SPECTRUM

Habang kumukuha ako ng gatas sa ref,

narinig ko ang ugong ng aking mamahaling F150 sa garahe.

Mabilis akong tumakbo paakyat sa hagdan.

Kinakabahan akong pumasok sa loob ng aking kwarto

at mabilis na kinuha ang aking mga saplot na nagkalat sa kung saan.

Hindi ko na mabilang kung ilang beses ko nang naranasan

ang kaba at takot na baka mahuli ako na nasa
isang mainit na tagpo kasama ang AKING MANLILIGAW.

Narinig ko ang yabag sa labas ng aking kwarto.

Mabilis akong pumailalim sa kama at napagmasdan ko ang elegante't

mamahaling sapatos ng aking kasambahay.

Maya-maya pa'y binuksan niya ang aking aparador gamit ang isang susi.

Nanlaki ang aking mga mata nang bigla siyang naghubad at isinuot ang aking mga damit.

Kabilang na rito ang aking mga mamahaling alahas na bigay ng
AKING MAHAL NA NOBYO.

Nakita ko kung paano siya sumalampak ng upo sa aking imported na

couch, na dala ko pa mula sa isang vacation trip sa Italy.

Nanggagalaiti ako lalo na nang aking masilayan kung paano niya

isinuot ang aking paboritong signature stilleto na regalo ng

AKING MAHAL na IROG.

Pigil na pigil ko ang sarili na huwag maghisterya.

Kimkim-kimkim ko ang galit na nararamdaman.

Pero alam ko na dapat hindi ako magpadala sa emosyon. 

Mahirap na baka makagulo pa sa mga pinaplano namin ng aking

TAPAT at MAPAGMAHAL na KASINTAHAN.

Ramdam ko ang puyos at inis sa aking mga nasaksihan.

Lalo akong nanggalaiti nang makita ko ang aking mahal na
ASAWA na lumabas sa banyo at niyakap ng
aking TALIPANDAS na KASAMBAHAY.

Hindi ko na napigilan ang aking sarili na lumabas mula sa ilalim ng kama

at hubad na humarap sa kanila.

Hindi ako nakapagsalita ...

Nakaramdam ako ng isang MALAKAS na SAMPAL sa MUKHA,

MARAHAS na SABUNOT sa aking BUHOK at

PANG-UUYAM sa aking PAGKATAO:

"Walanghiya ka. Walang Utang na loob. Pati asawa ko kinalantari mo."

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FUGITIVE

My best friend Mateo calls me to see him after my class discussion. It is unusual for both of us to talk after our respective classes. He has been teaching in a public High School for a year now whereas, I am just a new member of the faculty in a private institution exclusive for boys.  Mateo and I come from the same teaching institution and both newly-grad when we enter the academe. 

            For a week now, I am bothered why he resigns and transfers to a new school. I remember the times that he always takes pride in bragging his good position and salary from his previous school.

            We both agree to see each other in Plaza Quezon. Although it’s a bit far from my school, I still go because there’s something drives me to meet him. I reach the place around 6:25 pm. While walking with a cap and sunglass, I manage to talk to him on the phone and veil myself. 

I sense the nervous in his voice. I insist to know the reason but he is consistent in saying that he needs to personally see me. 

            There are a lot of people in the park. Few of them look at me curiously. I move down the cap to somehow hide my face from view because I am not use to it for some time.

            As I reach the plaza, I decide to walk at the side of the nearby trees which separates me to the bulk of people. My eyes roll from left to right, as if it were involuntary muscles. I am sure that I am becoming nearer to Mateo. As my sweat in the face roll down in my cheeks, I remember that I’ve never been in this place for sometime after the incident. Yes, after that unforgettable incident I refrain from going to crowded place like this one to get away from the suspicious eyes of the few.

I accidentally bump a man after crossing 3 or 4 trees in a row. He looks straight at me. I feel the tension and abruptly look down and put a handkerchief on my mouth. This would somehow hide my entire face to him. 

            I immediately see Mateo near the President Quezon statue. I know there’s something wrong with him for being nervous. He never says a word when we look each other. Then after a while, 3 law enforcers in their uniforms approach me and put me a handcuff.

“You are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent because everything you say would be used against you.”

I am so shocked to the turn of event. I don’t expect this thing to happen. I never have a hit that he will betray me. Betray our friendship. Oh yes, our intimate friendship.

“I am sorry. I can’t hide the truth anymore. Since I moved from other school and refuse to stand as a witness against you, I’ve been eaten up by my conscience. My life has never been the same again after you abused and accidentally kill your student.”

I am speech less. I just put my hand in my face to cover it like I used to do.

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MONA LISA SMILE

NGINITIAN niya ako.

NAPAKATAMIS na ngiti.

Ngiting tila'y NAG-UUDYOK sa kahit kanino na tugunin ito.

Isa siya sa maituturing na MAHUSAY sa klase-

WALANG DUDA , kung bakit siya nakakakuha ng

MATAAS na GRADO sa lahat ng asignatura.

Masasabi kong may kaGANDAhang pisikal siyang taglay na wala ang iba.

Ang kayumangging balat ang nagbibigay dan upang MAIHANAY siya

sa ibang antas ng kagandahan- EXOTIC BEAUTY, ika nga ng iba.

Mahusay rin siyang makisama.

Datapwa't may ilan na siyang hindi nakasundo sa klase at lantarang nakakasaguta'y

HINDI NAGBAGO ang pagtingin ko sa kanya.

BUKAS ako sa PAGSASABI na kabilang ako sa mga HUMAHANGA sa kanya.

KABILANG ako sa mga kaibigan niyang may positibong paghanga.

Isa ako sa mga taong hindi naniniwala sa mga PANGIT na KOMENTO patungkol sa kanya.

Isa ako sa mga taong nagsasabing napaka-SINCERE, TAPAT at TOTOO niyang KAIBIGAN.

.Pero, DATI na iyun.

Dahil sa paglipas ng PANAHON,

Unti-unti ko siyang nakilala.

Ang TAONG AKALA ko ay KILALA ko na AY HINDI pa PALA.

Sa mga panahon na nakasama ko siya,

nakita ko kung PAANO siya nagta-TRANSFORM.

TAMA, TRANSFORMATION!

NAG BABAGONG ANYO- HINDI LITERAL

 na panlabas na kaanyuan.

Katangiang mas malalim pa roon.

TINALO pa niya si GREGOR SAMSA na pangunahing tauhan sa novella ni KAFKA na METAMORPHOSIS.

Hindi ko inaasahan na ang kanya palang NGITI na  ipinamamahagi sa karaihan

ay isa lamang PEKENG pakitang BAIT sa amin.

Nakita ko kung paano niya ako NGITIAN.

NAPAKATAMIS ngunit nakita ko rin kung paano siya SUMIMANGOT,

Nag MAKE-FACE at Nagsalita pagkaTALIKOD niya.

Noong una'y akala ko'y hindi lang maganda ang MOOD niya.

Kaya't pinagwalang bahala ko iyun.

Ngunit ng lumaon ay napatunayan ko na ito'y

SANGKAP na ng kanyang PERSONALIDAD.

MONALISA SMILE, iyan ang tamang pagpapangalan

sa kanyang NGITI. Ngiti na kay gandang pagmasdan.

Ngunit ito rin ay puno ng HIWAGA at PAGKUKUNWARI.

PAGKUKUNWARIng IGIGIYA ang sinoman sa paniniwalang

napakaTOTOO ng kanyang pagpapahiwatig.

Ang kanyang NGITI ay tila may kalakasang MAGPAIKOT ng iba.

NGITI na tila PINALASTER na ng PANAHON. 

Na kailanman, na kung may dumating pa sa kanyang BAGONG kaibigan

ay HINDI na MABABAGO 'yun.

SAPAGKAT ang MONA LISA SMILE niyang TAGLAY,

 ay tila IGINUHIT ng isang MAHUSAY sa PAGBABALAT-KAYONG PINTOR

na NGUMINGISI at NAGSASABING,

"GANYAN, TAMA 'YAN.

PANIWALAIN MO SILANG GUSTO AT

KINAGIGILIWAN MO SILA."

 (kinikilala ng akosimc@blogspot.com ang Google

bilang pangunahing SOURCE ng mga imahe.)

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Meet & Greet with EROS S. ATALIA

Napakarami kong natutunan mula sa bago kong paboritong

MANUNULAT na si Eros S. Atalia.

Sino nga ba ang hindi nakakakilala kay EROS, 

na isang mahusay na manunulat

At KILALANG PALANCA AWARDEE?

At SINASABI ng ilan na SIYA ang TUNAY na BOB ONG.

Datapwat ito'y kanyang itinatanggi, hindi pa rin maialis ang PAGDUDUDA ng ilan sapagkat PAREHO sila ng ESTILO ng  PAGSUSULAT.

Sa TINATAMASA niyang KATANYAGAN ngayon, nanatili parin siyang mapagkumbaba :D

Dahil dito... Idol na Idol ko na siya :)

Kaya't kahit na umattend na ako ng BOOK LAUNCHING niya para sa  bago niyang aklat sa Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas, Umattend pa rin ako sa ikalawang pagkakataon sa Pamantasang Normal ng Pilipinas kung saan nagkaroon siya ng WORKSHOP at SEMINAR tungkol sa pagsusulat ng mga DAGLI o Micro Fiction o mas kilalang FLASH FICTION.

Habang nakikinig sa kanyang "TALK", hindi ko mapigilan ang humanga sa husay niya sa literatura :)

Ilan sa mga SIKAT niyang LIKHA ay ang mga sumusunod:

 

NB. LIGO na U, LAPIT na ME  ay naisapelikula at isinali sa Cinemalay 2011. Ito nagkamit ng parangal at naging daan para maging BEST ACTOR si EDGAR ALLAN GUZMAN.

 DAHIL sa pagkakataon makasama ko si IDOL :) hindi na ako nag-atubiling bumili ng bago niyang aklat na paniguradong TATABO na naman sa mga BOOKSTOREs.

Title: WAG LANG DI MAKARAOS

 pirma Ni Idol: Kay MC, para kanino ka nagpaparaos :D 

... napangiti na lang ako :* hehe.

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All the characters in ANY STORY in this blog have no existence whatsoever outside the imagination of the author, and has relation to anyone having the same name or names.They are not even distantly inspired by any individual known to the author and all incidents

are merely invention.

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Fondest Memories

I had a wonderful experiences during childhood.

It is in this phase wherein I am able to little by little appreciate the beauty

of life and unleash the interest of meeting new friends.

At very young age, I have the fondest manner in associating with other people.

I also have the passion and love in domesticating animals.

At 7-year old, I had my first dog EVER named Trixie

It's so complicated to have her because I am too young to somehow supervise and give care to a dog. Others advise my parents that they shan't let me always comes beside the pet because they're fearing that it might bite me. My parents love me so much (like any other parents who loves their son) and they are torn between the thing that they OUGHT to do and the consequence-a distressed felling if the dog is taken away from me.

As days pass by, they let the dog stay with us. I am like a PIRATED DVD that consistently playing a certain broken record: verbalizing gratitude to my parents. 

I am so glad.

My parents are amazed to the good attitude that I manifest:

becoming responsible at young age.

At very young, I am able to easily adapt and handle my emotions well.

I am able to boost my social traits such as consideration, friendliness

and kindness toward other people.

This won't be possible without the guidance of the family.

Having a pet somehow completes my childhood.

I learn a lot from the experience and this might be the unforgettable experience that I have. I discover a lot of things, potentials and able to see my weaknesses as well.

I never feel bad about "weaknesses". I understand, accept, and live with it while trying to transform it to "strengths".

In childhood, I learn to trust myself, do things which on the views of others are good and able to achieve self-confidence. 

A positive healthy views about my self enables me to relate with other people.

The time with my "little barkadas" is also memorable.

We usually play native games such as hide and seek and patintero.

We climb trees, watch the sunset and share our goals that we want to achieve in the future.

This is also the time that I first made positive outlook in life.

It is indeed, on my end, that the people around you affect and eventually direct someone's behavior  at home, in school and in the community. 

Those experiences with friends bring me joys, satisfactions, pleasures and sometimes disappointment.

Those experiences are the factors who I am today.

I become more attentive and aware to what is happening at home, in school, in society and in the world as a whole. 

I become more cognizant of what things to enjoy in life.

I become more concerned in all things and learn that one's self initiative alone to implement wrong decision can trigger a domino effect: a simple problem can bloom into a complicated one, affecting an aspect of one's life and such consequence affects another aspect until the overall effect becomes intensified, serious and devastating to oneself and others.

The belief in Divine Providence gives me hope that all things that I aspire will be answered with Him. That I shan't not be afraid to face problems because there is someone like Him who will be there to give me strength and guide me with his grace. :D


- a shared experience

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Feliz Compleaños, IROG

Noong December 5, 1991, madaling araw ng Huwebes, ipinanganak si IROG. :))

Hindi ko alam kung ano

ang ireregalo sa kanya.

Hindi naman kasi siya mamateryal at

mapaghiling na kasintahan.

Ang NAIS ko'y mabigyan siya ng REGALONG lubos niyang IKATUTUWA kahit na LUMIPAS pa ang kanyang kaarawan.

Bigla akong NAPAISIP.

Bakit nga pa la siya NALULUNGKOT sa tuwina?

Naalala ko, dahil sa AKIN. :(

Sa mga SALITA kong minsa'y NAKAKAPAGPALUNGKOT sa kanya.

Inaamin ko na minsa'y ako'y nagiging BUGNUTIN at BALAT-SIBUYAS.

Kung alam niya lang na sa TUWINA kong PAG-IINARTE, ito ay PAKULO ko lamang para bigyan niya ako ng EKSTRANG atensyon. Marahil ako'y nagiging MAKASARILI sa aking mga gawi, kaya AKO AY HUMIHINGI ng PAUMANHIN sa aking IROG.

Kaya ngayong KAARAWAN NIYA, nais ko siyang maging MASAYA.

Kaya ang GAGAWIN ko'y HUWAG na siyang BIGYAN ng KALUNGKUTAN.

MALIGAYANG KAARAWAN, IROG! <3

iloveyou :)) P.C.V

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