The GAZETTE orientation

..it was last July 6, 2008 at Tagaytay picnic grove..

that day, i was so excited because i know it would be an enjoyable trip with my co-apprentices and of course with our superiors- ate ann,kuya ryan, kuya lee, ate gemms, kuya lj, kuya jv, and kuya paul. i was right. it surely was an exciting activity not just because of the knowledge that we gained but also with the new friends that we've met.

we had a seminar about news, feature, culture, and sports writings and with photo journalism as well which i find very interesting. each of our superiors gave us lectures and gave us inspiring words. as an aspiring "writer", i jot down notes that i know will be of big help to me as i am progressing on this field. there were also group activities that developed our social skills with our newly- found friends. luckily, because of team effort, and cooperation, our group won,which we call "bombang-tiktik"( i really can't forget this name from ate joan, hehehe), after those tiring yet fun activities.

and one thing more that i've loved about the orientation, everything's no charge...just for us to learn.the foods, really delicious!!!!

i hope there's next time. thanks to you ates and kuyas! hello new friends!!!

Students against simultaneous price hikes!

... sa totoo lang, ngayon lang ako namulat na nangyayari pla talaga ang mga ganitong bagay, like students protesting for their rights..
Well then, why not? let them hear our voices from our innocent lips yet courageous gestures. We are all part of this country and we are part of the affected community brought about by the simultaneous price hikes.

"skolar ng bayan, lumalaban
militanteng estudyante, magklase sa kalye"
That's what my former classmate who is studying right now at UPLB has texted me. It was during the day when students are rallying in mendiola and in anothar place,(i forgot where, sorry) and I got inspired by it because they are shouting out their voices to be heard despite the police officials who are stopping them. Their protests were about the tuition fee increase and another was about oil price hike. These students are right because the government must be doing some ways for the Filipino people not to suffer.

The tuition fee increase, not only in the state universities but with the private schools as well, are, i think, so much and not reasonable. That is because they should be considering that most of the population of the students are not that rich, kumbaga makaraos lang sa pag-aaral. Yes there are sholarships but you kow what? me myself as a scholar does not feel it.

Oil price hike is so hot today and just yeaterday was the strike of the jeepney drivers. The fare has really increased and that's another factor to be budgeted within our allowances. This issue that we are undergoing right now is one of the effects of the world crisis about oil. I know that these are what's being served for us right now and I know we can do something about it

No One's Immuned

no one is immuned
by the disease called love...
and it spreads
straight to the heart

if you bleed,
the cure isn't sure
but you try not to be infected
you'll be feeling like you're dead..

Defeated by your Memory

if only you would hear me
and if only you could see me
are words that I utter on repeatedly

how can I touch you?
I can't find a way to subdue
I wish I was just in the middle
the forgetful one that was a river

have you thought of that logic
that was brought about by this tragic
this sweet pleasure trip
has suddenly gone to its tip

this emotion doesn't release me
how do I stop the fiery
when I know I can't even be ready
to let go of you and me

your mem'ry lives as immortal
despite worst dose of fatal
I wanna be where you are visible
the last remnant of my soul
'coz merely I can't go on

Gunita

habang ang gabi ay nananahan sa kalangitan
at tahimik ang buong kapaligiran
narito akong nananaghoy
sa pusong walang apoy

pinilt ko ng umidlip
sa duwelo ng puso't isip ngunit
mga tula ang binibigkas
ng mga luhang mapangahas

matagal na ring nasasabik
sa yakap mo na kay higpit
kay tagal ng inaasam-asam
na damdamin ko ri'y pakiramdaman

iba't ibang panaginip
ang bumabalot sa'king malay
anu na nga ba ang buhay
kung wala ang isang
nagbibigay-kulay

sa gabing ito na matala
kahit piraso'y hirap kumatha
ang liwanag at ang silaw
sa'yo lahat nakatanaw

sa lahat ng nais maimprenta
isa lang ang pinakamahalaga
sana iyong maalala
"pinakamamahal kita..."

Assuming

heartbreak...- the feeling or state of falling to another person w/o the same emotion; often characterized by "assuming..."

Assuming is one of the words to avoid that is because if you keep on holding to that principle then you'll be the one to end up hurting.. to assume for something wouldn't be a fact so we need to find a way to free ourselves from that. Always try not to because it really can hurt you. When you feel unsure then try to ask..!

Rejected!! Awtz!

ok, i know what you are thinking.. you think that i was rejected by someone, a guy out there.. but no that's not what i'm referring to here.. it's not about lovelife(do i have that??)

i am talking about my "assignment". i would say that my assignment in a certain subject was not accepted by our teacher because of my being "late". OMG! i worked hard on it. but my teacher didn't even bother to take it.. how sad.. i was really depressed by that incident. i must admit i was not able to answer all that activities but hey pls. try to consider my "effort" and "time" when i was doing it. and i must also say that i've got my mistake when i entered late. but you know what? the interval was just a minute... oh,i don't want to recall that anymore.

anyways, next time i won't do that anymore. (coming late or doing of assignment?? hehe)

Why does it Happen ( over again???)

Cute smiles
over again
Eye to eye contacts
over again
Simple hello's and hi's
over again
Sweet messages
over again
Long hours on the phone
over again
Daydreamings
over again...

Walks in the rain
over again
Unplanned dates
over again
Shared laughters
over again
Perfect moments
over again
"Extra-closeness"
over again...

Sleepless nights
over again
Confused minds
over again
hard times
over again
less talks, delayed compromises
over again...

Unsaid feelings, sad goodbyes
over again
Why does it all Happen
over and over again.

On that Unhidden Lane

My pen sharpened
say to mark the jumbled words
tapping on the desk
on the floor my eyes do rest

A floating spirit
is waht the heart is
not to battle the mind
then the emotion comes in

Finding place to grow
to collect and meditate
th emptiness was a secret
that angels do not forget

Thoughts of different thoughts
fool the seeker's heart
mesmerize than realize
does purity still count?

True honest feelings
aroused by serendipity
not above the line
'coz certainty does not appear

most beautiful things simply resides
behind the fallacy of the crowd
doesn't notice what's not shown
but it denies the love...