Ska and Reggae Show

Just in time for the post-Halloween party, come and enjoy the night guys. txt me para sabay-sabay ta adto..hehe.. tnx to Kettien fro the info.

Where The Wild Roses Grow

She:
They call me The Wild Rose
But my name was Elisa Day
Why they call me it I do not know
For my name was Elisa Day

He:
From the first day I saw her I knew she was the one
She stared in my eyes and smiled
For her lips were the colour of the roses
That grew down the river, all bloody and wild

She:
When he knocked on my door and entered the room
My trembling subsided in his sure embrace
He would be my first man, and with a careful hand
He wiped at the tears that ran down my face

He:
On the second day I brought her a flower
She was more beautiful than any woman I'd seen
I said, "Do you know where the wild roses grow
So sweet and scarlet and free?"

She:
On the second day he came with a single red rose
Said: "Will you give me your loss and your sorrow"
I nodded my head, as I lay on the bed
He said, "If I show you the roses, will you follow?"

On the third day he took me to the river
He showed me the roses and we kissed
And the last thing I heard was a muttered word
As he knelt (stood smiling) above me with a rock in his fist

He:
On the last day I took her where the wild roses grow
And she lay on the bank, the wind light as a thief
And I kissed her goodbye, said, "All beauty must die"
And lent down and planted a rose between her teeth

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Copper Inscription: Laguna Copperplate Artifact

Here's an interesting artifact that is in no way related to other ancient Filipino artifacts we know today. Hector Santos, a Filipino History enthusiast, mentioned that this black copper piece of metal later known as the "The Laguna Copperplate Inscription" was accidentally unearthed in 1989 by a man who is dredging sands alongside the shore of Lumbang River where it emptied into Laguna de Ba'y.

As to how it is being passed down until it was brought to the National Museum of the Philippines is intriguing. Let's just put it as a history. Almost all of our artifacts containing incantations, poems, chants or what have you where burned down to ashes by this Spanish friars thinking that they are evil inspired. Unfortunately, we only have a handful of these artifacts that's preserve now.We've lost a significant contact with our brothers in SE Asia primarily because of the impact of Spanish colonization where nothing was left for us to be really identified with our roots.

Original transcription by Hector Santos and translation by Antoon Postma:

Line 1:
swasti shaka warshatita 822 waisakha masa ding jyotisha. chaturthi krishnapaksha so-

Hail! In the Saka-year 822; the month of March-April; according to the astronomer: the 4th day of the dark half of the moon; on

Line 2:
mawara sana tatkala dayang angkatan lawan dengannya sanak barngaran si bukah

Monday. At that time, Lady Angkatan together with her relative, Bukah by name,

Line 3:
anakda dang hwan namwaran di bari waradana wi shuddhapat(t)ra ulih sang pamegat senapati di tundu-

the child of His Honor Namwran, was given, as a special favor, a document of full acquittal, by the Chief and Commander of Tundun,

Line 4:
n barja(di) dang hwan nayaka tuhan pailah jayadewa. di krama dang hwan namwaran dengan dang kaya-
the former Leader of Pailah, Jayadewah. To the effect that His Honor Namwran, through the Honorable Scribe
Line 5:
stha shuddha nu di parlappas hutangda wale(da)nda kati 1 suwarna 8 di hadapan dang hwan nayaka tuhan pu-

was totally cleared of a debt to the amount of 1 kati and 8 suwarna (weight of gold), in the presence of His Honor the Leader of Puliran,

Line 6:
liran ka sumuran. dang hwan nayaka tuhan pailah barjadi ganashakti. dang hwan nayaka tu-

Kasumuran; His Honor the Leader of Pailah, namely: Ganasakti; (and) His Honor the Leader

Line 7:
han binwangan barjadi bishruta tathapi sadanda sanak kaparawis ulih sang pamegat de-

of Binwangan, namely: Bisruta. And (His Honor Namwran) with his whole family, on orders by the Chief of Dewata,

Line 8:
wata [ba]rjadi sang pamegat medang dari bhaktinda di parhulun sang pamegat. ya makanya sadanya anak

representing the Chief of Mdang, because of his loyalty as a subject (slave?) of the Chief, therefore all the descendants

Line 9:
chuchu dang hwan namwaran shuddha ya kaparawis di hutangda dang hwan namwaran di sang pamegat dewata. ini gerang

of His Honor Namwran have been cleared of the whole debt that His Honor owed the Chief of Dewata. This (document) is (issued) in case

Line 10:
syat syapanta ha pashchat ding ari kamudyan ada gerang urang barujara welung lappas hutangda dang hwa ...

there is someone, whosoever, some time in the future, who will state that the debt is not yet acquitted of His Honor...

Oyog-oyog: a Mandaya Lullaby

Mandayas are known to be be music lovers. The folk songs reflects their intimate relationship with Mother earth and the attitude they have towards the environment and the world. Oyog-oyog is a folk song that deals with Pagka-iso (Childhood) and Gugma nang Ginikanan (Parental Love). Here's an Oyog-oyog (Mandaya by Joel Velasquez):

Oyog-oyog, mag oyog-oyog . . .
Masinga nang Bullawan
Diyanay yagadadallawon
Baan sumngaw makawong
Dumallaw makagwa
Walla kaw sa pangubsa
Walla kaw sa pangkawasa,
Nang mallugon diabongan mo
Magaon na siollambodan mo;
Malaygon sa gigiba
Pugtok sa llollumpasi.

Walla sa pangungubsa
Wa sa pangawasa;

Awson pagpaka-indo
Ubson magpakagawa.

La - la - la- la - larin - larin . . .

Let's get skankin'

Reggae and Ska enthusiasts out there!!

Upbeat Production is an independent group which was primarily founded by Dabawenyos and was formally launched last August 18, 2007. It aims to further uplift the whole Mindanao ska and reggae scene, as well as help indie-minded bands promote their music through UpBeat Production-organized gigs. Composed of Mindanao-based ska and reggae bands, the group continues to foster these bands in order for them to get ample support and be recognized. Stay tuned for the upcoming events this November and December 2008.

For more info visit the site at http://upbeatproduction.weebly.com/

Chaneling The Godfather

This artwork was photo shopped courtesy of Pax (I'm still figuring out Photoshop-Trial and error). And what's with the Godfather? well, way back college days, I used to watch the Godfather Trilogy a hundred fold times together with my amigos during our spare time, since everybody love the classic film, we decided the call our amigos- The Godfathers. The rest was history. Let's say I am Don Vito Corleone. lol. Our group has a lot of stories to tell that even a thousand and one nights would not be enough to relinquish all the stupidity we did in school, in the hospital area and every place we've been.

Nursing Student: Rest And Sleep

Hi guys, what's up? I've been very busy since last week because of my Review. Everything went very fast these days that I got no time checking my blog. Hmf, and this week is going to be a hell. I just got our updated schedule for the review and found out that I have two weeks straight review without review breathers in between, imagine that. Mind you, that would mean that I'll be seating from 8 AM to 5PM the whole day and just glue myself there listening to the review experts, Argh. I was even losing my energy every time I got home from the review. so miserable.

Nursing Life: My Personality Type

After answering a few questions from this site, http://www.ipersonic.com/ I got my so called "type of Personality" which somehow I did agree.

Analytical Thinkers are reserved, quiet persons. They like to get to the bottom of things - curiosity is one of their strongest motives. They want to know what holds the world together deep down inside. They do not really need much more to be happy because they are modest persons. Many mathematicians, philosophers and scientists belong to this type. Analytical Thinkers loathe contradictions and illogicalness; with their sharp intellect, they quickly and comprehensively grasp patterns, principles and structures. They are particularly interested in the fundamental nature of things and theoretical findings; for them, it is not necessarily a question of translating these into practical acts or in sharing their considerations with others. Analytical Thinkers like to work alone; their ability to concentrate is more marked than that of all other personality types. They are open for and interested in new information.

Analytical Thinkers have little interest in everyday concerns - they are always a little like an “absent-minded professor” whose home and workplace are chaotic and who only concerns himself with banalities such as bodily needs when it becomes absolutely unavoidable. The acknowledgement of their work by others does not play a great role for them; in general,they are quite independent of social relationships and very self-reliant. Analytical Thinkers therefore often give others the impression that they are arrogant or snobby - especially because they do not hesitate to speak their mind with their often harsh (even if justified) criticism and their imperturbable self-confidence. Incompetent contemporaries do not have it easy with them. But whoever succeeds in winning their respect and interest has a witty and very intelligent person to talk to. A partner who amazes one with his excellent powers of observation and his very dry humour.

It takes some time before Analytical Thinkers make friends, but then they are mostly friends for life. They only need very few people around them. Their most important ability is to be a match for them and thus give them inspiration. Constant social obligations quickly get on their nerves; they need a lot of time alone and often withdraw from others. Their partner must respect this and understand that this is not due to the lack of affection. Once they have decided in favour of a person, Analytical Thinkers are loyal and reliable partners. However, one cannot expect romance and effusive expressions of feelings from them and they will definitely forget their wedding anniversary. But they are always up to a night spent with stimulating discussions and a good glass of wine!

Nursing Life: Spirituality

The Our Father or otherwise known as the Lord's Prayer is perhaps the best known prayer that is being recited by millions of Christians around the world. This prayer which is absorbed from the Holy Scripture particularly in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke was taught by Jesus to his disciples as a manner of praying to God.

I was just struck by how the Author constructed his reflections in every line of this prayer. One thing that came into my mind was the thought of having this as a constant reminder in my day to day living. This piece challenges our faith to God as it projects a lesson why an individual should be consistent with his words and actions. What a powerful prayer indeed.sigh.


I got this from http://www.thisischurch.com/booklets/lordsprayer.htm

“Our Father"

I cannot say “Our” if religion has no room for others and their needs.

I cannot say “Father”
if I do not demonstrate this relationship in my daily living.

I cannot say “Who art in heaven”
if all my interests and pursuits are on earthly things.

I cannot say “Hallowed be Thy name”
if I, who am called by His name, am not holy.

I cannot say “Thy kingdom come”
if I am unwilling to give up my own sovereignty
And accept the righteous reign of God.

I cannot say “Thy will be done”
if I am unwilling or resentful of having it in my life.

I cannot say “On earth as it is in heaven”
unless I am truly ready to give myself to His service here and now.

I cannot say “Give us this day our daily bread”
without extending honest effort for it
or by ignoring the genuine needs of my fellowmen.

I cannot say “Forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us”
if I continue to harbor a grudge against anyone.

I cannot say “Lead us not into temptation”
If I deliberately choose to remain in a situation
where I am likely to be tempted.

I cannot say “Deliver us from evil”
If I am not prepared to fight
in the spiritual realm with the weapon of prayer.

I cannot say “Thine is the kingdom”
If I do not give the King
The disciplined obedience of a loyal subject.

I cannot say “Thine is the power”
If I fear what my neighbors may say or do.

I cannot say “Thine is the glory”
If I am seeking my own glory first.

I cannot say “Forever”
If I am too anxious about each day’s affairs.

I cannot say “Amen”
Unless I honestly say
“Cost what it may, this is my prayer.”

Author Unknown, The Evangel, 3/27/85

Love Talk

Top 100 quotes to live and remember by. I got this a from a Multiply blogger.

1. "A kiss is a lovely trick, designed by nature, to stop words when speech becomes superfluous."
--Ingrid Bergmen

2. Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.

Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin6. "Love is the beauty of the soul."
--St. Augustine


3. "My night has become a sunny dawn because of you."
--Ibn Abbad

4. "In real love you want the other person's good. In romantic love you want the other person."
--Margaret Anderson

5. "In dreams and in love there are no impossibilities."
--Janos Arnay

7. "Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."
--Aristotle

8. "Each moment of a happy lover's hour is worth an age of dull and common life."
--Aphra Behn

9. "Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me."
--Sarah Bernhardt

10. "In my wildest dreams, you always play the hero. In my darkest hour of night, you rescue me, you save my life."
--Bliss and Cerney

11. "Come live with me and be my love, and we will some new pleasures prove, of golden sands, and crystal beaches, with silken lines and silver hooks..."
--John Dunne

12. "What I do and what I dream include thee, as the wine must taste of its own grapes..."
--Elizabeth Barret Browning

13. "I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach..."
--Elizabeth Barrett Browning

14. "Take away love, and our earth is a tomb."
--Robert Browning

15. "But to see her was to love her, love but her, and love her forever."
--Robert Burns

16. "She walks in Beauty, like the night
Of cloudness climes and starry skies,
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes..."
--Lord Byron

17. "Like music on the waters is they sweet voice to me."
--Lord Byron

18. "I love you, not only for what you are, But for what I am when I am with you."
--Roy Croft

19. "You're nothing short of my everything."
--Ralph Block

20. "The only true gift is a portion of yourself."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

21. "Thou art to me a delicious torment."
--Ralph Waldo Emerson

22. "Love distills desire upon the eyes, love brings bewitching grace into the heart."
--Euripides

23. "I love her and that's the beginning of everything."
--F. Scott Fitzgerald

24. "I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun-warmed, flower-bordered path."
--Andre Gide

25. "Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own."
--Robert Heinlein

26. "Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts."
--Oliver Wendell Holmes

27. "What I feel for you seems less of earth and more of a cloudless heaven."
--Victor Hugo

28. "It's so easy, To think about Love, To Talk about Love, To wish for Love, But it's not always easy, To recognize Love, Even when we hold it.... In our hands."
--Jaka

29. "Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one."
--John Keats

30. "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."
--Helen Keller

31. "... See there's this place in me where your fingerprints still rest, your kisses still linger, and your whispers softly echo. It's the place where a part of you will forever be a part of me."
--Gretchen Kemp

32. "When you came, you were like red wine and honey, and the taste of you burnt my mouth with its sweetness."
--Amy Lowell

33. "Make me immortal with a kiss."
--Christopher Marlowe

34. "Oh, thou art fairer than the evening air Clad in the beauty of a thousand stars."
--Christopher Marlowe

35. "Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart."
--Alphonse Marie de la Martine

36. "In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing."
--Mignon McLaughlin

37. "We came by night to the Fortunate Isles, And lay like fish Under the net of our kisses."
--Pablo Neruda

38. "The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain signing to it...you and you alone make me feel that I am alive...Other men, it is said, have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough."
--George Moore

39. "In love there are two things: bodies and words."
--Joyce Carol Oates

40. "I become a waterwheel, turning and tasting you, as long as water moves."
--Rumi

41. "I miss you even more than I could have believed; and I was prepared to miss you a good deal."
--Vita Sackville-West

42. "Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

43. "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

44. "There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."
--George Sand

45. "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak my heart."
--Robert Sexton

46. "My heart is ever at your service."
--William Shakespeare

47. "The more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite."
--William Shakespeare

48. "Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition."
--Alexander Smith

49. "I am my beloved, and my beloved is me."
--Song of Solomon

50. "Her breath is like honey spiced with cloves, Her mouth delicious as a ripened mango."
--Srzgarakarika

51. "To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven."
--Karen Sunde

52. "Love, till dawn sunder night from day with fire Dividing my delight and my desire..."
--A. C. Swinburne

53. "Love is friendship set on fire."
--Jeremy Taylor

54. "Within you I lose myself. Without you I find myself wanting to become lost again."
--Unknown

55. "Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile..."
--Unknown

56. "I see my fated stars in your eyes. They melt me like the sun does snow."
--Unknown

57. "The rose speaks of love silently, in a language known only to the heart."
--Unknown

58. "To be your friend was all I ever wanted; to be your lover was all I ever dreamed."
--Unknown

59. "If I could reach up and hold a star for every time you made me smile, I would have the whole night sky in the palm of my hand."
--Unknown

60. "If you love me only in my dreams, let me be asleep forever."
--Unknown

61. "Kiss me and you will see stars; love me and I will give them to you."
--Unknown

62. "Love is a dream that comes alive when we meet."
--Unknown

63. "The soul that can speak with its eyes can also kiss with a gaze."
--Unknown

64. "Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essense."
--Vincent van Gogh

65. "Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto."
--Lope de Vega

66. "Here are fruits, flowers, leaves, and branches, And here is my heart which beats only for you."
--Paul Verlaine

67. "When a heart finds another, what's a cloud more or less in the sky?"
--Wolf and Page

68. "The most precious possession that ever comes to a man in this world is a woman's heart.
--Josiah G. Holland

69. "From every human being there rises a light that reaches straight to heaven. And when two souls that are destined to be together find each other, their streams of light flow together, and a single brighter light goes forth from their united being."
--Unknown

70. "The most wonderful of all things in life is the discovery of another human being with whom one's relationship has a growing depth, beauty and joy as the years increase. This inner progressiveness of love between two human beings is a most marvelous thing; it cannot be found by looking for it or by passionately wishing for it. It is a sort of divine accident, and the most wonderful of all things in life."
--Sir Hugh Walpole

71. "Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love."
--Erich Fromm

72. "You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly."
--Sam Keen

73. "The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable."
--Victor Hugo

74. "True love begins when nothing is looked for in return."
--Antoine De Saint-Exupery

75. "Love is the emblem of eternity: it confounds all notion of time: effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end."
--Germaine De Stael

76. "The life and love we create is the life and love we live."
--Leo Buscaglia

77. "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it."
--Ivan Panin

78. "Listening is an attitude of the heart, a genuine desire to be with another which both attracts and heals."
--J. Isham

79. "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
--Lao Tzu

80. "The most eloquent silence; that of two mouths meeting in a kiss."
--Unknown

81. "Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul."
--St. Augustine

82. "Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it."
--Thomas Fuller

83. "Paradise is always where love dwells."
--Jean Paul F. Richter

84. "True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations: it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart."
--Honore de Balzac

85. "We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and it's only end."
--Benjamin Disraeli

86. "Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness."
--Oliver Wendell Holmes

87. "Love doesn't make the world go round, love is what makes the ride worthwhile."
--Elizabeth Browning

88. "To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with."
--Mark Twain

89. "If I know what love is, it is because of you."
--Herman Hesse

90. "So dear I love him that with him,
All deaths I could endure.
Without him, live no life."
-- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

91. "Love is like a friendship caught on fire: In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable."
--Bruce Lee

92. "She walks in beauty,
Like the night of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes."
--Byron

93. "....A simple I love you means more than money...."
--Frank Sinatra

94. "How delicious is the winning of a kiss at love's beginning."
--Thomas Campbell

95. "One word frees us of all the weight and pain in life. That word is Love."
--Sophocles

96. "Love is the irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired."
--Mark Twain

97. "Come, let us make love deathless."
--Herbert Trench

98. "There is no remedy for love but to love more."
--Henry David Thoreau

99. "If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my garden forever."
--Alfred Lord Tennyson

100. "All love is sweet, given or returned."
--Percy Bysshe Shelley

* Painting by Chagall

bored and exhausted

When boredom strikes, I sometimes fight it. So here are the two pictures which I edited using Picasa just to entertain myself out of so much exhaustion and sickness. It's just simple with no sense at all. I haven't eaten my lunch yet and it's late afternoon already. I just thought of doing this in madness. Perhaps, this obra could be the result of a decaying mind.

Much like the saying "An Idle's mind is the devil's workshop",
I particularly enjoy playing with the second picture.

Kadayawan 2008 : Indigenous Art Exhibit

These are some of the works by Anoy Catague displayed at the Museo Dabawenyo last August 2008 dubbed as the "Anoy Catague Art Exhibit 2008".

The paintings depict the rich culture of the indigenous people in Mindanao collectively known as the Lumads. Music plays a vital role in the lumad's aspect of everyday living. Music is an expression of love and devotion to their works may it be in a farmer's field, wooing a woman or even a death of a person.

women harvesting fruits


Woman carrying her child


man playing the Agong

family

breastfeeding mother


mother cuddling her child


man playing the Kudlung


group of women musicians


musician


woman playing kulintang

Anyways, if you cant' figure out what's in these paintings, simply they are just the replica of what we do everyday.

Silencio

gazing at the window pane

I look upon the stars

with my eyes wide awake

calmness there is


touching the night's coldness

put my hands in stiffness

with my heart enveloped in mist

left a scar so dark and sweet



in silence, in serenity, in solace

peace there is.

Nursing Life: Random Thoughts

1. Have you ever actually sat down and thought about why you like the person you like?
- yes, I did.
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2. People say, "Honestly, I don't think I've ever talked sh*t about anyone".
- It's called "Life's like that". best answer? "I can trust you then" -sarcastically. lol
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3. Is there someone you'd really like to hang out with and just talk about stuff?
- I definitely do, kaso, she's not here.
.
4. Is there something that has happened in your past that you really hate talking about?
- yeah, and it's unfinished business though. I HATE IT!!
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5. Do you think a lot of people think/say bad things about you?
- sure. I can even feel it. their mannerisms at me, the way they look at me. I am just objective.
sometimes, if you are high in the pedestal, people just can't accept it.
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6. Do you think you're approachable?
- "di man diay ka mamaak"- a newly-found friend said. sometimes kasi, looks can be deceiving. so I would stick to first impression wouldn't last. and yes, I am very approachable.
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7. Do you regret doing anything this week?
- yes, I did not do better in the Diagnostic exams..
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8. Name something you wouldn’t want to do tom.
- go in review. hehe. but I just can't.
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9. When did you last cry?
- hmmm, every now and then. hahaha.
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10. How late did you stay up last night?
- I slept early because, I was damn exhausted from the review
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11. Has someone of the opposite sex ever told you they loved you, and meant it?
- yes, a lot actually. i hope they meant it. lol
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13. Suppose you see your crush kissing another person, what will u do?
- freak out. hah. i have a crush on this girl in our review session just in front of my sit. she's nice naman kasi, i was able to talk to her and introduced myself. cool. hehe

14. Would you ever become a vegetarian or even vegan?
- I would love to.

15. Do you like your school/work?
-yes, way back college days. haha.
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16. Are you a flirt?
- naughty? hehe.
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17. Have you ever held hands?
- who? her? yes. but that was history.
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18. When was the last time that you went swimming, where, and what color
was your swim wear?
- last summer and that was during my training as a Sped teacher. I was with the autistic students. haha. weird ba?
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19. bla bla ?
- stupid.
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21. Did you ever lose a best friend?
- dami kung barkada.
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22. Have you ever gotten mad because somebody said they'd call you and they didn't?
- haha. i don't care actually
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23. Have you ever met a real life prostitute?
- A lot.
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24. Have you ever kissed in the rain?
- I'll try it.
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25. Can you do push-ups?
- ten times i guess.
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26. What is the connection between you and the last person you texted?
- a cousin.
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27. What is wrong with you right now?
- nothing. I am just bored
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28. Who do you hate?
- peace. Love one another. hehe
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29. What do you want in your life right now?
- a CAR!!!
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30. Are you happy right now?
- yes.
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31. What are you listening to right now?
- none
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32. Drinking?
- water therapy.
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33. What is your favorite thing to have on your bed?
- wala
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34. Last time you went in a tanning bed?
- i would never do that.
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35. What do you wear to bed?
- boxer shorts and shirt
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36. Do you tend to make relationships complicated?
- nope, Why should I?
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37. What are you doing/did today?
- I am answering you. I just had my review kanina.
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38. Are u inlove now?
- I'm happy with flirting. haha
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40. With hu?
- with ms ddc girl. haha
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42. Do u see them?
- who?
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43. Do you cry bec. ur crush or love doesn't text u?
- stupid. no.
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44. Do u think u're beautiful/handsome?
- what do you think.
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45. Are u serious when u say u'r inlove?
- yes.
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46. What will u do for her?
- spend the rest of my life with her.
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47. Will u shout her name? and tell the world ur crazy about him/her?
- Do I need to?
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48. Will u cry if he/she reject u?
- I would surely do.
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49. After crying what's next?
- Wipe them away of course. hehe
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50. Do u think she will be yours?
- History will be cherished.

Golden Rule, a reflection

My philosophy in life is solely patterned from the maxim taught by almost all of the influential figures the world has produced notably Jesus Christ, Confucius, The Dalai Lama to name a few. This quote which I state in a positive phrase goes like this, “Do Unto Others What You Want Others Will Do Unto you”. I always bear this strong and moving maxim in my entire life which basically gives me a reason to reckon the purpose of doing things in their proper order.

My life exists as it is today because of the people who nurtured me and mold my mentality that life is a journey towards seeking perfection which can only be achieved by doing what is essentially right and evading what is essentially wrong. These people that I am referring to are my family.

Truly, the values instilled by my parents are maintained in every corner of my life, which later on help me to fulfill my ardent desires and endeavors. The phrase practically taught a lot of hard lessons in life. I learned to control my feelings, I learned to accept defeat and I learned to value life as it is. It is not that easy to carry on and commit with this philosophy. I was mocked by some, I was betrayed and I was used, simply because of my ideology and vow to this philosophy

The maxim which I often bear in my mind brings me to what I develop in my life, that is, the sense of volunteerism and the passion for service.

Yes, I admit it is very effortless and free to boast such words but I technically apply it in my daily routines. I learned life the hard way, more appropriate to say, “Been there, done that” way, though premature to say. The embodiment of service and volunteerism is very evident in my life. I just realized that the Divine Providence give me this kind of path simply to help me identify what a flat man lacks-LOVE.

Photo above: a political painting by Norman Rockwell

Ad Infinitum

Health is considered to be one of the most valued possessions man could ever dream. Man always pursue for youthful image and tangible health in order to meet the demands from his environment. Most of the time, he wanted to reach the pinnacle where everything is perfect and order. In his quest towards perfection, he would defy advanced age, combat infirmity and would even settle in trading wealth in favor of health. Nonetheless, no matter how hard he tries to reach for that so called pinnacle; still the inevitable would stand out, the disease itself. Where man goes, disease follows and where man exists, disease coexists. Hence, man’s quest for eternal perfection seems to be ad infinitum.

Long before science was a breakthrough, diseases were paralleled to that of an evil, a curse, or worst, a tribulation from the Omniscient. Man often viewed them to be horrendous. Moreover, people who were stricken with such lethal diseases were left hopeless and abandoned. They were outcasts then. But as time progresses, science flourished and it paved a way for new discoveries and inventions. Medicines were designed to eradicate ailments; lifestyle was fashioned in a way that it could offer longevity to man’s existence. Because of these, man had experienced the real taste of life, where he can enjoy its contribution. Further, man was educated and more informed.

Despite the good effects science has provided, still the imperfections within himself made him eligible to succumb into illness especially as he advanced to old age. One such disease is cancer where it debilitates the person not only by its potency but by the devastating complications it could brought to the person’s health. True to its effect, the victim would be left hopeless and slowly deteriorates unless treated.

Later, man realized the importance of health, its impact and its influence to his life. bottom line- disease is a living testimony of man's imperfect existence.

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Note: This is originally composed as a reflection paper during my clinical exposure in college.

Who are the Mandayas?

1. Mandaya, literally means “upstream or upland dweller”, is one of the natives in Eastern Mindanao particularly the province of Davao Oriental. The typical Mandaya has a fair complexion, black sawed teeth, relatively well-defined nose and, sometimes, aquiline.

Beliefs

2. The Mandayas believed on the two-fold principles of good and evil, which are represented by the good gods Mansilatan and Badla (father and son), and Pundaugnon and Malimbong (husband and wife) as the evil gods.

Dagmay Weaving and Rituals

3.Known for their artistic embroidery, hand-woven costumes (dagmay) and animistic rituals, the Mandayas have distinctive literary and ritualistic devices to celebrate their tribal life and belief in the form of bayok (epic song or impromptu incantation), dawot (love song), uyog-uyog (lullaby) and ritualistic dance headed by the balyan or babailan (high priest or priestess) similar to shaman.

The Bird of Omen

4.The limocon or limoken, an endangered specie in the eastern part of Davao, is a tiny yellow brown bird with short beak belonging to the family of pigeon, but almost ten times smaller than its size. The wild mystical bird is known as the bird of omen that plays a vital role in shaping the lives and beliefs of the native Mandaya.

Mystical chant

5. Bayok is a customary act of sharing and telling stories through epic song and free-flowing (impromptu) incantation on human struggle, love's sacrifice and adventure. The bayok is usually performed at night during the Mandaya festivities and occasional tribal events with the guests or visitors in the village. The Mandaya dialect itself is like a chant, which is spoken with syllabic intonation, making the bayok a unique form of literature and linguistic expression.

Kadayawan 2008: Mandaya Dagmay Weaving

Mandaya woman and her dagmay products. Kadayawan 2008.

The Mandaya is one of Mindanao’s surviving minority tribes of the Philippines. They live in the mountainous areas above the coastal town of Davao Oriental particularly in Boston, Cateel, Bagangga, Caraga and Manay. For many generations the Mandaya have woven cloth from fibers of native abaca tree, a variety of the banana family, which is abundant in the region. The finest grade of hemp extracted from abaca stalks is stripped pounded, combed then prepared for dyeing by tying thus, the word tie-dye. The dyes are made from mud, root and other organic materials.

This cloth is known locally as dagmay. It is distinguished from other tribal weaving by the intricate figures and patterns depicting the folklores and religion of the tribe. The Mandaya have carried the human and crocodile motifs to their highest expression. The crocodile is held sacred as shown by the frequency with which it appears in their decorative design. This art is handed down from generation. There is no patterns copy. Each design is an expression of the weaver. the unique culture of dagmay weaving by the Mandayan tribe earn them the title "Lumad that Weave Dagmay" .

Mandaya Weaving

The Mandaya is one of Mindanao’s surviving minority tribes of the Philippines. They live in the mountainous areas above the coastal towns of Davao Oriental particularly Boston, Cateel, Bagangga, Caraga and Manay.For many generations the Mandaya have woven cloth from fibers of native abaca tree, a variety of the banana family, which is abundant in the region. The finest grade of hemp extracted from abaca stalks is stripped pounded, combed then prepared for dyeing by tying thus, the word tie-dye. The dyes are made from mud, root and other organic materials.
This cloth is known locally as dagmay. It is distinguished from other tribal weaving by the intricate figures and patterns depicting the folklores and religion of the tribe. The Mandaya have carried the human and crocodile motifs to their highest expression. The crocodile is held sacred as shown by the frequency with which it appears in their decorative design. This art is handed down from generation. There is no patterns copy. Each design is an expression of the weaver.

The unique culture of Mandaya is well appreciated through this man made marvel of weaving earning them the title as the "Lumad that Weaves Dagmay"

Kadayawan 20018: Sir Anoy Catague's works

Last week's celebration of Kadayawan 2008 is truly unforgettable and nostalgic. the festivity brought so many vivid memories of my childhood days. My short immersion and interaction with the different lumad tribes was remarkable. The excitement even ran down from the depth of my veins as I mingle with them and knowing that from these veins thrive a portion of a Dabawenyo blood within me. Every single breath coming from my lungs and every sweat coming from my skin was nothing because of the thrill and eagerness to be in the events relevant to the celebration.

One unforgettable experience I have is when I got the sheer chance to visit Museo Dabawenyo situated along Magallanes Street. Upon entering the said haven, I was in awe and excitement, the feeling I had that time was like Harry Potter in his first yeat at Hogwarts whose innocence and naivity brought him to an unlikely adventure inside the magical school. While inside the museum I happened to enter a room filled with paintings from a man who devote himself in creating invaluable indigenous work of art. The man was Anoy Amar Catague. Weaving together this body of artwork is his depiction of lumad people in Mindanao and are the original inhabitants of the place. The Obras above are immortalized through the lumad's instruments of expression- Agong, Dabakan, Heglong,S'ludoy, Kulintang and Kubing among others. Muck Like the lumads, Anoy creates his work in complete harmony with the temporal and earthly activities of daily life.

Mr. BUSY

Time really flies fast. Imagine, I was not able to update my blog for like more than a month because of the fact that I was damn busy with my school stuffs. It was a rush for me everyday at school. Filing for PRC is coming to its end, our schedule is sometime at September and I am still hoping that I can finish it. I am schedule to take the NLE this November and of course I am very excited for it. Sooner, I can have my license to practice professionally. As for now, I am just so busy. I wonder when will Mr. Busy have his rest. lol. hasta luego.

hello world

Time flies really fast for me, imagine, I was not able to update my blog for like a month or so and haven't heard from the cyberworld lately because of my school stuffs. lol. I was working double time with my PRC requirements so that I can take the NLE 2008 this coming November. sigh. These few months was awful and tiring. I imagined myself stacked inside a small jar desperate to break free. Anyways, I am so happy that I am back again here doing my blog. I just missed this. yahoo. I got a bad news actually. And I am so upset because of that. My body just balloned itself more than i expect it to be. I don't know, Am I depressed that I crave for yummy grafrafmm foods? lol. As for the moment, I am getting myself a dose of self-discipline on food choice and consumption. arg. until then

Nanay Reina, a recollection

Today's the birthday of my late grandma, (+)Reina Reyes Day y Agujetas the mother of my Dad. When she was still around, I used to call her Nanay Rening. I really wanted to visit her in her tomb, unfortunately I can't because I'm still in Davao and I can't go back there yet, not until I am done with my DR cases. Probably I'll be at my probinsya later this week, and I'll surely get to visit her.

The last time I saw my Nanay Rening was a day prior to my departure going to Iloilo City for a youth convention, and that was barely five years ago. I can still remember that she gave me a sum of Php500 as her pabaon to me, and I really hug her tightly for that. anyways, so much for the reminiscing,lol. It's already June and I'll be coming back to my place and I will be seeing my friends there. I will surely visit all of the hot spots there. I really wanted to eat our native delicacies like paksiw na saugnon, fresh tatud with suka, ginisa na tatat, lupak na saging, and tuwa na taytay among others. anyways, do they sound weird? hmf, they are tasty and exotic actually.

Life after 20 years; a pursuit of happiness

I celebrated my birthday yesterday with some of my good old friends from high school, elementary and even kindergarten days, a reunion of friends at the same time. i prepared some seafoods and some wine to add taste and excitement to the occasion. I originally planned to have the party exclusive to my family because of the reason that I can't throw a huge evening party to all. yes, I don't have that enough money, in short- I'm experiencing financial scarcity.lol. in the middle of the party, thoughts came to my mind when I went to the CR, I remembered my friends who've been a part of my life already, "I wish they were here" was the line murmured by my mind. I just missed them.

We had fun the entire night and we shared so many memories that were almost forgotten in the bypassing years of our lives. I just couldn't contain the feeling of self-contentment.

Personally, my 21st natal day is a turning point in my life as an individual where I feel that life is indeed a fast paced one. I can say that this is really it. Sometimes, in order for one to grow and sprout, one has to sacrifice, and that's what I realized. This is the time where I need to follow my dreams and leave behind the things from the past. Now that I'm done with my 20 years of existence, I hope that I can live up my expectations for the next 20 or 30 years or more.

I'm at City Library

This day proves to be a boring one. I woke up early.Ate my breakfast early. I took my bath early just like I used to and glued myself to morning news at CNN and Umagang Kay Ganda. After an hour, 'di ko namalayan, I had fallen asleep again. haha. and poof, I woke up just when Game KNB players were shouting "Ba-Bye-Ba-Bye" to a contestant who lost the game and when Edu would say, "Let's do the Papaya Dance". Later this afternoon, sa sobrang ingay sa apartment (kasi nga, I was ALONE), and since I can't use my PC ( the CPU is at my friend's house- needs to be reformatted), I decided to go out. I rode a PUB going to the Museo Dabawenyo to browse on indigenous crafts which is one of my interests ever since. I hastily went to open the gate of the said Museum, only to find out that it's close for general cleaning. I thought I was going to get inside. It was pretty dispappointing actually. but I lost no hope, so I decided to go at City Library instead. Here I am, browsing the net and looking at my Multiply pictures, and waiting until my eyes get teary.

It's May DAY

I Hope it's not too late.

To my Mom- Happy Mother's Day to her.
To my aunt Marf- Happy Birthday.

These are the two women I considered to be influential in my life's sojourn. They were the butter to my bread. I was recently working out my schedules. My training in AITAH is very demanding that I have to sacrifice some of my work- including my time here writing stuffs (which i missed so much). It's mid-May already. Gotta Enjoy my summer.

perplexed..

It's been three days since I had my training for AITAH Davao- an institution for persons stricken with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, and I still have a month long training before I can start my employment- for a record, this wil be my first ever employment after graduation which I know that I have a BIG FAT chance of being hired, yeah and i mean it (hahaha, over confidence eh?). But there are just things that I still have to consider, and i really have so many preoccupations about my soon to be work/job/employment/trabajo/trabaho/blah.blah.., and that is, WILL I,

enjoy from it?

get good compensation?

make new friends?

survive?

pass the training?

hahahahaha..tha I do not know..

I still have my unfinished business in my school, and I'm afraid I can't work on it earlier than my schedule. This really suck BIG TIME!!..

Celebrate, Celebrate

I just woke up. Last night's celebration was totally unforgettable, super, unforgettable. Calle Gumamela was transformed into one heck of a street party session area. and why? (why unforgettable?) here's what happened: - my high school classmates came over bringing their gifts for me (thanks guys-may gift ba talaga kayo?) - we have so many foods, lots of foods- LECHON!!-Kulang pa (they still crave for it)lol - some friends get drunk ( and only proves that In wine there is truth) - The 45 minute city ride was worth it (courtesy of KenBoy-yeah dude) - Aunt Gaga gave me a Tshirt (didn't expect for that) - some were puking after they saw Two Girls and One Cup Video ( who wouldn't?)hehe - some were still puking while watching Two Girls and One Finger Video (so gross eh) Whew, I really had fun. That's my Post Pinning Ceremony Party. well, I ka nga di mapapalitan nang ano mang halaga ang kasayahang walang katapusan ( bad tagalog there) hehe. Sayang nga, my cam was deadbat when i brought it in the ceremony.poor me, wala akong pics nito. sayang. sayang. sayang. hehe. what? oo sayang talaga..hehe PS: watch out for pics later..

Getting Ready

Tomorrow's my Pinning Ceremony. I am done in pressing my Gala uniform- very immaculate actually. I can't go to bed early because i ain't sleepy. lol.

Excited

Bored

Hungry

Agitated


I don't know what I am feeling. I am imprisoned in my room. I am just wondering of what will happen tomorrow.

Graduation Friendship

We’re graduating, and we know

Our lives will be different and new;

We’re going out into the world,

Our goals and dreams to pursue.

But one thing will never, ever change,

As we go our separate ways;

The friends we’ve made in school will be

Our friends for the rest of our days.

The special ties and attachments we’ve made,

These bonds will never be broken;

We’ll continue to feel the closeness,

Though words may not be spoken.

So it’s not "goodbye," but rather "farewell;"

I’ll see you again, my friend.

Your friendship means a lot to me,

And it will never end.

PS: A personal poem dedicated to my college buddies

Tribute To Mama

It is almost four years since Mama passed away. Life is different after she died- different from what I expected it to be. I was forced to live without my family, I have to bear the unbearable pain that had pierced my heart since Mama left us. Fate brought me something I never expected. I learned to live life the hard way. I thought Mama already left me, I was wrong. She is in constant guidance. Now, after four years of struggle and hard work in college, "I reaped what I sowed". I really wanted Mama to accompany me in my graduation ceremony and letting her know that I made it. but again, that is life. Mama is happy now and very proud of me. I miss her so much!!

putting my toga on top of mama's grave

Shortly after my graduation ceremony last April 1, i went to visit my Mama's grave. I wanted her to feel that i never forgotten her. offering my toga and cap and a bunch of flowers is enough to say "Ma Thank you Very Much".

This day is my graduation day. Words aren't enough to express of what I feel and experience this day. Tears slowly clouded my eyes as the program began. I really can' t contain it knowing that at last I AM DONE. As for now, I am just so speechless. I hope the pics would help me express my feelings. Here are some of the pics before, during and after the program.

me and dad


me and dad after the graduations ceremony

waiting for my name to be called

dad, me and sis janny after the ceremony


the Godfathers posing right after the ceremony

i feel a little bit anxious

how's my hair anyways?

going to the venue

busy doing nothing

me and dad

and these are my outfits, haha.

This day is my graduation day. Words aren't enough to express of what I feel and experience this day. Tears slowly clouded my eyes as the program began. I really can' t contain it knowing that at last I AM DONE. As for now, I am just so speechless. I hope the pics would help me express my feelings. Here are some of the pics before, during and after the program.