all the lonely people where do they all belong
watched the last full show of Narnia Prince Caspian and kept on thinking that prince caspian looks like that 90's matinee idol jaime garchitorena. and what's with the accent? couldn't distinguish if he was spanish, british, latino or what. maganda yung movie but there were some parts that i was reminded of The Lord Of The Rings. siguro dahil mejo hawig yung tema ng dalawang pelikula kaya ganon, pero okay naman sha all in all. had a good time watching even if i was just by myself. lately i treasure the times i could be by myself. going home alone. riding the jeepney alone. eating alone. it felt quite liberating in a way.
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merong burol dun sa kanto ng street namin. yung mamang nagbebenta ng yosi na parati kong nadadaanan araw araw pag papasok na 'ko sa trabaho. kaya pala nung isang araw hinahanap ko sya tsaka yung upuan nya kase deds na pala. i've always wondered about this old man. sa loob ng halos apat na taon na pagtira ko sa street na 'to walang palya nakikita ko sya araw araw sitting on that long piece of wood selling yosi. pag ginagabi ako ng uwi nakikita ko rin na dun sya natutulog sa upuan. ang alam ko wala naman syang kamag-anak at yung may ari ng bahay kung saan nakapwesto yung upuan nya sa harapan e parang yun na ang sort of family nya. i think they let him take a bath in their house but not sleep inside. his only earthly possessions were his bench, the piece of cardboard he uses to fan himself pag mainit, a change of clothing and the yosi he sells. i don't know how he eats but i also noticed he had a green plastic plate placed somewhere along with his other stuff. i don't even know this old man's history but somehow i felt sad that he's dead. parang di na ko sanay na di sya nakikita sa umaga. lalo na pag nag-aabang sya ng mga jeepney driver at bebentahan nya ng yosi. o kaya pag kausap nya yung matandang barbero dun sa katabing barberya.
i wonder what ran through his head, what were his thoughts. was he lonely? where is his family? did he have a wife and kids back home in some far off province? are they aware that this old man is already dead? at bakit walang nakalagay na date ng birthday nya dun sa may chuva na malapit sa side ng kabaong? i wonder how long are the neighbors planning to hold his wake?
hanggang may nagtotong-its sa lamay tuwing gabi? hanggang may dumating na kamag-anak? at sinong gumastos para sa burol nya?
ano kayang huli nyang inisip/sinabi nung mamamatay na sya?
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merong burol dun sa kanto ng street namin. yung mamang nagbebenta ng yosi na parati kong nadadaanan araw araw pag papasok na 'ko sa trabaho. kaya pala nung isang araw hinahanap ko sya tsaka yung upuan nya kase deds na pala. i've always wondered about this old man. sa loob ng halos apat na taon na pagtira ko sa street na 'to walang palya nakikita ko sya araw araw sitting on that long piece of wood selling yosi. pag ginagabi ako ng uwi nakikita ko rin na dun sya natutulog sa upuan. ang alam ko wala naman syang kamag-anak at yung may ari ng bahay kung saan nakapwesto yung upuan nya sa harapan e parang yun na ang sort of family nya. i think they let him take a bath in their house but not sleep inside. his only earthly possessions were his bench, the piece of cardboard he uses to fan himself pag mainit, a change of clothing and the yosi he sells. i don't know how he eats but i also noticed he had a green plastic plate placed somewhere along with his other stuff. i don't even know this old man's history but somehow i felt sad that he's dead. parang di na ko sanay na di sya nakikita sa umaga. lalo na pag nag-aabang sya ng mga jeepney driver at bebentahan nya ng yosi. o kaya pag kausap nya yung matandang barbero dun sa katabing barberya.
i wonder what ran through his head, what were his thoughts. was he lonely? where is his family? did he have a wife and kids back home in some far off province? are they aware that this old man is already dead? at bakit walang nakalagay na date ng birthday nya dun sa may chuva na malapit sa side ng kabaong? i wonder how long are the neighbors planning to hold his wake?
hanggang may nagtotong-its sa lamay tuwing gabi? hanggang may dumating na kamag-anak? at sinong gumastos para sa burol nya?
ano kayang huli nyang inisip/sinabi nung mamamatay na sya?