Noon at Ngayon

NOON

Halo-halong emosyon ang nararamdaman ko tuwing sasapit na ang Mahal na Araw. Masaya dahil nagkakasama kaming magpipinsan. Magtataguan, maghahabulan tapos kakain ng papaitan. Kelangan mahina lang ang tawanan namin kundi lagot! Pagagalitan kami at pasasabayin sa "Pabasa", kakanta ng "Noong namatay si Hesus...", pag napaos pasisipsipin ng luya na may kalamansi. AARGGHH!! Nakakainip dahil bawal ang TV. Eh kahit naman pwede wala ring mapapanood. Wala pang cable noon. Ang mapapanood mo taon-taon ay si Ate Guy at ang walang kamatayang "Walang Himala!!!!". Bawal naman mag-family computer dahil talagang 'di namin maiwasan ang mapasigaw sa Elevator Man. Panlilisikan kami ng mata ng mga 'elders' at sasabihang "Patay si Hesus..". Excited naman ako kung minsan kasi malaki ang chance na magpunta kami sa beach. Pero siguradong hindi sa Biyernes Santo. Bata pa ako noon. Tahimik ang lahat. Taimtim na nagdadasal ang mga tao. Mararamdaman mo pati sa simoy ng hangin ang Mahal na Araw..


NGAYON

Oo, double pay nga. Mas malaki ang kikitain. May pasok kami noong Huwebes at Biyernes Santo. Hindi ko naman masasabing linggo-linggo ay nagsisimba ako o matuturing akong isang huwarang Kristyano pero noong mga panahon na yun bigla akong napaisip...Eto na nga marahil ang dulot ng pera sa buhay ng nakararami ngayon. Nakalimutan na ang mga nakagawian. Isang bagay na ang pumasok sa opisina tuwing Linggo pero pati ba nman sa araw na namatay Sya?

Pati naman ako nagpaapekto. Tumambay sa bahay namin si Ronnie at Darwin nung Sabado. Wala kaming magawa nung una kundi magkuwentuhan. Ako, si Cha, Chard, Ronnie at Dar. Napagtripan na ituro saken ni Ronnie ang steps ng Chocolate (as popularized by the 2nd batch of Starstruck) at Choopeta (dance steps of Sexbomb). Nanakit na ang tyan ko kakatawa. Naging joke na nga lang samin na.."Huy, wag kya tyo mag-ingay. Patay si Lord". Pagkatapos, tumuloy kami sa Megamall. Kumain sa Triple-V at nagkape sa Seattle's Best. Dati-rati kahit Black Saturday na wala pa rin laman ang malls. Nagulat ako kasi halos walang pinagkaiba sa ordinaryong araw ang Mega. Habang umiinom ng kape tsaka namin napag-usapan ang mga 'to. Nahiya kami sa mga sarili namin. Ano nang nangyayari? Unti-unti na ba talagang natatabunan ang nakagisnan nating mga Pilipino? Handa akong tumanggap ng pagbabago. Walang kaso sakin yun. Pero nakakalungkot isiping baka sa mga susunod pang Mahal na Araw tuluyan nang mawalan ng bakas ng Kristiyano ang bawat isa sa atin.

Marahil para sa sarili ko na rin ito..patama kumbaga...dahil sa mga nagdaang taon, idineklara kong agnostiko ako.

of tabo and paliligo

Last week my back snapped (for lack of a good term to use) while I was taking a bath..thus began my story...Ng dahil sa tabo at mainit na tubig nauwi ako sa paggastos ng tumataginting na 1,700 pesos!!! I went to the emergency room of Makati Medical Center with my Mareng Chard after experiencing shooting pains up and down my spine. It really concentrated on my lower back. Any slight movement was terribly excruciating. Anyway, after texting all my med rep friends asking if they know any good ortho who won't charge me big time, I ended up going to the ER coz I really cant bear the agony any longer. They checked my blood pressure and temperature, asked me the usual stuff. Funny part was when they asked me if I'm married and the nurse looked at Mareng Chard and without waiting for my answer encirlced NO on the sheet..hehe..=) Then a consultant (who I think was still a resident), asked me the same questions. when did that happen? how do you feel? Damn!!I thought nurses took down notes!! I'm in terrible pain and you ask me the same questions over and over again?!! They sent me to the X-ray dept, made me lay on that cold machine with nothing but a piece of cloth. My butt was literally peeping through it. After waiting for almost an hour, the results came in. It was just musculoskeletal strain caused by sudden movements or carrying heavy things. She advised me to take Bextra 40mg once a day which I can get for free from July, my preggy yet still beautiful as ever friend. OK, so I needed to go to the billing dept. I only had 1500 pesos in my wallet at that time. "Ma'am 1695 pesos po". Muntik nako himatayin sa presyo!!! Napalunok nalang ako at napasabi ng "Pwede magwithdraw lang sandali kulang ksi pera ko eh." I looked at the bill, it said 600 pesos ER fee. Goodness, what help did the ER give me? They took my temperature and blood pressure for what??? What pissed me off big time was the fact that i can just get the med they advised me to take for free!!! I mean, it was not really a big deal. I have a job. I earn money. But how about the other half of the Philippine population who cant even eat three times a day? Who has no way of stretching their budget to pay for their hospital bills? How cruel and unfair life can be?
Mahirap pala talga magkasakit. Lintek na tabo yan.

FIRST

So this is my first entry. Yes, Im again trying to pursue my dreams of having a decent blog account. The last time I did this I was on the verge of throwing the Mac computer of our office and stomp on it. I hate computers...then why the heck am I doing this? Well, I'm a self-confessed narcissist. I wanna see my pictures posted on the web. Haha!! I hate HTMLs, templates and stuff. I must admit though, blogspot is a whole lotta easier to use compared to Xanga. No offense to Xanga users. I even look up to you guys coz you are able to manage your account..meaning you're a computer wizard! So my prob now is how to have a link of my Xanga account. Another, I need a decent template. Also, I wanna have links to my friends.

Anyways, I would like to thank Baleleng for her endless patience...sya pa nga nagsign-up for me dito sa blogspot so she knows my password. She has the power to ruin this and say cruel things about me!!!HAHA!! I know she won't do it. I trust her. To all of you, PATULONG sa paggawa at pagpapaganda nito.

Baleleng, I still need you...my sexy, beautiful tutor!