Tuesday, January 12, 2010

I: SMALL Things to Be Thanked for

These chopsticks greeted me on my station yesterday.

I used to sport chopsticks back in college. Paintbrush, Mongols, color pencils, ballpens and even barbecue sticks were my hair's bestfriends. My hair was Pocahontas's-long then. It has been a year already since I wore a new hair style. My hair is getting longer now. My old self slowly claims my weakly established new self. Who is complaining anyway? I missed myself ;-)

I found a package on my station earlier today.

Thank you. :)

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Book Launchings: Three in One


Unsaon Pagkaon sa Impiyerno?
ni Cindy Velasquez

Sukara ang kahadlok sa init nga kaha
Aron imong isula sa dukot nga panggoberno

Ibutang sa imong plato samtang
Naay mga yawa sa imong atubangan

Kinamota ug usapa hangtod
mabusog ka uban sa mga bala

Hay...dili na uso ang tinidor ug
Kutsara, mao na, kaon na lang diha.

Kon ikaw mapul-an sa imong sud-an,
Uy, ang kahadlok pwede baya silian

Ania pa man sad ang hilaw nga paglaom
Ug isawsaw lang sa bahaw nga kalinaw

Ug kon ikaw mapaso, intawn
Ayaw kalimot og pag-ampo



1

Walay bituon.
Naalaan sa mga kwaknit
Nga mansanitas.


No stars.
The bats mistook them
For fruits.



2

Matintalon ang uwan.
Sa iyang pagbundak,
Midailos ang akong bukton
Sa imong hawak.


The rain's a tease.
As it pours,
My arm eases
Around your waist.




3

Kanang nakatagpilaw nga sikyu
Gabantay sa bangko sa iyang damgo.


That sleeping guard
Is securing the seat of his dreams.


4

ug kung nganong wa ko kaila nimo

luya ang iwag sa buwan,
pagaw ang singgit sa uwan.



and why i didn't recognize you

the moon's light was faint,
the rain's shout was hoarse.



5

mas banha nuon kung wala ka

ang way hugas nga mga plato sa kusina buot makig-istorya
ang way plansa nga mga bisti sa parador buot magpa-isplika


it's surprisingly noisier when you're not around

the unwashed dishes in the sink would like to have a serious talk
the unironed clothes in the closet are demanding explanations



*translated by Anthony Kintanar

***

Have no information for the exact cover of Nyor Butch Bandillo's book. But I could guess. ;-)

***

December 12? Nyaks, and it's annual fiesta in Guadalupe. The official Faigao gang reunion!

Friday, November 27, 2009

For Sale: Asus Netbook for 14K

-9-month old

-Windows XP

-with 60GB Hard disk

-with built-in camera

-with built-in memory card reader

-with built-in speaker and microphone

-with three USB ports

-WiFi ready

-battery can last for 4.5 hours

***

but here is the problem, the LCD is broken, it was hit by my phone. So technically, you will only pay for the LCD replacement and the service charge, which is around P13K.

overall, the netbook is still in a very good condition.


*** Kindly email @ jonabering@gmail.com or leave a message here.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Poetry: On Hearing Of A Death

On Hearing Of A Death
by Rainer Maria Rilke



We lack all knowledge of this parting. Death
does not deal with us. We have no reason
to show death admiration, love or hate;
his mask of feigned tragic lament gives us

a false impression. The world's stage is still
filled with roles which we play. While we worry
that our performances may not please,
death also performs, although to no applause.

But as you left us, there broke upon this stage
a glimpse of reality, shown through the slight
opening through which you disappeared: green,
evergreen, bathed in sunlight, actual woods.

We keep on playing, still anxious, our difficult roles
declaiming, accompanied by matching gestures
as required. But your presence so suddenly
removed from our midst and from our play, at tim
es

overcomes us like a sense of that other
reality: yours, that we are so overwhelmed
and play our actual lives instead of the performance,
forgetting altogether the applause.

***
photo credits: mr-twingo

Monday, November 23, 2009

Tsinelas: Books as Christmas Gifts for Kids


Kampingganon Elementary School has 286 students, 10 classrooms and 11 teachers including the principal. This is also the site of Tsinelas Association's proposed reading center. You can help build the reading center in the small barangay of Kampingganon in Bantayan Island by donating children's books to Tsinelas. You can leave the books at Sun.Star Daily P. del Rosario Street, Cebu City (please label TSINELAS or Insoy Ninal) or contact 09228243800. If you're from Manila, please contact Yowee @ 0916-7970140. Thank you very much!


Delivery of books to Kampingganon Elementary School in Bantayan Island: Dec. 12, 2009. Drop off points for donations: Sun.Star, P Del Rosario (address package to Insoy Ni�al) and STC gates (address package to Annie Tenebro, Tsinelas board member), or reach us at 0922 8243800. Their Books also invites volunteers to do story telling for the kids. You might be interested. It's also Christmas there.



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