Mothers and Sons 3

"Anak, are you hungry?", my mother asked me while I was busy writing stuff in front of the computer.

"Mmmmm," I grunted a non-committal reply.

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Ever since my mother arrived along with her adopted daughter, I've been extra sullen and moody. A lot of my talking either has been reduced to monosyllables or to shakes and nods of the head. I think she's been chucking it up to my artistic temperament; one time, she even patted my cheeck and said I'm starting to take after Popsy with the way I communicate.

Lost in Transliteration

A few years ago, I was loitering around the streets in a southern German town when I realized my lighter went kaput on me.  Desperately needing a puff, I spied a hottie guy smoking, and approached him to ask for a light.

"Haben sie ein Licht?," (Do you have a light?) I asked flirtatiously politely.

He gave a puzzled stare.

I repeated, "Haben sie ein Licht?," and did an accompanying pantomime of clicking a lighter.

Lights! Camera! Action!

Nagdalamhati si Eternal Wanderer at nag-drama sya ng husto.

Binoycott nya ang blogosphere, ang YM, at Fezbook ng dalawang linggo.  Di rin nya pinipick-up ang cell nya, at di rin sya sumasagot sa text pwera kung importante talaga. In fact, balak nya talaga lumisan sa mundo't pumasok sa kumbento ng mga fink zeezterz.

Pero nakakalurkey pala ang ginagawa ni Maricel Soriano, ano?  Nakakapagod maghihihikbi't maglululupasay habang humagulgol.

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it takes maturity to make a relationship work; 
even more maturity to end it graciously

Thank you.

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Close friends are dismissive of the whole affair because I almost never talked about him. I wanted to keep everything low-key, and kept what was really between us private. They will never genuinely fathom how much he meant to me.

And yes, it hurts. 
It hurts like no words can describe it.
The pain is real, the loss is palpable.
Another deep wound in the weary and battle-scarred heart.

C'est fini la comédie

C'est fini
C'est fini la comédie
Tout avait commencé
Comme une pièce à succès
Dans le décor tout bleu
D'un théâtre de banlieue
Nous n'étions que nous deux

Maala-Ala Mo Kaya ang Iyong Kabaklaan 4 (Pwamis, Johnny Cursive, Huling Kabanata Na 'To!)

Maala-Ala Mo Kaya ang Iyong Kabaklaan 3

Ate Charo, hindi naman po ako isang Laila Chikadora para sabihin na may nangyari sa amin ni Albert Martinez.  Though looking back, doon ko po napagtanto na kakaiba po pala ako.  May lihim na pagnanasa po ako sa kapwa kong lalaki.  Pero okay lang po yun, ayon sa aking mga magulang.  Ang bilin lang ni Popsy e practice safe sex daw at wag magda-drugs.  Since masunurin po akong bata, isa sa kanyang mga tuntunin ang aking masigasig na sinusundan. Hulaan nyo na lang po kung ano iyon.

Maala-Ala Mo Kaya ang Iyong Kabaklaan 3

Maala-Ala Mo Kaya ang Iyong Kabaklaan 2

Juspolord, Ate Charo, natulala po ako napaka-gwapo itsura nya! Naaalala ko na naka puting sando sya at faded na masikip na maong na tila may tubo ng pvc na nakabakat sa harap.

O.a. na po ako.

Pero totoo na ang puti-puti nya at may matching may-I-smile-with-dimples drama pa.  Tila tuloy may humaplos sa aking puso at tumbong sa aking natanaw right in front of me.

Putang Ina, Pwede Ba 'Wag Sumigaw?!

And to start your Monday off, let me intoduce a really sophisticated lady:

Now, THAT's what you call the paragon of a class act.

Have a great week, y'all! :D

Maala-Ala Mo Kaya ang Iyong Kabaklaan 2

Maala-Ala Mo Kaya ang Iyong Kabaklaan 1

Pero okay lan yun, Ate Charo.  If truth be told, mas gusto ko po talaga kalaro yung mga babae kong kapit-bahay.  Enjoy na enjoy po ako sa tuwing kami ay mag-chinese garter at jackstone.  Tuwang-tuwa sila lalo na kapag nagbabahay-bahyan o doktor-doktoran kami kasi merong gaganap na tatay at doktor.  Pero naaalala ko, naiinis ako dahil nakakasawang gampanan ang role ng doktor palagi.  Ang gusto ko po talaga ay ako  po yung pinunong nars na nakaputing cap at matching stockings.  Ayoko namang maging nanay.  Napaka-bargas na nun. Baka palayasin din nila ako sa laro tulad nung  sa mga lalaki.  Sabihin pa nung mga babae e nang-aagaw ako ng eksena.

Maala-Ala Mo Kaya ang Iyong Kabaklaan 1

Nagtataka si Eternal Wanderer.

Kamo daw, ano ang nakain ng mga bloggers at nagkalat ang mga istorya ukol sa kanilang paglaladlad.  Meron kay Johnny Cursive, kay Engel, at sa baklitang Lukayo.

Aba, aba, aba! Magpapatalo ba ang Eternal Wanderer? Shempre hindi noh. Kaya dali-dali syang kumuha ng papel at ballpen, at sa kanyang kahig-manok na handwriting, e sumulat sya ng liham sa palabas na Maala-ala Mo Kaya.

Die Blume, Der Tod, und Der Mann

with apologies to Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert

Today, I woke up early and attended the funeral mass for the dad of a good friend of mine.

Azrael was kind this time around. It was the time of the moon when he decided to minister his angelic duties to Tito.  It was a peaceful passing.  Tito was reposed in sleep, and quietly slipped into the night.

On Symbols and Signs

In the symbol entry culled from Wikipedia, a symbol is defined as "something such as an object, picture, written word, sound, or particular mark that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention." An abstract idea or concept and its corresponding realization are joined together to form a symbol.  This synthesis is evident from the etymology of the ancient Greek word symbolon, meaning "to throw together," a literal "co-incidence" between two halves of the same whole.