random thoughts from random times
These stuffs are for the most part unfinished and unedited.
from last month's draft:
I never could really get into running. No matter how much I'd like to run my first marathon, much less a 21K , I still couldn't get in the groove of running. I've only tried running in UP and the ground is not as conducive to bouncing on the ground as the courts where we play futsal (and there have been many - in Kubili, Maginhawa and Mapayapa streets, Filinvest, Charbel) but still the running I do in those courts far surpass the kind of running that I do when I just go out to run.
the rest are drafts from my old blogger haunt:
2.28.2011
From the film Caregiver:
They actually used the term 'carer' which I encountered just recently in Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go (read later than Feb '11). So the term's not really caregiver as it's used here in the PI.
RPG Metanoia
I love(!) love Ernie's character design. In our modern world merging fantasy with futuristic designs, supportive and down-to-earth Ernie sports a barong tagalog and an umbrella among his arsenal of powers in the Metanoia world.
Burlesque:
It's one big Christina Aguilera music video. Not much different from what you would normally see or hear from her. Walang masyadong acting, predictable story line. Chicago pa rin :)
Scott pilgrim vs the rest of the world:
Cool premise!
8.25.2010
Had an Eiga Sai marathon last week - six films in two days, three films per day.
For Thursday: Glasses (Megane), I Just Didn't Do it (Soredemu boke wa yatte nai), Tokyo Tower Mom and Me and Sometimes Dad (Tokyo tawaa? Okan to boku to tokidoki oton?)
For Saturday: Miyori's Sacred Forest (Miyori no mori), Always Sunset on Third Street 2 (Always zoku San-chome no yuhi) and How to Become Myself (Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata)
I Just Didn't Do It was engrossing. But it was quite painful to watch. I was really rooting for the main character to be acquitted on the groping charges, but no matter how convinced I am of his innocence (which is also what the movie is trying to portray), his is not one happy ending.
Tokyo Tower was mentioned in two of the movies. I've never heard of that tower until when I watched those films. Have you been there? It resembles something of the Eiffel Tower from afar. It must be grand to just go out of your house and see it rising up to the sky.
Megane was a bit trying to watch, but only because it was only revealing itself bit by bit, at quite a slow pace, not much dialog. The ending did not make everything clear, but it was still nice.
I didn't like Miyori no mori much. I thought it aspires too much to be like a Miyazaki/Ghibli film but fails.
I liked the last one best. It had just the right mix of comedy and seriousness. It was also great to see a story with many characters who are all part of one big whole. It was also interesting to see 50s Tokyo. The clothes dryer shown in the movie was sheer genius. I wonder why that didn't get here. Would've been a lot of help, especially during the rainy seasons. Which reminds me again of the genius of the Japanese.
8.20.2010
my comment at http://wifelysteps.com/2010/07/23/notebook-in-my-bag/
Besides a planner which is so important even if i'm not doing anything important these days, I bring a notebook, or a scratchpad or both. I always think that I'd have some spare time when I go out so i always bring one to write in and a set of pens. i've only gone for cheap notebooks - papemelroti's unlined notebooks are my favorite, but of course, i'm not able to take care of it well so the cover's almost tattered). in my notebook, i have a sort of bucket list, books to read, movies to watch, things to download or burn, scriptwriting notes from sir lao's mini-workshop, quotes from novels, a poem i wrote while waiting for my cousin at the mall at the height of ondoy, random diary entries (depending on my mood, i write on the computer or in my notebook), and lately, dreams. the scratchpad serves for everything else if i'm bringing it along - notes during org meetings, the occasional story idea, doodlings. both still have to live their full life.
4.25.10
And so my diwa is quite up after dozing a number of times in this chair. Sunday is almost ending, tomorrow's a brand new week, but I don't have to go back to Bulacan till the afternoon. I plan to finish my chores by tomorrow morning, including burning some long overdue data onto DVD to be able to free up some space in my old 80Gb but still useful (although I wish it's still as fast as it's pre-internet days) PC. I've been looking forward to squeezing a bit of jogging before going to work but we'll see about that tomorrow.
Yesterday was the culmination of my college years. The six years beginning from 2003 of my and my parents' laborious but enriching experience in the state university are finally, officially ended with the CHE recognition rites held at the UP Cine Adarna. Years of laboring over chem, math, physics, various lab reports from majors to the other required subjects, tambay at the sunken, playing football, inuman at Sarah's, meatshop and at times in the tambayan, having meals and snacks at Casaa, Beach House, the main lib kiosks, Vinzon's, Aristocart, Shopping Center, Rodic's, Lola's, LB, LKB, cheap but wonderful fruit shakes at the SC and LB/LKB, isaw/chicharong bulaklak, walking around the campus be it rain or shine, long or short distances, the then P3.50 and now P6.00 ikot and toki rides, the former P5 and now P10 trips to SM, escaping to Philcoa, Katipunan or SM for a different kind of meal when we feel like it, spending hours in the library, either researching, reading up on a topic of interest or sleeping, walking along AS Walk and craning my head to see if there are interesting titles for sale, and many times spending more than 20 minutes perusing the stacks for cheap gems, org parties, meetings, sign-up booths, workshops, talent nights, production shoots, trying to keep myself awake for an all-nighter but rarely being successful at it, coffee but since it's been ineffective these past few years I've resorted to stretching exercises to pinch awake my sleepy mind, endless conversations from the mundane to the rhetorical, the everyday-under-the-sun topics to more technical topics involving scientific theories... that and many more.
9.10.2009
An entry for this:
Ten years ago was probably the time when my penchant for reading took a solid hold. The library in school had some old (I realized that now after looking them up at Wikipedia) children's literature and a lot of other classical literary works (Dickens, Melville and the like). I dreamed of someday being able to borrow those books, open their yellowed/browned pages, and lose myself in the stories until I finish them. My fascination with those books may be the reason why I was averse to reading anything contemporary, something that lasted for a couple of years or so, when I got the chance to read a classmate's Sweet Valley book. I've never heard of Neil Gaiman or Sandman or graphic novels for that matter. I was only able to access the Internet some two-three years into the future.
7.9.2009
My mom thinks we were abnormal when we were kids hehe :D We were so behaved even in church, when all other kids were walking/playing around, whereas we just stayed put where the parentals were. We weren't even talking with each other, or being a little bit on the side of noisy. We went there, stood for an hour because we never got used to sitting inside, then nagmano on their hands when it's over. That's how behaved we were.
6.17.2009
Sa mga palabas nung nakarang French Film Festival, dalawa lang ang napanood ko: Flanderes at Van Gogh. Iyong Flanderes ay nagkukuwento tungkol sa magkakaibigang naapektuhan ng alitang militar sa pagitan ng bansang Pransya at isa pang di ko kilalang teritoryo (nahuli na kasi kaming pumasok nito kaya di namin napaumpisahan). Sinasalamin nito ang mga reyalidad ng labanang militar na hindi aware ang nakakarami. Mula sa isang pulutong ng mga sundalo, lahat sila namatay maliban sa isa. Siya ang nakabalik sa kanilang bayan upang makasama uli ang kinaaasam niyang babae na dala ang anak ng isa niyang kasamang namatay sa digmaan. Ang babaeng ito ay malayo sa pagiging ideyal sa aking tingin, pero kasama ng mala-kabaliwan niya marahil pinapakita na hindi lang sa digmaan nagkakaroon ng mga problema kundi sa internal pa rin na aspeto ng pamumuhay ng... (yep, unfinished - 9.3.2011)
12.15.2008
I'm proud to be a Filipino. Though many unsavory things are occurring in the country, we can still look to:
- our artists who do not give up in the midst of many adversities. our many musicians, visual artists (painters, filmmakers, actors) and writers all get by doing what they want to do and the community tries to foster a healthy atmosphere. you'd be amazed how much there is to hear, to watch and to read from our local artists and how creative they could be.
- our diverse habitats so that we can go mountain-climbing, hiking, snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, swimming, kayaking. ther're tons of things to do in our 7,000 islands.
- the innate friendliness of people to make strangers feel at ease. we also offer food to anyone around us thus spreading the blessings.
- the way we can adapt to different things. we are really flexible. we tighten our belts when the going gets tough, and when the good times are here, we surely know how to have a good time. the same goes when one is placed in different situations.
- the bright Filipino mind which continues to search for different ways to alleviate rising economic costs. From the fluorescent light to alternate fuels, we have shown that we are capable of creating just like many Western scientists. Many Filipino students are also top achievers in foreign countries, so that just goes to show that we also have something like what Rizal had many years ago.
- our love of singing. whether we're feeling down or glad, the microphone is any filipino's best friend.
- the Filipino's perseverance in spite of the many things dragging him down.
- bagoong, bangus, kare-kare, bopis, goto, dinuguan, sisig, laing, bicol express.
5.12.2008
FIRST CLIMB:
Mt. daguldol at 672 m
Jump off point: Laiya Beach, San Juan, Batangas
19 people, 2 days
Did part time assistant work on a lab scale production of fruit jucies for a week and spent my earnings on this
Ate sinigang na baboy on top of the mountains
Had a really fresh source of water
Cam-whoring in the tent
A foggy morning and seeing the moon still up in the sky at 5 in the morning
Saw a kid with his parents enjoying the mountains
Halo-halo somewhere on the way down
Enjoyed Laiya Beach before heading back to Manila
9.4.2007
A couple of UP quotes (taken from text messages received - I have one more in my smart sim but I couldn’t find the sim card):
To the women of UP: you can walk into a room wearing a t-shirt and jeans, no make-up, yet be the most attractive girl… for at the end of the day, the world will look up to you not because you look like the next top model, but because you are a thinking woman with opinion… Fashion sense helps, but brains will always be more deadly than a pair of stilettos.
UPIANS, you are made in such a way that when the people of the world are sitting, you would be standing, and when the world is standing, you’ll stand out. And when the world stands out, you’ll be outstanding. And when the world dares to be outstanding, you’ll be the standard.
So many things riding on the name of one school. Notions nurtured through the generations bring about an expression of awe or respect upon hearing one’s acquaintance to be studying in the UP - the University of the Philippines. As they say, only the cream of the crop are the only ones that get the chance to study in this great university of ours. With the image of being the most intelligent in the land, we students are hoisted the responsibility of helping in the upliftment of our beloved Philippines - even if we’re not sure that those who get to power have any intentions of doing such, falling relentlessly into the same traps and temptations that have plagued this country for so long.
But when I look at us, I just see ordinary students, trying to go through day to day academic life with the usual org activities and social, financial and spiritual matters which makes the college life very colorful and full of challenges. Once we’re through with the mandatory four or five years or however long it would take us to find ourselves and complete our chosen degree, we’re faced with the inevitable path of joining the current Philippine society by trying to carve a niche that will enable us to survive, and hopefully, in the long-term, make our dreams come true. And what have we to fear? We’re graduates of UP. Surely the world will be dying to employ us. Or rather, exploit us. There’s not much choice, is it? Unless you’re your own boss or you’re working in the industrialized countries, in which case you’d still be exploited but paid the better for it.
Talk of graduation looms over my head these past few weeks. People older than me who knew me a few years back would certainly ask whether I’d be graduating already. People I just meet ask what year I am and I reply I’m in my fifth year. Or sometimes, sensing the aura of seniority in me, they’d be asking if I’m graduating already. And always the answer is, next year - which is specifically first sem next academic year if… everything goes well. Meaning no more failures, no extra subjects (non-food tech related), no hazards or complications in the way of completing the thesis.
Being the eldest of four in our family, there are many things to consider about my education since we’re not exactly well off and only have minimal savings with my Dad the only one working.
12.4.2004
When the Cultural Center of the Philippines gave the composer and musician, Ryan Cayabyab, an award for the arts, this was his acceptance speech.
Ang mga Natutunan Ko Hanggang Kahapon Bilang Isang Manunulat ng Musika:
1. Walang mangyayari kung nakatitig ka lang sa labas ng bintana habang naghihintay ng inspirasyon. Malimit na ito ay hindi dumarating.
2. Kapag mayroon ka nang naumpisahan, tapusin mo.
3. Kapag may pumansin sa nilikha mo dalawang bagay lang ang gagawin mo: una, kung ito ay pinuri, ngumiti ka; pangalawa, pag ito'y binatikos, humalakhak ka.Huwag mong pakawalan ang iyong bait. Mabuti nga't napansin ang likha mo.
4. Lumikha ka lang ng lumikha. Tumigil ka lang pag patay ka na. Siyempre.
5. Huwag mong liliitin ang mga nilikha mo. Minsan ito ay may kapangyarihan na hindi mo matalos.
6. Sa kabilang dako naman, huwag ka nang magmalaki. Maraming mas magaling kaysa sa iyo, kung hindi ngayon, sa mga darating pang panahon.
7. Hindi sa iyo ang mga nilikha mo. Ginamit ka lang na isang daan upang maisalarawan mo ang kalagayan ng iyong kapanahunan at kapaligiran.
8. Magpasalamat ka sa mga taong nagpakita sa iyo ng daan.
9. Magpasalamat ka sa bayan mo na iyong kinalakhan.
10. Magpasalamat ka sa Diyos dahil ikaw ay humihinga at ikaw ay isang alagad ng sining!
May pahabol pang isa: Hangga't maaari, huwag ka nang dumakdak ng dumakdak, tugtugin mo na lang.
from last month's draft:
I never could really get into running. No matter how much I'd like to run my first marathon, much less a 21K , I still couldn't get in the groove of running. I've only tried running in UP and the ground is not as conducive to bouncing on the ground as the courts where we play futsal (and there have been many - in Kubili, Maginhawa and Mapayapa streets, Filinvest, Charbel) but still the running I do in those courts far surpass the kind of running that I do when I just go out to run.
the rest are drafts from my old blogger haunt:
2.28.2011
From the film Caregiver:
They actually used the term 'carer' which I encountered just recently in Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go (read later than Feb '11). So the term's not really caregiver as it's used here in the PI.
RPG Metanoia
I love(!) love Ernie's character design. In our modern world merging fantasy with futuristic designs, supportive and down-to-earth Ernie sports a barong tagalog and an umbrella among his arsenal of powers in the Metanoia world.
Burlesque:
It's one big Christina Aguilera music video. Not much different from what you would normally see or hear from her. Walang masyadong acting, predictable story line. Chicago pa rin :)
Scott pilgrim vs the rest of the world:
Cool premise!
8.25.2010
Had an Eiga Sai marathon last week - six films in two days, three films per day.
For Thursday: Glasses (Megane), I Just Didn't Do it (Soredemu boke wa yatte nai), Tokyo Tower Mom and Me and Sometimes Dad (Tokyo tawaa? Okan to boku to tokidoki oton?)
For Saturday: Miyori's Sacred Forest (Miyori no mori), Always Sunset on Third Street 2 (Always zoku San-chome no yuhi) and How to Become Myself (Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata)
I Just Didn't Do It was engrossing. But it was quite painful to watch. I was really rooting for the main character to be acquitted on the groping charges, but no matter how convinced I am of his innocence (which is also what the movie is trying to portray), his is not one happy ending.
Tokyo Tower was mentioned in two of the movies. I've never heard of that tower until when I watched those films. Have you been there? It resembles something of the Eiffel Tower from afar. It must be grand to just go out of your house and see it rising up to the sky.
Megane was a bit trying to watch, but only because it was only revealing itself bit by bit, at quite a slow pace, not much dialog. The ending did not make everything clear, but it was still nice.
I didn't like Miyori no mori much. I thought it aspires too much to be like a Miyazaki/Ghibli film but fails.
I liked the last one best. It had just the right mix of comedy and seriousness. It was also great to see a story with many characters who are all part of one big whole. It was also interesting to see 50s Tokyo. The clothes dryer shown in the movie was sheer genius. I wonder why that didn't get here. Would've been a lot of help, especially during the rainy seasons. Which reminds me again of the genius of the Japanese.
8.20.2010
my comment at http://wifelysteps.com/2010/07/23/notebook-in-my-bag/
Besides a planner which is so important even if i'm not doing anything important these days, I bring a notebook, or a scratchpad or both. I always think that I'd have some spare time when I go out so i always bring one to write in and a set of pens. i've only gone for cheap notebooks - papemelroti's unlined notebooks are my favorite, but of course, i'm not able to take care of it well so the cover's almost tattered). in my notebook, i have a sort of bucket list, books to read, movies to watch, things to download or burn, scriptwriting notes from sir lao's mini-workshop, quotes from novels, a poem i wrote while waiting for my cousin at the mall at the height of ondoy, random diary entries (depending on my mood, i write on the computer or in my notebook), and lately, dreams. the scratchpad serves for everything else if i'm bringing it along - notes during org meetings, the occasional story idea, doodlings. both still have to live their full life.
4.25.10
And so my diwa is quite up after dozing a number of times in this chair. Sunday is almost ending, tomorrow's a brand new week, but I don't have to go back to Bulacan till the afternoon. I plan to finish my chores by tomorrow morning, including burning some long overdue data onto DVD to be able to free up some space in my old 80Gb but still useful (although I wish it's still as fast as it's pre-internet days) PC. I've been looking forward to squeezing a bit of jogging before going to work but we'll see about that tomorrow.
Yesterday was the culmination of my college years. The six years beginning from 2003 of my and my parents' laborious but enriching experience in the state university are finally, officially ended with the CHE recognition rites held at the UP Cine Adarna. Years of laboring over chem, math, physics, various lab reports from majors to the other required subjects, tambay at the sunken, playing football, inuman at Sarah's, meatshop and at times in the tambayan, having meals and snacks at Casaa, Beach House, the main lib kiosks, Vinzon's, Aristocart, Shopping Center, Rodic's, Lola's, LB, LKB, cheap but wonderful fruit shakes at the SC and LB/LKB, isaw/chicharong bulaklak, walking around the campus be it rain or shine, long or short distances, the then P3.50 and now P6.00 ikot and toki rides, the former P5 and now P10 trips to SM, escaping to Philcoa, Katipunan or SM for a different kind of meal when we feel like it, spending hours in the library, either researching, reading up on a topic of interest or sleeping, walking along AS Walk and craning my head to see if there are interesting titles for sale, and many times spending more than 20 minutes perusing the stacks for cheap gems, org parties, meetings, sign-up booths, workshops, talent nights, production shoots, trying to keep myself awake for an all-nighter but rarely being successful at it, coffee but since it's been ineffective these past few years I've resorted to stretching exercises to pinch awake my sleepy mind, endless conversations from the mundane to the rhetorical, the everyday-under-the-sun topics to more technical topics involving scientific theories... that and many more.
9.10.2009
An entry for this:
Ten years ago was probably the time when my penchant for reading took a solid hold. The library in school had some old (I realized that now after looking them up at Wikipedia) children's literature and a lot of other classical literary works (Dickens, Melville and the like). I dreamed of someday being able to borrow those books, open their yellowed/browned pages, and lose myself in the stories until I finish them. My fascination with those books may be the reason why I was averse to reading anything contemporary, something that lasted for a couple of years or so, when I got the chance to read a classmate's Sweet Valley book. I've never heard of Neil Gaiman or Sandman or graphic novels for that matter. I was only able to access the Internet some two-three years into the future.
7.9.2009
My mom thinks we were abnormal when we were kids hehe :D We were so behaved even in church, when all other kids were walking/playing around, whereas we just stayed put where the parentals were. We weren't even talking with each other, or being a little bit on the side of noisy. We went there, stood for an hour because we never got used to sitting inside, then nagmano on their hands when it's over. That's how behaved we were.
6.17.2009
Sa mga palabas nung nakarang French Film Festival, dalawa lang ang napanood ko: Flanderes at Van Gogh. Iyong Flanderes ay nagkukuwento tungkol sa magkakaibigang naapektuhan ng alitang militar sa pagitan ng bansang Pransya at isa pang di ko kilalang teritoryo (nahuli na kasi kaming pumasok nito kaya di namin napaumpisahan). Sinasalamin nito ang mga reyalidad ng labanang militar na hindi aware ang nakakarami. Mula sa isang pulutong ng mga sundalo, lahat sila namatay maliban sa isa. Siya ang nakabalik sa kanilang bayan upang makasama uli ang kinaaasam niyang babae na dala ang anak ng isa niyang kasamang namatay sa digmaan. Ang babaeng ito ay malayo sa pagiging ideyal sa aking tingin, pero kasama ng mala-kabaliwan niya marahil pinapakita na hindi lang sa digmaan nagkakaroon ng mga problema kundi sa internal pa rin na aspeto ng pamumuhay ng... (yep, unfinished - 9.3.2011)
12.15.2008
I'm proud to be a Filipino. Though many unsavory things are occurring in the country, we can still look to:
- our artists who do not give up in the midst of many adversities. our many musicians, visual artists (painters, filmmakers, actors) and writers all get by doing what they want to do and the community tries to foster a healthy atmosphere. you'd be amazed how much there is to hear, to watch and to read from our local artists and how creative they could be.
- our diverse habitats so that we can go mountain-climbing, hiking, snorkeling, scuba diving, surfing, swimming, kayaking. ther're tons of things to do in our 7,000 islands.
- the innate friendliness of people to make strangers feel at ease. we also offer food to anyone around us thus spreading the blessings.
- the way we can adapt to different things. we are really flexible. we tighten our belts when the going gets tough, and when the good times are here, we surely know how to have a good time. the same goes when one is placed in different situations.
- the bright Filipino mind which continues to search for different ways to alleviate rising economic costs. From the fluorescent light to alternate fuels, we have shown that we are capable of creating just like many Western scientists. Many Filipino students are also top achievers in foreign countries, so that just goes to show that we also have something like what Rizal had many years ago.
- our love of singing. whether we're feeling down or glad, the microphone is any filipino's best friend.
- the Filipino's perseverance in spite of the many things dragging him down.
- bagoong, bangus, kare-kare, bopis, goto, dinuguan, sisig, laing, bicol express.
5.12.2008
FIRST CLIMB:
Mt. daguldol at 672 m
Jump off point: Laiya Beach, San Juan, Batangas
19 people, 2 days
Did part time assistant work on a lab scale production of fruit jucies for a week and spent my earnings on this
Ate sinigang na baboy on top of the mountains
Had a really fresh source of water
Cam-whoring in the tent
A foggy morning and seeing the moon still up in the sky at 5 in the morning
Saw a kid with his parents enjoying the mountains
Halo-halo somewhere on the way down
Enjoyed Laiya Beach before heading back to Manila
9.4.2007
A couple of UP quotes (taken from text messages received - I have one more in my smart sim but I couldn’t find the sim card):
To the women of UP: you can walk into a room wearing a t-shirt and jeans, no make-up, yet be the most attractive girl… for at the end of the day, the world will look up to you not because you look like the next top model, but because you are a thinking woman with opinion… Fashion sense helps, but brains will always be more deadly than a pair of stilettos.
UPIANS, you are made in such a way that when the people of the world are sitting, you would be standing, and when the world is standing, you’ll stand out. And when the world stands out, you’ll be outstanding. And when the world dares to be outstanding, you’ll be the standard.
So many things riding on the name of one school. Notions nurtured through the generations bring about an expression of awe or respect upon hearing one’s acquaintance to be studying in the UP - the University of the Philippines. As they say, only the cream of the crop are the only ones that get the chance to study in this great university of ours. With the image of being the most intelligent in the land, we students are hoisted the responsibility of helping in the upliftment of our beloved Philippines - even if we’re not sure that those who get to power have any intentions of doing such, falling relentlessly into the same traps and temptations that have plagued this country for so long.
But when I look at us, I just see ordinary students, trying to go through day to day academic life with the usual org activities and social, financial and spiritual matters which makes the college life very colorful and full of challenges. Once we’re through with the mandatory four or five years or however long it would take us to find ourselves and complete our chosen degree, we’re faced with the inevitable path of joining the current Philippine society by trying to carve a niche that will enable us to survive, and hopefully, in the long-term, make our dreams come true. And what have we to fear? We’re graduates of UP. Surely the world will be dying to employ us. Or rather, exploit us. There’s not much choice, is it? Unless you’re your own boss or you’re working in the industrialized countries, in which case you’d still be exploited but paid the better for it.
Talk of graduation looms over my head these past few weeks. People older than me who knew me a few years back would certainly ask whether I’d be graduating already. People I just meet ask what year I am and I reply I’m in my fifth year. Or sometimes, sensing the aura of seniority in me, they’d be asking if I’m graduating already. And always the answer is, next year - which is specifically first sem next academic year if… everything goes well. Meaning no more failures, no extra subjects (non-food tech related), no hazards or complications in the way of completing the thesis.
Being the eldest of four in our family, there are many things to consider about my education since we’re not exactly well off and only have minimal savings with my Dad the only one working.
12.4.2004
When the Cultural Center of the Philippines gave the composer and musician, Ryan Cayabyab, an award for the arts, this was his acceptance speech.
Ang mga Natutunan Ko Hanggang Kahapon Bilang Isang Manunulat ng Musika:
1. Walang mangyayari kung nakatitig ka lang sa labas ng bintana habang naghihintay ng inspirasyon. Malimit na ito ay hindi dumarating.
2. Kapag mayroon ka nang naumpisahan, tapusin mo.
3. Kapag may pumansin sa nilikha mo dalawang bagay lang ang gagawin mo: una, kung ito ay pinuri, ngumiti ka; pangalawa, pag ito'y binatikos, humalakhak ka.Huwag mong pakawalan ang iyong bait. Mabuti nga't napansin ang likha mo.
4. Lumikha ka lang ng lumikha. Tumigil ka lang pag patay ka na. Siyempre.
5. Huwag mong liliitin ang mga nilikha mo. Minsan ito ay may kapangyarihan na hindi mo matalos.
6. Sa kabilang dako naman, huwag ka nang magmalaki. Maraming mas magaling kaysa sa iyo, kung hindi ngayon, sa mga darating pang panahon.
7. Hindi sa iyo ang mga nilikha mo. Ginamit ka lang na isang daan upang maisalarawan mo ang kalagayan ng iyong kapanahunan at kapaligiran.
8. Magpasalamat ka sa mga taong nagpakita sa iyo ng daan.
9. Magpasalamat ka sa bayan mo na iyong kinalakhan.
10. Magpasalamat ka sa Diyos dahil ikaw ay humihinga at ikaw ay isang alagad ng sining!
May pahabol pang isa: Hangga't maaari, huwag ka nang dumakdak ng dumakdak, tugtugin mo na lang.