The Court Jester’s Letter

The following piece is not my work. I found it written on the Notepad of my workstation the other day. Read on, dig deep and see if you can identify what or who it is pertaining to.

Most Illustrious King,

I am writing this letter to express my deep appreciation about your latest conquest. Let me start by saying thanks for giving me the freedom to express myself in this letter I address to you, your Majesty. I have heard about how you stopped the birds from singing their songs. For the critters’ wails disturb your deep slumber. They should not have interfered with the King’s nap time. Thank you for putting away the howler monkeys whose outrageous shouts flood your ear. I have heard you put put them away in 12 steel cages which rose from the ground up to the heavens.

For cutting up the hyena’s tongue, I praise you your Majesty. Those dogs will just laugh at almost anything! Thank you for ridding us of thos scums. And for breaking the box of truth, as according to the wisdom of your latest decree, it never really served its purpose of telling the truth, but it only ridiculed your kings righteous rulings. You are doing the Lord’s work, my King! If it is not much to ask, please give my regards to Lord Sotodicus for I’ve heard that he led the charge against the hyenas. Those dogs should definitely know their place. Even if they are natually made to laugh, nothing should disturb my dear Sire whenever he is doing his job. After all, copying other philosopher’s books is an important job.

And lastly, please allow me, as a sign of my utmost respect, to raise two of my tallest fingers to you and your knights.

 

Signed

Your Court Jester

 

So, to whoever who wrote this, I applaud you. I am not even sure if this is from a book or a movie, but just the same, it was amusingly entertaining. 🙂

Pedring’s Wrath

In the photo is my brother and what’s left of my room, around 9 AM the other day at the height of Pedring’s onslaught. At the site of the picture alone, you can tell that our place was seriously harmed. Well, yes, but not our entire house. The third floor, where my room and our laundry area are at, was devastated. Up until now, I still can’t believe what happened. I know the wind was mighty strong that day, but still didn’t expect for our roof to be blown off. I was actually outside my room that specific moment, checking the rest of the houses around our area, when suddenly I heard a loud thud. The next thing I know, my room’s a total mess and so was the laundry area! I got stunned, and lost for words the next minute. Whoa.

And since half of the third floor just got roofless, rainwater started pouring inside! We immediately transferred all my stuff to my brothers’ and mom’s rooms. First few I saved from getting wet were my important documents, my photo albums, books, and CDs. I was in panic mode! Good thing we were able to vacate all my things quickly. Whew!

We then spent the rest of the morning trying  to stop the rainwater from coming down the 2nd all the way to the ground floor. We also tied the remaining roofs to make sure Pedring won’t take them away too. We were soaking wet, tired from making “limas” haha, also the power went off, my stuff are all over the place at the 2nd floor! I’m tellin’ ya, it’s like a scene from a tragic movie. Oh, Pedring. You’re such a pain in the ass.

But above it all, I’m glad we’re all safe and unharmed. I believe that is what matters. We may have lost some valuable things, but still we’re thankful to God that nobody got hurt or seriously injured. We may have spent money for reconstruction, but for sure I will enjoy redecorating and remodeling my room after. I just hope the next typhoon won’t be as strong as Pedring, because we’ve had enough as of this moment. Not another one, please.

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Sugar Rush

Humility is a trait you would rarely get from fighters, even from ordinary people who thinks or assume they have already achieved a lot and are greater than anybody else. What Sugar Shane Mosley tweeted the last week was an act Filipinos find so sweet as he humbly, and with respect, professed his thoughts about his upcoming fight with Pacquiao in Tagalog. Well at least he tried, and that’s what made it so cute and sweet. I know we are kind of used to the bashing and trash-talking from Pacman’s opponents or even some random people out there it’s like feeling and actually taking all the jabs and upper cuts altogether, that’s why Sugar Shane is such a breath of fresh air. This is something new to us Pinoys.

I think what he meant here is that he won’t belittle a Filipino fighter and he will respect his/the spirit (of fighting, I’d like to believe).

“Sending some love and respect to the people of the Philippines”

“I am looking forward to a good and clean fight. I am excited.”

“Filipino people gave me lots of love today. Thank you.”

And with that, you have truly earned the love and respect of the Filipino people, Mr. Mosley. We wish you and Pacman the best on your upcoming bout. You are already a winner in the hearts of many Pinoys. Mabuhay ka!

(Follow Sugar Shane Mosley on Twitter. Click HERE)

On bidding goodbye…

If you have been following local news, you probably learned about the demolition that took place last Thursday in the North Triangle area of Quezon City. It was a quite violent sight; leaving a number of people wounded, causing damages and, as what MMDA never expected, heavy traffic. What happened made it to the headline on both ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol and GMA 7’s 24 Oras that evening.

I won’t hesitate to admit that yes, we are part of the already grown community in that district, and yes we are one of those what the news coined “informal settlers”. For years, we have all been dreading for the inevitable to happen. And finally last Thursday, it did. As for me and my family, we have rested our case. We have been sheltered quite well for seventeen long years; and that alone was a big help to us. What’s making me sad, however, is the leaving part. Seventeen years IS seventeen years. We settled here when I was in Grade 6, my twins brothers were born here and this is where they spent their childhood. We created a happy home for almost two decades, with so much loving memories with it. For me, that’s such a painful thought to ponder on.

But that’s how life is; everything has to change, and it has to move on. Since the incident happened, each day, our stuff were being sent to the new house we’re moving in to. And each day, my heart grows heavier and heavier. Seeing our house now without the sala set, the cabinet-and-tv-less rooms, book shelves and even wall clocks are gone; it felt empty. This place used to be my playground, it used to be our haven of fun, laughter, and great camaraderie. I seriously feel like crying each day. It would be difficult to leave but it has to happen. Thinking back with all these years spent here in this place, and with all the wonderful people we got to know, it’s comforting to realize that we will be leaving with great memories and a thankful heart.

On a lighter note, my family and I will be looking forward to new things in the coming weeks. New house, new life, new place, new neighbors, and for me, a new job. Yes, I will be having a new job as well and I can’t help but be positive about these changes coming. I guess starting anew isn’t so bad after all. 🙂

Not The Last

What would you not want to last? Love, perhaps? A great friendship, I suppose. A challenging career or work would be nice. Your life, or a loved one’s life? The list could go on. But as a song goes, “Some good things never last. Why can’t they last?” I honestly don’t know the answer to that as well, but this post will mainly discuss about some lasts I’ve (or someone or the nation) had recently. Confused? Me too (I’m darn sleepy. I’ve said good night on Twitter twice already, but I’ve got this idea so I thought of posting a blog entry about it). So here it goes.

Rushers’ June 2010 EB

This is The Morning Rushers’ EB for this month, the first EB I attended since last year. Christmas to be exact. Just a footnote here, the Rushers’ EB always happens every last Saturday of each month. Glad I was part of this monthly thing again. It’s always nice to see those familiar faces and the new ones too. And since I don’t have work anymore, I can now freely attend. Good news: next month’s EB will fall exactly on my birthday July 31! Bad news: I won’t be attending because I’ll be on my birthday vacation. Too bad. This is not the last EB, anyways.

After the Rushers’ EB, we headed to Megamall, had lunch then watched Toy Story 3 (with Oscar, Elen, Ron, Ninya, and Bullet). It’s the movie’s third and last installment; and I personally think it’s the best of the three. I’m not much of a fan of the first two but I love the last one. Very heart-warming. I nearly cried during the last part. Yes, nearly. I was able to hold my tears hehe! Great movie! I have seen it twice already. Just watched it yesterday with my twin brothers, in 3D. It is definitely not the last time that I’ll watch it for sure.

Today, June 30th 2010, is Gloria Macapagal – Arroyo’s last day as President of the Republic of the Philippines. Also today, is Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino’s last day being President-elect because he is now officially our country’s 15th President. It is indeed a historic event. Yellow, for the nth time, became the nation’s color. As I compose this entry, I can actually hear (yes, hear only and not see) the fireworks which I believe are from the party at the Quezon Memorial Circle. So to our new leader, I, together with the millions who voted and trusted you, wish you all the best and am hoping that you would make us proud. Mabuhay ka, P-Noy! I believe this is not the last we’ll be seeing and hearing from you.

This blog entry was created on the last day of the month, but this definitely is not the last I’ll be posting! 🙂

Of being free and moving on

Today, June 12, marks the 112th anniversary of our sovereign country’s independence. More than a hundred years of being free; More than a hundred years celebrating how great our race is. We should be proud and be thankful for our great heroes who sacrificed themselves to make all this possible. A hundred and twelve years may not even be half of the three hundred and thirty three years we’ve been colonized by the Spaniards, but owning the independence that is rightfully ours is something that we all should be celebrating each year. I just hope that in the near future, what our fellowmen fought for won’t be gone to waste. Everyday, let’s try to rekindle something of the past and try to ponder on things that will make us appreciate our being free; as an individual, as a nation, and as a country.

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Meanwhile, I can consider myself free because I just resigned from work after five years and five months. Not that work’s been locking me up from things I needed to do, it’s just that I personally think that it’s time to let go and finally move on. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve tremendously enjoyed my stay and tenure in our company, especially in the first four years or so, where I worked with the most wonderful people one can only imagine. But the last 7 to 8 months or so has been a struggle for me. I was transferred to another account wherein I gave it a try, but unfortunately the pieces didn’t seem to fit perfectly for me. As time passed by, my heart suddenly grew tired and weary, therefore affecting my performance. Personal and family matters arose as well, which eventually triggered me on deciding to finally quit.

So to all the DA & MSN people, it has been a pleasure working with you all! Thank you for being a part of my journey. And to NCO, thank you so much for the fruitful five years and five months. Thank you for all the great memories, and most of all, thank you so much for all the wonderful people you brought to my life. So long! 🙂

Aquino & Binay

(Photo courtesy of GMAnews.tv)

Congratulations to our Republic’s 15th President, Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III! I hope you lead our sovereign country to the right direction. I know there are a lot of expectations already, but I do hope that you won’t let all the millions of Filipinos who trusted you down. Same goes to our new Vice President, Jejomar Binay. The people have spoken, they all believed in both of you and it’s time to prove them that you can do it. As per my message on my previous post, always keep it right.