Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Annual Inventory (My Father's Memory)

Annual inventory na naman. September. This is the month my father died. Di ko maalala kung anung exact date pero for sure, September yun.
Ito yung month na madalas na magtext si Nanay about Tatay, na kesyo marami nang narararmdaman at madalas maospital.
I remembered while I was in my workplace, my mother sent me a text message, 'Bot, si Tatay mo masama na naman pakiramdam'. I ignored kasi alam ko na naman na madalas talagang sumpungin si Tatay eh. By the way, may Asthma pala siya. Chain smoker kasi eh. So tuloy ang inventory overnight. Then pag uwi ko around 8am, natulog ako kasi puyat. When I woke up at around 7pm, I got my cellphone and I received another text message from my mother and it says, 'Bot sumasakit daw tyan ni Tatay mo. Anung gagawin ko?'. I said, 'Eh di kung may pera pa kayo ipunta nyo muna sa clinic or ospital. Abunuhan nyo muna yung gastos at babayaran ko pag sahod'. So I waited then after an hour, my phone rang: it's my sister's number. Inexpect ko na sasabihin lang ni utol na pumunta na sila sa bayan para magpagamot but when I answered, I heard my sister's sobbing in the other line. Just when I start to ask what happened, she said,'Nong Bot, si Tatay, wala na'.
Nakakalungkot isipin pero minsan naisip ko, mas maige na rin kasi kung buhay pa siya ngayon siguradong hirap pa rin siya. At least, he is with the Creator na and I'm certain na masaya siya at nakakahinga na ng maayos. Yun nga lang, medyo nanghihinayang din kasi di man lang kami nagkausap bago siya mawala. Marami akong gustong sabihin, tanungin at ibigay sa kanya kaso, it's too late na. The least thing lang siguro na maibibigay ko sa kanya is Prayer. Na sana sumaya siya kung nasaan man siya ngayon and for me na sana maging good father para sa anak ko.
So that all for now and happy reading!!!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

When I'm Gone

It's me once again!!! This time, I'm posting a song entitled 'When I'm Gone' from Kind Of Like Spitting. It's a good song, by the way and here it is...

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When I'm Gone
(Kind of Like Spitting)

There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone,
and I won't even know my rights from wrong when I'm gone.
And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone,
so I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here.

And I won't feel the flowin' of the time when I'm gone.
All the pleasures of love will not be mine when I'm gone.
And my pen pour out a lyric line when I'm gone,
so I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here.

And I won't breathe the bracin' air when I'm gone
and I can't even worry 'bout my cares when I'm gone.
Won't be asked to do my share when I'm gone
so I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here.

And I won't be runnin' from the rain when I'm gone.
And I can't even suffer from the pain when I'm gone.
Can't say who's to praise and who's to blame when I'm gone
so I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here.

Won't see the golden of the sun when I'm gone.
And the evenings and mornings will be one when I'm gone.
Can't be singin' louder than the guns when I'm gone
so i guess I'll have to do it while I'm here.

All my days won't be dances of delight when I'm gone.
And the sands will be shifting from my sight when I'm gone.
Can't add my name into the fight when I'm gone
so I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here

And I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone.
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone.
Can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone
so I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here.

There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone,
and I won't even know my rights from wrongs when I'm gone.
And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone,
so I guess I'll have to do it.
I guess I'll have to do it.
I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here...

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Interesting Conversation About Existence of God

First of all, I would like to give credit to the original author. I apologize dahil di ko na maalala kung saan ko nakuha ito and sino ang original author because the time I read this article in the Net, I immediately copied it to my clipboard. I may not be as devoted as my grandmother to the Catholicism but everytime I read this, my faith in God becomes more strong. Sorry for my grammar. Anyway, here it goes...

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An Atheist Professor of Philosophy speaks to his Class on the Problem Science has with GOD, the ALMIGHTY.
He asks one of his New Christian Students to stand and . . .

Professor : You are a Christian, aren't you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor : So you Believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Professor : Is GOD Good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor : Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL ?

Student : Yes.

Professor : My Brother died of Cancer even though he Prayed to GOD to Heal him.
Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill.
But GOD didn't.
How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

( Student is silent )

Professor : You can't answer, can you ?
Let's start again, Young Fella.
Is GOD Good?

Student : Yes.

Professor : Is Satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor : Where does Satan come from ?

Student : From . . . GOD . . .

Professor : That's right.
Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student : Yes.

Professor : Evil is everywhere, isn't it ?
And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student : Yes.

Professor : So who created evil ?

(Student does not answer)

Professor : Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness?
All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor : So, who Created them ?

( Student has no answer )

Professor : Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you.
Tell me, son . . .. Have you ever Seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor : Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?

Student : No , sir.

Professor : Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD?
Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't..

Professor : Yet you still Believe in HIM?

Student : Yes.

Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist.
What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my Faith.

Professor : Yes, Faith. And that is the Problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?

Professor : Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as Cold?

Professor : Yes.

Student : No sir. There isn't.

( The Lecture Theatre becomes very quiet with this turn of events )

Student : Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat,
a Little Heat or No Heat.
But we don't have anything called Cold.
We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No Heat, but we can't go any further after that.
There is no such thing as Cold.
Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat.
We cannot Measure Cold.
Heat is Energy.
Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

( There is Pin - Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre )

Student : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?

Professor : Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?

Student : You're wrong again, sir.
Darkness is the Absence of Something…
You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light . . .
But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and its called Darkness, isn't it?
In reality, Darkness isn't.
If it is, were you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?

Professor : So what is the point you are making, Young Man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.

Professor : Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality.
You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD.
You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure.
Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought.
It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one.
To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact that
Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing.
Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it.
Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?

Professor : If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?

( The Professor shakes his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument is going )

Student : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and
Cannot even prove that this Process is an On - Going Endeavor,
Are you not teaching your Opinion, sir?
Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?

( The Class is in Uproar )

Student : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's Brain?

( The Class breaks out into Laughter )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . .
No one appears to have done so.
So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that
You have No Brain, sir.
With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?

(The Room is Silent. The Professor stares at the Student, his face unfathomable)

Professor : I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.

Student : That is it sir . . .
The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH.
That is all that Keeps Things Moving & Alive.

September 1, 2010

Hmmm... Ber Month na naman. Countdown na for Christmas. Wala na naman ibang maririnig sa workplace ko kundi panay X-mas songs. Ok lang. Iba kasi ang feeling ko ngayon, unlike nung past years.
Bakit nga ba? Pakiramdam ko blessed, kami ngayong year although di kami magkakasama ng wife ko, which is nasa abroad, and my boy, Andrei na nasa province. Mahirap ang setup, lalo na sa bata pero kailangang mag sacrifice. Hirap man niya na intindihin at the age of 3 pero i know someday maiintindhan din niya na lahat ng sacrifices namin is para din sa kanya.
Pero all in all, masaya pa rin kasi may work si Papa and may work si Mama! That means, may toy si Andoy sa Botdey nya at sa Christmas!!!

Mga Pamatay (na banat)

At last!!! After Ten Years (exaggerated) nagbabalik si Berto para mag post sa Blog.
This time, cheesy lines tayo ha. Naaaliw lang kasi ako tuwing nakakabasa ako ng mga ganito. Nakakainis isipin na hindi man lang ako nakabasa ng ganito nung kabataan ko, i mean before ko naging asawa ang asawa ko. Puro impromptu lang like, 'hey, taga St. Claire street ka pala! Saint Francis ako. Sabay tayo, ok lang?'. Very naive isn't it? Kaya eto, nag compile ako ng mga malulupet na banat, pamana ko sa makakabasa at syempre, sa junakis ko na 3 years old pa lang today. Reference nya ito pagdating ng panahon. So, let's start!!!


And it goes a little something like this, my all time favorite:

Girl: Ouch! nakagat ko ang dila ko…
Boy: Wow! may nakaka-alala sayo
Girl: number nga?
Boy: ok. 21
Girl: A,B...(counting)
Girl: ” U”?
Boy: Yes! me…
naks!!!

Hindi tayo tao. Hindi tayo hayop.
BAGAY tayo. BAGAY na BAGAY talaga tayo...

Ikaw ba may-ari ng Crayola?
ikaw kasi nagbibigay ng kulay sa buhay ko...

Uy papicture tayo!
para ma-develop tayo!!!

Centrum ka ba?
kasi you make my life complete!!!

Miss pwede ba kita maging driver?
para ikaw na magpapatakbo ng buhay ko...

Ibibili kita ng salbabida..
kasi malulunod ka sa pagmamahal ko...

Pinaglihi ka ba sa keyboard?
kasi type kita...

Sana “T” na lang ako...
para i’m always right next to “U” (cp mode)

Sana keyboard tayo...
para palaging magkatabi U and I (pc mode)

Anung height mo?
paano kang nagkasya sa loob ng puso ko...

Bangin ka ba?
nahuhulog kasi ako sa’yo...

Mabilis ka siguro sa mga puzzle noh?
kasi kakasimula pa lang ng araw ko, pero nabuo mo na agad...

Naniniwala ka ba sa love at first sight?
Or, gusto mo bang dumaan ulit ako?

May kilala ka bang gumagawa ng sirang relo?
pag ikaw kasi kasama ko, humihinto ang oras ko...

You are like my underwear...
I can’t last a day without you!!!

Lecture mo ba ako?
lab kasi kita...

Girl: anung name ko sa phonebook mo?
Boy: McDo
Girl: Huh?! Why naman McDo?
Boy: Kasi, Love Ko 'To!!!

Exam ka ba?
gustong gusto na kasi kitang i-take home eh!!!

Mahilig ka ba sa asukal?
ang tamis tamis kasi ng mga ngiti mo...

Pwede ba kitang maging sidecar?
single kasi ako eh...

Pagod ka na noh?
maghapon ka na kasing tumatakbo sa isipan ko eh...

Nakakatakot di ba ang multo?
pero mas nakakatakot kapag nawala ka (na) sa buhay ko...

Favorite Subject mo ba geometry?
kasi kahit saang anggulo ka tignan ang ganda mo eh!

Ako ay isang exam...
sagutin mo na ako…dali!!!

Minamalat na naman ang puso ko..
kasi, laging isinisigaw ang pangalan mo...

Ok. Eto naman ang mga English version na lines:

Miss, do you have a license?
'coz you're drivin' me crazy...

Am i a bad shooter?
'coz i keep on missing you...

I’m a bee...
can you be my honey?

Are you a dictionary?
because you give meaning to my life...

Eto naman ang mga pasaway...

Utot ka ba?
'coz you blew me away!!!

Pustiso ka ba?
kasi, I can’t smile without you...

Kuto ka ba?
kasi palagi kang nasa ulo ko...

Ang hirap mo naman pasagutin...
ang dami ko nang banat ah!!! Eto last na:

Kulangot ka ba?
coz You’re really really hard to get...

Ayaw mo pa rin ha...
Etong sa'yo...

Boy: Kamoteng kahoy ka ba?
Girl: Anung klaseng banat yan? Sige na nga, oh ano yan?
Boy: Mukha ka kasing lamang lupa. Pakipot!!! lol...

(...to be updated)