Pounding The Keyboard

IN OUR BLOOD “Will you please stop laughing?” I asked Frances in an exasperated tone. “Why would I do that?” Frances said with her eyes still fixed on her laptop. “Because I’m watching the news,” I said. “And the news is about the devastation brought by that typhoon. A ship sank and more than a thousand people are now feared dead, a bridge collapsed killing ten people and a flashflood killed hundreds of people. Libu-libo ang namamatay sa paligid natin pero nakukuha mo pang tumawa.” “What do you want me to do? Weep and slash my wrist?” “You can at least be silent while the news is going on.” She smirked. “Why would I be affected? I don’t know those people. ‘Pag ako ba ang namatay, maaapektuhan sila? Tatawa rin ang mga ‘yan habang nakaburol ako. You’d be better off ignoring them.” “Frances, every death mustn’t be ignored,” I told her. “Dapat tayong malungkot tuwing may mamamatay kahit hindi natin kilala.” “Then cry alone, ate. Malulungkot lang ako sa isang kamatayan ‘pag ako mismo ang na...

Hindi ko alam kung napapadalas lang ang inom ko nitong mga huling araw at ayaw ng umalis ng ispiritu ng alak sa utak ko kaya laging hilo ang pakiramdam ko pero maraming nangyayari rito sa ‘Pinas nitong mga huling araw na sobrang kakatwa ang dating para sa akin na nag-uudyok tuloy sa akin upang mag-isip na baka nalalapit na ang pagkabura ng Pilipinas sa mapa ng mundo. Narito ang mga pangyayaring iyon: 1-A BANANA PLANT WITH NINE HEARTS. Pinagkakaguluhan ngayon ng napakaraming tao ang isang ‘puno’ ng saging sa Calaca, Batangas dahil siyam ang puso nito (karaniwan ng isa lang o dalawa ang puso ng saging kada halaman). Ayon sa mga taong nagsasagawa ngayon ng gabi-gabing paglalamay at pagtitirik ng kandila sa tabi ng naturang halaman, may tumutulong tubig daw mula sa siyam na puso nito at ang tubig na iyon daw ay at mahimala at nakapagpapagaling ng lahat ng sakit. Wala raw gagawin ang payente kundi inumin ang tubig na nagmumula sa puso upang maghilom ang anumang dinaramdam nito sa katawan. ...

This blogsite’s favorite local actor, Mark Lapid, whose acting prowess probably rivals the intensity of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino and whose classic film, Apoy Sa Dibdib Ng Samar, is now being dissected and studied by film students like a dead, hapless frog, has been appointed by PGMA as the new general manager of Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA). Why Mark Lapid? the reporters asked Tourism head Ace Durano. Durano was only able to utter some mumbojumbo. Lapid’s appointment has been met with a lot of brickbats. Hindi raw ba may kaso pa itong kinakaharap dahil sa ilang anomalya, partikular na ang quarrying operations ng lalawigan, na nangyari noong ito pa ang gobernador ng Pampanga. Ang koleksiyon ng Pampanga mula sa quarrying noong 2006 habang si Mark pa ang gobernador ay 29.1M lang pero noong si Governor Panlilio na ang maupo ay agad daw itong umakyat sa 217M. Kaya raw nagkakandaloko-loko ang sawimpalad na bansang ito, e, dahil ang pangunahing mga rason daw kaya nailuluklok sa m...

I received an email (from Mr. Mario Macalindong) bearing the sad news that comics illustrator Mr. Joe Mari Mongcal had died. He met an accident in Baclaran yesterday (Saturday, June 7). Isa si Mr. Mongcal sa pinakaaktibo at pinakamahusay na mangguguhit noon sa bakuran ng GASI. Ipinaaabot ko po ang aking taos-pusong pakikiramay sa lahat ng mga naulila ni Ginoong Joe Mari Mongcal.

I watched the DVD of Atonement last night and got my heart broken. My sister rented it after seeing that James McAvoy was the lead actor; she became an instant fan after watching The Last King Of Scotland . Atonement , a love story set during the World War II, was an achingly sad but hauntingly beautiful movie that would leave you teary-eyed at the ending. Superb direction, great acting, touching story (a wealthy 13-year old girl, an aspiring writer, ruined the relationship and the lives of her older sister and her boyfriend through her lies and spent her life trying to atone for that sin) and a wonderful musical score (which won an Oscar), this classy movie was nominated as best picture in this year's Oscars. Ito lang yata ang tanging pelikula na napanood ko na ginamit ang tunog ng tiklado ng makinilya bilang musical background. Naalala ko tuloy iyong luma kong makinilya at iyong tunog nito na masakit sa tenga ng ibang tao pero musika para sa akin habang pinanonood ko iyong pe...