Kasama kang tumanda

Sa bilyon-bilyong tao sa mundo,

Sa bilang ng mga batang pinangak bawat minuto,

Sa bigat na ng kanin na kinain mo,

Sa dami na ng taong nakasalubong mo,

Sa dami na ng taong nakasalamuha mo,

Sa dami na ng taong nakasabay sa lrt paguwi mo,

Sa bilang ng FB friends mo,

Sa iba't-ibang klase ng babae

at sa laki ng mundo...

Biruin mo! Nahanap mo 'ko. 

Sabi nga ng DOT, "It's more fun in the Philippines!"

Sinong mag-aakala

na ikaw at ako'y magkakatugma,

Isang mejo matanda at isang umaastang bata

Dahil dun...

Para tuloy akong nagkaroon ng pangalawang Papa.

Pero alam mo, ako'y masaya

Kasi tayo'y nagtagal, kaht may mga pagkakaiba.

Dun naman ako napapangiti,

na sa pagkakaiba, ako parin ay iyong nakikiliti.

Mapaluzon at Visayas man,

Kalupaan at Kalawakan

Silangan at Kanluran,

Timog at Kahilagaan,

Kahit tayo'y hindi pinaglalapit,

ang pagmamahal mo sakin ay nakakapit.

Buti na lang at inimbento ang globe,

"Make it your way",

kaya go lang ng go.

Sa mga panahong tila madilim,

ang mga problema'y tila patalim.

Pasalamat tayo angjan ang Diyos,

na siyang sentro ng ating relasyon.

Ngayon, ako'y nagpapasalamat

na kahit ang tiwala mo na ay may lamat,

tayo ay nagtagal,

kasi ako'y walang sawang minamahal.

Ako'y naluluha,

habang ginagawa itong tula, kasi abot langit ang saya,

na ikaw ay binigay na biyaya.

Sana hanggang pagtanda, tayo parin,

gigisingin kita, pag kakain na,

iki-kiss kita, pag ikaw ay lalabas na,

mamasahe kita, pag ikaw ay pagod na,

pagluluto kita, pag ikaw ay gutom na,

ihehele kita, pag ikaw ay antok na,

aalagaan mo ko, pag masama ang pakiramdam,

sasamahan kita, pag gusto mo ng kasama

O kay sarap isiping, kasama kang tumanda.

Ilang gabi kong pinagdasal ang araw na to,

sa wakas ay nagkatotoo..

Sana'y madami pang beses ang dumaan na ganito.

Para hindi lang dalawang beses mong maririnig...

Happy Anniversary, Heart!

I love you so much. :)

Non-fiction: Feeling of getting old

          We cannot hide from the fact that we'll going to reach that age, when our hair turns white, when the face gets wrinkles, when the bone gets weak, when we ourselves get weak too.

When I get to that age, how would I feel?

          It is in the old age when you have to face the last years of life. It is in this stage when you feel your capabilities gets down. It is in this time when you can't picture doing the same stuffs you had done from the past.

          I was inspired to do this article, when my grandmother asked me to cut her nails for her. Her hair turned white, wrinkles on the face, walks and talks slowly and can not clearly recognize or face from a far.

          She has six children, three are alive and the other three are dead, including my father. She lives with us, so we as her grandchildren, takes good care of her. She can still take a bath alone, eat alone, carry her bag alone and go to the doctor without too much assistance.

          But what I really see in her situation is the fact that her three children are not with her to repay the things she gave her children when they were young. When her grandchildren are out, she's alone, which makes me sad and think in a way. I ask myself a question, "When I get old, will I experience it too?".

          When I get home and she's alone, she's lying in her bed and put herself to sleep. I am afraid that when I get old, I'd feel alone. Is this the feeling when we get old and our husband died? That forever until our last breath, our children will be away from us and we'd stick with our grandchildren.

          When everybody is busy at home, she eats alone when she feels hungry. Her food is readily served for her, she only needs to sit and chew the food. I again ask myself a question, "When I get old, will I be eating alone when everybody is busy?"

          A moment also when I see her alone is when every family member will be going out, for example, in the mall, she'll be the one looking after the house and going to open the door when we get  back. I asked myself, "When I get old, will I be doing those things also?"

          A situation I observe when she talks to her children is that, they shout at her and acts like she is not their mother. When my grandma ask a simple question, they apply sarcasm. Then I asked myself again, "When I get old, will my children be shouting at me again like their slave?"

          When my grandmother don't seem to help in the house, I asked myself, "When I get old, will they look at me like an invisible person?"

          But one thing I notice is when her grandchildren and great grand children do anything she ask. I asked myself again, "When I get old, will my grandchildren be doing this to me?"

          I'm still 20 but at this young, seeing the situation... I'm afraid to get old.

Life in the real world

People say life after college is a curse - which makes me ask myself a question, "How am I gonna get myself to the top without any curse?"

I need determination, strength and perseverance. That would be the things I would be brining along the way.

Again, people say, "You'll be going through a long rough road before you get there".

I say to myself, "That would be a challenge".

Who would be getting up there if not going through tough times, right?

Im just hoping that things will be good when I'm there. That weather would not be so angry at me, rather it'll be gentle and friendly.

I'm hoping for the best, I'll aim to be one.

Top 10 things I learned in relationships

1. A man's self is defined through his ability to achieve results.


2. A woman's sense of self is defines through her feelings and the quality of her relationships.


3. Just as men are afraid of receiving, women are afraid of giving.


4. When a man is silent, it is easy for a woman to imagine the worst.


5. It is very difficult for a man to differentiate empathy and sympathy. He hates to be pitied.


6. Even when a man is succeeding in supporting a woman, she may become more upset.


7. When negative feelings are suppressed, positive feelings become suppressed as well, and love dies.


8. Men argue for the right to be free, while women argue for the right to be upset. Men want space, while women want understanding.


9. It puts too much pressure on a man to make him the only source of love and support.


10. Fulfilling a primary need is required before one is able to fully receive and appreciate the other kinds of love.




The things mentioned above are from the book given to me by someone special. These are the top 10 lessons that I carry with me everyday. :)

I'm wondering how would it feel....

That in a few weeks, I'm leaving college.


That I'll be leaving where I learned to drink (a lot), smoke (moderately), cut classes, call my teacher through her first name, attend class with my money, cellphone and brain only.


That I'll be leaving those teachers who gave high grades to their pets and nothing left for those unnoticed.


That I'll be leaving my obligation as a Student Council Officer.




That I'll be leaving the place where it molded me better in speaking and dealing with other people.


That I'll be walking in another path, different from college.


That I'll be receiving money net from my mother, but from my boss.


That I'll be starting again.


That I'll be s stranger again to another world.

That I'll be learning new things again like in school.


That I'll be recalling what my teachers taught me and apply in my new world.


I wonder if I can. But I'm hoping, crossed fingers, that it'll be a welcoming world in the future. :)

Feeling of Fulfillment

Two days ago, I had my final defense without re-scheduling my schedule.

What do I feel? It feels so fulfilling like I've passed a board exam. 

Before the defense started, I was shaking and perspiring of nervousness. Of course! That day would determine if I will be standing in the green green grass of the Sunken Garden. 

I think that was really my day, because the defense went so well and I just had very minor errors to revise.

That is another time again in my life, when I felt that God is so good and He was with me.

After the defense, there are "Congratulations! You can now claim the Sunken garden." ABES students say that line, especially when the last day of college comes. That if they say Sunken garden, that means graduation. :)

I am so happy now that there's something I should be proud of of myself.

Despite of the tricycle fares for surveying, approaching employees to answer my questionnaire with an add of criticism, the heat of the sun, hagardness eveyday, sacrificing my hunger to finish my manuscript, sleepless nights, tiring days, expensive printing..

I can now claim my final destination in college... The Sunken Garden. :)

Men go to their caves and Women talk

One of the biggest differences between men and women is how they cope with stress. Men become increasingly focused and withdrawn while women become

increasingly overwhelmed and emotionally involved.

At these times, a man's needs for feeling good are different from women's. He feels better by solving problems while she feels better talking about problems. Not understanding and accepting differences creates unneccessary friction in our relationships.

To feel better,

Martians go to their cave to solve problems alone.

To feel better, 

Venusians get together and openly talk about their problems.

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: Mr. Fix-it and the Home Improvement Committee

The most frequently expressed complaint by women have about men is that men don't listen. Either a man come completely ignores her when she speaks to him, or he listens for a few beats, assess what is bothering her, and then proudly puts on his Mr. Fix-It cap and offers solution to make her feel better.

He is confused when she doesn't appreciate his gesture of love. No matter how many times she tells hum that he's not listening, he doesn't get it and keeps doing the same thing. She wants empathy, but he thinks she wants solutions.

The most frequently complained by men about women is that women are always trying to change them. When a woman loves a man she feels responsible to assist him in growing and tries to help him improve the way he does things.

She forms a home-improvement committee and he becomes her primary focus. No matter how much he resist her help, she persist - waiting for any opportunity to help him or tell him what to do. She thinks she nurturing him, shile he feels he's being controlled. Instead, he wants her acceptance.

Korona ng Kalawakan 2012

Sa barangay puno ng pag-asa, may dalawang nilalang na suking-suki ng mga gay beauty contest. Kahit saang sulok ng Pilipinas, susugod sila masungkit lang ang korona. At ngayong taon na ito, may gaganaping Reyna ng Kalawakan 2012 sa kanilang barangay.

                Si Karding aka “Kari” ang isa sa mga nag-aasam na makamit ito. Siya ay isang mag-gugupit sa isang maliit na parlor sa kanilang bayan.

                Ang isa sa kanyang malakas na katunggali ay ang sikat na Rene aka “Reena” na nag-dedesign ng mga gown na bentang benta sa mga beauty pageant.

                Isang araw, lumabas sa radio na nagsisimula na ang paghahanap ng tatanghaling Reyna na Kalawakan 2010. Naghanda ang si Kari at Reena sa audition day.

                Dumating ang Audition day…

                Nagkita si Rene at Karding sa Barangay Hall kung saan gaganapin ang Audition para sa Reyna ng Kalawakan. Ang dalawa ay matagal ng naglalaban para sa mga iba’t-ibang korona.

                Lumapit si Rene kay Karding na tila naghahamon ng laban at sinabing “Kung saan, kailan at paanong laban, magpasabi ka lang, hindi kita uurungan.”