako ng BPI sa OTP nila.
YUMI Wow naman. In demand.
JIGS Di naman masyado. Who the hell invented this tradition anyway?
YUMI (Matatawa) You won‘t believe it.
JIGS Ikaw?
YUMI Malay ko ba na mabibiktima rin ako nito balang-araw.
JIGS So why did you start it?
YUMI Wala ka pa sa tropa nun e. Freshman ka pa lang siguro noon. Wala lang. Napagtripan lang namin si Ronald. E may crush siya kay Meg. Noong unang beses magpunta rito ng barkada, sabi ko, magsimula kami ng tradition.
Ilo-lottery namin ang pangalan ng mga lalaki at ng mga babae. Kung sino ang mabubunot, silang dalawa ang pagsasamahin sa isang kwarto sa loob ng tatlong araw. And then, we‘ll all see what happens.
Pero dinaya namin noon yung kay Ronald at Meg. Puro Ronald at Meg ang mga pangalan na nakalagay sa lottery.
JIGS (Tatawa) Ang sama ninyo!
YUMI Kaya nga nakarma na ako e.
JIGS So is our case, dinaya? O talagang lottery?
YUMI (Teasing) Ano sa dalawa ang gusto mo?
JIGS Feeling ko may nagtrip sa‘kin sa barkada e.
YUMI Excuse me po, dalawa tayong biktima dito. I don‘t see any reason kung bakit tayong dalawa ang sasadyaing biktima this year, unless may crush ka sa‘kin na di ko alam at alam nila (tatawa).
JIGS Baka ikaw (tatawa).
YUMI The success rate of this tradition is 100% so far.
JIGS I was here na the 2nd time. Si Chris at si Cia ang biktima.
YUMI And last year were Rod and Kay. They‘re getting married kailan?
Sa June yata.
JIGS What do you expect? Ikukulong mo ang isang lalaki at isang babae sa isang kwarto for three days, imposibleng walang mangyari doon!
YUMI That was exactly my point. (Ngingiti)
JIGS E kung may madisgrasya?
YUMI Ano‘ng disgrasya?
JIGS Alam mo na yun!
Hahawiin ni Yumi ang divider nilang kumot.
YUMI Ano? Sex? Paano kung magsex sila? Nakakatawa ka naman. Di mo masabi.
JIGS Ang alin?
YUMI Ang sex!
JIGS Hah!
YUMI Sige nga sabihin mo nga?
JIGS Para kang *****. Tumigil ka nga.
YUMI ****, Jigs. Graduate ka na totoy ka pa rin!
JIGS Excuse me?
YUMI Sabihin mo nga: ? Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex!?
JIGS Para kang bata, Yumi ha.
YUMI You used to call me ate Yumi when you were in third year.
JIGS Well, graduate na po ako, ate Yumi.
Tahimik.
JIGS Hmmm. I wonder if we‘re gonna last three days.
YUMI (Teasing) Bakit? Ayaw mo sa‘kin?
Di sasagot si Jigs.
YUMI We‘re gonna survive this one.
JIGS What makes you so sure?
YUMI No offense, Jigs. I honestly find you very attractive pero I‘ve no time for this. Alam mo naman siguro na kakabreak ko lang.
JIGS Same here.
YUMI Same here what? Na you find me attractive o you don‘t have time for this? (Matatawa)
Di sasagot si Jigs. Tahimik. Io-on ulit ni Yumi ang CD player at ipagpapatuloy ang zazen. Itatabi ni Jigs ang libro. Nawalan na siya ng ganang magbasa. Pupunta siya sa ref. Bubuksan niya ito.
JIGS Hah! (Sarcastic) Perfect! Red Wine! How very conducive.
YUMI May chips ba diyan?
JIGS Sa awa ng Diyos, may tsibog naman.
Papatayin ni Yumi ang CD player. Tatayo siya at kukuha ng chips sa ibabaw ng ref.
YUMI Since we‘re gonna be stuck naman with each other for three days, might as well make the best out of it di ba? I-enjoy na lang natin.
JIGS What do you mean?
YUMI Get the wine, let’s have a drink! 50 hours to go na lang and we‘re gonna be the first failure of this tradition.
JIGS Oo nga. (Kukunin ang wine. Maglalagay sa dalawang baso.)
When they chose Cia and Chris, naiintindihan ko pa e. Lalo na sina Rod and Kay. Kung baga, tinulungan lang natin silang umamin sa isa‘t isa. Pero us…
YUMI Weird ng barkada natin no?
JIGS To our barkada and our weird traditions!
YUMI To us, the first failure of this tradition!
Magto-toast sila at iinom.
JIGS Sige, ate Yumi. Let’s make our stay here more interesting…
YUMI What’s with the ate?
JIGS Fine…
Bubuksan ni Yumi ang chips. Uupo sila pareho sa sahig para magkwentuhan.
JIGS Let’s play twenty questions.
YUMI Sige! Ano yon?
JIGS Each of us will have ten questions each. Tatanungin kita, tatanungin mo ako, mga gusto nating malaman sa isa‘t isa. Alternate tayo. Pero the thing here is, you can‘t ask the question that I already asked.
YUMI That’s pretty interesting.
JIGS At bawal magsinungaling.
YUMI Fair enough. Pero whatever is said inside this room remains in
the room. Ok?
JIGS Of course. You wanna start?
YUMI No. I want to ask the last question. (Ngingiti at kikindatan si Jigs)
JIGS Smart move. Game. First question: Ano ang greatest frustration mo
sa buhay?
YUMI Nge. Ang korni naman ng tanong mo. Walang ka-challenge-challenge. Ask me something na mag-iisip naman ako.
JIGS Simula pa lang e.
YUMI Sige. Ano nga ba…?
JIGS Akala ko ba walang ka-challenge-challenge?
YUMI Wag kang maingay, nag-iisip ako…I‘m a frustrated ballet dancer.
JIGS Talaga?
YUMI I took lessons when I was six pero umayaw ako. Wala kasi akong disiplina e. Mas gusto kong makipaglaro sa mga kalaro ko. Pero I really enjoy watching ballet dancers. When I see them dance parati kong kaiisip na sana, ako rin. There! Ang dali naman ng tanong mo. Walang thrill.
JIGS Appetizer lang. Yari ka sa‘kin mamaya.
YUMI We‘ll see. Ako naman: Did you ever have doubts about your sexuality? I mean, kahit minsan ba, naisip mo na bakla ka?
JIGS Never.
YUMI Bilis ng sagot a.
JIGS Coz I never entertained the idea.
YUMI Homophobe ka ba?
JIGS Alternate tayo sa tanungan, di ba?
YUMI So, not once? Kahit konti? Kahit what if lang?
JIGS I‘m straight, okay?
YUMI I‘m not asking if you‘re gay or not. I‘m asking kung…
JIGS Never nga.
YUMI We all thought na you were gay. Well at least nung first few months mo sa tropa before you introduced your girlfriend to us.
JIGS What?! You thought I was gay?!
YUMI E pa? no kasi, masyado kang mabait. Ang pogi-pogi mo, pero parang allergic ka sa mga babae. Over ang pagiging gentleman mo. Too good to be true. You have a good body, it seems that you work out pero iniisip namin front mo lang yun. Kadalasan kasi front ng mga bakla ang pagiging maganda ng katawan nila at pagiging sporty…
Tatawa lang si Jigs.
YUMI So we thought it’s either that or you were planning to become a priest.
JIGS What?!
YUMI Well, you were always this goody-goody person. Pumupunta ka sa chapel. Nangungumpisal, nagsisimba…
JIGS The way you said it, parang equivalent ang dalawa a.
YUMI Of course not. I didn‘t mean that!
JIGS I take my faith seriously. That doesn‘t make me gay!
YUMI So you did want to become a priest…
JIGS Hindi rin. Actually, I always wanted to raise a family…and be a father.
Tahimik.
YUMI So you‘re not gay.
JIGS No.
YUMI You never…
JIGS Ilang beses ka ba ipinanganak? Kulit mo e. It’s my turn.
YUMI Homophobe ka no?
JIGS Hindi kaya!
YUMI Whatever…
JIGS Ako na, daya mo naman e.
YUMI Okay, okay. Shoot me.
JIGS How do you see yourself five years from now?
YUMI You expect to win this game? Ang kokorni ng mga tanong mo e.
JIGS The object of this game is not to win.
YUMI E ano pa ba?
JIGS To get to know the other person.
YUMI Sure. Basta ako, I will win this game. Walang thrill ang isang game kung walang nananalo.
JIGS Sagot.
YUMI May time limit ba ?to? (Tatawa) Wine pa nga.
JIGS Sabi nga nila: in vino veritas.
Magsasalin si Jigs ng wine.
YUMI Masarap ang wine, ha? Saan kaya nabili ito? (Iinom) To answer your question, either maging entrepreneur ako, magsisimula ako ng sarili ako nangg botique or bar, o kaya, magiging artista ako sa pelikula.
JIGS Not bad.
YUMI Pero mukhang malabo yung stint ko sa movies. Tough ang competition e. Saka mahina ang manager ko. Panay hosting at pictorials ang nakukuhang raket para sa akin. Papalitan ko na nga e. Pag nakaipon ako, baka magtayo na lang ako ng
botique.
JIGS (Magbibiro) Ayaw mo mag-bold?
YUMI Yuck!
JIGS Lahat ng gustong mag-artista doon dumadaan.
YUMI May talent naman ako kahit papano a!
JIGS Lahat naman ng bold star may talent a! Sa dibdib!
(Tatawa)
YUMI (Hahampasin ng unan si Jigs) Bastos ka talaga! Akala ko goody-goody ka…Hindi ko papatulan ang pagbobold kahit ano‘ng mangyari no! Kahit ganito ako, may respeto pa rin naman ako sa sarili ko.
JIGS Ganito? Ano? ng ganito?
Di sasagutin ni Yumi ang tanong.
YUMI These producers think all the people want is sex, sex, sex! Kaya puro basura ang mga pelikula e. Wine pa nga!
JIGS (Magsasalin ng wine) Bakit naman botique?
YUMI Hoy madaya ka na ha? Hindi pa ako lasing. Ako na‘ng magtatanong. Ang korni mo namang magtanong. Bigatan naman natin nang konti…Inom ka muna.
Iinom si Jigs. Magsasalin siya ng bago.
YUMI Who was your first crush in the barkada?
Tahimik.
YUMI Haha! Bingo ka no? Bagal mo naman sumagot.
Iinumin ang wine. Magsasalin ng bago.
JIGS Lalaki o babae?
Tatawa sila pareho.
YUMI Dapat may time limit ito e.
Tahimik.
JIGS Hirap naman ng tanong mo.
YUMI Iyon nga ang maganda e. Para may thrill. As if naman ibo-broadcast ko sa barkada kung sino.
JIGS Wine pa?
YUMI Di mo pa sinasagot yung tanong ko, nagtatanong ka na!
Magsasalin ng wine si Jigs kay Yumi.
JIGS Yung crush ko kasi…siyempre, sino pa ba? E di yung pinakamaganda sa barkada.
YUMI Nge. Subjective yon no! Para sa‘kin ang pinakagwapo si Joel. Sa babae, si Kay. Para kay Ronald, si Meg…
JIGS Yung literally na may dating‘walang tanung-tanong. Yung kahit sino? ng tanungin mo sa tropa, objectively, siya ang isasagot.
YUMI Jigs, twenty questions ang game natin. Hindi guessing game. C‘mon man. Play your own game. Pa‘no na kung truth or dare to e di pahirapan na.
Dadalawa na nga lang tayo e.
JIGS Yung commercial model.
Matitigilan si Yumi.
YUMI Wine pa nga.
Magsasalin si Jigs. Mag-iisip si Yumi. Iinom.
Biglang matatawa.
YUMI (Tumatawa pa rin) Talaga?
JIGS Sige, pagtawanan ba?
YUMI You can say it to my face, I won‘t bite. Bakit hirap na hirap kang sabihin kung sino? Takot kang ma-reject?
Parang tanong lang e…Wine pa nga!
JIGS Okay, 1 point ka na…
YUMI (Ngiti) Gee…thanks. Flattered naman ako. At kailan naman nangyari ito?
JIGS Sorry, my turn to ask. (Ngingiti) Who is your crush in the barkada…NOW?
YUMI E ginaya mo lang yung tanong ko e.
JIGS Hinde no. May qualifier ako. Ang sabi ko, NOW. Ang tanong mo, first crush ko.
YUMI Korni pa rin. Alam mo, kung basketball ‘to, tambak ka na.
JIGS Just answer the question.
YUMI Siyempre wala. I told you, I don‘t have time for these stuff. Kakabreak ko lang di ba?
JIGS Korni mo namang sumagot.
YUMI E korni yung tanong e. Pero kung talagang-talagang kailangan kong sumagot…hmmm…teka…sino nga ba? Sino ba‘ng crush material sa barkada?
Wala akong maisip e. Ikaw na lang.
JIGS Yung seryoso naman.
YUMI Seryoso ako. Ayaw mo yata e. Sige, iba na lang…
JIGS E napipilitan ka lang e.
YUMI Uy! Pa‘no ba ‘yan? MU na tayo? Crush mo ko, crush kita…yiheee
(Tatawa).
JIGS Dati pa ‘yon no!
YUMI Ay? Di mo na ko crush? Bakit, na turn-off ka? Ano namang ginawa ko?
Tsk. Tsk.
JIGS Is that your question na?
YUMI Oy, hinde! Ito naman…di ba pwedeng mag-follow-up?
Iinom ng wine si Jigs.
YUMI Fine. Here’s a little juicy question:
Describe your first kiss.
JIGS That’s not even a question.
YUMI Arte mo. O: How was your first kiss like?
Matatawa si Jigs.
JIGS Wet.
YUMI Yuck!
Magtatawanan sila.
JIGS Alam mo, aksidente yung first kiss ko. Close kasi kami nung isa kong kaibigan. Pag naggu-goodbye ako sa kanya, parati ko siyang kini-kiss sa noo.
E one time, sa gym habang nagpapahinga, nakaupo siya sa sahig. Tinatamad siyang tumayo. So bumaba ako nang konti para halikan siya sa noo kasi pauwi na ako.
E siya naman, para maabot ko, medyo tumingala. E sakto, sa lips ko siya nahalikan. Pareho kaming nagulat.
Pero di pa kami naghiwalay agad. Weird nga ang feeling e. Parang may glue. Ayaw na namin maghiwalay pareho…
Tawa pa rin si Yumi
YUMI Awww. Ang sweet naman. Parang sa pelikula. Si Krissy ba to?
JIGS Hindi. Hindi mo siya kilala.
YUMI So what happened? Nagkatuluyan kayo?
JIGS Nope.
YUMI Ha?
JIGS Ewan ko ba. Complicated kasi yung situation namin e. May boyfriend siya noon. Ako naman, takot pa sa isang relationship. Pero at least, na-discover namin
na pareho pala kaming may gusto sa isa‘t isa. Pero hanggang doon na lang.
YUMI What happened after?
JIGS We talked about it. We both decided na it wont work. Tapos, bigla na lang, hindi na kami nagkikita. And then, I met you guys, iba na ang barkada ko.
YUMI Nakakatuwa naman.
JIGS Ikaw, pa? no yung first kiss mo?
YUMI Ikaw ang nagturo sa akin ng game na ito di ba? Bakit ba lagi mong bini-break ang rules? Di mo na pwedeng tanungin ‘yan!
JIGS Tine-testing ko lang kung lasing ka na. (Iinom ng wine) Okay, naka-warm-up na ako: What was the naughtiest thing you ever did?
YUMI ‘Yan ang mga tanong! Ano ba‘ng ibig mong sabihin ng naughty?
JIGS Bahala kang mag-define.
YUMI Hmmm…marami e…(matatawa) baka maeskandalo ka.
JIGS Kanina ayaw mo ng korni. Ngayong medyo exciting naman…
YUMI Eto na…I had two boyfriends at the same time.
JIGS (Nagulat) Hala.
YUMI I was with Joel and Zach at the same time.
JIGS Yikes. Alam ba ni Joel?
YUMI Kaya nga kami naghiwalay nun e. Nahuli ako
(matatawa).
JIGS Ano namang pumasok sa kukote mo‘t ginawa mo ‘yon, aber?
YUMI Nag-eexperiment lang ako. E sa type ko sila pareho e. Ano‘ng magagawa ko? Saka para may thrill. Alam mo ‘yon? Yung patago kang nakikipag-date sa
isa para di mahuli. Everyday pa akong nakakalibre, kasi, alternate sila!
(Tatawa) Akala n‘yo kayo lang mga lalaki ang pwedeng gumawa no‘n?
JIGS How can you love two guys at the same time?
YUMI Who said something about love? Walang kinalaman ang love dun. I was…having fun!
JIGS Nainlove ka na ba, ever?
YUMI Nakakailang tanong ka na? It’s my turn.
JIGS Don‘t you want to answer the question anyway?
YUMI My turn!
JIGS Kulang ka pa sa wine. (Tatawa)
Ubos na ang unang wine bottle. Kukuha si Jigs ng isa pa sa ref.
JIGS Ang bilis nating uminom a.
YUMI Are you still a virgin?
JIGS Whoa! Where did that come from?
YUMI That’s my fourth question.
JIGS (Magsasalin ng wine sa mga baso). Ano sa tingin mo?
Ngingiti si Jigs. Tititigan lang siya ni Yumi.
YUMI Don‘t tell me, wala pang nangyayari sa inyo ni Krissy hanggang ngayon? Ilang taon na ba kayo?
JIGS Mag-tu-two years na sana next week.
YUMI So virgin ka pa? I don‘t believe it!
JIGS Mukha ba akong *********?
YUMI Mukha kang nagpapaiyak ng babae e.
JIGS Insulto ba ‘yon?
YUMI Compliment ‘yon, *****.
JIGS Ah, okay. Thanks.
YUMI Pero, you mean, you never felt the urge to do it?
JIGS Alin? Sex?
YUMI Wow! Nasabi rin niya!
JIGS Of course I always feel it. Natural lang ‘yon sa tao no? Nasa iyo na lang ‘yan kung ano? ng gagawin mo sa urge na ‘yon.
YUMI E natural naman pala e. Bakit mo pinipigilan? I mean, pag naiihi ka, iihi ka. Pag nagugutom ka, kakain ka. Pareho lang ‘yon, di ba?
JIGS Pag naiihi ka, iihi ka dahil kailangan mong umihi. At hindi ka iihi kahit saan. Pupunta ka sa banyo. Pag nagugutom ka, kakain ka dahil kailangan. At hindi mo
kinakain ang lahat ng pagkain na ihain sa iyo. Pag di ka gutom, di ka kakain. Pag di mo gusto yung pagkain, di mo gagalawin. Ang aso, pag may nakitang pagkain
diyan, walang tanung-tanong. Lalamon ‘yan.
YUMI And sex is the same?
JIGS Lahat ng bagay, nilalagay sa lugar. May context. At least, yun ang nagpaiba sa atin sa aso.
YUMI Grabe ka namang magsalita. Para mo na ring sinabing lahat ng nakikipagsex, aso ah!
JIGS Sinasabi ko lang, pag wala sa tamang konteksto, mali.
YUMI And what is that context?
JIGS Matanda na tayo. Ayokong maging preachy. Alam na natin yan.
Tahimik.
JIGS Kaso, kahit alam na natin, minsan di pa rin natin ginagawa.
Tahimik.
JIGS Masarap e. Sino ba ng ayaw nun?
Tahimik.
YUMI (Medyo nairita) So feeling mo santo ka at dapat kang i-congratulate for being a virgin!
JIGS Sinasabi ko lang ang pinaniniwalaan ko. Ineexplain ko lang kung bakit di ko ginagawa. May kanya-kanya tayong dahilan. Di ko pinipilit kahit kanino ang mga
paniniwala ko…No need to get so cross about it, Yumi.
Tahimik.
JIGS It’s not about being a virgin or not. It’s about putting things into their proper places.
YUMI I‘m not arguing with you.
JIGS Me neither. I‘m just answering your questions.
Matagal na katahimikan.
Ngingiti si Jigs.
Titignan niya si Yumi na medyo nairita sa nakaraang train of conversation nila. Magsasalin siya ng wine para kay Yumi.
JIGS Nasobrahan ka na yata sa wine e. (Tatawa) You still wanna go on with the game? Nine pa lang tayo, eleven more to go. (Ngingiti)
YUMI Shoot me.
JIGS Who was your first lay?
YUMI (Hahampasin ng unan si Jigs) Ang bastos mo talaga! So ina-assume mo na hindi na ako virgin?
JIGS E sabi mo kasi, walang thrill ang game pag walang nananalo e. So I guess I‘m winning. Saka wala naman akong inimply na ganun a! I‘m just hitting two birds with
one stone. Kasi kung virgin ka, e di simple lang ang sagot: wala. Kung hindi naman, e di sino?
YUMI Ang daya mo.
JIGS Akala ko ba ayaw mo ng korning tanong.
YUMI You think I‘ll answer that after giving your sermon,Father Jigs?
JIGS Ano ka ba? Inexplain ko lang yung personal reasons ko. Kung ano man ang sa iyo, I‘ll respect them as well as I know you respect mine. I‘m no saint. I‘m just trying to get to know you better. (Ngingiti)
YUMI How do you do that?
JIGS Alin?
YUMI I should have walked out on you kanina pa pero the way you say things…parang bumabaliktad sa ‘yo…makes you more…charming. Kung ibang tao ka siguro, di na kita
kakausapin.
JIGS You can‘t walk out. We‘re locked here for three days except for meals.
YUMI So I‘m forced to like you para di masira ang vacation ko.(Ngingiti)
JIGS You don‘t have to answer my question if you don‘t want.
YUMI I guess I‘ll be honest with you as you were honest with me…
Tahimik. Iinom ng wine si Yumi.
YUMI Di mo siya kilala. His name was Robert. He was my first boyfriend. It was Senior Prom Night. Alam mo na…typical senior prom story. Everyone wants to lose it
on prom night. Everyone thinks na pag prom night, it was something special. We went out sa hall nang maaga. We made out sa kotse niya. One thing led to the other.
Tapos, yun…yun na. We went back just in time for the awarding of the prom queen.
Guess what, I won pa.
(Mahinang tawa)
JIGS What was it like?
YUMI Now that I look back, it isn‘t as special as I thought it was. Pero it was different then. Back then, we were just led by our passions. Alam mo yon? Andun ka na. Hormones raging wild. Passions and Ideals are confused.
Akala mo love, yun pala, curious ka lang pala. Akala mo yun na yon. Akala mo you are in-love at lahat ng gawin mo tama. Lahat ng gawin mo perfect.
Everything was magical…well, almost.
JIGS Almost…?
YUMI Sa next question mo na ‘yan. Ako na.
JIGS (Pabiro) Wine pa? Kulang ka pa yata e.
YUMI Nilalasing mo ko no? May balak ka sa? kin no?
(Tatawa)
JIGS Is that your question? Sasagutin ko na.
(Tatawa)
YUMI Engot. Hindi ‘yon. Here’s something na curious lang ako. Kasi I‘ve been hearing things…saka you‘ve hinted on it na rin kanina…Are you still with Krissy?
JIGS Hindi na.
YUMI Since when?
JIGS Two, maybe three weeks ago?
YUMI Sino‘ng nakipag-break?
JIGS Pareho kami.
YUMI Why?
JIGS Maraming dahilan, actually. Naisip na lang namin na it won‘t work. Isa na do‘n, magkaiba kami ng gustong mangyari sa buhay. Magkaiba kami ng mga pinaniniwalaan.
YUMI Like what?
JIGS Marami.
YUMI At ngayon mo lang nalaman iyon after two years with her?
JIGS People change, Yumi.
Tahimik.
JIGS Right before graduation, she asked me to move in with her.
YUMI Talaga?
JIGS Sabi niya, doon na naman din daw papunta ang relasyon namin. Might as well practice na raw for the real thing. Tutal, she’s working na naman,ako naman bagong graduate, we should try out na raw living together if it‘ll work for us.
YUMI Natakot ka sa arrangement?
JIGS Hindi naman sa natakot. If you love someone, ano pa‘ng ikakatakot mo, di ba?
YUMI E bakit umayaw ka?
JIGS It’s just that, It’s not my thing.
YUMI Sabi na nga ba e, bakla ka no? Sinasayang mo ang opportunities!
(Matatawa)
JIGS Hindi ako oportunista. At lalong hindi ako bakla.
YUMI Fine.
JIGS Naisip ko lang na hindi pa pala ako handa sa mga ganitong bagay. Wala pa sa isip ko ang gano‘n. Na-shock siguro ako sa reality na iyon na nga ang next step
sa relationship namin. I mean, two years of being together and knowing each other, we‘re practically ready to get married, if you know what I mean. Pero I
realized, I‘m not ready for any of these. Narealize ko how immature I am. Na iba yung ideals ko two years ago sa ideals ko ngayon.
I need to mature some more to get into this thing I mean, getting married. Diyos ko, ilang taon lang ba ako…
YUMI Maturity has nothing to do with age.
JIGS But it has a lot to do with time.
Tahimik.
JIGS So I thought, bakit kailangan ng practice mode? Ibig sabihin, pag sumablay kami, split na kami? Live like a couple minus the commitment?
Pa‘no pag nawala na yung magic? Goodbye na?
Iinom ng wine si Jigs.
JIGS Kung kasal na, kasal na. Wala nang practice. I think that’s the real cowardice. Yung i-try muna natin kung it will work kasi takot kayo na baka hindi maging
successful ang outcome. Saan na napunta ang excitement ng buhay? Kaya nga kayo in-love, para sabay kayong humarap sa totoong buhay, sa hirap at ginahawa, di ba? (Matatawa)
Hindi yung pagpapraktisan muna ninyo para siguradong ginhawa lang.
Magkikibit-balikat lang si Jigs.
YUMI Are you always like that?
JIGS Like what?
YUMI So cerebral in everything. Kahit pagdating sa relationships.
JIGS Life is too precious para lang daanin sa trial and error.
Ngingiti si Jigs. Tahimik.
YUMI So, No hard feelings?
JIGS Friends pa rin kami. She still calls me up nga sa bahay e.
YUMI That’s nice.
JIGS Kayo, bakit kayo nagbreak ni Carlo?
YUMI That’s your sixth na ha?
JIGS Sure.
YUMI Alam mo, ironic para sa akin yung break-up namin ni Carlo. And the funny thing was, it was about…sex. Uy, sa atin lang ito ha?
JIGS Of course.
YUMI Kasi nga, I was looking for that magic nga di ba? I wanted to be in a relationship na special naman. So of all the boyfriends I had, sa kanya lang ako walang sexual relationship. As in nag-aabstain talaga ako. Kasi parang naisip ko, para magkaroon naman ng meaning yung “making love” di ba? Parang, dapat di mo parating ginagawa, at ginagawa mo lang when you are sincere with yourself and with your partner.
So I was investing muna emotionally. And I was actually starting to care about him. Yung, hindi ko na iniisip yung sarili ko. Yung siya lang ang inaalala ko. Akala
ko perfect na…
JIGS Ano‘ng nangyari?
YUMI Patunayan ko raw na mahal ko siya. Magbigay daw ako ng proof. Pagbigyan ko raw siya. Sabi ko sa kanya, hindi pa ba sapat na proof ‘yon? Na I‘m saving myself
for that right moment, that special moment between us? Alam mo‘ng ginawa? Nilayasan ako!
JIGS You deserve someone better.
YUMI Talaga!
YUMI Isipin mo, kung kelan naman I grew tired of meaningless sex, when I‘m looking for the real thing, saka naman mawawala. Ang ironic ng buhay no?
JIGS That’s the way we must learn.
YUMI Alam mo, kung tutuusin, never ko pang na-experience yung tunay na mag make-love. And I had to go all through those relationships para lang ma-realize yun. At least, ngayon, alam ko na ang hinahanap ko.
Iinom ng wine.
YUMI Ikaw ba, importante sa ‘yo na virgin ang mapapangasawa mo? How do you see virginity ba?
JIGS Alam mo, di ko pa napag-isipan ‘yan. Pero now that you‘ve mentioned it…It doesn‘t matter kung virgin ang mapangasawa ko o hindi. Of course I value virginity a lot. I treat it as the only real gift I could give to my wife to be. Imaginin mo na
lang di ba, kung wife ko ang una ko.
It’s like the perfect wedding gift I could give to her. Pero kung siya hindi na virgin, I wouldn‘t care. As long as mahal ko siya. Kasi I don‘t expect her to give
me the same gift. I don‘t do something because I expect people to do the same to me. Ibigay niya sa akin ang sarili niya nang buong-buo, sapat na sa akin ‘yon.
Masaya na ako sa ganoon.
YUMI (Mapapangiti si Yumi.) You know, that’s the nicest thing I ever heard from a guy. That’s why I always enjoy talking to you. You always say the nicest things.
JIGS Wow. Salamat. E ikaw, is making love to you equal to love?
YUMI I always took sex and love as opposite ideas. I mean, after the first time na…you know…sa Senior prom. Kasi afterwards, we broke up na ni Robert. Tapos
naisip ko, yun na ba yung love? Baka hindi love yung naramdaman ko. Baka napagkamalan ko lang siyang love. I was just after the pleasure of intimacy. And then
I felt empty. So empty. That’s why I wanted to change. I wanted to believe in “making love.” And I‘m still looking for it.
Yung magic. Yung feeling mo, tao ka pala. I never felt that kahit isang beses. Men have penetrated my body but never my soul. And I wanted that. I wanted someone
to touch my soul. To “make love” to my soul through my body. Pero siguro, naging numb na ‘ko sa dami ng relasyong pinagdaanan ko. Hindi ko alam kung mararanasan
ko pa iyon. That’s why I envy you.
Tahimik.
YUMI Sa tingin mo may pag-asa pa ako?
JIGS You still have your soul…(Ngingiti)
Tahimik.
YUMI With whom would you want to experience it?
JIGS Of course, sa asawa ko.
YUMI I mean, someone in particular. Take it as my seventh question. So give a name.
JIGS A name? Hindi ko alam. Basta kung sino ang magiging asawa ko.
Tahimik. Magkikibit-balikat si Yumi. Iinom ng wine.
JIGS Well, I always thought na it was Krissy. And then, it was just gone. Of course I loved her. And I still do. Pero the magic was just gone after we both found out
na magkaiba kami ng mga prinsipyo sa buhay.
Tahimik.
JIGS My turn?
YUMI Shoot me.
JIGS Tell me something…a secret. Yung wala kahit isang nakakaalam.
Matagal na katahimikan.
JIGS You trust me naman di ba?
YUMI Well, you‘ve earned it, alright.
JIGS Saka wala akong tinatago sa ‘yo. Sinagot ko lahat ng tanong mo as honestly as I could. (Ngingiti)
YUMI I uhm…
JIGS Yes…?
YUMI I need more wine.
Magsasalin si Jigs ng wine.
JIGS Take your time. We have less than fifty hours to go.
Iinom ng wine si Yumi.
YUMI I‘ll tell you something no one in the world knows except one other person. And that person probably forgot all about me already.
JIGS (Pabiro) What? You had sex with a stranger?
YUMI Ano ka ba?
JIGS Biro lang. Seryoso na.
YUMI Promise ha? Hindi ito lalabas.
JIGS Promise.
YUMI If this goes out, I will hunt you kahit sa libingan mo. Huhukayin kita at papatayin kita ulit.
JIGS Mamatay man ako ngayon.
YUMI Okay…(Pause) I…I was with Joel then… (Magiging mas seryoso ang tono niya) …and Zach. I wasn‘t really with Zach, I was just going out with him pag wala si Joel,
alam mo na…making out and stuff…Well, anyway, I was kinda serious din naman with Joel that time. Joel and I were…you know…doing it. And…
JIGS And…?
YUMI Uhm…I…uhm…I got pregnant.
JIGS What?
Tahimik. Iinom ng wine si Yumi.
YUMI I uhm…shit. Hindi ko naman talaga ginusto e. Uhm…Two months akong delayed…then I took that test. I found out na buntis nga ako…and Joel found out about Zach
(maluha-luha na) and I didn‘t know what to say, you know? Maniniwala ba naman sa akin si Joel na naaliw lang ako kay Zach? Na I didn‘t really love him? Na wala
lang iyon? And so he broke up with me and…I..uhm…I was afraid and uhm…
(Magsisimula siyang magbreak-down)
JIGS It’s okay…
YUMI I uhm…hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko, Joel left me. I wanted to tell him about the baby to make him come back but I don‘t think he‘d believe me after the
thing with Zach…and…my parents are gonna kill me if…shit. (iiyak)
JIGS (lalapit kay Yumi para i-console ito)
Ssshhh…you don‘t have to tell me this if it upsets you…
YUMI And so I went to a clinic…(hahagulgol) I didn‘t mean to, Jiggs. I wasn‘t myself then. And I felt so afraid. So alone…
JIGS Tahan na. Ssshhh…
Iiyak lang si Yumi kay Jigs. Yayakapin ni Jigs si Yumi.
JIGS Alam ba ‘to ni Joel?
YUMI How can I tell him? The only other person na nakakaalam ay yung duktor sa clinic. God…(iiyak) Oh God…
JIGS It’s alright…
Hihimasin ni Jigs ang likod ni Yumi. Patatahanin niya ito. Matagal silang nakaganito lang. Matagal na katahimikan.
YUMI Can you get me my yosi?
Tatayo si Jigs. Pupunta sa may side table sa tabi ng kama. Kukunin ang yosi ni Yumi. Magsisindi siya ng isa at iaabot kay Yumi.
YUMI Thanks…
Matagal na katahimikan.
YUMI If we were…if we were the last two people on earth, would you consider doing it with me?
JIGS Doing what?
YUMI Alam mo na…
JIGS Alin? (Teasing ngingiti)
YUMI **** mo. (Ngingiti)
JIGS Ngumiti rin.
YUMI So? Would you?
JIGS Alin nga? Di mo masabi no? Bakit di mo masabi? (Pagtatawanan
si Yumi) Sabihin mo nga: Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex!
YUMI Shut up nga!
JIGS That’s your eight na, ha?
YUMI I lost count. Answer it.
JIGS Why not?
Hihithit ng yosi si Yumi. Tahimik. Sasandal si Yumi sa balikat ni Jigs.
JIGS If you could be something else, what would you be?
YUMI I dunno…maybe a violin…yeah. Violin siguro.
JIGS Bakit?
YUMI I always saw the relationship of a violin and its player as very intimate. Pag tumutugtog ang violinist, ang nakikita ko at naririnig ko, he strokes the soul of
the instrument and the instrument penetrates the soul of the player. Para silang nagmi-make love. Di ba? Very sexy, very intimate, very sublime. Di ba? Pareho silang sincere sa isa‘t isa.
Dahil kung hindi sila sincere, walang music na mabubuo. The violin surrenders her body to her player, her whole body and her whole soul, in full trust and sincerity. Di ba, compared to the sound of the other instruments, ang tunog ng violin parang isang naked woman? A naked woman in surrender? I want to be a violin. I want to be stroked in the soul. I want to make sincere music. I want to experience the sound of love.
Tahimik.
JIGS Lalim nun ah. (Ngingiti)
YUMI Pa‘no mo malalamang in-love ka na?
JIGS Paano? I don‘t think there’s a formula to that. Basta malalaman mo na lang. I mean, ilang beses lang ba nangyari sa akin ‘yon? I‘d like to believe na yun na nga
‘yon…yung kay Krissy…
YUMI Kwento mo nga…paano mo narealize dati na mahal mo nga si Krissy?
JIGS Alam mo nakakatawa…korni actually. Babalik na naman ako sa pagiging korni nito e. Di ba ayaw mo sa korni.
YUMI Sige na. Hindi na kita aasarin.
JIGS I heard bells.
YUMI Ano?
JIGS Seryoso. Bigla na lang, habang nag-uusap kami, may narinig na lang akong bells, tapos music. Ewan ko kung iniimagine ko lang ‘yon pero yun ang nangyari. Nakakatawa
nga e. Parang kanta ng Beatles.
YUMI Seryoso ka ba?
JIGS O baka naman nagkataon noong oras na yon, may nagkakantahan sa kung saan sa school. Basta may narinig akong bells. Tapos napangiti ako.
Pagtingin ko sa mata niya, iba na ang nakikita ko. Hindi ko na siya nakita as kabarkada lang. Biglang parang may magic. Hindi ko ma-explain. Baduy pero ganun. Tapos I just seized the moment. Umamin ako. A week later, kami na.
YUMI Korni nga. (Matatawa)
JIGS Korni talagang pakinggan. Pero pag nandun ka na. Pag naranasan mo na, feeling mo, hindi na korni.
Ngingiti si Yumi. Tahimik.
YUMI Alam mo, may times na parang tunog violin ang boses mo.
O lasing lang ako?
Tahimik.
JIGS I‘m into my last question.
Iaangat ni Yumi ang ulo niya.
YUMI Shoot me. Better make it good.
JIGS If you were again to be the next victim of this tradition, if you were to be locked up in this room again… who would you want the next guy to be?
YUMI (Mag-iisip) I want someone whom I could talk to…Yung makukwentuhan ko ng mga sikreto ko. Yung may sense makipag-usap. Yung may laman. The violin player who‘d
stroke my strings…not even. Yung mapapatunog niya ang strings ko without even touching them. (Tahimik) Lumuluwag na ang dila ko…kung anu-ano na ang nasasabi
ko. (Ngingiti)
Tititigan lang ni Jigs si Yumi. Tahimik.
YUMI Siyempre yung masarap kausap.
Tahimik. Hindi makatingin si Yumi.
YUMI Yung kahit habambuhay wala kaming gawin kundi mag-usap… I think It’s better than making love.
Mapapatingin si Yumi kay Jigs.
YUMI Gosh I want to kiss you so badly.
Matitigilan siya.
YUMI I can‘t believe I just said that.
Tahimik. Titignan niya ulit si Jigs.
YUMI don‘t you want to kiss me?
Pause. Titignan siya ni Jigs sa mata.
JIGS Is that your last question? (Ngingiti si Jigs)
YUMI Yes.
DILIM.
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the link of the teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFzXd9L3btM
*sigh*
MGA TAUHAN
Jigs - Fresh grad. Kabarkada ni Yumi.Magtatrabaho bilang
researcher sa isang financial firm
Yumi - Commercial Model. Kabarkada ni Jigs. 2 years ahead
kay Jigs.
TAGPO
Gabi. Sa isang kwarto ng isang beach resort.
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Naglalatag ng kumot si Jigs sa sahig habang inaayos ni Yumi ang kanyang higaan.
YUMI Sige na, Jigs. Huwag ka nang magpaka-gentle man. Naaawa ako sa? yo e.
Tabi na tayo sa kama.
JIGS Hindi, okay lang ako dito.
YUMI Huwag ka nang maarte. As if naman re-rapin kita no. Malaki naman itong kama e.
Hatiin na lang natin sa gitna.
JIGS Sure ka?
YUMI Hindi mo naman siguro ako mamanyakin no?
JIGS (Matatawa) Okay ka lang?
YUMI Kung gusto mo, gamitin na lang natin iyang kumot na divider.
JIGS Good idea.
Isasampay nila ang kumot mula sa kisame para mahati ang kama sa gitna. Magsesettle down ang dalawa.
Ilalabas ni Jigs ang libro niya:
“Puppy Love and other Stories” ni F. Sionil Jose.
Si Yumi naman ay magpapatugtog ng Japanese Zen Music
habang nagsa-zazen.
YUMI Do you mind?
JIGS No, go ahead. I‘m just reading.
Magsa-zazen si Yumi. Magbabasa si Jigs. Pareho silang di maka-concentrate. Papatayin ni Yumi ang CD player niya.
YUMI I can‘t believe our friends.
JIGS Oo nga e.
YUMI Dapat ginagawa nila ?to sa mga bagong pasok sa barkada o kaya sa bagong…ay oo nga pala. Bagong graduate ka. Congrats.
JIGS Thanks.
YUMI So what‘re your plans?
JIGS Kinukuha akong researcher sa ADB. Kinukuha rin ako ng BPI sa OTP nila.
YUMI Wow naman. In demand.
JIGS Di naman masyado. Who the hell invented this tradition anyway?
YUMI (Matatawa) You won‘t believe it.
JIGS Ikaw?
YUMI Malay ko ba na mabibiktima rin ako nito balang-araw.
JIGS So why did you start it?
YUMI Wala ka pa sa tropa nun e. Freshman ka pa lang siguro noon. Wala lang. Napagtripan lang namin si Ronald. E may crush siya kay Meg. Noong unang beses magpunta rito ng barkada, sabi ko, magsimula kami ng tradition.
Ilo-lottery namin ang pangalan ng mga lalaki at ng mga babae. Kung sino ang mabubunot, silang dalawa ang pagsasamahin sa isang kwarto sa loob ng tatlong araw. And then, we‘ll all see what happens.
Pero dinaya namin noon yung kay Ronald at Meg. Puro Ronald at Meg ang mga pangalan na nakalagay sa lottery.
JIGS (Tatawa) Ang sama ninyo!
YUMI Kaya nga nakarma na ako e.
JIGS So is our case, dinaya? O talagang lottery?
YUMI (Teasing) Ano sa dalawa ang gusto mo?
JIGS Feeling ko may nagtrip sa‘kin sa barkada e.
YUMI Excuse me po, dalawa tayong biktima dito. I don‘t see any reason kung bakit tayong dalawa ang sasadyaing biktima this year, unless may crush ka sa‘kin na di ko alam at alam nila (tatawa).
JIGS Baka ikaw (tatawa).
YUMI The success rate of this tradition is 100% so far.
JIGS I was here na the 2nd time. Si Chris at si Cia ang biktima.
YUMI And last year were Rod and Kay. They‘re getting married kailan?
Sa June yata.
JIGS What do you expect? Ikukulong mo ang isang lalaki at isang babae sa isang kwarto for three days, imposibleng walang mangyari doon!
YUMI That was exactly my point. (Ngingiti)
JIGS E kung may madisgrasya?
YUMI Ano‘ng disgrasya?
JIGS Alam mo na yun!
Hahawiin ni Yumi ang divider nilang kumot.
YUMI Ano? Sex? Paano kung magsex sila? Nakakatawa ka naman. Di mo masabi.
JIGS Ang alin?
YUMI Ang sex!
JIGS Hah!
YUMI Sige nga sabihin mo nga?
JIGS Para kang *****. Tumigil ka nga.
YUMI ****, Jigs. Graduate ka na totoy ka pa rin!
JIGS Excuse me?
YUMI Sabihin mo nga: ? Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex!?
JIGS Para kang bata, Yumi ha.
YUMI You used to call me ate Yumi when you were in third year.
JIGS Well, graduate na po ako, ate Yumi.
Tahimik.
JIGS Hmmm. I wonder if we‘re gonna last three days.
YUMI (Teasing) Bakit? Ayaw mo sa‘kin?
Di sasagot si Jigs.
YUMI We‘re gonna survive this one.
JIGS What makes you so sure?
YUMI No offense, Jigs. I honestly find you very attractive pero I‘ve no time for this. Alam mo naman siguro na kakabreak ko lang.
JIGS Same here.
YUMI Same here what? Na you find me attractive o you don‘t have time for this? (Matatawa)
Di sasagot si Jigs. Tahimik. Io-on ulit ni Yumi ang CD player at ipagpapatuloy ang zazen. Itatabi ni Jigs ang libro. Nawalan na siya ng ganang magbasa. Pupunta siya sa ref. Bubuksan niya ito.
JIGS Hah! (Sarcastic) Perfect! Red Wine! How very conducive.
YUMI May chips ba diyan?
JIGS Sa awa ng Diyos, may tsibog naman.
Papatayin ni Yumi ang CD player. Tatayo siya at kukuha ng chips sa ibabaw ng ref.
YUMI Since we‘re gonna be stuck naman with each other for three days, might as well make the best out of it di ba? I-enjoy na lang natin.
JIGS What do you mean?
YUMI Get the wine, let’s have a drink! 50 hours to go na lang and we‘re gonna be the first failure of this tradition.
JIGS Oo nga. (Kukunin ang wine. Maglalagay sa dalawang baso.)
When they chose Cia and Chris, naiintindihan ko pa e. Lalo na sina Rod and Kay. Kung baga, tinulungan lang natin silang umamin sa isa‘t isa. Pero us…
YUMI Weird ng barkada natin no?
JIGS To our barkada and our weird traditions!
YUMI To us, the first failure of this tradition!
Magto-toast sila at iinom.
JIGS Sige, ate Yumi. Let’s make our stay here more interesting…
YUMI What’s with the ate?
JIGS Fine…
Bubuksan ni Yumi ang chips. Uupo sila pareho sa sahig para magkwentuhan.
JIGS Let’s play twenty questions.
YUMI Sige! Ano yon?
JIGS Each of us will have ten questions each. Tatanungin kita, tatanungin mo ako, mga gusto nating malaman sa isa‘t isa. Alternate tayo. Pero the thing here is, you can‘t ask the question that I already asked.
YUMI That’s pretty interesting.
JIGS At bawal magsinungaling.
YUMI Fair enough. Pero whatever is said inside this room remains in
the room. Ok?
JIGS Of course. You wanna start?
YUMI No. I want to ask the last question. (Ngingiti at kikindatan si Jigs)
JIGS Smart move. Game. First question: Ano ang greatest frustration mo
sa buhay?
YUMI Nge. Ang korni naman ng tanong mo. Walang ka-challenge-challenge. Ask me something na mag-iisip naman ako.
JIGS Simula pa lang e.
YUMI Sige. Ano nga ba…?
JIGS Akala ko ba walang ka-challenge-challenge?
YUMI Wag kang maingay, nag-iisip ako…I‘m a frustrated ballet dancer.
JIGS Talaga?
YUMI I took lessons when I was six pero umayaw ako. Wala kasi akong disiplina e. Mas gusto kong makipaglaro sa mga kalaro ko. Pero I really enjoy watching ballet dancers. When I see them dance parati kong kaiisip na sana, ako rin. There! Ang dali naman ng tanong mo. Walang thrill.
JIGS Appetizer lang. Yari ka sa‘kin mamaya.
YUMI We‘ll see. Ako naman: Did you ever have doubts about your sexuality? I mean, kahit minsan ba, naisip mo na bakla ka?
JIGS Never.
YUMI Bilis ng sagot a.
JIGS Coz I never entertained the idea.
YUMI Homophobe ka ba?
JIGS Alternate tayo sa tanungan, di ba?
YUMI So, not once? Kahit konti? Kahit what if lang?
JIGS I‘m straight, okay?
YUMI I‘m not asking if you‘re gay or not. I‘m asking kung…
JIGS Never nga.
YUMI We all thought na you were gay. Well at least nung first few months mo sa tropa before you introduced your girlfriend to us.
JIGS What?! You thought I was gay?!
YUMI E pa? no kasi, masyado kang mabait. Ang pogi-pogi mo, pero parang allergic ka sa mga babae. Over ang pagiging gentleman mo. Too good to be true. You have a good body, it seems that you work out pero iniisip namin front mo lang yun. Kadalasan kasi front ng mga bakla ang pagiging maganda ng katawan nila at pagiging sporty…
Tatawa lang si Jigs.
YUMI So we thought it’s either that or you were planning to become a priest.
JIGS What?!
YUMI Well, you were always this goody-goody person. Pumupunta ka sa chapel. Nangungumpisal, nagsisimba…
JIGS The way you said it, parang equivalent ang dalawa a.
YUMI Of course not. I didn‘t mean that!
JIGS I take my faith seriously. That doesn‘t make me gay!
YUMI So you did want to become a priest…
JIGS Hindi rin. Actually, I always wanted to raise a family…and be a father.
Tahimik.
YUMI So you‘re not gay.
JIGS No.
YUMI You never…
JIGS Ilang beses ka ba ipinanganak? Kulit mo e. It’s my turn.
YUMI Homophobe ka no?
JIGS Hindi kaya!
YUMI Whatever…
JIGS Ako na, daya mo naman e.
YUMI Okay, okay. Shoot me.
JIGS How do you see yourself five years from now?
YUMI You expect to win this game? Ang kokorni ng mga tanong mo e.
JIGS The object of this game is not to win.
YUMI E ano pa ba?
JIGS To get to know the other person.
YUMI Sure. Basta ako, I will win this game. Walang thrill ang isang game kung walang nananalo.
JIGS Sagot.
YUMI May time limit ba ?to? (Tatawa) Wine pa nga.
JIGS Sabi nga nila: in vino veritas.
Magsasalin si Jigs ng wine.
YUMI Masarap ang wine, ha? Saan kaya nabili ito? (Iinom) To answer your question, either maging entrepreneur ako, magsisimula ako ng sarili ako nangg botique or bar, o kaya, magiging artista ako sa pelikula.
JIGS Not bad.
YUMI Pero mukhang malabo yung stint ko sa movies. Tough ang competition e. Saka mahina ang manager ko. Panay hosting at pictorials ang nakukuhang raket para sa akin. Papalitan ko na nga e. Pag nakaipon ako, baka magtayo na lang ako ng
botique.
JIGS (Magbibiro) Ayaw mo mag-bold?
YUMI Yuck!
JIGS Lahat ng gustong mag-artista doon dumadaan.
YUMI May talent naman ako kahit papano a!
JIGS Lahat naman ng bold star may talent a! Sa dibdib!
(Tatawa)
YUMI (Hahampasin ng unan si Jigs) Bastos ka talaga! Akala ko goody-goody ka…Hindi ko papatulan ang pagbobold kahit ano‘ng mangyari no! Kahit ganito ako, may respeto pa rin naman ako sa sarili ko.
JIGS Ganito? Ano? ng ganito?
Di sasagutin ni Yumi ang tanong.
YUMI These producers think all the people want is sex, sex, sex! Kaya puro basura ang mga pelikula e. Wine pa nga!
JIGS (Magsasalin ng wine) Bakit naman botique?
YUMI Hoy madaya ka na ha? Hindi pa ako lasing. Ako na‘ng magtatanong. Ang korni mo namang magtanong. Bigatan naman natin nang konti…Inom ka muna.
Iinom si Jigs. Magsasalin siya ng bago.
YUMI Who was your first crush in the barkada?
Tahimik.
YUMI Haha! Bingo ka no? Bagal mo naman sumagot.
Iinumin ang wine. Magsasalin ng bago.
JIGS Lalaki o babae?
Tatawa sila pareho.
YUMI Dapat may time limit ito e.
Tahimik.
JIGS Hirap naman ng tanong mo.
YUMI Iyon nga ang maganda e. Para may thrill. As if naman ibo-broadcast ko sa barkada kung sino.
JIGS Wine pa?
YUMI Di mo pa sinasagot yung tanong ko, nagtatanong ka na!
Magsasalin ng wine si Jigs kay Yumi.
JIGS Yung crush ko kasi…siyempre, sino pa ba? E di yung pinakamaganda sa barkada.
YUMI Nge. Subjective yon no! Para sa‘kin ang pinakagwapo si Joel. Sa babae, si Kay. Para kay Ronald, si Meg…
JIGS Yung literally na may dating‘walang tanung-tanong. Yung kahit sino? ng tanungin mo sa tropa, objectively, siya ang isasagot.
YUMI Jigs, twenty questions ang game natin. Hindi guessing game. C‘mon man. Play your own game. Pa‘no na kung truth or dare to e di pahirapan na.
Dadalawa na nga lang tayo e.
JIGS Yung commercial model.
Matitigilan si Yumi.
YUMI Wine pa nga.
Magsasalin si Jigs. Mag-iisip si Yumi. Iinom.
Biglang matatawa.
YUMI (Tumatawa pa rin) Talaga?
JIGS Sige, pagtawanan ba?
YUMI You can say it to my face, I won‘t bite. Bakit hirap na hirap kang sabihin kung sino? Takot kang ma-reject?
Parang tanong lang e…Wine pa nga!
JIGS Okay, 1 point ka na…
YUMI (Ngiti) Gee…thanks. Flattered naman ako. At kailan naman nangyari ito?
JIGS Sorry, my turn to ask. (Ngingiti) Who is your crush in the barkada…NOW?
YUMI E ginaya mo lang yung tanong ko e.
JIGS Hinde no. May qualifier ako. Ang sabi ko, NOW. Ang tanong mo, first crush ko.
YUMI Korni pa rin. Alam mo, kung basketball ‘to, tambak ka na.
JIGS Just answer the question.
YUMI Siyempre wala. I told you, I don‘t have time for these stuff. Kakabreak ko lang di ba?
JIGS Korni mo namang sumagot.
YUMI E korni yung tanong e. Pero kung talagang-talagang kailangan kong sumagot…hmmm…teka…sino nga ba? Sino ba‘ng crush material sa barkada?
Wala akong maisip e. Ikaw na lang.
JIGS Yung seryoso naman.
YUMI Seryoso ako. Ayaw mo yata e. Sige, iba na lang…
JIGS E napipilitan ka lang e.
YUMI Uy! Pa‘no ba ‘yan? MU na tayo? Crush mo ko, crush kita…yiheee
(Tatawa).
JIGS Dati pa ‘yon no!
YUMI Ay? Di mo na ko crush? Bakit, na turn-off ka? Ano namang ginawa ko?
Tsk. Tsk.
JIGS Is that your question na?
YUMI Oy, hinde! Ito naman…di ba pwedeng mag-follow-up?
Iinom ng wine si Jigs.
YUMI Fine. Here’s a little juicy question:
Describe your first kiss.
JIGS That’s not even a question.
YUMI Arte mo. O: How was your first kiss like?
Matatawa si Jigs.
JIGS Wet.
YUMI Yuck!
Magtatawanan sila.
JIGS Alam mo, aksidente yung first kiss ko. Close kasi kami nung isa kong kaibigan. Pag naggu-goodbye ako sa kanya, parati ko siyang kini-kiss sa noo.
E one time, sa gym habang nagpapahinga, nakaupo siya sa sahig. Tinatamad siyang tumayo. So bumaba ako nang konti para halikan siya sa noo kasi pauwi na ako.
E siya naman, para maabot ko, medyo tumingala. E sakto, sa lips ko siya nahalikan. Pareho kaming nagulat.
Pero di pa kami naghiwalay agad. Weird nga ang feeling e. Parang may glue. Ayaw na namin maghiwalay pareho…
Tawa pa rin si Yumi
YUMI Awww. Ang sweet naman. Parang sa pelikula. Si Krissy ba to?
JIGS Hindi. Hindi mo siya kilala.
YUMI So what happened? Nagkatuluyan kayo?
JIGS Nope.
YUMI Ha?
JIGS Ewan ko ba. Complicated kasi yung situation namin e. May boyfriend siya noon. Ako naman, takot pa sa isang relationship. Pero at least, na-discover namin
na pareho pala kaming may gusto sa isa‘t isa. Pero hanggang doon na lang.
YUMI What happened after?
JIGS We talked about it. We both decided na it wont work. Tapos, bigla na lang, hindi na kami nagkikita. And then, I met you guys, iba na ang barkada ko.
YUMI Nakakatuwa naman.
JIGS Ikaw, pa? no yung first kiss mo?
YUMI Ikaw ang nagturo sa akin ng game na ito di ba? Bakit ba lagi mong bini-break ang rules? Di mo na pwedeng tanungin ‘yan!
JIGS Tine-testing ko lang kung lasing ka na. (Iinom ng wine) Okay, naka-warm-up na ako: What was the naughtiest thing you ever did?
YUMI ‘Yan ang mga tanong! Ano ba‘ng ibig mong sabihin ng naughty?
JIGS Bahala kang mag-define.
YUMI Hmmm…marami e…(matatawa) baka maeskandalo ka.
JIGS Kanina ayaw mo ng korni. Ngayong medyo exciting naman…
YUMI Eto na…I had two boyfriends at the same time.
JIGS (Nagulat) Hala.
YUMI I was with Joel and Zach at the same time.
JIGS Yikes. Alam ba ni Joel?
YUMI Kaya nga kami naghiwalay nun e. Nahuli ako
(matatawa).
JIGS Ano namang pumasok sa kukote mo‘t ginawa mo ‘yon, aber?
YUMI Nag-eexperiment lang ako. E sa type ko sila pareho e. Ano‘ng magagawa ko? Saka para may thrill. Alam mo ‘yon? Yung patago kang nakikipag-date sa
isa para di mahuli. Everyday pa akong nakakalibre, kasi, alternate sila!
(Tatawa) Akala n‘yo kayo lang mga lalaki ang pwedeng gumawa no‘n?
JIGS How can you love two guys at the same time?
YUMI Who said something about love? Walang kinalaman ang love dun. I was…having fun!
JIGS Nainlove ka na ba, ever?
YUMI Nakakailang tanong ka na? It’s my turn.
JIGS Don‘t you want to answer the question anyway?
YUMI My turn!
JIGS Kulang ka pa sa wine. (Tatawa)
Ubos na ang unang wine bottle. Kukuha si Jigs ng isa pa sa ref.
JIGS Ang bilis nating uminom a.
YUMI Are you still a virgin?
JIGS Whoa! Where did that come from?
YUMI That’s my fourth question.
JIGS (Magsasalin ng wine sa mga baso). Ano sa tingin mo?
Ngingiti si Jigs. Tititigan lang siya ni Yumi.
YUMI Don‘t tell me, wala pang nangyayari sa inyo ni Krissy hanggang ngayon? Ilang taon na ba kayo?
JIGS Mag-tu-two years na sana next week.
YUMI So virgin ka pa? I don‘t believe it!
JIGS Mukha ba akong *********?
YUMI Mukha kang nagpapaiyak ng babae e.
JIGS Insulto ba ‘yon?
YUMI Compliment ‘yon, *****.
JIGS Ah, okay. Thanks.
YUMI Pero, you mean, you never felt the urge to do it?
JIGS Alin? Sex?
YUMI Wow! Nasabi rin niya!
JIGS Of course I always feel it. Natural lang ‘yon sa tao no? Nasa iyo na lang ‘yan kung ano? ng gagawin mo sa urge na ‘yon.
YUMI E natural naman pala e. Bakit mo pinipigilan? I mean, pag naiihi ka, iihi ka. Pag nagugutom ka, kakain ka. Pareho lang ‘yon, di ba?
JIGS Pag naiihi ka, iihi ka dahil kailangan mong umihi. At hindi ka iihi kahit saan. Pupunta ka sa banyo. Pag nagugutom ka, kakain ka dahil kailangan. At hindi mo
kinakain ang lahat ng pagkain na ihain sa iyo. Pag di ka gutom, di ka kakain. Pag di mo gusto yung pagkain, di mo gagalawin. Ang aso, pag may nakitang pagkain
diyan, walang tanung-tanong. Lalamon ‘yan.
YUMI And sex is the same?
JIGS Lahat ng bagay, nilalagay sa lugar. May context. At least, yun ang nagpaiba sa atin sa aso.
YUMI Grabe ka namang magsalita. Para mo na ring sinabing lahat ng nakikipagsex, aso ah!
JIGS Sinasabi ko lang, pag wala sa tamang konteksto, mali.
YUMI And what is that context?
JIGS Matanda na tayo. Ayokong maging preachy. Alam na natin yan.
Tahimik.
JIGS Kaso, kahit alam na natin, minsan di pa rin natin ginagawa.
Tahimik.
JIGS Masarap e. Sino ba ng ayaw nun?
Tahimik.
YUMI (Medyo nairita) So feeling mo santo ka at dapat kang i-congratulate for being a virgin!
JIGS Sinasabi ko lang ang pinaniniwalaan ko. Ineexplain ko lang kung bakit di ko ginagawa. May kanya-kanya tayong dahilan. Di ko pinipilit kahit kanino ang mga
paniniwala ko…No need to get so cross about it, Yumi.
Tahimik.
JIGS It’s not about being a virgin or not. It’s about putting things into their proper places.
YUMI I‘m not arguing with you.
JIGS Me neither. I‘m just answering your questions.
Matagal na katahimikan.
Ngingiti si Jigs.
Titignan niya si Yumi na medyo nairita sa nakaraang train of conversation nila. Magsasalin siya ng wine para kay Yumi.
JIGS Nasobrahan ka na yata sa wine e. (Tatawa) You still wanna go on with the game? Nine pa lang tayo, eleven more to go. (Ngingiti)
YUMI Shoot me.
JIGS Who was your first lay?
YUMI (Hahampasin ng unan si Jigs) Ang bastos mo talaga! So ina-assume mo na hindi na ako virgin?
JIGS E sabi mo kasi, walang thrill ang game pag walang nananalo e. So I guess I‘m winning. Saka wala naman akong inimply na ganun a! I‘m just hitting two birds with
one stone. Kasi kung virgin ka, e di simple lang ang sagot: wala. Kung hindi naman, e di sino?
YUMI Ang daya mo.
JIGS Akala ko ba ayaw mo ng korning tanong.
YUMI You think I‘ll answer that after giving your sermon,Father Jigs?
JIGS Ano ka ba? Inexplain ko lang yung personal reasons ko. Kung ano man ang sa iyo, I‘ll respect them as well as I know you respect mine. I‘m no saint. I‘m just trying to get to know you better. (Ngingiti)
YUMI How do you do that?
JIGS Alin?
YUMI I should have walked out on you kanina pa pero the way you say things…parang bumabaliktad sa ‘yo…makes you more…charming. Kung ibang tao ka siguro, di na kita
kakausapin.
JIGS You can‘t walk out. We‘re locked here for three days except for meals.
YUMI So I‘m forced to like you para di masira ang vacation ko.(Ngingiti)
JIGS You don‘t have to answer my question if you don‘t want.
YUMI I guess I‘ll be honest with you as you were honest with me…
Tahimik. Iinom ng wine si Yumi.
YUMI Di mo siya kilala. His name was Robert. He was my first boyfriend. It was Senior Prom Night. Alam mo na…typical senior prom story. Everyone wants to lose it
on prom night. Everyone thinks na pag prom night, it was something special. We went out sa hall nang maaga. We made out sa kotse niya. One thing led to the other.
Tapos, yun…yun na. We went back just in time for the awarding of the prom queen.
Guess what, I won pa.
(Mahinang tawa)
JIGS What was it like?
YUMI Now that I look back, it isn‘t as special as I thought it was. Pero it was different then. Back then, we were just led by our passions. Alam mo yon? Andun ka na. Hormones raging wild. Passions and Ideals are confused.
Akala mo love, yun pala, curious ka lang pala. Akala mo yun na yon. Akala mo you are in-love at lahat ng gawin mo tama. Lahat ng gawin mo perfect.
Everything was magical…well, almost.
JIGS Almost…?
YUMI Sa next question mo na ‘yan. Ako na.
JIGS (Pabiro) Wine pa? Kulang ka pa yata e.
YUMI Nilalasing mo ko no? May balak ka sa? kin no?
(Tatawa)
JIGS Is that your question? Sasagutin ko na.
(Tatawa)
YUMI Engot. Hindi ‘yon. Here’s something na curious lang ako. Kasi I‘ve been hearing things…saka you‘ve hinted on it na rin kanina…Are you still with Krissy?
JIGS Hindi na.
YUMI Since when?
JIGS Two, maybe three weeks ago?
YUMI Sino‘ng nakipag-break?
JIGS Pareho kami.
YUMI Why?
JIGS Maraming dahilan, actually. Naisip na lang namin na it won‘t work. Isa na do‘n, magkaiba kami ng gustong mangyari sa buhay. Magkaiba kami ng mga pinaniniwalaan.
YUMI Like what?
JIGS Marami.
YUMI At ngayon mo lang nalaman iyon after two years with her?
JIGS People change, Yumi.
Tahimik.
JIGS Right before graduation, she asked me to move in with her.
YUMI Talaga?
JIGS Sabi niya, doon na naman din daw papunta ang relasyon namin. Might as well practice na raw for the real thing. Tutal, she’s working na naman,ako naman bagong graduate, we should try out na raw living together if it‘ll work for us.
YUMI Natakot ka sa arrangement?
JIGS Hindi naman sa natakot. If you love someone, ano pa‘ng ikakatakot mo, di ba?
YUMI E bakit umayaw ka?
JIGS It’s just that, It’s not my thing.
YUMI Sabi na nga ba e, bakla ka no? Sinasayang mo ang opportunities!
(Matatawa)
JIGS Hindi ako oportunista. At lalong hindi ako bakla.
YUMI Fine.
JIGS Naisip ko lang na hindi pa pala ako handa sa mga ganitong bagay. Wala pa sa isip ko ang gano‘n. Na-shock siguro ako sa reality na iyon na nga ang next step
sa relationship namin. I mean, two years of being together and knowing each other, we‘re practically ready to get married, if you know what I mean. Pero I
realized, I‘m not ready for any of these. Narealize ko how immature I am. Na iba yung ideals ko two years ago sa ideals ko ngayon.
I need to mature some more to get into this thing I mean, getting married. Diyos ko, ilang taon lang ba ako…
YUMI Maturity has nothing to do with age.
JIGS But it has a lot to do with time.
Tahimik.
JIGS So I thought, bakit kailangan ng practice mode? Ibig sabihin, pag sumablay kami, split na kami? Live like a couple minus the commitment?
Pa‘no pag nawala na yung magic? Goodbye na?
Iinom ng wine si Jigs.
JIGS Kung kasal na, kasal na. Wala nang practice. I think that’s the real cowardice. Yung i-try muna natin kung it will work kasi takot kayo na baka hindi maging
successful ang outcome. Saan na napunta ang excitement ng buhay? Kaya nga kayo in-love, para sabay kayong humarap sa totoong buhay, sa hirap at ginahawa, di ba? (Matatawa)
Hindi yung pagpapraktisan muna ninyo para siguradong ginhawa lang.
Magkikibit-balikat lang si Jigs.
YUMI Are you always like that?
JIGS Like what?
YUMI So cerebral in everything. Kahit pagdating sa relationships.
JIGS Life is too precious para lang daanin sa trial and error.
Ngingiti si Jigs. Tahimik.
YUMI So, No hard feelings?
JIGS Friends pa rin kami. She still calls me up nga sa bahay e.
YUMI That’s nice.
JIGS Kayo, bakit kayo nagbreak ni Carlo?
YUMI That’s your sixth na ha?
JIGS Sure.
YUMI Alam mo, ironic para sa akin yung break-up namin ni Carlo. And the funny thing was, it was about…sex. Uy, sa atin lang ito ha?
JIGS Of course.
YUMI Kasi nga, I was looking for that magic nga di ba? I wanted to be in a relationship na special naman. So of all the boyfriends I had, sa kanya lang ako walang sexual relationship. As in nag-aabstain talaga ako. Kasi parang naisip ko, para magkaroon naman ng meaning yung “making love” di ba? Parang, dapat di mo parating ginagawa, at ginagawa mo lang when you are sincere with yourself and with your partner.
So I was investing muna emotionally. And I was actually starting to care about him. Yung, hindi ko na iniisip yung sarili ko. Yung siya lang ang inaalala ko. Akala
ko perfect na…
JIGS Ano‘ng nangyari?
YUMI Patunayan ko raw na mahal ko siya. Magbigay daw ako ng proof. Pagbigyan ko raw siya. Sabi ko sa kanya, hindi pa ba sapat na proof ‘yon? Na I‘m saving myself
for that right moment, that special moment between us? Alam mo‘ng ginawa? Nilayasan ako!
JIGS You deserve someone better.
YUMI Talaga!
YUMI Isipin mo, kung kelan naman I grew tired of meaningless sex, when I‘m looking for the real thing, saka naman mawawala. Ang ironic ng buhay no?
JIGS That’s the way we must learn.
YUMI Alam mo, kung tutuusin, never ko pang na-experience yung tunay na mag make-love. And I had to go all through those relationships para lang ma-realize yun. At least, ngayon, alam ko na ang hinahanap ko.
Iinom ng wine.
YUMI Ikaw ba, importante sa ‘yo na virgin ang mapapangasawa mo? How do you see virginity ba?
JIGS Alam mo, di ko pa napag-isipan ‘yan. Pero now that you‘ve mentioned it…It doesn‘t matter kung virgin ang mapangasawa ko o hindi. Of course I value virginity a lot. I treat it as the only real gift I could give to my wife to be. Imaginin mo na
lang di ba, kung wife ko ang una ko.
It’s like the perfect wedding gift I could give to her. Pero kung siya hindi na virgin, I wouldn‘t care. As long as mahal ko siya. Kasi I don‘t expect her to give
me the same gift. I don‘t do something because I expect people to do the same to me. Ibigay niya sa akin ang sarili niya nang buong-buo, sapat na sa akin ‘yon.
Masaya na ako sa ganoon.
YUMI (Mapapangiti si Yumi.) You know, that’s the nicest thing I ever heard from a guy. That’s why I always enjoy talking to you. You always say the nicest things.
JIGS Wow. Salamat. E ikaw, is making love to you equal to love?
YUMI I always took sex and love as opposite ideas. I mean, after the first time na…you know…sa Senior prom. Kasi afterwards, we broke up na ni Robert. Tapos
naisip ko, yun na ba yung love? Baka hindi love yung naramdaman ko. Baka napagkamalan ko lang siyang love. I was just after the pleasure of intimacy. And then
I felt empty. So empty. That’s why I wanted to change. I wanted to believe in “making love.” And I‘m still looking for it.
Yung magic. Yung feeling mo, tao ka pala. I never felt that kahit isang beses. Men have penetrated my body but never my soul. And I wanted that. I wanted someone
to touch my soul. To “make love” to my soul through my body. Pero siguro, naging numb na ‘ko sa dami ng relasyong pinagdaanan ko. Hindi ko alam kung mararanasan
ko pa iyon. That’s why I envy you.
Tahimik.
YUMI Sa tingin mo may pag-asa pa ako?
JIGS You still have your soul…(Ngingiti)
Tahimik.
YUMI With whom would you want to experience it?
JIGS Of course, sa asawa ko.
YUMI I mean, someone in particular. Take it as my seventh question. So give a name.
JIGS A name? Hindi ko alam. Basta kung sino ang magiging asawa ko.
Tahimik. Magkikibit-balikat si Yumi. Iinom ng wine.
JIGS Well, I always thought na it was Krissy. And then, it was just gone. Of course I loved her. And I still do. Pero the magic was just gone after we both found out
na magkaiba kami ng mga prinsipyo sa buhay.
Tahimik.
JIGS My turn?
YUMI Shoot me.
JIGS Tell me something…a secret. Yung wala kahit isang nakakaalam.
Matagal na katahimikan.
JIGS You trust me naman di ba?
YUMI Well, you‘ve earned it, alright.
JIGS Saka wala akong tinatago sa ‘yo. Sinagot ko lahat ng tanong mo as honestly as I could. (Ngingiti)
YUMI I uhm…
JIGS Yes…?
YUMI I need more wine.
Magsasalin si Jigs ng wine.
JIGS Take your time. We have less than fifty hours to go.
Iinom ng wine si Yumi.
YUMI I‘ll tell you something no one in the world knows except one other person. And that person probably forgot all about me already.
JIGS (Pabiro) What? You had sex with a stranger?
YUMI Ano ka ba?
JIGS Biro lang. Seryoso na.
YUMI Promise ha? Hindi ito lalabas.
JIGS Promise.
YUMI If this goes out, I will hunt you kahit sa libingan mo. Huhukayin kita at papatayin kita ulit.
JIGS Mamatay man ako ngayon.
YUMI Okay…(Pause) I…I was with Joel then… (Magiging mas seryoso ang tono niya) …and Zach. I wasn‘t really with Zach, I was just going out with him pag wala si Joel,
alam mo na…making out and stuff…Well, anyway, I was kinda serious din naman with Joel that time. Joel and I were…you know…doing it. And…
JIGS And…?
YUMI Uhm…I…uhm…I got pregnant.
JIGS What?
Tahimik. Iinom ng wine si Yumi.
YUMI I uhm…shit. Hindi ko naman talaga ginusto e. Uhm…Two months akong delayed…then I took that test. I found out na buntis nga ako…and Joel found out about Zach
(maluha-luha na) and I didn‘t know what to say, you know? Maniniwala ba naman sa akin si Joel na naaliw lang ako kay Zach? Na I didn‘t really love him? Na wala
lang iyon? And so he broke up with me and…I..uhm…I was afraid and uhm…
(Magsisimula siyang magbreak-down)
JIGS It’s okay…
YUMI I uhm…hindi ko na alam ang gagawin ko, Joel left me. I wanted to tell him about the baby to make him come back but I don‘t think he‘d believe me after the
thing with Zach…and…my parents are gonna kill me if…shit. (iiyak)
JIGS (lalapit kay Yumi para i-console ito)
Ssshhh…you don‘t have to tell me this if it upsets you…
YUMI And so I went to a clinic…(hahagulgol) I didn‘t mean to, Jiggs. I wasn‘t myself then. And I felt so afraid. So alone…
JIGS Tahan na. Ssshhh…
Iiyak lang si Yumi kay Jigs. Yayakapin ni Jigs si Yumi.
JIGS Alam ba ‘to ni Joel?
YUMI How can I tell him? The only other person na nakakaalam ay yung duktor sa clinic. God…(iiyak) Oh God…
JIGS It’s alright…
Hihimasin ni Jigs ang likod ni Yumi. Patatahanin niya ito. Matagal silang nakaganito lang. Matagal na katahimikan.
YUMI Can you get me my yosi?
Tatayo si Jigs. Pupunta sa may side table sa tabi ng kama. Kukunin ang yosi ni Yumi. Magsisindi siya ng isa at iaabot kay Yumi.
YUMI Thanks…
Matagal na katahimikan.
YUMI If we were…if we were the last two people on earth, would you consider doing it with me?
JIGS Doing what?
YUMI Alam mo na…
JIGS Alin? (Teasing ngingiti)
YUMI **** mo. (Ngingiti)
JIGS Ngumiti rin.
YUMI So? Would you?
JIGS Alin nga? Di mo masabi no? Bakit di mo masabi? (Pagtatawanan
si Yumi) Sabihin mo nga: Sex! Sex! Sex! Sex!
YUMI Shut up nga!
JIGS That’s your eight na, ha?
YUMI I lost count. Answer it.
JIGS Why not?
Hihithit ng yosi si Yumi. Tahimik. Sasandal si Yumi sa balikat ni Jigs.
JIGS If you could be something else, what would you be?
YUMI I dunno…maybe a violin…yeah. Violin siguro.
JIGS Bakit?
YUMI I always saw the relationship of a violin and its player as very intimate. Pag tumutugtog ang violinist, ang nakikita ko at naririnig ko, he strokes the soul of
the instrument and the instrument penetrates the soul of the player. Para silang nagmi-make love. Di ba? Very sexy, very intimate, very sublime. Di ba? Pareho silang sincere sa isa‘t isa.
Dahil kung hindi sila sincere, walang music na mabubuo. The violin surrenders her body to her player, her whole body and her whole soul, in full trust and sincerity. Di ba, compared to the sound of the other instruments, ang tunog ng violin parang isang naked woman? A naked woman in surrender? I want to be a violin. I want to be stroked in the soul. I want to make sincere music. I want to experience the sound of love.
Tahimik.
JIGS Lalim nun ah. (Ngingiti)
YUMI Pa‘no mo malalamang in-love ka na?
JIGS Paano? I don‘t think there’s a formula to that. Basta malalaman mo na lang. I mean, ilang beses lang ba nangyari sa akin ‘yon? I‘d like to believe na yun na nga
‘yon…yung kay Krissy…
YUMI Kwento mo nga…paano mo narealize dati na mahal mo nga si Krissy?
JIGS Alam mo nakakatawa…korni actually. Babalik na naman ako sa pagiging korni nito e. Di ba ayaw mo sa korni.
YUMI Sige na. Hindi na kita aasarin.
JIGS I heard bells.
YUMI Ano?
JIGS Seryoso. Bigla na lang, habang nag-uusap kami, may narinig na lang akong bells, tapos music. Ewan ko kung iniimagine ko lang ‘yon pero yun ang nangyari. Nakakatawa
nga e. Parang kanta ng Beatles.
YUMI Seryoso ka ba?
JIGS O baka naman nagkataon noong oras na yon, may nagkakantahan sa kung saan sa school. Basta may narinig akong bells. Tapos napangiti ako.
Pagtingin ko sa mata niya, iba na ang nakikita ko. Hindi ko na siya nakita as kabarkada lang. Biglang parang may magic. Hindi ko ma-explain. Baduy pero ganun. Tapos I just seized the moment. Umamin ako. A week later, kami na.
YUMI Korni nga. (Matatawa)
JIGS Korni talagang pakinggan. Pero pag nandun ka na. Pag naranasan mo na, feeling mo, hindi na korni.
Ngingiti si Yumi. Tahimik.
YUMI Alam mo, may times na parang tunog violin ang boses mo.
O lasing lang ako?
Tahimik.
JIGS I‘m into my last question.
Iaangat ni Yumi ang ulo niya.
YUMI Shoot me. Better make it good.
JIGS If you were again to be the next victim of this tradition, if you were to be locked up in this room again… who would you want the next guy to be?
YUMI (Mag-iisip) I want someone whom I could talk to…Yung makukwentuhan ko ng mga sikreto ko. Yung may sense makipag-usap. Yung may laman. The violin player who‘d
stroke my strings…not even. Yung mapapatunog niya ang strings ko without even touching them. (Tahimik) Lumuluwag na ang dila ko…kung anu-ano na ang nasasabi
ko. (Ngingiti)
Tititigan lang ni Jigs si Yumi. Tahimik.
YUMI Siyempre yung masarap kausap.
Tahimik. Hindi makatingin si Yumi.
YUMI Yung kahit habambuhay wala kaming gawin kundi mag-usap… I think It’s better than making love.
Mapapatingin si Yumi kay Jigs.
YUMI Gosh I want to kiss you so badly.
Matitigilan siya.
YUMI I can‘t believe I just said that.
Tahimik. Titignan niya ulit si Jigs.
YUMI don‘t you want to kiss me?
Pause. Titignan siya ni Jigs sa mata.
JIGS Is that your last question? (Ngingiti si Jigs)
YUMI Yes.
DILIM.
To know more about the author or about his plays, please visit this link: juanekis.multiply.com.
the link of the teaser: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFzXd9L3btM
*sigh*
06 September 2008
it's britney, bitch.
this video has been circulating around cyberspace. it's supposedly a "leaked video" of britney's performance for the 2008 VMA...nice noh? me likey the beat and the moves
08 August 2008
08.08.08
congratulations and best wishes to those who got married today!
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my patient assignment this week included this psych patient who is a foreigner (let's call him mr. b). he has bipolar disorder and is a diabetic. getting mr. b to take his medication was a challenge. getting him to agree to a 1)skin test, 2) blood sugar test, and 3) insulin injection, was a test of patience. he agreed to #1 and #2 but no way to #3 claiming he's not a diabetic and we're trying to inject poison inside him lol i was sweating buckets when i did his skin test.
mr. b and i get along most of the time coz he thinks i'm his daughter hardiharar. i was flattered until i learned he thinks the intern, PGI, resident and another nurse were his daughters, too. come to think of it, he thinks all girls are his daughters. when he raises his voice at me, his filipino wife tells him "you tuld hir she's your dooter, why are you shouting at hir?" which is of course a big no-no in psychology since you're not supposed to agree to the patient's delusion. amu na guro nga nagbuang pa gd ang pasyente kay gnasuportahan man ang pagkabuang nya sg asawa nya. so with a look of reproach to his wife, i turned to the patient and tells him i'm his nurse, he's a patient, and he was not supposed to raise his voice at me. he looks me in the eye and tells me "you're just my daughter and i can damn well raise my voice at you." uh-oh, i guess his cocktail meds haven't kicked-in yet. don't mess with the psych patient.
his stories/delusions are pretty funny and entertaining. his mother is florence nightingale. he can see the future. i askd him what his fave movie was, he said james bond then proceeded to tell me sean connery is his son. he wrote a lot of scripts for his filipina wife, all dialogues in broken english and were all blockbusters. he claims he is a doctor/engineer/plumber/magician/GOD and was always loitering around the corridor/nurse's station, grabbing his IV stand and demanding to see his doctor because his doctor's mother is in danger of being grabbed by aliens. oohhhhkaaayy.
my colleagues all try to look busy because a) they are not used to speaking english to a foreigner, b) they ARE busy, c) they don't know what to tell him (if they tell him the doc isn't coming anymore he's going to freak out, if they lie and tell him the doc is coming he is still going to freak when the doc doesn't come). so it's up to lucky ol' me to divert his attention and lead him back to his room.
i keep telling myself, "so, this is a glimpse of the future" teehee i love his blue eyes, though
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my patient assignment this week included this psych patient who is a foreigner (let's call him mr. b). he has bipolar disorder and is a diabetic. getting mr. b to take his medication was a challenge. getting him to agree to a 1)skin test, 2) blood sugar test, and 3) insulin injection, was a test of patience. he agreed to #1 and #2 but no way to #3 claiming he's not a diabetic and we're trying to inject poison inside him lol i was sweating buckets when i did his skin test.
mr. b and i get along most of the time coz he thinks i'm his daughter hardiharar. i was flattered until i learned he thinks the intern, PGI, resident and another nurse were his daughters, too. come to think of it, he thinks all girls are his daughters. when he raises his voice at me, his filipino wife tells him "you tuld hir she's your dooter, why are you shouting at hir?" which is of course a big no-no in psychology since you're not supposed to agree to the patient's delusion. amu na guro nga nagbuang pa gd ang pasyente kay gnasuportahan man ang pagkabuang nya sg asawa nya. so with a look of reproach to his wife, i turned to the patient and tells him i'm his nurse, he's a patient, and he was not supposed to raise his voice at me. he looks me in the eye and tells me "you're just my daughter and i can damn well raise my voice at you." uh-oh, i guess his cocktail meds haven't kicked-in yet. don't mess with the psych patient.
his stories/delusions are pretty funny and entertaining. his mother is florence nightingale. he can see the future. i askd him what his fave movie was, he said james bond then proceeded to tell me sean connery is his son. he wrote a lot of scripts for his filipina wife, all dialogues in broken english and were all blockbusters. he claims he is a doctor/engineer/plumber/magician/GOD and was always loitering around the corridor/nurse's station, grabbing his IV stand and demanding to see his doctor because his doctor's mother is in danger of being grabbed by aliens. oohhhhkaaayy.
my colleagues all try to look busy because a) they are not used to speaking english to a foreigner, b) they ARE busy, c) they don't know what to tell him (if they tell him the doc isn't coming anymore he's going to freak out, if they lie and tell him the doc is coming he is still going to freak when the doc doesn't come). so it's up to lucky ol' me to divert his attention and lead him back to his room.
i keep telling myself, "so, this is a glimpse of the future" teehee i love his blue eyes, though
02 August 2008
hooked
i can't even remember how i heard about stephenie meyer and the twilight series, but i'm hooked! i heart bella and edward.
i can't stop reading and it's almost 2 am. AM shift pa naman ako. syet.
oh goody! there's a movie, too! can't wait *happy dance*
edit:
8/5/08 3:50
i just finished reading the goriest childbirth scene ever. damn.
jacob is as cute as a puppy teehee
hayz, finished all four at last.
i can't stop reading and it's almost 2 am. AM shift pa naman ako. syet.
oh goody! there's a movie, too! can't wait *happy dance*
edit:
8/5/08 3:50
i just finished reading the goriest childbirth scene ever. damn.
jacob is as cute as a puppy teehee
hayz, finished all four at last.
15 July 2008
roberto cavalli's miss universe final question
i was about to give an IV medication to a patient yesterday when i heard roberto cavalli ask miss mexico
"when is a woman truly satisfied?"
see 4:06
dba? with matching leer! nabastosan ko ya a.
or maybe it's just me and my green mind.
"when is a woman truly satisfied?"
see 4:06
dba? with matching leer! nabastosan ko ya a.
or maybe it's just me and my green mind.
14 July 2008
laughter is the best medicine.
i guess this video tells us that "a banana a day, keeps the doctor away."
kudos to edna for the video link jejeje
kudos to edna for the video link jejeje
05 July 2008
yikes!
ok, so our bitch is in labor and just 10 mins ago i saw her gave birth to her first puppy. spitting image of the father. too bad it wasn't breathing...the freaky part was when i saw the mother devour the head of the dead pup. NOT COOL AT ALL. *shudder* i ran away from the "labor box" because i just can't take it.
so i googled if it's normal for the mother to eat her young. turned out it's instinctive for the mother to eliminate dead/abnormal pups. survival of the fittest and all that shit. ugh. poor puppy.
edit:
8:30 am
none of the pups survived =(
why do i have to witness cannibalism on my pets?
12:30 noon
now i'm feeling guilty with the what ifs...what if i stayed with the mother dog last night? what if one of the pups was alive and she ate it too? what if the mom accidentally sat on her pups? dang...
"don't count the chicks when the eggs have not yet hatched"
part of our disappointment with the zero litter was because two of the pups were already promised to be given to friends. i guess it was tempting fate.
so i googled if it's normal for the mother to eat her young. turned out it's instinctive for the mother to eliminate dead/abnormal pups. survival of the fittest and all that shit. ugh. poor puppy.
edit:
8:30 am
none of the pups survived =(
why do i have to witness cannibalism on my pets?
12:30 noon
now i'm feeling guilty with the what ifs...what if i stayed with the mother dog last night? what if one of the pups was alive and she ate it too? what if the mom accidentally sat on her pups? dang...
"don't count the chicks when the eggs have not yet hatched"
part of our disappointment with the zero litter was because two of the pups were already promised to be given to friends. i guess it was tempting fate.
26 June 2008
typhoon frank
typhoon frank was the worst typhoon to ever hit iloilo city.
we had no electricity and potable water for two days. all we had for food were eggs, sardines, fish and rice. my family and i were lucky our town/district was not severely flooded. flood water level was only ankle-high INSIDE the whole house hehehe
we can only sit and grimly listed to the radio as it broadcasts news about the escalating number of deaths due to the flood in jaro, pavia, mandurriao, etc.
it all happened so fast according to the victims. in a matter of 5-10 mins, flood water rapidly rose to roof levels. they can only save themselves. cars, furniture, appliances, food, books, important papers were all destroyed by the flood. the flood was a great "equalizer". rich or poor, young or old, nobody was spared.
four days after "frank", streets are still muddy/dusty. electricity is about 75% OK, potable water is still limited because the main water pipe leading to the treatment center was broken during the typhoon and would take about 6 months to be repaired/replaced.
anyhoo, iloilo is slowly recovering. i bet majority of jaro residents (and residents of other affected areas) will have brand new refs, TVs, PCs, cars, etc. in the coming days hehehe
we're seriously contemplating buying a rubber raft/tug boat/banca + sturdy ropes in case a similar flood happens again.
to jun and kodi who made "pangamusta" (how are you?), thank you. everything's ok now =)
19 June 2008
thursday i don't care 'bout you and friday i'm...
SICK!
yeaba, it's flu season again ladies and gentlemen. time to drink lots of vitamin Cs and boost your immune system.
working in a hospital makes me (and my co-workers) susceptible to all kinds of sickness. we have patients with tuberculosis, pneumonia, cancer, meningitis, etc.
oh joy.
i haven't succumbed to pneumonia (or worse, tubercolosis), yet. *knock on wood* but stress, combined with bad weather and all those bacteria and viruses floating around the work environment makes it easier for anyone to catch THE FLU.
being sick has its perks though. i get to sleep more, there's the always present royal tru-orange and crackers remedy, and did i mention more sleeping?
in other news, i think our dog is pregnant. we have four dogs: 1 dalmatian, 1 white askal, 1 white spitz-unknown breed, 1 black labrador/unknown breed. the latter is the youngest and the only stud.
we were hoping the dalmatian and the black labrador/unknown breed would hit off so that trixie (the dalmatian) could get pregnant coz she's kinda old already. we were imagining the pups. the upper half would be dalmatian and the lower half would be black labrador.
"daw tawu nga may eye patch kg naka black pants kg black and white polka dot long-sleeves kung magtindog e. pirate puppies?," remarked my 8-year old niece francine.
unfortunately, there's no chemistry between the two.
so i guess i'ts going to be black pants and plain white long-sleeves for the future pups teehee
yeaba, it's flu season again ladies and gentlemen. time to drink lots of vitamin Cs and boost your immune system.
working in a hospital makes me (and my co-workers) susceptible to all kinds of sickness. we have patients with tuberculosis, pneumonia, cancer, meningitis, etc.
oh joy.
i haven't succumbed to pneumonia (or worse, tubercolosis), yet. *knock on wood* but stress, combined with bad weather and all those bacteria and viruses floating around the work environment makes it easier for anyone to catch THE FLU.
being sick has its perks though. i get to sleep more, there's the always present royal tru-orange and crackers remedy, and did i mention more sleeping?
in other news, i think our dog is pregnant. we have four dogs: 1 dalmatian, 1 white askal, 1 white spitz-unknown breed, 1 black labrador/unknown breed. the latter is the youngest and the only stud.
we were hoping the dalmatian and the black labrador/unknown breed would hit off so that trixie (the dalmatian) could get pregnant coz she's kinda old already. we were imagining the pups. the upper half would be dalmatian and the lower half would be black labrador.
"daw tawu nga may eye patch kg naka black pants kg black and white polka dot long-sleeves kung magtindog e. pirate puppies?," remarked my 8-year old niece francine.
unfortunately, there's no chemistry between the two.
so i guess i'ts going to be black pants and plain white long-sleeves for the future pups teehee
16 June 2008
one of those days
warning: rant post ahead.
my feet hurt! 4th floor is so toxic today.
you know what's worse than a toxic patient? toxic folks/bantays! ugh! just because they're in a private room they think they're in a hotel where the nurses MUST cater to their EVERY need. gaaaaaah!!
reality check! your patient is not the only patient in my care! i have 25 other patients who need their medicines, OTF (blended food via NGT), and other gazillion procedures. the residents and consultants are also busy ALL OVER the hospital. they won't come running whenever YOU want them.
i'm only human. i also need to EAT and rest my feet. so what if you know dr. so and so or one of the supervisors? you think that would earn you extra points?? N-O! duh! i treat ALL my patients with THE SAME care and attention.
visiting/ranting/complaining to us in the nurse's station doesn't make our work easier or solves your complaint any faster. in fact, it only delays our work and decreases our smile by one notch. one notch for your every visit/complaint. by the end of the day, i can't even look at you without scowling.
i'll just pray for you and your patient.
*sigh* and it's only monday today. friday is so near yet so far huhuhu
/end rant.
my feet hurt! 4th floor is so toxic today.
you know what's worse than a toxic patient? toxic folks/bantays! ugh! just because they're in a private room they think they're in a hotel where the nurses MUST cater to their EVERY need. gaaaaaah!!
reality check! your patient is not the only patient in my care! i have 25 other patients who need their medicines, OTF (blended food via NGT), and other gazillion procedures. the residents and consultants are also busy ALL OVER the hospital. they won't come running whenever YOU want them.
i'm only human. i also need to EAT and rest my feet. so what if you know dr. so and so or one of the supervisors? you think that would earn you extra points?? N-O! duh! i treat ALL my patients with THE SAME care and attention.
visiting/ranting/complaining to us in the nurse's station doesn't make our work easier or solves your complaint any faster. in fact, it only delays our work and decreases our smile by one notch. one notch for your every visit/complaint. by the end of the day, i can't even look at you without scowling.
i'll just pray for you and your patient.
*sigh* and it's only monday today. friday is so near yet so far huhuhu
/end rant.
13 June 2008
chocolate
i was nicknamed choco during my college days at UP because 1) i have chocolate skin (read: tanned), and 2) i love chocolates.
to celebrate my nickname, i decided to compile my list of favorite chocolates.
1) choco mucho
to celebrate my nickname, i decided to compile my list of favorite chocolates.
1) choco mucho
inexpensive and delicious! comes in three variants: chocolate, milk and peanut butter. i have to say the peanut butter choco mucho is sooo much better compared to the other two.
2) maltesers
malt and chocolate...mmmmmm....yum yum
3) cadbury hazelnut
CADBURY! enough said.
4) snickers
sickeningly sweet.
5) nestle aero chocolate drink
bubbly chocolatey drink
6) milo
milo drink, milo in oatmeal, milo sandwich, muddy milo (3 tbsp milo + 1 tsp water). don't you just love milo? put it in any food and it will taste like...MILO! lol
7) wendy's frosty
tastes like sustagen hehehe i ♥ it
it's a wonderful feeling
last thursday after lunch, i went to a store to buy choco mucho (my current favorite chocolate candy). while waiting for my change, a little girl tugged my pants. when i looked down, i didn't recognize her.
then i heard her mother exclaim "baw, kilala ya gd c tita nurse nya ba". i didn't recognize the kid but i instantly recognized the mom. i remembered her as the harassed, frantic, problematic mother who didn't know what to do with her situation. there were medicines to be bought and she had little money. she can't even leave her little girl because she didn't have anybody to help her in the ER (her husband was also looking for help/money in their baranggay).
so being a softie, i offered to look after the little girl so that she could buy the medicines. i had to be "creative" because we weren't supposed to be doing the bantayanay of the patient due to the bulk of work we had. the poor little girl didn't even have her underpants on! the "bantay" of another patient on the adjacent bed also took pity and gave the little girl her apo's old shorts while muttering "ay inday, daw ako nahuya para sa aton nga mga babae nga gabukaka na!"
back to the present...
mother: la mo sya nakilala noh?
me: wala! kay naglain na chura nya.
mother: huo, pero kilala ya gd ka ya kay ikaw nagbantay sa iya sg wala ko.
smiling, i bought another candy to give to the little girl. it felt good to be remembered for the, at that time, little and simple help i gave.
then i heard her mother exclaim "baw, kilala ya gd c tita nurse nya ba". i didn't recognize the kid but i instantly recognized the mom. i remembered her as the harassed, frantic, problematic mother who didn't know what to do with her situation. there were medicines to be bought and she had little money. she can't even leave her little girl because she didn't have anybody to help her in the ER (her husband was also looking for help/money in their baranggay).
so being a softie, i offered to look after the little girl so that she could buy the medicines. i had to be "creative" because we weren't supposed to be doing the bantayanay of the patient due to the bulk of work we had. the poor little girl didn't even have her underpants on! the "bantay" of another patient on the adjacent bed also took pity and gave the little girl her apo's old shorts while muttering "ay inday, daw ako nahuya para sa aton nga mga babae nga gabukaka na!"
back to the present...
mother: la mo sya nakilala noh?
me: wala! kay naglain na chura nya.
mother: huo, pero kilala ya gd ka ya kay ikaw nagbantay sa iya sg wala ko.
smiling, i bought another candy to give to the little girl. it felt good to be remembered for the, at that time, little and simple help i gave.
08 June 2008
viruses
don't you just hate computer viruses? they make your pc slower, they revise your right-click menu option ah basta they're just a big pain in the a$$.
so anyway, there's this imgkulot virus that's been infectiong almost all of the inet cafes in the city. put in your flash drive in these computers and you'll be infected.
there's another variant of this virus called explore(philippines) or open (your eyes). real cute huh? you'll know your flash drive is infected when you right-click the drive and these options appear (in the case of imgkulot, the name imgkulot appears instead of your drive letter/name).
i've tried kaspersky and bitdefender but these viruses keep coming back. so i turned to good ol' google for answers and came upon this.
it's so simple, it's perfect!
another way of disabling the "autoplay" feature in winxp sp2 is by doing these:
toodles!
so anyway, there's this imgkulot virus that's been infectiong almost all of the inet cafes in the city. put in your flash drive in these computers and you'll be infected.
there's another variant of this virus called explore(philippines) or open (your eyes). real cute huh? you'll know your flash drive is infected when you right-click the drive and these options appear (in the case of imgkulot, the name imgkulot appears instead of your drive letter/name).
i've tried kaspersky and bitdefender but these viruses keep coming back. so i turned to good ol' google for answers and came upon this.
it's so simple, it's perfect!
another way of disabling the "autoplay" feature in winxp sp2 is by doing these:
- Type in start>run: gpedit.msc
- Then open: User Configuration >> Administrative Templates >> System
- Locate "Turnoff autoplay", Enable - All drives
toodles!
hep hep hooray!
mark's back! turned out his power supply was the culprit. instead of just buying a new power supply, i opted to buy a new computer casing w/ power supply instead...new look kumbaga to celebrate his resurrection jejeje
so yeah, i won't be using my netopia membership card for now ;p
it's good to be back.
so yeah, i won't be using my netopia membership card for now ;p
it's good to be back.
16 May 2008
r.i.p. mark
mark, my loyal pc for eleven years has expired. yes, eleven years. i'm an antique collector hehehe
i'm powerless without my pc and internet connection huhuhu
now i'm at the mercy of netopia or other internet cafes. *grumpy*
i'm powerless without my pc and internet connection huhuhu
now i'm at the mercy of netopia or other internet cafes. *grumpy*
14 April 2008
i'm a slave for you
for the next five months, i will be on volunteer nurse duty again.
why am i not smiling?
why am i not smiling?
08 April 2008
penis envy
ok, this was an accidental discovery ha! i was lurking in other blogs when i came upon this link
ROFLOL!
the things you learn from the web teehee
ROFLOL!
the things you learn from the web teehee
04 April 2008
beach, come to me
summer na summer na!
The image of the duyan swaying under the shade of coconut trees -- gently lulling us to sleep, as we listen to the sound of the waves and feel the breeze from the sea.
oh wow.
with me playing this song with a ukulele...
problem is, i don't know how to play the ukulele. i don't even own one.
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the OST for 50 first dates is probably the best "lazy summer" track. loved the movie but i loved the soundtrack more.
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shit, kainit!
The image of the duyan swaying under the shade of coconut trees -- gently lulling us to sleep, as we listen to the sound of the waves and feel the breeze from the sea.
oh wow.
with me playing this song with a ukulele...
problem is, i don't know how to play the ukulele. i don't even own one.
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the OST for 50 first dates is probably the best "lazy summer" track. loved the movie but i loved the soundtrack more.
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shit, kainit!
02 April 2008
google image meme
Directions: Type in the answers in Google Images, then get one of the images from the first page of the results!
1. the age you’ll be on your next birthday:
2. a place you’d like to travel to:
3. your favorite place:
4. your favorite food:
5. your favorite animal:
6. your favorite color:
7. first name of your significant other or crush:
8. the town in which you live in:
9. your screen name/nickname:
10. your first job:
11. a bad habit you have:
12. your worst fear:
13. your favorite object:
14. first name of a past love:
15. best friend's nickname:
16. your middle name:
17. your surname:
18. your major in college:
i tag YOU!
1. the age you’ll be on your next birthday:
2. a place you’d like to travel to:
3. your favorite place:
4. your favorite food:
5. your favorite animal:
6. your favorite color:
7. first name of your significant other or crush:
8. the town in which you live in:
9. your screen name/nickname:
10. your first job:
11. a bad habit you have:
12. your worst fear:
13. your favorite object:
14. first name of a past love:
15. best friend's nickname:
16. your middle name:
17. your surname:
18. your major in college:
i tag YOU!
01 April 2008
april fools
ugh.
- left my flash disk at an internet station (had to print application letter and resume);
- last in line for the specialization application early this morning at the hospital;
- realized my flash disk was missing so i had to back to the internet station to retrieve it;
- center texted me to go back to the office to fill up ielts application form AGAIN;
- almost lost my phone...i left it at the center...had to go back;
- went to the adoration chapel where i found out my rosary was broken;
- went home...took a bath again...made some banana shake...broke the small porcelain bowl;
22 March 2008
because i miss the 80s and the 90s...
Fra Lippon Lippi (Angel)
Simply Red (Stars)
Sting (Fields of Gold)
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i remember asking my brother, who was the family musician, about a cassette tape entitled queen innuendo. i was intrigued because the tape cover featured a clown juggling some balls over a white background (i was just 10 or 11!)
he told me the history of the band, that this was the last album featuring freddy mercury who later died from AIDS.
while "the show must go on" was playing, i was lying on the floor, eyes closed, and just...FEELING the song. i must've played the whole album twice, sometimes screaming along with freddy mercury hehe
this was the most powerful and emotionally-charged album i've ever heard.
show must go on...
innuendo...
@ 4:05/06:39
you can be anything you want to be
just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be
be free with your tempo
be free, be free
surrender your ego
be free, be free
to yourself
Simply Red (Stars)
Sting (Fields of Gold)
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i remember asking my brother, who was the family musician, about a cassette tape entitled queen innuendo. i was intrigued because the tape cover featured a clown juggling some balls over a white background (i was just 10 or 11!)
he told me the history of the band, that this was the last album featuring freddy mercury who later died from AIDS.
while "the show must go on" was playing, i was lying on the floor, eyes closed, and just...FEELING the song. i must've played the whole album twice, sometimes screaming along with freddy mercury hehe
this was the most powerful and emotionally-charged album i've ever heard.
show must go on...
innuendo...
@ 4:05/06:39
you can be anything you want to be
just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be
be free with your tempo
be free, be free
surrender your ego
be free, be free
to yourself
21 March 2008
visita iglesia
every year we would promise ourselves to wake up early so we can finish visiting all seven churches earlier. every year that promise is broken hehehe we would usually start around 10 and end until 12 to 1 pm. haaayz, imagine the heeaaat!
the seven churches visited:
compared last year, there were fewer people inside the churches. maybe they started their visits/station of the cross last night. *shrug*
after lunch, we watched the "seven last words" show on TV. it ended when i woke up hehehe
in fairness, i was dreaming the scenes ha! *choz*
have a holy weekend everyone =)
the seven churches visited:
- Lapaz Church
- St. Clement's Church
- Molo Church
- Tanza Church
- Sta. Teresita Church
- Sta. Maria Church
- San Jose Church
compared last year, there were fewer people inside the churches. maybe they started their visits/station of the cross last night. *shrug*
after lunch, we watched the "seven last words" show on TV. it ended when i woke up hehehe
in fairness, i was dreaming the scenes ha! *choz*
have a holy weekend everyone =)
14 March 2008
tick-tock
angelina jolie, nicole kidman, gwen stefani, minnie driver, my classmate, etc.
wow, everybody's getting pregnant. apparently being preggy is "in" this year.
now where can i find a sperm donor?
can you hear my biological clock ticking?
wow, everybody's getting pregnant. apparently being preggy is "in" this year.
now where can i find a sperm donor?
can you hear my biological clock ticking?
13 March 2008
sweet tooth
for a complete novice, my first brazo de mercedes (recipe below without the graham crust and ice cream) was not bad at all teehee the filling was great but the meringue deflated considerably...my fault because i made the meringue first before the filling or it could be because i've over/underbeaten my egg whites...
will try the "frozen" version next week...yum yum!
enjoy....
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FROZEN BRAZO DE MERCEDES
Ingredients:
3. Do the Meringue: Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in high speed mixer until it stands in peaks. Add 1 cup of sugar gradually, beating continuously. Flavour with vanilla. Mixing is done when a smooth, grain free and shiny meringue is achieved. Spread meringue onto wax paper lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F for 13 - 15 mins. Take note that the meringue will puff up inside the oven but will slightly deflate after removing it from the oven.
4. Layer the cake: Spread the custard filling on top of the previously prepared graham-ice cream base then top with Meringue. Put in a freezer for 1 - 2 hours before serving.
will try the "frozen" version next week...yum yum!
enjoy....
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FROZEN BRAZO DE MERCEDES
Ingredients:
Base:
2 200g packs Honey Graham Crackers, crushed (MY San)
2 tbsps granulated sugar
2 200g packs Honey Graham Crackers, crushed (MY San)
2 tbsps granulated sugar
1/3 cup melted butter (Anchor, unsalted)
1/2 gal Ice Cream (Vanilla/Cheese)
Filling:
1 can condensed milk (Angel/Carnation)
1 tsp vanilla
8 egg yolks
2 tbsps butter (Anchor, unsalted)
Meringue:
8 egg whites
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Procedure:
1. Prepare the graham base by mixing the crushed graham crackers, sugar and melted butter in aluminum pan or any baking dish. Add ice cream on top of the base and put in the freezeer for a while.
1/2 gal Ice Cream (Vanilla/Cheese)
Filling:
1 can condensed milk (Angel/Carnation)
1 tsp vanilla
8 egg yolks
2 tbsps butter (Anchor, unsalted)
Meringue:
8 egg whites
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Procedure:
1. Prepare the graham base by mixing the crushed graham crackers, sugar and melted butter in aluminum pan or any baking dish. Add ice cream on top of the base and put in the freezeer for a while.
2. Do the filling: Combine egg yolks and condensed milk. Cook on top of a double boiler, continue cooking until thick or of spreading consistency. Add butter and vanilla. Blend well, set aside and allow to cool.
3. Do the Meringue: Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in high speed mixer until it stands in peaks. Add 1 cup of sugar gradually, beating continuously. Flavour with vanilla. Mixing is done when a smooth, grain free and shiny meringue is achieved. Spread meringue onto wax paper lined cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F for 13 - 15 mins. Take note that the meringue will puff up inside the oven but will slightly deflate after removing it from the oven.
4. Layer the cake: Spread the custard filling on top of the previously prepared graham-ice cream base then top with Meringue. Put in a freezer for 1 - 2 hours before serving.
12 March 2008
caught
While eating lunch, my father and brother were talking about the funny local news they heard on the radio.
A woman was robbed on her way home by a group of men. Only one of the men had a bonnet/ski mask to hide his face. They took everything (jewelry, money the women collected from her "balut" business, cellphone). The robbers were about to leave when the guy w/ the mask told them "ang wallet nya pa gd kwa-a!". Upon hearing his voice, the woman said to herself "daw tingug man na ka bana ko..."
from her crouching position on the floor, she covertly observed the masked guy. It was indeed her husband!
After the robbers ran away with their loot, the woman calmly went to the police station and reported her husband and his cohorts.
my mother enjoyed the story so much she didn't finish her lunch. She was getting a bellyache from laughing.
A woman was robbed on her way home by a group of men. Only one of the men had a bonnet/ski mask to hide his face. They took everything (jewelry, money the women collected from her "balut" business, cellphone). The robbers were about to leave when the guy w/ the mask told them "ang wallet nya pa gd kwa-a!". Upon hearing his voice, the woman said to herself "daw tingug man na ka bana ko..."
from her crouching position on the floor, she covertly observed the masked guy. It was indeed her husband!
After the robbers ran away with their loot, the woman calmly went to the police station and reported her husband and his cohorts.
my mother enjoyed the story so much she didn't finish her lunch. She was getting a bellyache from laughing.
geriatric
i loved him in the way we were, the natural, sneakers, indecent proposal and horse whisperer.
robert redford, you should've aged gracefully, damnit!
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