it's not goodbye..

" YOU have brought out the best in us"...

Now, I fully understand the words of Ms. Eduarte during our first meeting. "Class, I'm sure you will enjoy this course", she said. And here we are, we can proudly say that we had a great time with Philippine Literature.

I want to share the messages sent to me by Sariwa't Mabango Group last Saturday night after the presentation....

"Sulit" ---(Vic)

"ui.hahanku.slmt seniung lhat sa msyang arw.hahA.mula p khp0n ansya.haha.slmt2.ingat un mga d p nkkauwi.haha.cnu kya un?prng aq n ung huli eh.haha=P slmt2 let.grupm8s.haha.glng ntn.haha." ---(Darwin)

"..nkkpgd n araw 2!pero ang saya! super enjoy!tnx s inung lhat!muah2!gud nyt 2 ol!.." ---(Kim)

"slmat nga pla, xana s u2litin uli.:-)gudnyt.:-)" ---(Eugene)

"slmt sa pghatidngnjoy ako.tnku2." --(Bella)

We never imagined that we will experience this kind of happiness from this course. There might be lots of requirements to fulfill but admittedly, these things brought us to the kind of joy we try to find to the other courses we have.

It's hard to think that the term will end, this is a signal of another chapter of our lives. But the bonding we have shared with each other will continue to grow as long as we keep it. I pray that what we build will not end when the term started to reach its final day.

Ma'am, thank you for opening the door. The way to Literature. We finally appreciate its value in our programs and most importantly, in our lives. The lessons we have learned from the great authors and poets will continue to flow in our hearts. We have a very great time sharing our ideas and talents with you. You nurtured the talents we have, we can write from nothing pala. We built confidence in ourselves that we can also create our own masterpiece and we can be proud of it.

Groupmates, my experience with you is something I will treasure. I admit, it's quite hard to handle a group. Syempre, medyo nakakailang. Nakakailang magsaway, nakakailang magtawag ng practice, nakakailang kasi di pa tayo close. Di na kasi tayo bata, yong tipong madadaan sa suhol, pag may kendi, pwede na. Graduate na rin tayo sa highschool na dinadaan ang lahat sa sigawan. Pero at least, I finally learned that it's not hard to be with you pala, masaya kayong kasama. Na pwede tayong magtulungan. I discovered things during my moments with each of you. Salamat sa ating lahat, we may not be the best presentors but I can say that we are the best group. Ang astig kasi ng relationship na meron tayo with one another. We are all best. We did our best. Ajah!

Classmates, we work as a team although kulang tayo ng isang group. Kaya naman we are both happy to the product of our practices. Wooh,, ang galing natin!

Ang galing ni Joan,, "the best scream ever",, syempre mana sa bestfriend.. hahah,, joke. hahahha...

Jho, sorry kung feeling mo eh we made fun of you.. Anyways, salamat sa friendship mo. Nakakatuwa kasi naging close tayo. Naappreciate ko talaga ng sobra yong kakulitan at kadaldalan mo,, hahahha,, peace.

Lloyd, Arvin, Vic, Nino, Runo thank you sa inyo. How I pray na magkaron pa ako ng time to fully know you.

Bela and Kim ... TY! I enjoy your company.. Ang saya-saya nyong kasama. Di ko inexpect na makakakwentuhan ko kayo.. Salamat sa big help.

Phia, Khon Sham,, salamat. muahxx

Darwin, Eugene, Jethro.. Thank you sa inyo. I never thought na super friendly nyo pala. Akala ko dati, super seryoso nyo,, nakakatakot iapproach. But I was wrong pala.. Ang kukulit nyo,, hahah.. Salamat sa pag-remind,, haha..

Sean, syempre. Dahil s kinareer mo ang lahat, mas napadali ang trabaho ng group. The best ka talaga. Salamat! Ang sarap-sarap ng food.. Haaahahah,, sana maulit muli..

This is not goodbye, this is just a start of a new friendship..

I believe.

Salamat sa inyong lahat.....

(-*_*-)

sampaguita song

By Marjorie Evasco
Written and directed by: Ruby Rose D. Sarmiento


Mga Tauhan: Tindera Misyonero
Sampaguita Girl Estudyante 1 at 2
Mga Tsuper (2-4) Businessman
Doktor Pastor

( Sa lansangan: Maingay, iba’t ibang uri ng tao ang nakakalat dito. Lahat ay abala sa kanilang sariling buhay.)

Doktor: ( Habang naiiyamot sa daloy ng trapiko ay nakuha ang kanyang atensyon ng Sampaguita Girl sa di kalayuan. Pabigla-bigla ang pag-usad ng mga sasakyan. Paunti-unti siyang napapasulyap dito bagaman malayu-layo pa siya sa bata.)
Sampaguita Girl: ( Puno ng ngiti ang mukha habang mahigpit na kapit ang kanyang dalang mga bulaklak. )
Pulubi: ( Nanlilimos. )
Estudyante: ( Palakad lakad, nagkukwentuhan. )
Tindera: ( Nasa may tabing kalsada sa kaliwang bahagi, tinatanong ang bawat dumadaan. ) Kuya, miss, anong hanap?
Tsuper: ( Maya’t maya ang pagbusina habang malimit ang pagtigil ng mga sasakyan. )
Pastor: ( Nangangaral dala ang kanyang Biblia sa isang sulok ng kalye, sa kanang bahagi. )
Misyonero: ( Sasayaw-sayaw kasama ng Pastor)

Estudyante 1: Pare, may yosi ka ba dyan?
Estudyante 2: Wala pare eh. ( tumingin sa nagtitinda at agad na tinungo ang kinaroroonan nito.)
Sampaguita Girl: ( Papalapit sa dalawang estudyante.)
Estudyante 1: Dalawa nga pong stick ng Malboro. ( Iniaabot nito ang bayad habang ibinibigay ng timdera ang sigarilyo. )
Sampaguita Girl: ( Nakangiting kinulbit si Estudyante 2. ) Kuya, bili na po kayo ng Sampaguita. Sariwang-sariwa pa po.
Estudyante 2: Mag-kendi ka na lang Ne. ( Iniabot ang kendi.)

Sampaguita Girl: ( Malungkot na tinanggap ang kendi.) Salamat, kuya. ( Sa mahinang boses at agad na nilisan ang lugar. )( Biglang tumawid ng Kalsada kaya muntik ng mahagip ng dyip. )
Tsuper 1: @*#^$% na bata ito. / Hoy, bata! Ayusin mo buhay mo! ( Sigaw ng galit na galit na tsuper. )
Sampaguita Girl: (Di pinansin ang tsuper. Sinamantala niya ang trapik. Nakipagsiksikan siya sa mga naiipit na sasakyan. Ang mga drayber ay inisa-isa nyang inalok ng Sampaguita. ) Manong, Sampaguita po.

Mga Tsuper : ( Walang pumansin sa kanya. )
Businessman: ( Palingalinga at tila nagmamadali. Tinitingnan ang relo habang tumatawid. ) late na ako. ( Bulong nito sa sarili. )
Sampaguita Girl: (Dali-daling hinabol ang businessman.) Sir, sir, Sampaguita po. Murang-mura at sariwa pa. Bili na naman po kayo. Sige na po. ( Nagmamaka-awang sambit.)
Businessman: (Napatingin sa Sampaguita Girl) Pwede bang umalis ka sa harapan ko. Nagmamadali ako. Alis!
Sampaguita Girl: Pero sir, ( Di na nakapagsalita pa ng tabigin siya nito. ) (Pagod na pagod na siya at pinagpapawisan ng sobra dulot ng init ng panahon. ) ( Nagpatuloy siya sa pag-aalok ng kanyang Sampaguita. Nang Makita niya ang pastor ay tila may gumuhit na ngiti sa kanyang labi. Madali nyang tinungo ang kinaroroonan nito. )
Estudyante 1&2: (Di di sinasadyang nabangga ang Sampaguita Girl)
Estudyante 1: Ano ba yan!
Estudyante 2: Paharang-harang kasi!

Pastor: “Ang magtiis hanggang sa wakas ay syang maliligtas.” Mga kapatid, iyan ang mainam na pangako ng Biblia. Tayo’y magpatawaran na ng ating mga kasalanan sapagkat ang panahon ay nalalapit ng dumating.
Sampaguita Girl: Pastor, Sampaguita po. Bili na kayo, murang-mura lang. ( Kinulit niya ang pastor.)
Pastor: Ineng, ika’y tumabi riyan. Sinisira mo ang aking pangangaral ng Mabuting Balita. Alis na, dali! ( Bulong nito sa kanya.)
Sampaguita Girl: Sige na po, bili na po kayo. Piso lang po ang tatlo. Agad rin po akong aalis dito sa oras na ako’y inyong pagbilhan. Sige na naman po.
Pastor: Matigas din ang ulo mo ano? Umalis ka na dito. Di ko kailangan ng Sampaguita mo. Ang kailangan ko ay taga-pakinig. Kung gusto mo, maupo ka riyan ng kahit papaano ay mabiyayaan ka ng Mabuting Balita.
Sampaguita Girl: ( Di na pinagpatuloy ang pangungulit. Agad din itong umalis.) ( Muli syang nagbakasakali sa mga tsuper na siya ay pagbibilhan. )
Pastor: Kaawan ka ng Dios.

Doktor: ( Malapit na sa kanya ang Sampaguita Girl. Hinayaan nyang lumapit ito sa kanyang sasakyan. Binuksan niya ang kanyang side window. ) ( Napatitig siya dito. )
Sampaguita Girl: Sampaguita Ma’am. Sariwa, mabango. Piso po ang tatlo. Bili na kayo Ma’m pang Buena Mano. ( Iniabot ang tatlong Sampaguita kahit walang kasiguraduhan na bibilhin ito ng doktor. )
Doktor: Magkano ba ang lahat ng iyan?
Sampaguita Girl: Ho? Ang lahat po ng ito? ( Nabigla siya sa tinuran ng doktor kaya di agad nakasagot. ) Sampung piso po.
Doktor: Ibigay mo sa akin ang lahat ng iyan. Ito ang bente pesos.
Sampaguita Girl: Talaga po? Naku, maraming-maraming salamat po. ( Tuwang-tuwa sa nangyari. Agad siyang umalis sa kinatatayuan at masayang nilisan ang lugar. )
Doktor: ( Nakangiting Hinatid ng tingin ang bata. )
Mga Tsuper: ( Maingay na binusinahan siya ng mga tsuper dahil sa matagal nitong pananatili sa pusisyon.)
Doktor: ( Inamoy-amoy ang mga Sampaguita at napangiti nang matauhan sa ingay ng mga sasakyan.) ( Unti-unti nitong pinaandar ang kanyang sasakyan.)

(Section A-15) Si "Urno" at wala ng iba.

Being seated at the back gives me the priviledge to witness everything that happens inside the class, aside from having a stolen chit-chat with my seatmates.

Pagpasok sa room, wooh ang lamig. When we can't resist the atmosphere lingering around the air, we'll ask someone to have switch-off the aircon. As we wait for the arrival of Ms. Eduarte, everyone inside the class will find place to talk about the gigantic problem solving what we encountered during the day, the worms in integral and the problems in calculus. Admittedly, Phil. Lit. is one of our theraphy before the day ends. Then "Urno", is coming up.

Minutes count, andyan na si Ma'm. Mukhang haggard pero ang taas pa rin ng energy.

Someone will be assigned to lead the prayer.

Yes, this is it! Eksena na ni "Urno".

R1. Aba, seryoso. They participated the discussion. Pero ng umarangkada na si "Urno", taraaan. They almost fell on the floor laughing. Everyone understands, we knew it.

R2. Without doubt, the students here are full of energy rin. Di pinalalampas ang kamandag ni "Urno". May sarili silang kwentuhan, may sariling discussion. But still, we are all listening attentively.

R3. Ayan na, dito belong ang bida. Seryoso, nag-aabang sa susunod na atake. Si "Urno" sobrang active sa pagvolunteer. At don sya hinahangaan, laging ready. He still have the spirit of being a boy scout.

R4. Here I am. Constantly viewing the business of everyone. Ang lahat nag-eenjoy sa discussion. Pero ang pinaka the best is, I am so free to stare at someone that attracts me.. Yun yon eh,, hahaha.. Syempre, si "Urno" pa rin yon, wooh.

If you want to know him to experience the same thing we are enjoying in class, then feel free to visit us at R208 every MWF, 2:30-4:00. See you.

my tanaga....

Through our lips, rainbow arch flow;

Above the cheeks, two pearls glow

Like shooting stars tommorow

Radiating from your shadow.

laughter :-)

LAUGHTER
by: Maningning Miclat

He left me
when he could
no longer stand the laughter

that I gave him
while he begged me not
to keep memories

alive in poems
to hurt myself
and make those
who read

sad. I laughed
when he shared
his life with me
while holding him

to make it easier
and maybe
less painful
to live on.

Laugh! I told
him, but
could not get
his attention.

Laugh! I asked
him, but
he left in
anger.

And left
before he understood
the courage
that held my laughter.

This poem is some what ironic. By merely looking at the title itself, I can say that the poem is all about a laughter. But if I'm going to take time reading this, I can say that it has another meaning. The speaker is within the poem, she's the one talking. The laughter here can mean pain base from the tone of the voice of the speaker, the tone is not happy, it is not laughing. A guy, left her (if the speaker is a girl). The setting is all about breaking up her heart. The girl always write poems to record their memories but the guy avoided her. Because he doesn't want her to be hurt more by what she is doing. When he was breaking up with her, she tried to hide her feelings through her laughter. But the guy didn't understand the meaning of her laughter, that she is just pretending because she cannot stand the pain. That is why the guy left her laughing without knowing the real feelings inside her. Until he understand her courage to laugh, he understand the reason of her laughter.

p00r gIRL,,, AsSumiNg '',)

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The story, "The Servant Girl", is about an ordinary girl, a servant girl, whose only wish is to have a different life because she was being abused by her mistress.

I was really touched by this story. It shows the usual treatment of the master to their servants. This poor little girl creates an imaginary world that might save her. She envisions and dreamed for a hero, a knight that will take her away and bring her to a place she dreamed for a long time. Fo she believed that with him, she will experience happiness and start to fulfill her dream.

That is why I want to sympathize to this poor girl whose only hope is to escape from the world she used to live in, to have a full retirement on her unjustice life. What she wanted is a real world that will introduce her the the true happiness she didn't experience.

Expecting for someone and something good to come are not bad. I can't blame her. She was a helpless girl who longed for many things she didn't possess, specially for a love that will embrace her being, an inspiration that will cheer her up. And that was Angel who was the fulfillment of her long-waiting. She assumed that this Angel is the angel that will offer her a path leading to the wold she dreamed off. But unfortunately, Angel was also made by her wide imaginations. That is why in the end, this Angel (Pedro) is the one who will bring her back pala to the world she tried to escape in.

w0mEN bEiNg sUpEri0R in NICK JOAQUIN's pen...

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The created mind of Nick Joaquin came up to the issue between to sexes. Considering the first few paragraphs of the story, Dona Lupeng is a very submissive wife while Don Paeng is dominant.

But when Guido was introduced in the story, it seemed that Dona Lupeng change her mood. Her husband also observed that sudden change. Guido is a male character that acknowledges the purpose of a women, how they must be treated, that women is capable of dominating men. According to Guido, women are meant not only to be cared, respected and loved, bust most importantly, they must be ADORED. From this, Dona Lupeng was beginning to transform her aura when she argued with her husband. She resisted to sit down when she was instructed to. She was able to deny her husband's decision of not going to the Tadtarin. This argument shows that feminity is as powerful as masulinity.

Because of the spirit of the Tadtarin that captured Dona Lupeng's being, she joined dancing with the crowd . Don Paeng tried to stop her but he can't do anything because his wife is determined to joined them.

In the end, Don Paeng surrenderd himself to his wife.
His pride was nothing when he crawl like a lizard to kiss Dona Lupeng's feet.
WOMEN IS SUPERIOR!

But honestly, I don't encourage that kind of attitude. Adoration is meant only for God. As a woman, I'm conted being loved, cared, and respected by my future partner. As long as he is loyal to me, resposible and God-fearing, it is more than enough.

I'm so sorry for Don Paeng, he became the victim of the cult. And even his wife was totally captured by the evil spirit.