du NO, JunO
Today I am just very touched sa movie na ako gilantaw. My baboi told me na this movie is a hit in the US so I decided to watch it. Besides, it has this pretty interesting title “juno.” Abi nako at first Korean inspired ni nga movie coz I’m pretty sure the name sounded korean, pero dili diay.
“Juno” is a name of the girl, who got pregnant at the age of 16. Yes, naboros siya out of curiosity sa gitawag nato ug sex. Aw dili ra guro sad curiosity ang reason coz at the end of the movie she revealed that it was more than just curiosity. Well, sa states man gud if im not mistaken, it’s really not a big deal when teens engage in premarital sex. In fact, para nila, makaulaw nga virgin pa ka ana nga edad. Pero kita diri sa pilipinas, pa conservative effect, diay to we have been influenced already by the west that our teenagers nowadays get pregnant at the age of 14 or 16. It’s pretty alarming, pero mu ni ang tinuod.
So Pagkabalo niya nga boros siya, expected jud na nakahuna huna daun siya nga ipa abort ang baby.
Si juno isug iyang personality, unya bright pud. She speaks her mind and is never afraid of the consequences of the acts she does in life. Naa rapud siguro siya kahadlok sa ginoo, so wala nalang niya gi pa abort. Pero the funny thing is, wala niya na pa abort ang baby coz na ingnan siya sa usa niya ka kaila nga dli pud niya close ug dili niya friend na these babies have “fingernails too!” hehehe kuko. Agi sa mga kuko, la gi pa abort ni juno ang baby. And she decided to have it adopted nalang.
Kay naka decide man siya nga ipa adopt, siya ug ang iyang friend nangita sa newspaper ug mga adds sa mga couples nga ganahan mu adopt. In the states, this is again normal. I just don’t know if diri sa pilipinas naa sad, kay murag sa ako pag basa basa ug newspaper wala paman ko ka encounter ug adds nga inyana. Anyway, mao to. And at the end of the day nakakita sila.
Fast forward, nakabalo na tanang tawo nga buros siya. Fortunately enough, iya step mom ug tinood nga papa supportive rapud kaau. So wala kaau siya nag lisod. Diri pa to sa pilipinas, wala na, kulang nalang patyon ang anak. (dili bitaw) hehehe
So at this time, meet the adoptive parents na. At first, juno thot nga mu na jud ni sila ang iyang gipangita kay para niya perfect couple sila for her lil angel. Pero la siya kablo, ang perfect couple na iyang na pili dili diay inyana ka perfect. Naa pud diay silay problema. Kay ang lalaki diri sa story wala na diay gugma sa iyang wife. So murag na kuratan si juno pagkabalo niya nga e divorce sa laki ang iyang wife. At first, iya jud gi convince pero wala siyay nabuhat. That’s the time Juno felt that her faith sa mga katawhan, na wala jud. Kay tanan nalang iyang nailhan na couple magbulag man gud, just like her father and real mom. Mu to iya gi ask iya papa if naa ba jud relationships na mu last hangtod sa hangtod? And her dad said, “look for the person who truly loves you, somebody who will love you for who you are.” Then ana siya kanang somebody nga maski maot ka or gwapa ka, lab japun ka or maski suko ka or malipayon, lab japun ka. Kanang maski sapoton ka naa ra japun siya uban nimo. Hehehe sweet au iya dad, made me remember of my baboi dah! Inyana man gud ako baboy, maski suko na au ko, wala ra jud na siya, dli ra mag comment. And after all these years, wala jud ko niya biyae. Lab jud ko niya, unya ako lab pud nako siya.hehehe
Going back to Juno. So after that, na realize niya nga the person who her father was describing to her was the culprit (joke!) I mean the real father of her baby. Iya pud best friend ug partner. At first man gud she doubted na she had feelings for the boy, pero at the end of the day, after their lil conversation with papa, she realized she was indeed in love with him. So the next day, she confronted the boy and told him what she really felt. And gladly, the feeling was mutual. Kiss daun silang duha.hehehe
Daun, nanganak na daun siya. Hehehe Of course, as planned gi pa adopt jud niya ug padaun ang baby. Ai that day diay na she found out nga makigdivorce ang adoptive father, she left the wife a lil note on a piece of paper saying “Vanessa (jennifer garner diay ni siya), if your still in, im still in – juno!”
The movie was very simple. I could say it was low budgeted. Pero lami au siya pag ka gama. Its very interesting coz this is the movie that will teach you how to deal with life in its most crucial stage. Then after watching the movie, you’d think twice on judging girls who at their early stages got pregnant coz they too have their stories to tell, just like JUNO.
juN lozADA, Filipinos Modern Day HERO?
“All hails the moral courage of Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada, a great Filipino!” 
I wonder if he really is a great filipino. As far as i’m concern, filipinos whom i consider great are the likes of Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Juan Luna, Ninoy Aquino and a lot more. In this time of the year, is Jun Lozada our modern day HERO?
Yes, all of us saw him exhausted, stressed and emotionally drained. He showed strength of character, none of us have seen these days, as he told his explosive story. I thought his heroism could get him killed and put a great risk to the wellbeing of his family. But does this qualify him to be a hero?
Jose Rizal, a martyr gave his life for the freedom of our motherland. He did not just that, in fact when he silently fought his battle, it inspired the filipinos to unite for a common goal. Unity then was the most important warfare we had. And it is UNITY still that will empower us to succeed, to develop and to progress as one Nation and one Country. But with the unending controversies i wonder if we’d be able to stand united against the evils of this land. by the way do we even know the evils are? is it Arroyo and the governement? is it the opposition who continues to challenge every step taken by the latter? Will the battle fought by JL give the same end result as that of Jose Rizal? Maybe it will, maybe it wont?
Right now, the senate is already spending millions just for the sake of investigating said controversy in aid of legislation. Everyday we see senators asking the same questions and giving subpoenas to people to appear to them for questioning. Jl saying this and that. At the end of the day, will all these benefit the millions of filipinos who are starving, unemployed and homeless? I doubt. This investigation in aid of legislation is a waste of money and time. What have they legislated in the past after conducting these hearings?They havent imprisoned corrupt officials, oh they tried but failed. And their doing it again. Listening to a man who the filipinos believes to be their hero.
I can see nuns and priest surrounding JL. Can’t they pray for him in their convents and churches?why do they have to be with him. I dont like the idea that the religious society nowadays mingles with the political situations our country is suffering, not that there is something grave about it but somehow it doesnt look good. One thought, during the hearings while they are there, do you think the senators will act in the same manner if they arent there?hehehe maybe, maybe not.
anyway, im really troubled right now. Im trying to make sense out of what im thinking hehehe so bare with me. K.so i wont finish it nalang muna. BuT i really dont think LOZADA IS a great filipino,neither is he our MOdern day HERO.
ciao
I almost cried
“Problems are part of life, that I believe. And surprisingly, it comes to you when you least expect it.”
iTS almost time, i Was just finishing the cases i was digesting for our Evidence class when I got a call from MS. J informing me that the NMYL t-shirts, which were sent in Cebu, have long been at the airport for pick-up. In fact it when we called up the airport, the shirts arrived last february 23, 2008 and have been incurring storage fees amounting to a sum sum amount.
“OH MY GOD!”
Well you see my boss is running as National President of the National Movement of young Legislators (NMYL, above). THe election was held at the waterfront hotel in cebu city. Ofcourse, since this is a national election preparations have been done to ensure success during the election. T-shirts have been printed, baller bands made and other campaign materials gathered. I was somehow tasked to take charge in the t-shirts, making sure that the t-shirts will be in cebu weeks before the election. thus, the initial communication with ms. J. (who by the way is somehow the step mom of my boss, that’s if he considers her his step-mom considering that his mom is still alive and kicking) anyway, this is another story which unfortunately i cant divulge. sorry. going back, first two shipments were made. We encountered no problem. I was properly informed and I relayed it to our counterparts in cebu (since at that time we were still in dplg). But the last package (this is the PROBLEM) iM sure I WAS NOT INFORMED. and THat started it all.
When i got the call, me and my officemates thought that there was a problem with the communication. HOWEVER, at the end of the day, i felt I AM THE PERSON TO BE BLAMED. SHEEEEET! hehehehe
my text to MS J.
me: mam, confirmed po. t-shirts are still at the airport.pero man la man ko na inform gud bout the last package, la man ko na recieve airway bill no.
ms. j: gi txt man nako ang airway bill no. ni reply pa man gani ka OK, and i said this is the last cargo (somehow mu ni ya g txt)
me: mam ru referring to the third package? (coz the last was the second package, at least thats what i know, had no idea there was a third)
ms j: NO REPLY.
SO….what now?im so bothered coz my final exams is next week. I was expecting a lil support from my officemates on how to solve the problem but i think i got their message “solve it! on your own” (well thats wat i felt) A lil group effort. But i believe they’re there for me, at that time i just didnt felt it (sorry).
My baboi, ever supportive called up and somehow helped. I was EMOTIONALLY DOWN. My head was aching and i felt like banging it in the wall.hehehe (thank god i didnt) BUT while i was in bed thinking (playing at the same time, just to channel my frustrations) i got a txt frm my officemate amalou asking me to personally talk to my boss about the problem ( my baboi said this to me also, but I think i needed my officemates to tell me this coz basta, i felt they should be with me in this).
“I WENT AND SEE HIM”
Sir: O ano pian?
ME: problem sir eh, with the TSHIRTS.
Sir: o wat about it?
ME: narrated the whole story (TEARY EYES, I ALMOST CRIED) sheeeeeeeeeeet.
but i told my tears to BACK OFF! but i know sir noticed.
“OK LANG PIAN!”
thats the words i wanted to hear from him and I heard it. Well, its a relief. BUt i get to shoulder the sum sum but its ok, thats just money. At least this problem is solved already.
after drinking a bottle of sml, im in this cafe and wrote this.hehehe
just a thot after all this, every problem has a solution. But it takes courage to face it. and its good when you have people around to help you out. ITS CRAZY solving problems of life alone. BE ONE WITH GOD AND YOUR FRIENDS (and my baboi) hehehe.
p.s a lot of thanks to my officemates and my baboi (i forgot to ask god’s guidance on this but i know he was working his ways through the people i just mentioned)
till next time
Enchanted Languages
hi ninyo! this one is one of my other favorites coz i believe my baboi made this for me or i dont know bitaw, basta ganahan ko ani…the title is ………
enchanted languages
Its magical
How we speak in
Languages only both
Of us can decipher.
Like angels tongue
Like enchanted conversations
We talk
Amidst crowds
That even silence is heard
With so much clarity.
Beyond words
We talk in glances
In stares
For our eyes
Could tell stories
Only both of us understand.
Its funny
How we look at each other
And burst into laughter
Or hold hands tightly
And know somethings wrong.
The mere touch of skin
The mischievous smiles
The words unspoken
We see their meanings
Spelled on vivid letters
Floating and gliding on air.
I feel them
Hear them
For in the complex languages
We speak
It is love that makes me
Understand
Aha man Ko run?
Right now?i am in cebu city. Bag-o lang jud ko ni abot nganhi, ga land trip ra me padung diri ug kapui au. We arrived here yesterday via dumaguete galing dapitan. Sayang lang au kay la nako na enjoi ako trip coz i was sea sick? (hehehe naa man ko fortuner ako amo, so…dapat fortuner sick.hehehe) my officemates enjoyed d trip, pero ako wala. as in…but Im glad coz we arrived here in cebu safely, with Lord’s guidance. Kablo mu? la pa jud ko sleep, kulang au ako sleep jud.il tell you why…
We left dapitan 3 am, nya aha gkan si tikling?ga laag…ga inum ug durong sayaw2x. nya ag sa friday, ga laag pa jud ko gkan. Actually, I promised not to laag ag sa saturday kay laag gud ko friday pero di jud mapug-ngan ang ako mga tiil, mangita jud ug dance floor hehehe btaw, my office amalou invited me to go with her, so yun laag jud. So saturday night, laag.time check 2:45, nag ledge pa ko hahaha pole dancing pa jud with a friend, nya 3 am me mag meet ako mga kauban sa trip. hayyyyy makabuyong! (makalipong) So what happened next?nag dali dali ko ug panghipos ako mga dal-onon kay ang inyong tikling, la man nag adam, bryt man hehehe d kasab-an mama.huhuhu pero sadya japun.
We arrived at the puluan wharf at 3.30 am only to find out the roro will leave for dumaguete at 5am. La na jud me sleep kay dli pud me ka sleep kay la man mahigdaan.maglingkod ra.huhuhu tambling jud au ako mga braincells LOL. Anyway, pag abot namu dumagetz, larga name sakay fortuneR padung amlan, kay didto paman ang roro (barge), it took us around 20 minutes to go to amlan (a municipality in negros oriental) and wen we arived at their port, go sa pectyure pectyure (maniniyot au amo mga beauty)hehehe pose diri pose didto. Hmmm i wanted to post some pix para ul see it too but saon, bag-o paman ko diri dili pa ko balo unsaun.Somebody Help.hehehe
Mu to, sakay nami barge, after 45 mins abot nami santander Cebu Province.didto na nagsugod ako head-turning ap and dawn! kusug au padagan amu prend na driver man gud si kuya deo (kuya dei, bilib jud ko nimu ya, may gani la na punggitan ag tiguwang) hehehe so the whole trip i tried to sleep, which didnt happen. kay sige ra na ko convince ako self na dli mag suka kay makawala poise and ulaw sa au ui.mga gurls nako kauban kay relax ra au ui,tabi tabi kaon kaon, ako tawon sus lipong na jud ako cuteness.hug hug pillow daun ang epek pero trying hard not to puke ewe hehehe
daun naabot na daun me ug cebu.yey.si siobi(ako new friend na super ka cute and super ka tabian) naglibre ug lunch. eat me humba and bulad, lami au do.nya after namu nag lunch sa manminyang or minyanminyang nga brangay diri cebu adto nami sa apartel de arcenas.hoi sosyal au amu pod.as in.il take some photos and il try to post it too para ma justify ako mga gipangstorya hehehe haller it cost 35ooo pesosesoses kaya fully furnished and airconditioned ang rooms with hot and cold shower.o asa ka?by the way sa banilad diay ni, ug pag padung namu didto nangawala pa jud me kay kami tanan pati driver waz pag ka balo sa lugar, d liko here liko der amu mga drama hahaha d lipong najud samot inyong bubblytikling wuhuhuhu but after few calls here and der and with the help of my ever supportive baboi and officmates nga nakastation na diri two weeks ago (pretty and moisa) ni abot ra jud me praise LORD.hehehe
pag abot go sa ligo and kaon and try to slip pero la ka slip,nagkajetlag jud ko teh!hehehe ug sa dihang meeting man daun with big people in cbu, mga board member,events director etc for the NMYL XVI congress sa RAJAh Park or hotel something diri sa fuente osmena.taman 1 am jud.so la najud tulogay ni bai! atets ui! ako gamay mata,gmay ug samot leche! aw sorry hehehe
but…ok lang kay after dat, nagkita man me ako baboi.hahaha
and then………………………………….. till next time! il tel you what happened after…
till here,
bubbly tikling
Polaris (ako ata to! hehehe assuming!)
I promised to post some of my baboi’s poem here. so here is one I personally like, hope you’d enjoy reading.
the title is….POLARIS
if there is one star
that guides me through my
wanderings,
it is you.
constant and still.
luminous and steadfast.
do you even know
how much light you shed
on the darkest corners of my being
where I tussle and fight with
my bewildered inner-self in secret,
in the shadows.
seeing you up there
steering my life
is like the awakening
of a long-asleep passion
thats cradled deep down
the center of my core.
you brought meaning
to a directionless journey.
you gave reason
to an utterly meaningless
existence.
and life to a solitary nomad
traversing the infinite length
of the night sky
pursuing and searching endlessly
for a compass.
now, I will never go astray.
as long as you sparkle
and guide this transient soul.
for you will be
in this short lifetime
my polaris.
09:06pm/august23,2005/inmyroom
Para sa mga BISAYA…
Ganahan unta ko nga akong blog bisaya jud unta pero ako lang sagulan ug mga english nga akong nahibaw-an aron katong dili kasabot ug bisaya, makasabot ra pud cguro ug ininglish.aw nan. Bitaw, sa tinuod lang lisod bitaw ning puro bisaya nga sinultihan pero ako jud pugson ug hinaot pa unta matabangan ko sa tanang bisaya sa tarong ug insakto nga pagka istorya.
kUng ang mga taga maynila mag tinagalog, ako mag binisaya.hehehe lantawon nato kung makasabot ba sa sila.hehehe aw maau rapud unta ug makasabot…pero ayaw lang pud mu ug ka tingala kay bacin mas daghan kung ma post nga english.hehehe
sige more power natong mga bisaya!
aja! aja!
