"Ate kahit 400"
"Hindi po talaga ito pinagbibili eh" Said Carla apologetically as she smiles with half of her teeth shown
"500, sige na please. Bibigay ko rin po sa boyfriend ko eh" pleaded the girl wearing sandals as she pulled out a blue colored three headed paper bill from her leather wallet.
From the looks of things Carla had a hard time to decide.
After giving her the change. She then tiptoed to remove a clip that attaches a teddy bear to a plastic rack
and had it put to a cardboard box for her.
It was the only thing out of place from her little stall that sells for Class-A jackets and school bags.
"It was a good deal" Carla thought as the girl wearing that sandal left and put it near her car
She was planning to give it to someone else but deduced that he might not be that fond of stuff toys like her anyway.
She remembered about almost a week ago when she accompanied her mother to their supplier to purchase secondhand merchandise that they were going to resell. She noticed that teddy bear in a really bad shape and got the suppliers permission to keep it. She then mending it was easy for her exceptional stitching skills.
"A few more hours" she thought as she looked on the wall clock and sat on a small wooden stool barely six inches high and fanning her sweaty chest. In parallel to older vendors who are unlike her reading tabloid newspapers and watching Will time Big Time merely dissipated fromwhile eating fish variations and kamatis.
It was Valentines Day any moment college students like her would all come rushing through the gates and turn the business table of that lazy afternoon.
True enough. Moments later.
The sidewalk gradually begins to be congested by students as much as the road.
She could__
About Eight in the evening. Carla then decided to made the trade off between taking advantage of the occassion or closing down the shop. Afterall, she had more than enough to buy her mother the medicine which she badly so needed and was suppose to take her place that day. She then took out a few hundreds from a rusty ton box (which was once a kiddie meal toy a few years ago).
Went inside KFC's and perked herself up.
Dala na din ng pagod ako ay humandusay ng walang kaabog abog
Sa bangketang madumi, ang katawan ko ay pinabayaan.
Basa ng ulan, ang pag ubo'y walang alangan,
Hanggang sa muli, hanggang sa makasakay
Dala na din ng pagod sa pagkayod at hanap buhay
At pakikipagtunggali sa mundong walang tigil, puro tagay.
Ang pag aasam maging karaniwan at humanay
ay 'di mawaglit. Hindi parin labis na masanay.
Bakit nananatiling lumalaban sa tamis at pait?
Dala na din ng pagod, ay hindi man lang mkapag ahit.
Ang pagod na wari sa sabog na balbas ay di alintanang lumago,
Buhok na primitibo ay minsan 'di na mailitrato.
Sapagkat napakaraming bagay ang naikot sa isip,
Upang sarili ay ihuli at sadyang balewalain;
Dahil minsa'y di mapigil ang sariling takbo ng ideya,
Sa pagkain ng isip sa puso, minsan ikaw ay madidismaya.
Sapagkat ako ay tumatanda ng paabante
Na walang iniisip kundi ang mabilis at walang kasiguruhang bukas ,
Na walang oras man ang pwedeng malibre at mabakante.
Dala na din ng pagod ako'y biglang natuturete
sa ingay ng maduming palengke, sa mahal ng kuryente,
Sa araw araw na madugong pagbyahe, pamamasahe;
Sa mala sinaunang Kastilang amo. Mga taong may ugaling dyahe.
Ang pakikisamang hinog na alam nating importante.
Dala na din ng pagod, alam nating hindi pasko parati.
Sa ambisyon at oras, ginagawa ang lahat at pilit naghahabol,
Kapag isipan ay nalason. Bilisan at ang oras ay nagagahol.
Dala nadin ng pagod, nagiiba ang pangangailangan
bakit ang dating madali ngayon sa hirap ay saksakan?
ang maliit at lumalaki, ang punong kahoy mong matikas,
ay sadyang binabato sa tuwing ito ay namumunga ng wagas.
Sa kabilang buhay, huwag mong kalilimutan.
lahat ng paghihirap ay sadyang mawawala.
Mga maling desisyon huwag kaagad itulak,
mga iniisip huwag sadyaing ibalak.
Dala lang yan ng iyong saloobin at pagod iho,
matatapos din ang pait sa sa paglaklak ng alak
Round 1
You beat me with a 2x4
I didn't see it coming
You snuck up from behind
Drilled splinters into my cranium
I dropped to the floor
And the ref counted 10
Round 2
I raped your ass
You didn't hear me sneaking into your room
I taped you up
Tied you to your bed
Fucked you till you cried tears of blood
From your vagina
I forgot you were a virgin
Round 3
We laughed about this
Because it never happened
Just joked around
But we kissed
And continued with the fight
Because we wanted to hold the title
Round 4
Instant KO
I win told you I would
Simply by saying
Te casatoresti cu mine?
Mi vuoi sposare?
Quieres casarte conmigo?
Will you marry me?
I love you
But still you hold the title
Because you have the ring on your finger
You have my heart
You did what no one else did
Said....Yes I will!
With tears in your eyes
TERE KWABO KO PALKO PE SAJANE CHALA HOON
TERE YADO KO DIL ME BASANE CHALA HOON
NA JANU KON HOON MAI.....
ESTRAH TUJHAME KUDKO BHULANE CHALA HOON....♥
TERE LABO KO CHUMANE KO JI CHAHATA HAI
TUJHAME KUDKO BHUL JANE KO JI CHAHATA HAI
CHAHAT HAI KI CHAHU ES KADAR TUJHAKO
MUJHAME TU OR KUD ME SAMALE TU MUJHAKO………………………..♥
RAHEN THAKATI RAHI ANKHE ,
RAHO ME TERE HUMDAM,
KE KABHI TUMAKO BHI PHURASAT HO ,
MILANE KO HUM SE,
SANSE CHALTI RAHI KE JIYA,
SOCHA MILUGA TUMASE,
YE SOCH AB TAK NA SOE MERI ANKHE.......................♥
Kung hinayaan ko, hindi
sana kita pinakawalan. Pero
hinayaan mo.
Tuloy, nakawala
ako.
held on to my hand a little bit tighter,
if you didn't let my hand leave yours.
But of course you did, so regardless
of the revelation that i really really
(and really) like you, i left.
(with my hand tingling with
the warmth of yours)
Ngalan mo'y maihahalintulad ko
Name of yours likened I
sa liham na ikunukubli
to a letter kept hidden
sa takipsilim ng aking puso
under the sunset of my heart
Mga sulatin na hindi pa naipahayag
Letters that haven't been written
sa reyalidad ng mga palad ko
on the realities of my palms
Ngalan mo'y maihahalintulad ko
Name of yours likened I
sa liham na ikinukubli
to a letter kept hidden
umaasang ang boses mo'y
hoping that voice of yours 's
buwan sa gabing mahahaba
moonlight on nights as long (as this)
na tila walang bituin
that seemed devoid of (any) stars
Ngalan mo'y maihahalintulad ko
Name of yours likened I
sa liham na ikunukubli
to a letter kept hidden
sa takipsilim ng aking puso.
under the sunset of my heart
June 25, 2009
by Sukoshiyama, -Para kay J, (For J)
Kung sakaling ikaw ay magbalik,
huwag mag-atubiling hanapin ako.
Hindi kita aabalahin, hindi ako sabik
na buksan muli ang matagal nang sarado.
Bumisita ka sa amin,
kumatok sa pinto at mag-abang.
Kapag hindi ka agad papasukin,
dumungaw sa bintana, makikitang ako'y narito lang.
Maaaring hindi ko lamang narinig
ang katok mong nag-aalinlangan.
Paki-usap, huwag hayaang manaig
ang dudang tatlong taong napag-ipunan.
Huwag mag-alala, sumisilip pa naman ako
paminsan-minsan kung may tao sa labas.
Hindi kita malimutan, hanggang ngayo'y sigurado
ako na balang-araw magtatagpo ang ating landas.
Kapag magkasalubong ang ating sulyap
at tayo'y muling sapian ng pagnanasa,
kimkimin muna natin, idaan sa yakap
pag-isipan kung handa nang muling magtaya.
Anumang daan ang tahakin,
pag-ibig nati'y walang kupas
Nag-iiba ng anyo, ngunit nariyan pa rin,
mas naititiyak pa sa pagdating ng bukas.
Kung sakaling hindi ka magbalik,
sisikapin kong maghanap sa'yo.
Aabalahin kita, dahil ako'y sabik
na mapagsaluhan natin ang mundo.
And hey, I suddenly felt like translating this as well. I apologize, it's lost the rhyme. Here it is:
If ever you return,
don't hesitate to look for me.
I won't bother you, I'm not desperate
to rekindle the spent flame.
Visit my home,
knock at the door and wait.
If no one lets you in right away,
peer through the window, you'll see me there.
Maybe I just didn't hear
your knocks that sound uncertain.
Please, don't allow yourself to be controlled
by three years of collected doubt.
Don't worry, I still look outside
sometimes to see if there are visitors.
I can't forget you, 'til now I believe
that one day our fates shall intertwine.
When our eyes finally meet
and we are taken over by desire,
could we control our urges?
We should ponder if we're ready to take this risk again.
Whichever way we choose,
our love shall not fade
It changes form but remains nonetheless,
this is more definite than tommorow.
If you don't ever come back,
I won't hesitate to look for you.
It may be bothersome, but I can't wait
for us to share the world again.
55 and very alive
my legs be a kickin
in the main in the game
my beatin heart still tickin
outta bed to clear my head
the pace of life jus quickens
open eyes can see the sky
another day I'm winnin
stuff to do, jus movin through
de pop of life is trippin
me be bop rocks in non-stop
dis musik track be flippin
last dime spent, I still be bent
a mash up life o whippin
been to school, so now its cool
into the grave to be slippin
Music Selection:
Bird and Diz,
Ko Ko
Oakland
1/29/11
jbm
