Anong gagawin mo kung ikaw ay may aso, asong mataba, asong may buntot na mahaba, asong tulad ng kay Robert Neville, asong may ngalang binyag ng taong 'di tumupad sa kanyang pangako/dumurog sa iyong puso/nag-desisyong mag-move on bago mo pa malaman at nang natanggap mo ang balita, sementado na ang kanyang desisyon na iwan ka/binalewala ang pakiusap mong magparamdam sa petsang ito: ika-30 ng Setyembre nang taong ito? Ipapa-change name mo ba si doggy? Ipamimigay? Ililigaw? Gawing pulutan? Gilitan?
Unfortunately for you, kahit anong piliin mo, kapangalan n'ya ang isang sikat na lokal na biskwit. Yun may palamang choco fudge. There goes the 'O'.
"Oi ang sakit", ang palahaw ni,
Jo
September 30, 2009
September 27, 2009
I love, Oh so destructive Ondoy
What happened yesterday, September 26, 2009, was unexpected. At least for me. 10 AM: I roused myself from the dreamless, restful, delicious sleep I was having because I wanted to take advantage of my brother's absence so I can play in his PC (sidenote: I'll be kicked soon from my guild due to inactivity). Even from my one-eyed awake-d-ness, I did notice that the rain was extra heavy. I had 30 minutes with my game, when I felt my mother fussing in the background, then heard her shouting threats from upstairs, recalled a littany of yours truly's "crimes of Christmas past", mentioned her current medical condition and stressed my incapability to be a household help. She let all these out first before I deciphered the secret code: storm outside, gonna flood soon, need to transport all the valuables upstairs, move your lazy big ass (mothers have their own ways).
10:30 AM: I carried the following to higher ground (had help from mother where it's needed):
1) 4 CPUs
2) 4 18" CRT monitors
3) a sampayan-worth of clothes
4) 5 gallons of mineral water
5) 2 wood cabinet's full of stuff and stuffed toys
6) 1 5-seater narra sofa
7) 1 stove-top oven
8) 1 washing machine plus dryer
9) 1 30" flat screen tv
Did I mention that it was just my mother and me at home? Brother pig's at school and male cousin's at work. Our two hopes out there, somewhere. We were just finishing up downstairs when ankle-deep flood water came in.
Upstairs, just when I quoted "all's well that ends well", my mother had this crazy idea to abandon the house for fear of getting trapped inside. She was already feeling some chest constrictions/difficulty in breathing, from fatigue, stress, panic, during this time that I did not want to contribute more to it so I gave in. Plus, I'm still my mother's daughter, I believed her when she said the flood water "will rise above the level of everyone's roofs". 11:30 AM: Carrying a small bag, we waded into the water which was up to our knees, with no umbrella over our heads and all the while assuming the role of the braver, in-command and more dependable of us two. Our goal was just to get out of the subdivision. At the gates, we were already drenched, hope was stumped. It was like seeing our village as a basin waiting be filled with water up to the brim. Water was rushing in, in strong current. We turned our backs and sought shelter nearby.
7:45 PM Mama and I started the trek back home. From the area we were at water was already gone from the street but by the time we reached the front of our house, half of my body was already submerged in icky, creamy goodness.
A day after, I'd seen on tv the tragedy Ondoy brought and it pricked my heart. Quoting another Shakespeare:
When sorrows come, they come not single spies
But in battalions
Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 5
I am sorry for those who had it worse. But, I am glad I experienced "ang hagupit ni Ondoy". Happy that I had it with my mama. We could have skipped that adventure outside the comfort of our home and just stayed in because flood water, apparently, cannot rise to that height (over the roof) in our area. It reconciled this rift between us. And with my brother. I love her more now. I appreciate her more. I'll miss her more too when she's already gone. My superhero of a mother.
Loves her Ma,
Jo
10:30 AM: I carried the following to higher ground (had help from mother where it's needed):
1) 4 CPUs
2) 4 18" CRT monitors
3) a sampayan-worth of clothes
4) 5 gallons of mineral water
5) 2 wood cabinet's full of stuff and stuffed toys
6) 1 5-seater narra sofa
7) 1 stove-top oven
8) 1 washing machine plus dryer
9) 1 30" flat screen tv
Did I mention that it was just my mother and me at home? Brother pig's at school and male cousin's at work. Our two hopes out there, somewhere. We were just finishing up downstairs when ankle-deep flood water came in.
Upstairs, just when I quoted "all's well that ends well", my mother had this crazy idea to abandon the house for fear of getting trapped inside. She was already feeling some chest constrictions/difficulty in breathing, from fatigue, stress, panic, during this time that I did not want to contribute more to it so I gave in. Plus, I'm still my mother's daughter, I believed her when she said the flood water "will rise above the level of everyone's roofs". 11:30 AM: Carrying a small bag, we waded into the water which was up to our knees, with no umbrella over our heads and all the while assuming the role of the braver, in-command and more dependable of us two. Our goal was just to get out of the subdivision. At the gates, we were already drenched, hope was stumped. It was like seeing our village as a basin waiting be filled with water up to the brim. Water was rushing in, in strong current. We turned our backs and sought shelter nearby.
7:45 PM Mama and I started the trek back home. From the area we were at water was already gone from the street but by the time we reached the front of our house, half of my body was already submerged in icky, creamy goodness.
A day after, I'd seen on tv the tragedy Ondoy brought and it pricked my heart. Quoting another Shakespeare:
When sorrows come, they come not single spies
But in battalions
Hamlet: Act 4, Scene 5
I am sorry for those who had it worse. But, I am glad I experienced "ang hagupit ni Ondoy". Happy that I had it with my mama. We could have skipped that adventure outside the comfort of our home and just stayed in because flood water, apparently, cannot rise to that height (over the roof) in our area. It reconciled this rift between us. And with my brother. I love her more now. I appreciate her more. I'll miss her more too when she's already gone. My superhero of a mother.
Loves her Ma,
Jo
Ingrata
"You didn't raise me.
I did my own growing up," said the child to her mother.
- Hello Schoolgirl
I did my own growing up," said the child to her mother.
- Hello Schoolgirl
September 22, 2009
My sedative
They were sitting
They were sitting on the Strawberry Swing
Every moment was so precious
They were sitting
They were talking under Strawberry Swing
Everybody was for fighting
Wouldn't wanna waste a thing
Cold, cold water bring me 'round
Now my feet won't touch the ground
Cold, cold water what ya say?
When it's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day
I remember
We were walking up to Strawberry Swing
I can't wait until the morning
Wouldn't wanna change a thing
People moving all the time
Inside a perfectly straight line
Don't you wanna just curve away?
When it's such…
It's such a perfect day
It's such a perfect day
Ahhh...
Now the sky could be blue
I don't mind
Without you it's a waste of time
Could be blue
I don’t mind
Without you it’s a waste of time
Could be blue,
Could be gray
Without you I’m just miles away
Could be blue
I don’t mind
Without you it’s a waste of time
- Coldplay
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September 13, 2009
Mga utang kong larawan
Another bootcamper gone. Bye Van. Sarap cheese cake.
2 weeks ago. My usual Friday group all had something to do/somewhere to go to so I've decided to "attach" myself to Jeff's schedule (my hunk of a cousin). After going to the gym, I treated him to dinner. Despite his resistance of my kakulitan, shooo-ing me away from morning to evening, I believe we share the same opinion that the day ended great!
Gina was elected to be the day's coach (and I get to be the ball boy :P) I earned, not points, but 2 bodily hits, one in the front side of my right arm and another in the back side of the left arm, in a one minute span (thank you Alex!). Gina was always at our back, yelling "do a follow through, do a follow through or I'm gonna kick your ass" (just kidding! Gina does not yell! and he doesn't kick ass!). He patiently taught us how to hit the ball, the proper pose/position when hitting the ball, to always follow throughhhhhhhhhh and to swing your hips baby.
After that, Din and I headed to the mall. Ate at Almon Marina, I had sub+spaghetti+salad, then went shopping :D
Hates photobucket/-slideshow,
Jo
Hates photobucket/-slideshow,
Jo
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