Storing Away

November 13, 2014, a Thursday

It was the 15th day of silence from you and I decided that I should really be serious and get my act together. A conversation with our common friend cemented that decision. I guess I have been half-assing this so called moving on, dragging the funk for about 5 months till you decided to pop out of nowhere again and disappearing just as abruptly too.

Fire crackers

The morning after our first kiss I wrote to someone how it felt "like firecrackers, suddenly there then gone and back again." I should have seen it all coming, but I was so mesmerized with your glow and alive with your presence that I didn't mind that it'll be just for a moment.

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Lighthouse Theater Philippines 

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Lighthouse Theater Philippines presents
ILAYA

Unraveling temptation’s traps through the enchantment of musical theater 

Written and directed by Carlos Palanca Award Winner, Jeena Rani Marquez-Manaois
Musical direction by Ramon Quemada
Original music, arrangement, and orchestration by
Mark Rosales
Jovelle de la Paz
Meribah Mae Rioveros
Melvin Rioveros
Roi Esmele

Set design by Mark Andy Garcia and Marvin Tolete

November 27, 2014
7:30 pm
Lighthouse Bible Baptist Church
Tel +63.2.711.2888

Ticket prices at 100, 300, 500, 1,000 pesos
For ticket reservations, please contact Donna Cuyno.
For further inquiries, please contact Lighthouse Theater Stage Manager Jethro Anaen.

Hahabol ako promise

Andami sa mga kaibigan ko ang panay ang alis ng bansa o di kaya ay kung saan-saan nakakarating. Yung isa nasa Dubai at panay pagkokolorete ang inaaatupag. Yung isa naman kasalukuyang nasa Paris, malamang nagpapahalina sa mga magagandang dilag dun at sa sarap ng French cuisine (wag mo akong papadalhan ng picture ng pagkain,patay ka sa akin). May isa naman nasa Malaysia, nakapunta na yata sya ng Penang at ineenjoy ang Shah Alam tapos umuuwi ng Kuala Lumpur every weekend. Yung isang ate-atehan ko balak namang tumulak papuntang London, makikita nya na dun si Rupert at si Ed (my gulay yung puso ko) at yung isa kiddie ko eh nasa Qatar yata o UAE? Not sure.The big one I suppose is that kid that I adore na every year dalawang bansa ata ang tinitirhan para ma-immerse sa culture ng ibang bansa at matuto, what was I doing when I was 19? *reminded* Oh yeah, hahaha. Locally, may mga tropapips naman ako na beach hopping yata ang pinagkakaabalahan at yung iba naman minamarkahan ang mga matataas na bundok sa karatig lalawigan. Natatagpuan ko na lang ang sarili ko na taga-like ng mga posts and pictures nila, haaay. Yung kaibigan ko nga from College iaakyat sa bundok ng isang tribo para mag-observe ng isang ritual dun, intense.  Actually yung mga kaibigan kong supposedly ay linggo-linggo/araw-araw kong kasama ay di ko rin maharap ng matino, medyo pang-super saiyan mode kasi ang juggling ng schedules ko lalo na sa buwan na ito at wala na ako masyadong panahon para makipaghuntahan ng maayos, let alone lumabas kasama sila *le cries*

Baka sa Hardware meron

Naaalala ko noong bata pa ako, na sa tuwing magpapabili ang tatay ko ng sigarilyo ang lagi kong itinatanong ay "saan?" at ang lagin nyang sagot na may kasamang yamot ay "baka sa hardware meron," Syempre noon mas mayayamot ako sa kanya kapag ginaganito nya ako, effective kasi ang paraan nya ng pagpapa-intindi sa akin na walang saysay yung tanong ko, swerte pa kung walang kasamang hampas yun, parang hataw ng martilyo na pilit ipinababaon ang kaalaman na sana ay dapat matik ko nang alam. Isang beses sinubukan ko ngang bumili ng Hope ni Papa sa pinakamalapit na hardware, ayun di na ako nakabili may pasa pang bonus dahil sa palo. At ang tanong nya kasabay ng bawat hagupit ng sinturon ay, "anong pinapatunayan mo? Simpleng bagay di mo pa alam?"

Bente-singko na ako at kani-kanina lang napagtanto ko na baka para pa rin akong bata na parang pinipilit bumili ng sigarilyo sa hardware store at ano ang nahita ko? Heto, panay latay. May mga bagay akong hinahanap sa maling lugar o iniisip ko na may matino akong bagay na mkikita sa lugar kung saan di available ang bagay na matitino, tapos magugulat ako sa huli kung bakit ang miserable ko lang.

Cheese Stick Pesto or Classic Pandesal

It was a little after 5 in the afternoon and the sky promises of rain; I'm worried. I reread the last sms you sent and grunted, the gnawing sensation in the pit of my stomach is over-taking me and soon after a decision was made. I gathered my things, finished whatever I can and took note of the tasks that will have to wait till the next day. I calculated the time; if I leave at 6, I can reach your place a little after 8, I can go back to Manila 10 at the latest and still make it to our rehearsal that usually drag on till the wee hours of the night. I tried containing this unnamed feeling that started swelling in me after the decision was made. Whatever may happen, this will be the first time that I'll be seeing you properly after almost 5 months of absence. 

"Whatever happened to us?" 

I shoved down this thought somewhere deep in my unconscious, if I dwell on it I may not be able to control the shivering in my muscles and the mixture of panic and excitement that is about to burst out from my mouth. I try to limit the expectations, whatever mess we are both in won't be fixed with just one surprise visit. It won't be that easy and it will require you clarifying the murky waters of whatever it is going on between us, or not.