El Dia E

There were bands, lots of balloons and people, por supuesto. :)

Isang pagbati sa isang Ilustrado & H1N1 update

Ngayong Hunyo 19, nawa'y huwag nating kalimutan ang araw ng kapanganakan ng aking idolo, ating pambansang bayani. Isang partikular na estropa ang aking naalala sa kanyang tula bago siya patayin sa Bagumbayan. Hayaan n'yong ibahagi ko sa inyo ito.

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...Adios, padres y hermanos, trozos del alma mía,. ...Farewell to you all, from my soul torn away,

Amigos de la infancia en el perdido hogar, . . . . . . . Friends of my childhood in the home dispossessed !

Dad gracias que descanso del fatigoso día; . . . . . . .Give thanks that I rest from the wearisome day !

Adios, dulce extrangera, mi amiga, mi alegria, . . ..Farewell to thee, too, sweet friend that lightened my way;

Adios, queridos séres morir es descansar. .. . . . . . . Beloved creatures all, farewell! In death there is rest!

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...last stanza of Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell)

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-José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda

(June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896)

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Maligayang ika-148 kaarawan, Gat. Jose Rizal! :)

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...siya nga pala, kaya ako nakakapag-blog ngayon ay dahil na-kansela ang mga klase sa San Beda hanggang Hunyo 29 dahil sa may nagpositibo sa A(H1N1). Whew. Nakakatakot at nasa silid-aklatan ako kanina ng eskwelahan. :( :( :(

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Habang palabas ako, narinig ko 'yung mga ibang mga estudyante na nagkukwentuhan at di ko napigilang matawa:

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Estudyante 1: Nakakatakot naman to, 'pag may umubo dapat ikulong agad!

Estudyante 2: Oo nga, tapos may pa-powerpuff-powerpuff girls pa sila, wala rin naman pala!. . .(Powerpuff girls - stamp na inilalagay sa braso pagkatapos tignan ng doktor/nars ang temperatura ng mga pumapasok sa loob ng San Beda campus)

Estudyante 1: Sino sa'yo? Sa 'kin si Buttercup. Eh sa'yo?

Estudyante 2: Si Blossom eh. Hahaha! Eeeew!

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...panalo, tawa ako nang tawa paglabas! Kaso mahirap din pala pauwi, nakakatakot mag-LRT; kaya napilitan akong lakarin ang kahabaan ng Recto at nakahanap din naman ng taxi. :) Yehey! Sa tingin ko kailangang bumili na ako ng face mask eh. :

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Ingat kayong lahat sa flu na yan! :)

Survived my first day of war.

Hi everyone, just like to update all of you that I'm still alive, just experiencing culture shock like never been before these past few days. Anyway, I have a lot to tell you about my first day, but unfortunately I can't write about it right now for I have to prepare for my STATCON class tomorrow. I just found out she's terrorly strict. :( :( :(

Oh man... just as I thought I could get a sound sleep tonight. :( Gotta read read read now! :S

Remind me of my first day funk story soon alright? :)

The rain's tempting me to sleep. OH NOOOOOOOOOOO!

God Bless the Philippines!

Start of something new... tomorrow.

Yes guys, that's right. It's not about the love life, but the life itself. Let's conquer this schooooooool! :)

Isang Tula para sa aking Pilipinas...

Ngayon lang ulit ako nabuhayan sa pagsulat dito. Para sa mga tunay na Pilipino, maligayang 111th taon ng ating kalayaan! MABUHAY ANG MGA PILIPINO! MABUHAY ANG PILIPINAS! Sa araw na ito, isang tula ang aking handog para sa aking bayan. Nawa'y maibigan ninyo at kung ano man ang inyong maisip, maging malaya sa pagbibigay kumento. Maraming salamat at mabuhay kayong lahat!

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Maligayang Kaarawan, Lupang Sinilangan
Alfonso Orioste, Jr. (Copyrighted 2009)

Tayo ba ay tunay nang malaya?
Baka mga trapo… Sila pa rin ang malaya
Tayo ba ay tunay nang malaya?
Mga bata’t matatanda sa kalye, walang umaalala

Ngunit…

Ano pa man ang sabihin nila,
Hirap at pagod ay ‘di nakakataranta
‘Pagkat sa mata ni Juan laging may pag-asa
Idadaan na lang sa hagikgik at pagtawa

Galing nating Pinoy ‘di pa rin maikakaila
Lahat ng makabago sa atin noo’y nagmula
Unibersidad, banko at nakakaaliw na mga pista
Hanggang sa pagpapaalis ng mga lahing banyaga

Ating ipagmalaki, dugo’t pawis ng ating mga bayani
Magmula kay Rizal, Luna, Bonifacio’t Mabini
Ating pamarisan, pag-iisip nilang nakakabighani
Kabataan din sila noong sila’y nagwagi

Tayong lahat ay may angking galing at talino
Sa ating bayan nawa’y makapagbigay serbisyo
Ipagmalaki ang potensyal ng mga Pilipino
Titingalain din tayo ng buong mundo

Oo, malaya, tayo nga ay malaya na
Sinisikap maging malaya sa banyaga at higit na sa pulitika
Noo ay itaas kasabay ng bandila
Ating kalayaan ay huwag nang mabaliwala

Mahal na mahal ko ang aking bayan
Lalung-lalo na ang mga kabataan
Hinding-hindi ka namin tatalikuran,

Maligayang Kaarawan, Lupang Sinilangan.

El Dia E (video teaser)

This is a short video, a teaser shown in Instituto Cervantes center which includes teachers, students as well as the security guard, my katukayo, kuya allan (he can really communicate in Spanish, so don't dare him, he's like level 10 already HAHA) to promote the upcoming El Dia E, (Dia del Español) literally translated as “Spanish Day”, on the 20th of June. Wait for me around the 0:33-0:34 mark. HAHA!
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At the end it says, ¿Cual es tu palabra favorita?, meaning, “what is your favorite word(in Spanish?)”
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Hey, this was also shown in TELEDIARIO in Spain. Hurray! I was seen in Spain! HAHAHA!

¡Que Nivel! means, "how posh!" in english , and in tagalog, "ang susyal!" Cool 'di ba? Gamitin ninyo na rin ito! :) See you there!

The Aftermath

Hey guys, how are you all doing? :)

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Belated happy Easter to all of you, hope you had fun wherever you stayed. :) As for me and my clan / neighbors, we had the chance to indulge on an olympic-sized pool inside the Pook ni Maria Makiling facility. :) It was really fun to bond with other members of the clan. It was also nice to see Manila free from heavy gridlock with no people on the street (except for devotees) just like a day with Manny Pacquiao inside the ring. :)

Some devotees on their way to Plaza Miranda, Quiapo Church.

Whoa, is this a freeway? HAHA!

With some of my cousins :)

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It only took us barely an hour to get to Los Banos, Laguna, which usually takes us around an hour and a half to two hours. HAHA. Then it was time to swim! :) It was like living a life of a full-pledged BATUGAN = eat - sleep - play - eat - sleep - play. HAHA.

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Swimming night and day is the best. :)

Group picture before going back to Manila.

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Thank God for that wonderful time with my family and other relatives :) Now, back to normal routine. :)