MULA SA MATA NG BUWAN

                Umiiyak, umiiyak ang batang bagong luwal. Kasabaay ng kanyang pagiyak ay ang tuwa ng kanyang mga magulang. Hindi ba nakakatuwang isipin na masaya ang magulang natin ng tayo ay ipinanganak? Pero kung masaya lang sana lahat ng magulang, buo ang pamilya. Mayroon naman kasing mga ina na hindi sinasadya at aksidente lang ang turing sa anak. Sila ang mga nagaasawa ng maaga. Kalimitan sa kanila ay humahantong sa watak na pamilya. Hindi nila napagplanuhan ng maayos ang kanilang buhay, kaya naman sa bandang huli ang mga anak ang naghihirap.

                Pero hindi naman talaga ganyan ang tingin ko sa pamilyang Pilipino. Tayong mga Pilipino kahit naghihirap, masaya at buo pa rin ang pamilya. Kahit ilang problema pa ang dumating na minsa’y akala mo sa teleserye lamang nangyayari. Yung tipong nagaaway ang magulang, may aksidenteng nangyari at halos mamatay na ang anak, o di kaya’y nagkakaroon ng extended family dahil maligalig si ama. Pero in the end may happy ending pa rin naman. Dahil yan sa mga magulang, hindi nila hinahayaan na masira lang ang pamilya dahil sa isang problema. Ang sarap siguro sa pakiramdam kung ganyan ang mga magulang, mga magulang na hindi kayang sukuan ang problema. Hindi sila sumusuko dahil trip at gusto lang nilang ayusin ang problema pero dahil naandyan yung pagmamahal. Pagmamahal hindi para sa sarili nila, kundi para sa pamilya.

                Sa isang tahanan hindi mawawalan ng isang pasaway na anak. Madalas mang sakit sa ulo ang ihinihahatid sa magulang, pero hindi mabubuo ang pamilya kung walang pasaway diba? Kahit gaano katigas ang ulo ng isang tao, lalambot at lalambot din ang puso niyan. At kung masasaksihan mo mismo ang pagbabago, para kang nakakita ng himala na ang Dyos mismo ang gumawa. Walang matigas na puso ang kayang tiisin ang pamilya.

                Malimit tayong naghahanap ng kalinga at kasangga. Huwag kang magalala naandiyan ang pamilya. Hindi ka nila bibiguin. Walang sino man ang kayang tiisin ang pamilya diba? Ganyan kasi ang sila, walang iwanan, nagkakaisa, nagmamahalan, at higit sa lahat masaya. Minsan may nagtanong, ano nga ba ang depenisyon ng saya? Sa isang typical na Pilipino, pamilya ang isasagot niyan. Dahil kahit sinong tao naman na nagmamahal, pamilya ang una sa lahat. Marami tayong bagay na hindi makikita sa iba na tanging nasa pamilya lang natin. Pero kung ako ang tatanungin mo, isang simpleng ewan lang ang isasagot ko. Hindi dahil sa bobo ako at hindi ko alam ang depenisyon, pero ano nga ba ang alam ng isang ulila na kagaya ko? Lalo na pag dating sa paimlya? Wala naman diba! Ang alam ko lang ay ipinagkait sakin ito. 

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So guys! What do you think? Is it good? Ayan yung talumpati ko last Sem sa Fil01. Final requirement at ang topic ay about sa family. Ayoko naman na maging cliche at ikwento lang ng basta basta yung pamilya ko. Nagpaka abstract ako ng konti. Pero nagmuka na siyang kwento diba? Hindi na speech? Pero okay lang nakapasa naman ako dahil jan. 

Balak ko sanang ituloy na yan bilang nobela. Gusto kong ituloy yung kwento ng batang ulila pero hanggang ngayon wala pa rin akong makitang inspirasyon at hindi ko na alam kung anong nangyari sa ulila. At tsaka hindi ako marunong magsulat ng nobela. Hanggal ako pagdating sa mga pagkukwento at point-of-views. Madalas ko kasing isulat ay mga editorial o kaya mga opinions. Wala pa kong nagagawang kwento.

Kung marunong lang sana ako natapos ko na iyan.

Writer's block. Ito na naman ang problema ko. Kung may gamot lang sana dito. 

Manila Noir
Edited by Jessica Hagedorn

The Noir anthologies was first published by Akashic Books in 2004 and was kicked of by Brooklyn Noir. Each book has different stories that is set in a certain place. Manila is one of the interesting setting in the Noir series with its number of crime rates, being one of the populous country, and one of the third-world country I mean with that, this book can be very interesting. It exploits the country but in a good way. It makes us readers realize how worse our dear country is in. The Manila Noir has 14 different story that was written by our very own Filipino writers which will take you to different places here in the Philippines to which focuses on Manila, hence the name of the book.
At first I don't understand the book, I thought Manila Noir is just a regular novel that tells story in one point-of-view only, but as I got to the introduction part, I understood that there is 14 different story compromised into one book. It is a pretty good buy guys, I for one is into short stories so I think this is a good one.

 I am fascinated with its cover. I don't why but the name Manila Noir gives me such a creep. Maybe because how the Noir sounds? Or maybe I'm just weird. But another factor that gave its eeriness is because of its black cover and the angel bust. I can't tell what exactly is in the illustration since it's dark, but I can see that it's in a suburb kind of place, the lamp posts are mirrored vertically and in the middle is the angel. It is somehow creepy you know. But it puts an edge to the book though, if it was just a plain cover maybe I wouldn't picked it in its shelve. Bought this book last Manila International Book Fair. It was on my list so I was fairly happy when I got this.

Upon reading the book, the introduction part was so interesting. It was the part where Jessica Hagedorn explained what to expect on the book. It wasn't just your ordinary intro, she tells the story of the Philippines in a much metamorphic way which will sound very intriguing. There are different stories here as I have said earlier which I will not tell, it's for you guys to find out. I will not spoil anything. But there are 3 stories which I adore. Especially this one, wherein 2 poor kids resent the way rich people treat them. Resentment over inequality is I think the main topic of this particular story. I find it heartbreaking because I didn't know that those kids feel that way, I took the story personally. I thank God for the brilliant writer who opened my eyes. This book can be really an eyeopener, have I told you that before? I don't remember but anyways that is what the book is. Though there are stories which I had difficulty reading, the english is so deepp that I had a hard time deciphering what the writer is telling, so in the end I kinda didn't understand the story, I'll reread the book to get the real stuff behind those stories that I find difficult to understand, I don't want to waste a good book. Sayang naman kung hindi ko iintindihin ng maayos yung libro diba?

I bet that you will love our country even more after reading this. It's just one of its impact to me. I don't know why so and I will not give any more explanation because I can't find one. Just read this book and maybe afterwards you'll feel the same way as I do and maybe after then you'll understand what I'm saying. Two thumbs up for this book. I hope I can get my hands on the other remaining Noir series!

             When I was a kid whenever mom comes home from work. She will come home carrying a red box. I think there wasn't a time when mom went home without one. She spoiled me with happy meals and indeed, happy meal makes me happy back then until now.  I think that is the main reason why I always pick Mcdo over other fast food chains. I don't know, I just really love the taste of their foods.  Recently I just heard from a friend that Mcdo Philippines is bringing the red box back. Finally! A happy meal is not a happy meal without the box. Seriously guys! I'm a hugggeeee fan of Mcdo and their box was my childhood. So it is a huge deal for me that they are bringing it back.

I was the kid who never had much friends, if you can count your sister and 4 cousins as a friend, then I guess I had friends. I grew up playing with them. Nuff said. I have a collection of happy meal toys but I don't know where it is now. 

So after my class, my original plan was just to eat at the school canteen. I don;t know why my feet walked me outside the campus, I just realized I was at Mcdo when I was looking at the menu. I know some of you are now thinking that I'm weird. But I get that a lot so I'm used to it. I was about to order the usual, it was 10 am so they are serving breakfast. My usual is McMuffin and a hashbrown. And as I was skimming at the menu, I was reminded of the red box. So you can guess what happened next. I ordered a happy meal which I am very happy about it. I'm such a dork. I just ordered hamdesal because I was not sure if Mcdo Halang branch is offering the red box yet, so just to be sure I went for the cheapest meal.

I can't believe I went home with a goofy smile and a red box on my hand. I was tempted to eat there since I enjoy hanging out at the place. But there is an oncoming rain so I had to go home. Anyways, I looked at the box and it has a cut out figures. Another plus for the happy meal!

I got three toys in just one box. I happily assembled the figures. I have carelessly popped it out from the box. There are torn parts from the figures as a sign of my excitement. I really feel like I am child once more. I can't believe how Mcdo decided to bring it back. Thankyou guys for giving back my childhood.

Here is the final product. Mr. Panda and Popper's Penguin. I can see my self collecting this guys. They are just so adorable don't you think? Mr. Panda and Penguin looks good together. Maybe they are best friends? I hope they are.