APPROACHING 40

isipin mo next year: may 40 years old na sa batch natin. nung high school tayo, ito ang age ng mga parents natin. ngayon, ito na ang age natin. when you look in the mirror – do you see your father’s face? minsan… minsan sa biglang tingin sa salamin, nakikita ko ang mukha niya. minsan, pag umubo ako – nanririnig ko ang boses ng daddy ko.

birthday ng daddy ko ngayon. sana buhay pa siya para mapakita ko sa kanya na mayron na rin akong naabot kahit papano. sana pwede kong ayain ng 2 bottles sa bahay ko. sana pwede kaming mag-ihawihaw sa garden habang pinagkukwentuhan ang mga chicks niya. puro sana.

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TOP 10 LIST: WHAT NOT TO SAY TO AN OBLATE PRIEST

one of our class mates became an oblate priest… his name is ed santoyo. this is my tribute to him:

Father…. hehehe. parang ang hirap sabihin kay Ed Santoyo. hehehe… Top 10 List of what you should not say to Fr. Santoyo:

10. Father, tagay mo.. at saka…mamulutan ka naman!

09. Father, mag-pamasahe tayo mamaya, ha…

08. Father, forgive me for I have sinned, nung high school tayo, ninakawan ko ang locker mo!

07. Father, forgive me for you too have sinned, nung high school tayo, sabi ni glen baldivia, ikaw raw ang pasimuno ng ingay at mga gulo eh.

06. Father, punta tayong Love Boat, may GRO doon na gustong mangumpisal…

05. Father, lagyan natin ng Gin-Bulag ang iced tea mo para sumarap…

04. Father, anong iniisip mo kapag may nakasakay ka na magandang babae na naka mini-skirt sa jeep?

03. Father, mura bang condom sa cotabato? hehehe…

02. Father, nasubukan mo na bang mag-wet dream?

and, the top 1 in our list of what not to say to Fr. Santoyo is….
01. Father, gusto mo ng Mother? hehehehe…

Good Luck to Father Ed – idol ko siya! sana makasama natin siya sa Pasko, para may mass muna bago inom, este, party…pero sabihin natin magdala rin siya ng exchange gift, ha. tapos, i-record natin sa video ang top ten list at panoorin natin during the party!

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BACK FROM HOME

i’m back in singapore after a week in the philippines.
my wife is with me and i feel complete.
it was great to be back home – except for the politics,
everything was just right.
my mom is healthy
my dog is still the same “salbahe” companion
my house is ok and my garden is full of flowers.
now if a big bomb just dropped down the senate,
that would erase half of the problems in the philippines.

THE HOME I LEFT BEHIND

…and then i see a picture of the house and family i left behind and suddenly it all comes back in a flood of memories. home – traffic jams and dusty roads, chaos in the streets, people who don’t care, corruption and greed, potholes and heat. philippines my philippines, we love it to death!

KAPALMUKS

na miss ko yung barkada ko. they’ve been more than friends to me – they’re my brothers, really. we’ve been classmates since kindergarten, all through elementary and high school in an all boys school somewhere in Kalookan City. We’ve kept in touch since then and see each other at least once a month. We have out own e-group and we exchange e-mail with the ones that are abroad (like me!). We’ve been kumpare’s many times over to many inaanaks, sometimes do business together, most of the time, we just hang out and visit the different drinking places in QC, mostly we meet at Pepetons where the beer is cheap and the pulutan is excellent…sisig, pusit, tuna belly, tokwa, sizzling bulalo, krispy ulo ng baboy (anong tawag nila doon? hmmmm……teka let me remember…. ahhhh KapalMuks!) hehehe.