I am amazed how
Pinoys have mastered texting - an unorthodox way of communicating
liners of misspelled and abbreviated messages captured in the palm
of a cell phone. Texting was fun. Try this text message I got during
the Trillanes coup: (scroll each line)
apir tau (appear tayo!)
sumkit
daliri ko
napudpod
and kypad ko
txtbk
txtbk
txtbk
spgheti
pba2
pba2 ng
pba2
spgheti
ptaas
pataas ng
pataas
kinanta mo
no?
The original lyrics titled "Spaghetti" is sung by a group
of young girls called, "Sex Bomb." It's a blend of rap and
possibly rock when played and danced - similar to the "Twist"
in the 50's!
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Using the CR (restroom) in Pinas is an exercise in patience. A little
discovery I learned was the art of flushing the toilet. How do you
flush using just one or two "tabos" (container) of water?
Honestly it took me 3 to 4! But one or two is excellent considering
that most CRs in the islands have no running water.
A bus ride to Batangas taught me how "creative" the bus
driver was when the "call of nature" struck. The traffic
was long and I asked permission if I could alight and look for a public
CR along the road somewhere. The driver looked at me in disbelief.
He said it was ok to do it against the right front tires of the bus!
And I did, in broad daylight!
There is a big flat headed rock in the beach near the old fort in
Banton town which housed a public CR decades ago. For a week, when
I was in Banton I did some tai chi moves on that rock - at dawn! There
was this dog perched on another rock who gave me company. The dog
just stared at me while I performed tai chi! For a week, we watched
together sunrise burst on edge of sea and listened to the music of
waves lapping against the rocks . Me and a nameless dog blessed by
the smell of sea and moss! I wanted to go back there on that rock.
I hope to find my friend again waiting for me.
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Here are pictures of Doc Simp's mahogany trees. These trees were planted
less than four years ago in a one and half hectare piece of real estate
in barangay Dona Carmen in the municipality of Tagbina, Surigao del
Sur. Take another seven years and these trees are ready for cutting;
add five more years and each tree will yield timber worth P15000.00.
After thinning, there will be approximately 2000 trees left in that
property. But I do not know if I I will have the guts to cut the trees.
They say it is a good idea let it grow and transform the whole area
into a wildlife sanctuary. Maybe. What are dreams made for?
