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Ang utak ko, sa eksaktong puntong ito, habang tumitilaok ang manok ng kapitbahay kasi 6:05 na ng umaga at hindi pa ako natutulog, may iniisip na isa, dalawa, tatlo, apat, lima, anim, pito, walong magkakaibang mga bagay nang sabay-sabay. Partida, hindi pa ako baliw nyan ha.
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I’m in the middle of writing a script for another director, and the end is not in sight. Tamo, nakuha ko pang kumanta.
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Travel. Write. Dance. Get drunk. Just say yes. Wear dresses as comfortably as you wear sneakers. Leave your house wanting to watch a movie but go home with a new tattoo instead. Buy yourself an expensive pair of shoes without guilt. Book that flight without thinking if you’ll be allowed a leave. Take that call from an unknown number. Paint; paint again. Stop cursing. Try. Pray. Pray every day. At magpapayat ka teh, plis lang!
Yung mga ganitong mga salita, ganyang-ganyan yung mga kinahumalingan ko noong college hanggang kaka-graduate ko pa lang sa UP. Alam mo yun eh, yung mga panahong akala mo e kaya mong baguhin ang mundo kasi sabi ng mga pinakanirerespeto mong mga guro e “brilliant” ka raw , e nanggatong pa ng “brilliant ka nga talaga” ang mga pinakamalalapit mong kaibigan, na alam mong hindi ka binobola, kasi sus, nakasama mo nga sila sa loob ng 48 oras nang di naliligo matapos lang ang tisis nyo, maglolokohan pa ba kayo?, kahit na sa likod ng utak mo, iniisip mong, syet, ang big word naman ng “brilliant” pero parang ang dali naman bitawan nun, isang dosenang paligong bilis lang ang nilamang ng pagbitaw sa “putang ina”, pero hindi mo na iisipin yun, don’t rain on my parade no, please, at ako pa ang magpapa-rain? Neknek mo.
Pero nung nabasa ko ito, alam kong kailangan kong itago. Limang taon na akong wala sa UP, kung saan ko unang narinig ang “brilliant”, kung saan ko unang dinesisyunang magiging direktor ako balang araw, kung saan ko unang ginustong baguhin ang mundo kasama ng mga kaibigan kong ganoon din ang pakay. Hindi ko pa rin nababago ang mundo, kahit mga kaibigan ko, hindi pa rin nababago ang mundo. Kasi kapag 27 ka na, minsan kahit 25 pa lang nga, e lalo siguro kapag 30 ka na, dalawa lang yan eh: (1) sigurado ka nang hindi mo na mababago ang mundo, hello, nababaliw ka na ba?, o madalas, (2) nakalimutan mo nang, ay oo nga pala, gusto mo nga pala dating baguhin ang mundo.
Kaya siguro nga, kailangan ko itong itago. Alam ko nang hindi ko talaga mababago ang mundo, hello, nababaliw na ba ‘ko?, pero yung mga ganitong salita, nakaka-miss diba?, na ang sarap-sarap maniwala. . .uli. Kunsabagay, limang taon pa lang naman.
Limang taon pa lang ba? Sus, alang-alala ko pa.
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Very bored while waiting inside a coffeeshop. First time to publish some personal “art”. This ain’t art I know but for a non-artist, this makes me smile. I need boring nights like this then.
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1. Dati, pag matanong kang bata, ang sasabihin sa’yo: “Wow, napaka-inquisitive naman ng batang ito!” Ngayon, kapag matanong ka, ang sasabihin sa’yo: “Wala ka bang Google?!” (By the way, inquisitive means “curious, eager for knowledge”. No need to Google; I did the Google-ing for you. You’re welcome.)
2. To which you can reply: “E sorry naman, hindi ako naka-Blackberry.” To which they can reply: “Hay naku, ang dami na ngang di alam, mahirap pa!”, but you’ll never know they said that. Hindi kayo BBM friends. So go, beso lang.
3. Lesson of the story: Para magmukhang matalino, mag-invest sa smart phone. Kapag may makasalamuhang pang-matalinong konsepto na parang ikaw lang ang may hindi alam o ikaw lang ang pwedeng makaalam, pindot-pindot ka lang sa QWERTY phone, Google-Google, Wikipedia-Wikipedia, then read another related article (for second opinion), then go, pwede ka nang sumali uli sa conversation after ilang minutes ng pagka-tameme. Voila! Done with great acting skills and a condescending stance, mukha ka nang matalino.
4. Kaya wag ka masyadong mamamangha kapag masyadong maraming alam. Minsan hindi naman talaga yan matalino, nakapag-Wikipedia lang.
5. Corollary: Minsan hindi naman talaga yan matalinong-matalino, nakapag-Wikipedia lang. E nagkataon, taga-UP.
There’s no use crying over spilled milk, especially if you never liked milk in the first place.
Filed under: Uncategorized (really) | Tags: 2012, 24 oras, cctv, corruption, earthquake, end of the world, GMA, gma7, impeachment, japan, malate, merceditas gutierrez, mike enriquez, news, ombudsman, shopls, tsunami, tv patrol, vicky morales
As Mike Enriquez reports on the 8.9-magnitude earthquake and the resulting tsunami that hit Japan with much fervor and intensity, it’s hard not to notice how calm and composed Japan’s local news crews are as they fill us in on the massive earthquake and tsunami that left 900 dead and 700 missing, as of press time. Wait, Enriquez and the Japanese reporters are talking about the same earthquake and tsunami, right? E bakit parang dito, end of the world na ’yung dating sa pagka-report ni Mike Enriquez? Naabisuhan mo na ba ang mga Hapon, sir Mike? E alangan namang mas mauna pa tumama ang end of the world dito.
Then shortly after, Enriquez reports on the two impeachment cases facing Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and the shoplifters in a computer shop in Malate caught on CCTV with the same fervor and intensity. Ah, eh baka dito nga unang tatama ang end of the world. Sorry naman Japan, false alarm.
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A $150 billion underwater resort hotel–the first in Asia and the biggest undersea living in the world–is set to be completed in 2013 in Coron, Palawan. Its Filipino architects and developers say it will rival those of Maldives, Dubai and Fiji, an Inquirer article reports. The project, to be called “Coral World Park”, will have 24 underwater suites they call “Anemones” that are submerged 60 feet below sea level with a 270-degree view of Coron’s underwater life. Several units will be for sale, while the rest are for “public viewing”, for those who are wealthy to actually afford the daily rates but still not rich enough to own his own suite.
I’ve been to Coron and gone snorkeling there, and I must say God lives there. Each year, more and more tourists come to Coron, and it isn’t because of the great 5-star hotels and world-class accommodations, and we’re not the least bit embarrassed about that. If you’ve been there, you’ll know why. And, please, why try to outdo Dubai? They need to build an outlandish underground hotel because they don’t have beaches as beautiful as as ours! Heck, they don’t have beaches. Period.
The article’s last paragraph ticked me off: “The group promised strict adherence to protect the environment and the biodiversity of Palawan. They said no marine life will be harmed during the course of its construction to its operations.” Uh, okay. I’m not an architect, but how are they going to build the world’s biggest underwater hotel without disturbing marine life? May iba pa bang daan papunta sa ilalim ng dagat kung hindi via dagat? Well, by virtue of the fact that I finished Film and not Enggineering, I’m giving them the benefit of the doubt. If they do succeed in not harming any marine life during construction as they promised, well, I must say they’re very good liars.
In two years, if the projection that the Coral World Park will pour in billions of investments and create thousands of jobs happens, and the exchange rate becomes P35 to $1, Architect Mañosa and company will most likely expect a “thank you”. And because we’re a forgetful nation, his wish will be our command. How’s even adding “very, very, very much”, sir?
I still remember the first text message I received from you; you were asking for a copy of ‘Plano and any other short film I made after that. I hope you didn’t notice from my reply how starstruck I was. Thank you for everything, I owe you a lot. Happy birthday, and this “filmmaker” misses you terribly. My first film’s for you sir, I hope you get to watch it from there.
