February, 2006Archive

Feb 19

HEALTH REPORT! I have this lump at the base of my throat. Feeling ko sinasakal ako. There’s this pain to the left of my chest. Leg cramp, right leg, woke up screaming.

Life, I know, is all about frustration. Akala ko this day would be different. Oh well, no-el. There’s nothing to look forward to. Not anymore. All this bullshit. What must a man do to achieve his dreams? I know. I know. But goddam, must that be the price? Must it?

Nobody likes my English. Not my teachers, not my friends. Dapat makinig ako sa kanila. After all, they’re the only ones who read me. Sabi ni Marikina 1, iba raw ang loneliness sa pagiging alone, pwede ka raw maging lonely kahit na you are with people. Naks, profound.

Ang sabi ng marami, meron akong existential angst. Ang sabi ko, baduy ‘yon, wala ako nun. Ang meron ako ay plain angst. Ang problema ko’y otentisiti. Di, totoo, otentisiti talaga. Sinisisi ko ang kolehiyo. Kung di nilagay ang mga kung ano-anong ideya sa aking utak noong estudyante ako ng kung sino-sino, e di sana masaya ako. Naalala ko ‘yung pag-uusap ni Ivan at ng Demonyo, tas sabi nung demonyo ang gusto n’yang maging e isang matabang babaeng Ruso na taos-puso ang paniniwala sa Kristiyanismo (Orthodox), na pupunta sa simbahan at magsisindi ng kandila at sa kanyang puso’y naniniwala na maririnig ito ng Diyos.

Sayang ang mga salitang ito. Dapat nagsusulat ako ng kung ano-ano. Pero to what point? After all, di naman pwedeng every month meron akong CD-book. Sakit na nga sa ulo ang produksyon ng isa. Meron pa lang ibang problema ang manunulat bukod sa pagsusulat. Ang pakiramdam ko, ang tanga-tanga ko. Dami na namang nagsasabi n’yan, pero ngayon lang tumama sa akin ulit. Para talagang walang katoryatorya ang aking mga opinyon.

Mahirap maging tanga.

There’s this fucking pain in my chest. I know I’m going to die soon. Baka nga hindi ko na mabasa ang huling libro sa Harry Potter. Ang sabi sa akin ni JK, sa huling pahina malalaman ng mga mambabasa na ilusyon lang lahat ni Harry, at wala namang Dumbledore, walang Ron at Hermione, walang Hagrid, walang Sirius, walang Order of the Penis, walang Hogwarts, walang magic. Personally, hindi ako naniniwala sa kanya. Pero ‘yun daw talaga e. E s’ya naman ang writer, kaya… ewan. Payagan kaya s’ya ng publisher?

FOUR JOBS I’VE HAD
Research Assistant

Project Coordinator

Teacher

Teacher

FOUR MOVIES I CAN WATCH OVER AND OVER
Dogma
Adaptation
Star Wars
The Matrix

FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED
QC
LB
Panay
Wala na

FOUR TV SHOWS I LOVE TO WATCH
Futurama
The Dead Zone
Enterprise
The Simpsons

FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON A HOLIDAY
Baguio
Panay
Mindanao
LB (hu-what?)

FOUR OF MY FAVORITE DISHES
Sinigang na baboy
Pritong baboy
Adobong baboy
Inihaw na baboy

FOUR WEBSITES I VISIT OFTEN
friendster

yahoo

amazon

blogs (dami)

FOUR PLACES I’D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW
the czech republic
america (kaso puro racists)
australia
germany

All right, mas maganda na ang font. Hopefully, this will discourage anybody reading. These are really terrible days (mali ang Ingles ko). Alam ko naman kung ano-ano ang mga dapat kong gawin, pero ni isa di ko nagagawa. Alam ko rin kung bakit, kasi I don’t see the point. After all, bullshit din lang naman lahat ‘yan. Ewan. I’ve always seen myself as… ano nga ba? Ewan ko. I like encouraging people, so dapat ako rin malakas ang loob at matindi ang self-confidence. Pero hindi iyon ang nangyayari. Ang nangyayari konting kibot, wasak na araw ko. Titi ng Ama, drayber lang kaya nang sirain ang buhay ko. Makarinig lang ako ng di ko naman sure ang exact words. Makakita nga lang ako ng certain type of tao…

Jesus god.

Wala pa akong load. Wala pang laman ang ATM ko. I’m beginning to think na lahat ay masosolb ng pera. Kailangan talaga ng tao pera. Pera ang nagpapatakbo sa mundo. Kailangan ko ng pera. Pera ang pinakaimportante sa lahat. God bless pera! Wuhu! Wahu! Ang sakit ng dibdib ko. Punyeta!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Galing ng mga "!", parang mga tao sa pila. Meron dapat good news sa buhay ko, pero hindi na good news ngayon. Puro bad news. Bad news. Bad news. (Punning banyo here.)

Ayoko nang magsulat. Punyeta. Next year na ako magsusulat ulit.

Babay.

Sana naman matalo na ang Purefoods. Note, hindi manalo ang Red Bull. Matalo ang Purefoods.

Dapat sa mundong ito mabilis. Live fast. Die young. Wear disposable underwear. They’re biodegradable.

Dapat sa mundong ito mabilis. Live fast. Die young. Wear disposable underwear. They’re biodegradable.

Feb 06

From the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center
Have replies sent to abee@dlsu.edu.ph
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BE ONE OF THE 15 FELLOWS IN THE IYAS CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP WITH MULTI-AWARDED WRITERS!
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The Iyas Creative Writing Workshop is now accepting fellowship applicants for this year’s workshop, to be held April 25 to May 1, 2006, at Balay
Kalinungan, University of St. La Salle in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.
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Fifteen fellowships will be awarded by genre and language. Grants will cover board and lodging and a partial transportation subsidy. Deadline for
applications is on March 31, 2006.
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Interested parties may send two (2) short stories, six (6) poems, or two (2) short plays for consideration, signed with a pseudonym, along with a sealed
business envelope containing the author’s real name and pseudonym, a 2×2" ID photo, and a short resumè. Works must be submitted in five hard copies,
manuscript format (12 pt Times New Roman, letter-size paper), accompanied by a soft copy (MS Word format) on a diskette. Works may be in English,
Filipino, Tagalog, Hiligaynon, or Cebuano.
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Send applications to: Dr. Gloria Fuentes, College of Arts and Sciences, University of St. La Salle, La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental 6100.
Inquiries may be sent to glofuentes2003@yahoo.com.
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This year’s panelists include Cirilo Bautista, Marjorie Evasco, Elsie Coscolluela, Rayboy Pandan, Genevieve Asenjo, and Malou Jacob.
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The Iyas Creative Writing Workshop is sponsored by the University of St. La Salle, the Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center of De La Salle
University, and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts.
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