nalate tuloy ako ng 5 minutes

ang tagal mo kase!
kausap kita, manong driver ng shuttle bus!


isang nakababagot na hapong wala akong magawa
naghanap ako ng mapagtataguang lungga
sa kahahanap, bigla akong nadapa
nasabi ko tuloy -- ayy, p*k* mo, ayy pusang gala!

the makata side of me is back...

Ginugunita Kita #2

Marikit na tala ang tanglaw sa dilim,
Sa halimuyak ng matamis na hangin,
Sa gubat ng gabi ay hinihintay ko,
Mga kislap ng nilimot na pangako.

Habang may hapdi ang sugat ng kahapon,
Di maalpasan ang diwang nakakahon,
Inaawit ang kundiman ng pagsinta
Sa dalamhati ng pusong umaasa.

Ginuguni-gunita kita,
Binubuo sa alaala.
Pinapanga-pangarap ka,
Inuukit sa haraya.

TULA NI MANINGNING MICLAT

now and then

the first time i watched lea salonga's concert was in 2006 at the picc. and it's like - omg! i couldn't get enough of her then. i didn't want the night to end. if i could just sit there and listen to her voice the entire night, i would - but then i had to pay her big time-- hekhek... three years after, i had the opportunity to watch her again in the place i never though i ever would. she had a concert in bangkok and i didn't care if i had to travel 12 hours to and fro just to listen to her - which also meant sacrificing a badly needed weekend in a final exams month. well, it's all worth it. her songs may not be new to my ears - disney and broadway - but listening to her live is an experience i always look back to when things get a bit out of control, and life becomes lovable again.