“Kaaalis lang ni Ondoy. Parating naman si Pepeng. Kumusta naman si Juan dela Cruz? Mga dabarkads, kaya pa ba?”

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Kung sakuna na lang rin ang pag-uusapan, 999,985,839,843,299.99999999999 to the 10^th power na ang nagdaan sa atin, pero nanatili pa rin tayong alive and kicking. Pero ibang klase ang dumaan ngayon, si Ondoy. Wala siyang sinanto. Mahirap, mayaman, artista, laos, basta lahat! Pero kahit ano pang klase si Ondoy, ito pa rin ang Pilipino.

Umaahon.

Nagwawalis.

Nag-iimis ng mga kalat.

Naglalaba ng mga naputikang damit.

Nagpapatuyo ng mga kamang nabasa ng tubig baha.

Naghuhukay ng mga bagay na nabaon sa lupa. Buhay man o hindi.

Nakikipila sa namimigay ng relief goods.

Nagtsitsismisan.

Nagkukuwentuhan.

Ngumingiti ng parang walang nangyari.

Ibinabangon ang sarili at ang buong pamilya para maibalik ang lahat sa dati.

At pwedeng nag-iisip na kung saan pwedeng lumipat ng tirahan.

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Mga dating gamit sa bahay, ngayon naging basura. pero bukas, tiyak ko, magiging ginto ito sa mga mata ng naghihikahos.

Ayoko ng maputik, ayoko ng masikip, ayoko ng mabaho. Pero ang lugar ko, binaha lampas tao. At hindi kami nakahiga! At hindi lang hanggang dibdib ng duck!

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Ang mga Kakaibang Pilipino sa Gitna ng Sakuna

1. Inaanod na si “Manong” sa baha. Pero kapag natapatan ng camera ng news team, kakaway pa, naka-smile kahit malapit na siyang malunod.

Pwede ba mga dabarkads?!… Pwede!

2.       Ang iba, mga magnanakaw by heart,  magnanakaw rin in spirit. For richer or for poorer, basta may makukuha sila, sige lang. Marami nang patay sa paligid, pero sila, sasalakay habang ang lahat ay abala para iligtas ang isa’t-isa. Ewan ko sa inyo.

Dahil sa kagaguhan niyo, bibigyan ko kayo ng isang malaking “(*&*$&^$I*^#$#$&^T*”

3.       Nariyan si Mr. Resourceful. Ang basura ng karamihan, nagagawa niyang ginto. Itatapon na lang, magagawan pa niya ng paraan at pagkakakitaan pa!

Isa kang Talentadong Pinoy!

4. May iba naman na maswerte na at hindi inabot ng baha pero nagmamalaki pa at talagang  hindi naman nakakatulong. See: Jacque Bermejo.

Hanapin niyo na lang siya sa google.

5.       Ibang klase si Kris Aquino. Alam niyo na iyan! Talagang iba na ang sikat. Word Power lang, ang dami nang natulungan at ang dami niyang na-push para tumulong!

Perfect!

6.        Ang iba naman, wala lang. Swerte dahil hindi inabot nang baha. Apathetic lang. Hanggang sila naman ang abutan ng tubig.

Galaw-galaw baka pumanaw!

7.       Lahat ng tao, nasalanta man o hindi, may pera man o wala, bata man o matanda… TUMUTULONG. May paraan talaga. Kahit ano.

Magaling! Magaling! Magaling!

8.       Ang mga maparaan, kahit hindi pa dumarating ang tulong, wala nang panahon manisi. SIya na mismo ang gagalaw para maisalba ang kanyang pamilya.

Karapat-dapat kayong i-clap-clap!

9.        Ang iba naman, nagngingitngit… kasi WALANG DIALTONE ANG PHONE NILA, WALANG INTERNET AT WALANG MGA SIGNAL ANG CELFONES NILA.

Yun lang. Hindi sila maka-GM.  Buti sana kung dahil tatawag sila sa mga kamag-anak na maaaring naabutan ng bagyo… kaso HINDI.

10.   Ang iba diyan, inuulan na ang lahat sa labas, nakuha pang mag-blog.

Uy, hindi ako iyon ah?

yowyowyow!

peace ate!

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Please take a minute to read this. This is very scary and could happen to any of us.. Seems like every nice thing people do for one another can be perverted.

A new twist on kidnapping from a very smart survivor:

About a month ago there was a woman standing by the mall entrance passing out flyers to all the women going in. The woman had written the flyer herself to tell about an experience she had, so that she might warn other women.

The previous day, this woman had finished shopping, went out to her car and discovered that she had a flat.

She got the jack out of the trunk and began to change the flat… A nice man dressed in a business suit and carrying a briefcase walked up to her and said, ‘I noticed you’re changing a flat tire.

“Would you like me to take care of it for you?’

The woman was grateful for his offer and accepted his help. They chatted amiably while the man changed the flat, and then put the flat tire and the jack in the trunk, shut it and dusted his hands off.

The woman thanked him profusely, and as she was about to get in her car, the man told her that he left his car around on the other side of the mall, and asked if she would mind giving him a lift to his car.

She was a little surprised and she asked him why his car was on other side.

He explained that he had seen an old friend in the mall that he hadn’t seen for some time and they had a bite to eat, visited for a while, and he got turned around in the mall and left through the wrong exit, and now he was running late.

The woman hated to tell him ‘no’ because he had just rescued her from having to change her flat tire all by herself, but she! felt un easy. (Trust that gut feeling!)

Then she remembered seeing the man put his briefcase in her trunk before shutting it and before he asked her for a ride to his car.

She told him that she’d be happy to drive him around to his car, But she just remembered one last thing she needed to buy. (Smart woman!!)

She said she would only be a few minutes; he could sit down in her car and wait for her; she would be as quick as possible.

She hurried into the mall, and told a security guard what had happened, the guard came out to her car with her, but the man had left. They opened the trunk, took out his locked briefcase and took it down to the police station.

The police opened it (ostensibly to look for ID so they could return it to the man). What they found was rope, duct tape, and knives. When the police checked her ‘flat’ tire, there was nothing wrong with it; the air had simply been let out. It was obvious what the man’s intention was, and obvious that he had carefully thought it out in advance. The woman was blessed to have escaped harm.

How much worse it would have been if she had children with her and had them wait in the car while the man fixed the tire, or if she had a baby strapped into a car seat? Or if she’d gone against her judgment and given him a lift?

I’d like you to forward this to all the women you know.. It may save a life.

NIGHTMARE

I closed my eyes
And fell in a deep slumber
Never thought I’ll get through
A world where no one will ever go…

But me.

“Where am I?”
I exclaimed.
But no one answered
Only echoes and the wind whispers– then

Deafening silence.

I wandered
Like Don Quixote at the back of beyond
Making my footprints on the earth where I’m at
Trying to look back

Someone was after me– erasing my vestige.

‘Who are you?”
I chimed in.
“Why do you have to know?”
He answered.

He disappeared.

I was stunned.
Just when I thought who he is
I tried to plan my lam
But suddenly…

I’m ensnared by four walls.

I was faineant at first
Until I heared him laughing
He showed up
A hooded figure; no face but sharp eyes.

I’m cold.

Lying vulnerably
I held my hands so tight
I’m still with taciturnity
Praying he’ll never get close to me

Please wake me up.