it's the last day of september and we are now entering the crazy month of october. why crazy? because october is the month where we celebrate the OCTOBERFEST! yes, the month when beer will flow like the indian ocean. there will be a kickoff party somewhere and i have no idea where it will be held. it's okay i guess, i don't have to be in that certain party. i can always float in the foams of red horse or pilsen even if i am just at home with my buddies. there are no plans yet for a night out but it is so obvious, i can smell it.
october is the month for the drinking youth. well, you can still find excitement even if you don't drink but what makes it fun is beer drinking. from Germany (where octoberfest originated) to the rotten islands of the guatemala, beer always flow like water during the month of october. i don't know why but that is tradition and i love to keep it going!
october reminds us how beautiful to stay single and have everything served in a silver platter. no phone calls to make, no arguements and no one to ask permission to except to your mom. well, your mom's never really a problem cuz moms always say yes at the last minute.
anyways, love will always make us men look stupid.
so why bother right? am i saying this base on experience? probably... probably not. what's sure about me is to tell everyone to take out their fake I.D.s, wear their fake eyelashes to look as fashionista as Sarah Mieyer. as for me, i think it's cool to take these chances and i know it's better to fake romances.
as for now, i will enjoy everything that life there is to offer. 1, 2, 3... who's counting anyway? drink all that i want, go out with anyone that i want and at the same time hoping that i am not just a waste of good oxygen.
so long cold september, hello octobeer!
Friday, September 30, 2005
Sunday, September 25, 2005
two men and a baby
the other night, vior, fuvi and i went to the USJ-R Student's Night. it was only for USJ-R students but my very very good buddy jb, got me in their band's crew list. fuvi arrived in Jamestown at around 5 pm. since it was still early, vior and i played badminton for a while. after the game, we sat down at the Puerto Suerte lantay to rest for a while. after the short rest, we were off to our respected places to get inside the shower.
we didn't had dinner cuz fuvi and i planned to eat at the school canteen. we waited for vior and at around 7 pm, we were off. when we were waiting for some jeepney, bibo and his friends were there and was also waiting for a ride. when we arrive in USJ-R, i told fuvi to go with bibo to enter the school cuz we still have to wait for jb at the back gate. when jb arrived, we used our smooth talks with the security and voila! we were in! as i went inside the school, i began to miss my san jose days. especially when i saw the flagpole. aaah, the flagpole kids as we were called. i sat down, watch the new faces and some old faces passing by. then i texted fuvi to meet us at the basketball court, in just a few seconds, our little girl arrived.
"taba!!! taba!!!" someone called. it was chad's gf, iris. she asked me how's chad and all that chad stuff. we talked for a while with her friend, jessie. i went back to the group and there was bibo.
"sikit ko ninyo tabs" said bibo.
"sikit lang kay mang robo raba mi run." vior added.
as we were laughing along, more old classmates and friends greeted me and was like, "kayata! naa lagi ka?!". my hands got sore from high fives and low fives that night. we were at the flagpole the whole time. it was our barracks. i was sitting next to fuvi and didn't mind the bands that played early. we were just there checking out the crowd, play some hand games and jam with some good bands.
what sucked that night was the canteen. the canteen was closed for the night. "fuck!" i told myself. i saw a hotdog stand and i looked at fuvi, she saw it too and gave me the smile of a cute 2 yr old kid.
"hotdog fuvs?" i asked.
out of shyness she replied, "ikaw..."
vior then said, "apili mi ni bibo o."
fuvi and i went to the hotdog stand near the akrho tree. then we went back to the pole and had our stomachs filled with hotdogs. it was enough for us to survive the night. so we were back to talking, listening to bands and stuff. fuvi didn't get to run amok at the quadrangle with her friends cuz we were her babysitter that night.
one thing about that night was, smoking was strictly prohibited in the campus. jb said he will hide behind The Ambassadors. it was a good idea cuz i get to rub elbows again with the band's frontman, Eping Amores. we talked to them and asked if they have a light. they did and so we get to smoke. after talking to The Ambassadors, we went back to the pole with fuvi and vior. the crowd was on it's hyper level during that time and as the host introduced The Ambassadors, everyone went near the stage. as usual, they had a good set. by the way, they are now sponsored by Converse already. talk about being a big band huh.
we waited for Twinkle Dudu to play. i don't know what the hell happened to the schedule cuz they were supposed to play at 11 pm that night. they end up playing at around 3 am already. the crowd loves to get up and do some pogo with them but the crowd was so tired that it was only me and bibo who were standing at the moshpit.
after the Twinkle Dudu set, we decided to go home. it was still 3 am and USJ-R students are not allowed to go out. i told fuvi to ride with jb on our way outside and be one of the crew. vior, bibo, and I just walked and told the guard that we are Twinkle Dudu's crew. they fucking bought it and in just a snap of our fingers, we were outside meeting fuvi. at 3 am, we were strolling down the famous colon street. it wasn't something new for us but it was for fuvi. i bet she enjoyed every minute of it. hehehehe. we went inside Chowking colon and when i turn around, bibo was like, "wa koy kwarta parrrt!"
"pili lang diha." i said. i then asked fuvi what she would like for our early breakfast and all i get was, "kung unsa imu, mao pud ako." saying it with that 2 yr. old smile again, i was off to join vior at the counter.
we ended up with the same meals.
after enjoying the longganisa and the our sunny side-up, we got into a taxi and headed straight home. bibo fell asleep and so did vior. i got my short nap too but it wasn't that long. when we arrive, we smoked a couple of ciggarettes at the lantay when fuvi fell asleep. our only flower couldn't help herself lying down at the lantay. i told bibo that we were off and i woke up fuvi. i told her to go to my room and continue her sleep while i go online and play Gunbound. she declined and instead, she was behind me watching the game. she was at the sofa and when i turn back to her, she fell asleep. i woke her up again and asked her to go to my bed.
as for me, fuvi woke me up. yup, she was at my parent's bedroom carrying her sneakers. "mata na tabs bah." she said. i accompanied her and when she got into the trycicle, i went straight back to bed.
it was great. we get to spend it to someone we just met from gunbound. we get to babysit during that night while enjoying the party at the USJ-R main campus.
"way maka diskarte ni fuvi ngadtu gladz kay kami gud ang gwardya." i told fuvi's elder sister, gladys.
"wa na namo pagastoa si fuvi bisag piso." added vior.
talk about babysitting huh.
we didn't had dinner cuz fuvi and i planned to eat at the school canteen. we waited for vior and at around 7 pm, we were off. when we were waiting for some jeepney, bibo and his friends were there and was also waiting for a ride. when we arrive in USJ-R, i told fuvi to go with bibo to enter the school cuz we still have to wait for jb at the back gate. when jb arrived, we used our smooth talks with the security and voila! we were in! as i went inside the school, i began to miss my san jose days. especially when i saw the flagpole. aaah, the flagpole kids as we were called. i sat down, watch the new faces and some old faces passing by. then i texted fuvi to meet us at the basketball court, in just a few seconds, our little girl arrived.
"taba!!! taba!!!" someone called. it was chad's gf, iris. she asked me how's chad and all that chad stuff. we talked for a while with her friend, jessie. i went back to the group and there was bibo.
"sikit ko ninyo tabs" said bibo.
"sikit lang kay mang robo raba mi run." vior added.
as we were laughing along, more old classmates and friends greeted me and was like, "kayata! naa lagi ka?!". my hands got sore from high fives and low fives that night. we were at the flagpole the whole time. it was our barracks. i was sitting next to fuvi and didn't mind the bands that played early. we were just there checking out the crowd, play some hand games and jam with some good bands.
what sucked that night was the canteen. the canteen was closed for the night. "fuck!" i told myself. i saw a hotdog stand and i looked at fuvi, she saw it too and gave me the smile of a cute 2 yr old kid.
"hotdog fuvs?" i asked.
out of shyness she replied, "ikaw..."
vior then said, "apili mi ni bibo o."
fuvi and i went to the hotdog stand near the akrho tree. then we went back to the pole and had our stomachs filled with hotdogs. it was enough for us to survive the night. so we were back to talking, listening to bands and stuff. fuvi didn't get to run amok at the quadrangle with her friends cuz we were her babysitter that night.
one thing about that night was, smoking was strictly prohibited in the campus. jb said he will hide behind The Ambassadors. it was a good idea cuz i get to rub elbows again with the band's frontman, Eping Amores. we talked to them and asked if they have a light. they did and so we get to smoke. after talking to The Ambassadors, we went back to the pole with fuvi and vior. the crowd was on it's hyper level during that time and as the host introduced The Ambassadors, everyone went near the stage. as usual, they had a good set. by the way, they are now sponsored by Converse already. talk about being a big band huh.
we waited for Twinkle Dudu to play. i don't know what the hell happened to the schedule cuz they were supposed to play at 11 pm that night. they end up playing at around 3 am already. the crowd loves to get up and do some pogo with them but the crowd was so tired that it was only me and bibo who were standing at the moshpit.
after the Twinkle Dudu set, we decided to go home. it was still 3 am and USJ-R students are not allowed to go out. i told fuvi to ride with jb on our way outside and be one of the crew. vior, bibo, and I just walked and told the guard that we are Twinkle Dudu's crew. they fucking bought it and in just a snap of our fingers, we were outside meeting fuvi. at 3 am, we were strolling down the famous colon street. it wasn't something new for us but it was for fuvi. i bet she enjoyed every minute of it. hehehehe. we went inside Chowking colon and when i turn around, bibo was like, "wa koy kwarta parrrt!"
"pili lang diha." i said. i then asked fuvi what she would like for our early breakfast and all i get was, "kung unsa imu, mao pud ako." saying it with that 2 yr. old smile again, i was off to join vior at the counter.
we ended up with the same meals.
after enjoying the longganisa and the our sunny side-up, we got into a taxi and headed straight home. bibo fell asleep and so did vior. i got my short nap too but it wasn't that long. when we arrive, we smoked a couple of ciggarettes at the lantay when fuvi fell asleep. our only flower couldn't help herself lying down at the lantay. i told bibo that we were off and i woke up fuvi. i told her to go to my room and continue her sleep while i go online and play Gunbound. she declined and instead, she was behind me watching the game. she was at the sofa and when i turn back to her, she fell asleep. i woke her up again and asked her to go to my bed.
as for me, fuvi woke me up. yup, she was at my parent's bedroom carrying her sneakers. "mata na tabs bah." she said. i accompanied her and when she got into the trycicle, i went straight back to bed.
it was great. we get to spend it to someone we just met from gunbound. we get to babysit during that night while enjoying the party at the USJ-R main campus.
"way maka diskarte ni fuvi ngadtu gladz kay kami gud ang gwardya." i told fuvi's elder sister, gladys.
"wa na namo pagastoa si fuvi bisag piso." added vior.
talk about babysitting huh.
Tuesday, September 20, 2005
conversations while drinking coffee
ok so i went with chum to some coffee shop. had coffee like we always do in the past. she asked me about music. i told her to listen to indie bands, foreign or not cuz they have all the freedom to create music without the influence of the big recording companies. you see, these record companies doesn't care if you suck live, all they want is for you to play what the mainstream wants and what kinds of music that will sell. it's all about the sell that they are thinking about. once you are gone from the spotlight and is not saleable anymore, they will leave you on top of your sheets. dispose you like plastic cups used in some kid's house party.
she was nodding all of the time. she then asked me what i want to achieve when i write some stuff. i told her, "i just wish that what i am writing is not plain entertainment, but art".
she then smiled and said, "are these art?"
she was holding the lines that i randomly wrote down at the coffee shop's table napkins. "dili man tingali. ambot."
what i like when i talk to chum is that, she delivers it mostly in english. talk about some well polished girl huh.
another thing that we talk about is about society. just recently, the police force in cebu declared the rival frats (tau gamma and akrho) as criminals. in my opinion, i think they are overreacting. why? cuz not all frat members of those warring fraternities act as criminals. i have lots of friends who are members of the said groups. even my best buddy, rapi is one of them and he is not a criminal, not an ounce in his blood could kill someone.
i gotta admit, all they do is rain on each others parade. the sad part is, they make sure that it'll rain rhinos during their rival frat's parade. drops of acid can be found too, thus the killing of some members. peace should start within their group. they cannot attain peace if the rival group is all dead. try to educate the members and try to hold talks every month.
one thing that keeps them going is power. aaah, the reason that fires up our traditional politicians. arrest the suspected gunners but don't declare the group as criminals. what the police is trying to do is paint another wall using the same brush. can we just look at them kill each other until one fraternity will prevail. we can't let them do that cuz if we will, God knows what will happen, i don't want to picture it in my mind.
the thing is, i love my friends. my friends who are members of these warring fraternities. i don't want to see a good guy like daot get arrested just because he's a tau gamma. i don't want to see rapi get the treatment of a criminal when he applies for a job, i don't want to see opal getting chased by some patrol on his way to minglanilla just because he's an akrho. *wink!*
nevertheless, they already declared them as criminals. as the rhinos falls down on their parade, i won't be surprise if the weatherman will announce: it is signal number three... for hostility.
she was nodding all of the time. she then asked me what i want to achieve when i write some stuff. i told her, "i just wish that what i am writing is not plain entertainment, but art".
she then smiled and said, "are these art?"
she was holding the lines that i randomly wrote down at the coffee shop's table napkins. "dili man tingali. ambot."
what i like when i talk to chum is that, she delivers it mostly in english. talk about some well polished girl huh.
another thing that we talk about is about society. just recently, the police force in cebu declared the rival frats (tau gamma and akrho) as criminals. in my opinion, i think they are overreacting. why? cuz not all frat members of those warring fraternities act as criminals. i have lots of friends who are members of the said groups. even my best buddy, rapi is one of them and he is not a criminal, not an ounce in his blood could kill someone.
i gotta admit, all they do is rain on each others parade. the sad part is, they make sure that it'll rain rhinos during their rival frat's parade. drops of acid can be found too, thus the killing of some members. peace should start within their group. they cannot attain peace if the rival group is all dead. try to educate the members and try to hold talks every month.
one thing that keeps them going is power. aaah, the reason that fires up our traditional politicians. arrest the suspected gunners but don't declare the group as criminals. what the police is trying to do is paint another wall using the same brush. can we just look at them kill each other until one fraternity will prevail. we can't let them do that cuz if we will, God knows what will happen, i don't want to picture it in my mind.
the thing is, i love my friends. my friends who are members of these warring fraternities. i don't want to see a good guy like daot get arrested just because he's a tau gamma. i don't want to see rapi get the treatment of a criminal when he applies for a job, i don't want to see opal getting chased by some patrol on his way to minglanilla just because he's an akrho. *wink!*
nevertheless, they already declared them as criminals. as the rhinos falls down on their parade, i won't be surprise if the weatherman will announce: it is signal number three... for hostility.
Friday, September 16, 2005
mea culpa
tere is furious over me. it's just me and my rough way of saying things. she misunderstood me and i can't blame her. she can't accept my apology, sad huh?
aaah, sometimes i think i'm too old to keep routines and sometimes i'm child enough to scream. it's still early, chum chum woke me up with miss call attack. damn girl. anyways, won't go to my morning class today. i'll go straight to manyak's place and continue to sleep. chum said she'll wait for me in school, i'll just text her that i ain't coming.
it's payday today. vior was oh so excited with my first salary.
"pa inom ha!"
"inom ra man kaha?" i replied.
it's not only vior who is excited but so is fuvi. i know fuvi, she wants to spend her day at jamestown. the last time she went here was on wednesday. when we get to talk to GB, she was telling me i was her MAP when she got here.
"unsa ka oras nauli tabs? ikaw akong MAP ganiha tabs"
"unsay MAP?" i asked.
"Most Awaited Person"
i laughed. you just don't know what gunbound brings you. for some, a wonderful game that can get you addicted. for the unfortunate ones, gunbound gets to destroy lives. yup! dropping out of school, stealing money from parents just to go to some cafe, some makes friends turn into enemies, etc.
i hope someone would sing a long-winded song cuz i would be content to hum along. my I.Q. is as low as a nun's hemline and i know that. i just can't stand this, someone so special hates me.
mea culpa.
aaah, sometimes i think i'm too old to keep routines and sometimes i'm child enough to scream. it's still early, chum chum woke me up with miss call attack. damn girl. anyways, won't go to my morning class today. i'll go straight to manyak's place and continue to sleep. chum said she'll wait for me in school, i'll just text her that i ain't coming.
it's payday today. vior was oh so excited with my first salary.
"pa inom ha!"
"inom ra man kaha?" i replied.
it's not only vior who is excited but so is fuvi. i know fuvi, she wants to spend her day at jamestown. the last time she went here was on wednesday. when we get to talk to GB, she was telling me i was her MAP when she got here.
"unsa ka oras nauli tabs? ikaw akong MAP ganiha tabs"
"unsay MAP?" i asked.
"Most Awaited Person"
i laughed. you just don't know what gunbound brings you. for some, a wonderful game that can get you addicted. for the unfortunate ones, gunbound gets to destroy lives. yup! dropping out of school, stealing money from parents just to go to some cafe, some makes friends turn into enemies, etc.
i hope someone would sing a long-winded song cuz i would be content to hum along. my I.Q. is as low as a nun's hemline and i know that. i just can't stand this, someone so special hates me.
mea culpa.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
4 a.m.
i didn't get to sleep last night. well, i get to sleep for an hour then i wake up again and again and again. the process is so tiring that at 4am, i jumped off from the bed and went online. talked to gladys and tonette for a while. tere didn't respond, she hates me now i guess. it's all my fault actually, i have not been good at choosing words.
i already apologized.
anyways, chum texted me while i was chatting with tonette. it was 5am, texting to greet me a good morning with a smiley. i thought i was the only one who got bored. i then went inside the shower, wore my usual wear and went straight to manyak's place. there in his room, he was still sleeping. i had an option to make, to get online or lay down beside manyak and go to sleep. i choosed the 2nd option, to go to sleep with main. funny thing is, i woke up after a while and i notice something above my tummy. manyak was hugging me. hehehehe.
i went back to sleep and after 2 hours, i woke up, checked the time and it was already 4 mins. past 10. then main's room opened and there was vior.
"hoi! bastosa ninyo gud!"
"wa gyud koy sala vior! napugos ra ko!"
we tried to woke up main but he's as dead as john lennon. i sat on the bed and vior grabbed the computer chair. as i was lighting a smoke, vior was busy checking his email. his computer gave up on him just a few days back and right now, at this moment, he is formatting the damn thing.
after main's place, i went to the water station for work. went to class at around 4:30pm. i met chum chum at the hallway and we both went to Mouse Trap.
i am downloading this rave song from Bonnie Bailey. i heard this on the radio on the way to school and i asked chucky the title of it. while his head moving side to side, "ever after".
damn chuck... such a party goer. he asked me to go with him if i have the time, i'd rather stay home.
society now bothers me.
i already apologized.
anyways, chum texted me while i was chatting with tonette. it was 5am, texting to greet me a good morning with a smiley. i thought i was the only one who got bored. i then went inside the shower, wore my usual wear and went straight to manyak's place. there in his room, he was still sleeping. i had an option to make, to get online or lay down beside manyak and go to sleep. i choosed the 2nd option, to go to sleep with main. funny thing is, i woke up after a while and i notice something above my tummy. manyak was hugging me. hehehehe.
i went back to sleep and after 2 hours, i woke up, checked the time and it was already 4 mins. past 10. then main's room opened and there was vior.
"hoi! bastosa ninyo gud!"
"wa gyud koy sala vior! napugos ra ko!"
we tried to woke up main but he's as dead as john lennon. i sat on the bed and vior grabbed the computer chair. as i was lighting a smoke, vior was busy checking his email. his computer gave up on him just a few days back and right now, at this moment, he is formatting the damn thing.
after main's place, i went to the water station for work. went to class at around 4:30pm. i met chum chum at the hallway and we both went to Mouse Trap.
i am downloading this rave song from Bonnie Bailey. i heard this on the radio on the way to school and i asked chucky the title of it. while his head moving side to side, "ever after".
damn chuck... such a party goer. he asked me to go with him if i have the time, i'd rather stay home.
society now bothers me.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
of guns and alcohol
as i arrive yesterday night, i already saw some people at the lantay. it was gagang's birthday and he was celebrating it and was making sure there is beer to flow.
"idol!"
"atay ra sag idol ninyo ah! sud sa ko kay wa koy kaon. karon lang mo!" i replied.
vior was inside the house watching tv. he have to use my computer to make his project. while i was eating, manyak arrived and stood by me at the table. we were talking about some things about his day and stuff. after eating, i directly went outside and joined the fun rounds of the glass. after a while, jonrey went home and when he got back, he placed something in his side.
"kayata!!! e uli na du!" i said.
"wa oi. depensa lang gud."
"undangon ta ni oi" bolts complained.
jonrey got back with a gun. i went inside cuz i just don't like the thought of drinking with someone who's got a gun. after a couple of minutes, they are aalready in our porch, it was raining. still, jonrey's got his gun. he begged me to get outside so i joined them again. vior was still on the pc at that time. so, we forgot about the gun, he just placed it on the table. then jonrey got up and said he's done for the night. while he was putting his gun on his side...
PAK!!! the gun fell on the floor.
"KAYATA!" everybody yelled at him.
as we looked at the gun on the floor, it was pointing at me. damn. it was loaded and was ready for some killing. i was just lucky it didn't fire when it hit the floor. we then asked jonrey to go straight home. opal was shaking his head and gagang got nervous. as for me, i was thinking, what if it really hit me?
after the bottles, it was near 3am and vior has not finished his project, so i told him to just lock the doors after he finish his project. i went to bed.
it's 9am, gagang arrived looking for some sparkle but ended up buying a Sprite litro. he likes to drink sweet stuff when he's dealing hangover. so we're just here, with a pack of cigarettes, a sprite litro and some Radiohead on the stereo.
how nice.
"idol!"
"atay ra sag idol ninyo ah! sud sa ko kay wa koy kaon. karon lang mo!" i replied.
vior was inside the house watching tv. he have to use my computer to make his project. while i was eating, manyak arrived and stood by me at the table. we were talking about some things about his day and stuff. after eating, i directly went outside and joined the fun rounds of the glass. after a while, jonrey went home and when he got back, he placed something in his side.
"kayata!!! e uli na du!" i said.
"wa oi. depensa lang gud."
"undangon ta ni oi" bolts complained.
jonrey got back with a gun. i went inside cuz i just don't like the thought of drinking with someone who's got a gun. after a couple of minutes, they are aalready in our porch, it was raining. still, jonrey's got his gun. he begged me to get outside so i joined them again. vior was still on the pc at that time. so, we forgot about the gun, he just placed it on the table. then jonrey got up and said he's done for the night. while he was putting his gun on his side...
PAK!!! the gun fell on the floor.
"KAYATA!" everybody yelled at him.
as we looked at the gun on the floor, it was pointing at me. damn. it was loaded and was ready for some killing. i was just lucky it didn't fire when it hit the floor. we then asked jonrey to go straight home. opal was shaking his head and gagang got nervous. as for me, i was thinking, what if it really hit me?
after the bottles, it was near 3am and vior has not finished his project, so i told him to just lock the doors after he finish his project. i went to bed.
it's 9am, gagang arrived looking for some sparkle but ended up buying a Sprite litro. he likes to drink sweet stuff when he's dealing hangover. so we're just here, with a pack of cigarettes, a sprite litro and some Radiohead on the stereo.
how nice.
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
sushi afternoon
i didn't get to post after i got home from vior's place. it was already 4am and i still got work at 8, so i decided to go to bed. anyways, we went to Royal Conquors. i called opal if he will go with us but he ain't got no dough so i called manyak, the reciever told me he was still asleep and it was already 11am, that says it all, manyak doesn't wanna go. i called up bob and he said yeah but he will just catch up with us. after fixing myself, i directly went straight to vior's place. on our way to the restaurant, we dropped by hazel's workplace. hazel jumped in the mobile and the 3 of us were off. with empty stomaches, we marched straight to the restaurant's entrance with our eyes on the buffet table.
vior texted bob where he was so we could wait for him. bob replied that he can't go out cuz it's raining. we decided to surf the buffet table, we all looked like kids putting up something on the plate. little mountains of food was our motive and little mountians did we have. sushi was still the shiznit for me. the japanese is just... aaah, sushi... can't get enough of those cute, colorful things.
as we were enjoying our mountains of food, we talked about a lot of things and we planned to go to this place where the image of our Mother Mary cried blood. the story goes like, it was her birthday around 7 years ago and of course, there was a mass at their church. then suddenly, blood flowed down from her eyes and the melting of candles turned blood, the place was filled with the aroma of flowers and flowers bloomed at that time.
we will go to that place on friday. i'll try to ask permission from my dad to let me off on that day. the work at the water station is kinda bothering but what else can i do? "trabaho ka para sa imung bisyo, mao ayaw jud absent!". as what vior told me, hahahaha! so yeah, danz wanted to go and we will try to convince manyak to come with us too.
it's already 5am. i woke up from a deep sleep an hour ago. i don't know but my head is still filled with things i need to get away. seems like i couldn't get away. i need to go back to sleep, need to at least forget... at least for a while.
we don't need no water let the motherfucker burn
burn motherfucker, burn!
vior texted bob where he was so we could wait for him. bob replied that he can't go out cuz it's raining. we decided to surf the buffet table, we all looked like kids putting up something on the plate. little mountains of food was our motive and little mountians did we have. sushi was still the shiznit for me. the japanese is just... aaah, sushi... can't get enough of those cute, colorful things.
as we were enjoying our mountains of food, we talked about a lot of things and we planned to go to this place where the image of our Mother Mary cried blood. the story goes like, it was her birthday around 7 years ago and of course, there was a mass at their church. then suddenly, blood flowed down from her eyes and the melting of candles turned blood, the place was filled with the aroma of flowers and flowers bloomed at that time.
we will go to that place on friday. i'll try to ask permission from my dad to let me off on that day. the work at the water station is kinda bothering but what else can i do? "trabaho ka para sa imung bisyo, mao ayaw jud absent!". as what vior told me, hahahaha! so yeah, danz wanted to go and we will try to convince manyak to come with us too.
it's already 5am. i woke up from a deep sleep an hour ago. i don't know but my head is still filled with things i need to get away. seems like i couldn't get away. i need to go back to sleep, need to at least forget... at least for a while.
we don't need no water let the motherfucker burn
burn motherfucker, burn!
Monday, September 05, 2005
not a bum
just got home from my first day at work. it was kinda tiring but i'll get use to it. it was weird cuz i bumped into a trycicle on the way for a delivery. i was mindless when i was driving, i dunno but my head is so cloudy right now. anyways, i'm talking to vior online right now. i told him about what i will do with my first salary.
1. buy that headphones for my PC
2. pay credits
3. beer beer beer!!!
at least i have a job right now. thought it will make forget some stuff since i'd get busy. turned out that i couldn't get away. i get to sit alone in the office with nothing to do but wait for deliveries to come. when im alone, i get to go into a deep thought and causes another downfall. i'm home now, told dad i will be off early today, i just couldn't stand it. after this, i will try to catch a quick nap and go to school for my remaining classes.
on wednesday, vior and i will go out for lunch. an eat all you can at some fancy restaurant. japanese food, filipino dishes, chinese stuff, etc. some buffet huh. anyways, pareng chad wanted to go with his gf, arianne. manyak said he wants to go too and so did dandel. i guess wednesday will be a fun day for me.
1. buy that headphones for my PC
2. pay credits
3. beer beer beer!!!
at least i have a job right now. thought it will make forget some stuff since i'd get busy. turned out that i couldn't get away. i get to sit alone in the office with nothing to do but wait for deliveries to come. when im alone, i get to go into a deep thought and causes another downfall. i'm home now, told dad i will be off early today, i just couldn't stand it. after this, i will try to catch a quick nap and go to school for my remaining classes.
on wednesday, vior and i will go out for lunch. an eat all you can at some fancy restaurant. japanese food, filipino dishes, chinese stuff, etc. some buffet huh. anyways, pareng chad wanted to go with his gf, arianne. manyak said he wants to go too and so did dandel. i guess wednesday will be a fun day for me.
Sunday, September 04, 2005
bahal
got home drunk again last night. i went to vior's place and i saw hazel sitting at the sala. "tabs!!!" nyeeeh! my blood rushed to my head when she called me. she was on the dark side and i never saw her sitting there. "ayawg pakurat haze!".
anyways, the night was cold and we were in the mood for something. something we usually do with rapi, something that makes us forget the things in our heads, something to do with alcohol. vior checked the empty bottles of red horse and after that, we were off to buy a case of beer. we then went up to their terrace and when we were about to start, vior uttered, "cge na man lang kag inom run taba."
"mao lagi, mao man say gipangita." i said. we texted pareng chad and when he got there, "wow! tang ina naman to. laseng kahapon, maglalaseng na naman ngayon!". just the other day at tingin's wake, pitchels of bahalina flooded us like the great floods of New Orleans.
what have i become?
anyways, the night was cold and we were in the mood for something. something we usually do with rapi, something that makes us forget the things in our heads, something to do with alcohol. vior checked the empty bottles of red horse and after that, we were off to buy a case of beer. we then went up to their terrace and when we were about to start, vior uttered, "cge na man lang kag inom run taba."
"mao lagi, mao man say gipangita." i said. we texted pareng chad and when he got there, "wow! tang ina naman to. laseng kahapon, maglalaseng na naman ngayon!". just the other day at tingin's wake, pitchels of bahalina flooded us like the great floods of New Orleans.
what have i become?
Friday, September 02, 2005
as the footsteps died out forever
Wednesday morning, we went to tingin's place to go support his family. there was my dad and some of his friends here in Jamestown. Chuck's dad, Boi Rabor then approached our table and asked if we want to drink. we all know what our answer was so he bought us cases of beer. vior, jerik, naner, manyak, oca and I went down with it and enjoyed every bottle that was opened. well, not for jerik and oca, they refused to drink. we were there playing cards, laughing our asses off, as if we were happy that someone died. that's just us. now i miss the days when the gang was still complete and we will go to some dead neighbor and we play cards and have the loudest laughs because of some good jokes. anyways, we finished drinking at around 5:30am. it was another thursday morning. vior, pakaw, damboy, insik and i were the only ones left so we decided to transfer at the Puerto Suerte lantay. damboy left with his girl cuz he was already drunk. pakaw went home so it was insik and vior who went with me at the lantay. insik decided to buy some smoke at Rose's store and when he went back, he brought along a sad news.
"patay na si ma'am grace" he said.
"klaru diha sik!".
a yawning yort came out and when he joined us at the lantay, we told him that ma'am grace died. the first word he said upon waking up was, "kayata!". yan-t then confirmed that ma'am already left for good. teary-eyed, vior bowed his head as i punch a wood in the lantay. "sayoha ra oi!", we both said.
ma'am grace succumbed to liver cancer. a woman that isn't fond of drinking and smoking but she still got the big C. it's just so not right huh? it felt so weird when we heard the news cuz we spent all night drinking. "kita ani, taasa pa natog laktonon oi.", vior uttered a comment. the truth is, we don't know. maybe we get our chance to taste death tomorrow, today, next week, next month... who really knows? if it's our time, it's our time.
after some time, we got the news that her remains can be viewed at St. Francis homes down in highway. it will be viewed once because the body will go back to her hometown, moalboal. last night was our chance to see our beloved friend, so the jamestown boys went to see our ma'am for the last time. the bystanders from Rose's Store arrived. we said goodbye to ma'am grace.
i can still hear her call me, "tabachoi!". thanks for the memories, ma'am!
"patay na si ma'am grace" he said.
"klaru diha sik!".
a yawning yort came out and when he joined us at the lantay, we told him that ma'am grace died. the first word he said upon waking up was, "kayata!". yan-t then confirmed that ma'am already left for good. teary-eyed, vior bowed his head as i punch a wood in the lantay. "sayoha ra oi!", we both said.
ma'am grace succumbed to liver cancer. a woman that isn't fond of drinking and smoking but she still got the big C. it's just so not right huh? it felt so weird when we heard the news cuz we spent all night drinking. "kita ani, taasa pa natog laktonon oi.", vior uttered a comment. the truth is, we don't know. maybe we get our chance to taste death tomorrow, today, next week, next month... who really knows? if it's our time, it's our time.
after some time, we got the news that her remains can be viewed at St. Francis homes down in highway. it will be viewed once because the body will go back to her hometown, moalboal. last night was our chance to see our beloved friend, so the jamestown boys went to see our ma'am for the last time. the bystanders from Rose's Store arrived. we said goodbye to ma'am grace.
i can still hear her call me, "tabachoi!". thanks for the memories, ma'am!
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