Sabado ng gabi
walang pasok sa trabaho
tapos na ang exams
text sa barkada
gustong gumala at gumimik
naghahanap ng magagawa
gustong maging masaya
nagbabakasakaling me makita o makilala
pero kahit kuwentuhan lang, ok na
sine, inuman, bar hopping
kung ano man ang mapagtripan
ganun na naman...
nakakasawa na, wala bang iba?
yun na lang ba lagi ang kahihinatnan
sa bawat bote sa bawat tagay
pilit na kinukumbinse ang sarili
may kahihinatnan may patutunguhan
ayaw tanggapin na baka ang buhay
walang malalim na kahulugan
natatawa ako...
naakyat na ang mga bundok
pinasok na ang mga gubat
lumipad sa ulap at sumisid sa dagat
may hatid na panandaliang aliw
mapa ngiti man lang kahit minsan
para makalimutan ang pagkabagot
sa buhay na walang katiyakan
siguro may kulang pa
mayron bang hinihintay?
may gusto bang mangyari?
hindi ko alam
sana may mapag tanungan
kung ano ba ang hinahanap
wag na lang isipin
wala rin mangyayari
tumawa na lamang
at baka lumipas din
sabi nga...
tama na yan, inuman na!
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Thursday, March 24, 2005
Dive Log
Dive and Trek Resort, San Pablo, Bauan, Batangas,
March 6, 2005
We left early for Batangas and I spent the morning introducing Jeff, Gino, and Toni to skin diving. As always the protected reef was a welcome sight, a welcome change of scenery to the dreary life in the city. There was an abundance of fish and other marine life attracted by the very healthy coral reef. It was a visual delight since the reef was a profusion of color and life. I got bitten by a couple of clown fish again when I ran my hands through some soft corals. They are a bit territorial and they don’t want strangers coming near their turf especially when they have a baby clown fish in that soft coral. I hope Jeff, Gino, and Toni had as much fun as I did.
March 6, 2005
We left early for Batangas and I spent the morning introducing Jeff, Gino, and Toni to skin diving. As always the protected reef was a welcome sight, a welcome change of scenery to the dreary life in the city. There was an abundance of fish and other marine life attracted by the very healthy coral reef. It was a visual delight since the reef was a profusion of color and life. I got bitten by a couple of clown fish again when I ran my hands through some soft corals. They are a bit territorial and they don’t want strangers coming near their turf especially when they have a baby clown fish in that soft coral. I hope Jeff, Gino, and Toni had as much fun as I did.
First Dive: Pinacle (Ligpo Island)
Ave depth:51 ft
Max depth: 100 ft
Water temp: 77F
Time
in: 2:22 p.m.
out: 2:57 p.m.
bottom: 35 min
Dive notes: Low visibility, strong current, just drifted with the current to the other side of the island. We just gently glided along what seemed like a sheer wall of corals and marine life. We saw a cuttlefish, but it was kinda shy and quickly swam away.
Second Dive: El Capitan / Ligpo cave
Ave depth: 28 ft
Max depth: 59 ft
Water temp: 78F
Time
in: 4:07p.m
out: 4:50p.m.
bottom: 43 min
Dive notes: Last dive of the day. Entered a small cave and I was amazed that it teeming with marine life. I saw a couple of fish that I had never seen before they had some brightly glowing lines around their eyes. The cave was full of fish and they were literally inches away, seeming oblivious of our presence. We were warned though to be very careful with what we touch, as there might be scorpion fishes inside.
I took my time inside the cave and swam slowly on my way up and out of a small opening on the roof of the cave. The light shining through from a small opening on top was the only light inside that cave and it served as a guide to the where I would have to exit. When I finally emerged out of that small opening, it was as if I stepped out into a psychedelic fairy tale garden on a summer day. I was surrounded by lavender colored soft corals that lay like flowers straight from a painting, it gave me the impression that I was waking up from a dream or maybe I was at that moment still dreaming. I was floating weightless and unencumbered by the worries of reality in a world unlike our own.
Friday, March 11, 2005
Blood and Google
A quick search at Merriam Webster.com of the word Googled yielded no results. I am not sure if there is such a verb but I guess there would soon be.
I saw the movie Hitch featuring Will Smith about a week ago. The movie was ok, funny actually but the reason it came to mind again was the idea that you can search for information about a particular person on the world wide web through google. The expression “did you google him?” was used in the movie, and that got me thinking. Is there any information out there pertaining to me???
So I tried it out. Surprisingly I found an entry, which I think actually pertains to me. I found my name on the website of the Philippine National Red Cross it was a List of Blood Galloners, people who have donated at least a gallon of blood in a voluntary capacity. I have been doing this thing since I was in college and I have exceeded the gallon mark long before the year indicated on the site but because of record keeping problems and my own lack of interest in the whole recognition thing, I was only included on the list in 2003 as a Blood Galloner. Even then I didn’t even show up at the recognition ceremonies.
A lot of people cringe or even faint at the very idea seeing blood and even more at the idea of donating blood. The size of the needle used in the extraction process also scares a lot people. But blood donation is one thing most of us can do and it takes very little of our time and its impact is immediate and certain. It is one act that actually saves lives.
What made me want to donate blood in the first place was a story I saw on TV about a little boy who was taken hostage by a deranged man. A policewoman who posed as a reporter was able to save the boy but she got stabbed numerous times in the process. The story had a tragic ending because the policewoman died in the hospital simply because they didn’t have enough blood on stock to replace what she lost.
To this day a lot of people die because of a perennial shortage in the supply of safe blood. This is a problem that most of us can help address. Blood donation is a simple act of giving that will give another person the gift of life. We may not have super powers but we can still help save a life.
Why not give it a try?
I saw the movie Hitch featuring Will Smith about a week ago. The movie was ok, funny actually but the reason it came to mind again was the idea that you can search for information about a particular person on the world wide web through google. The expression “did you google him?” was used in the movie, and that got me thinking. Is there any information out there pertaining to me???
So I tried it out. Surprisingly I found an entry, which I think actually pertains to me. I found my name on the website of the Philippine National Red Cross it was a List of Blood Galloners, people who have donated at least a gallon of blood in a voluntary capacity. I have been doing this thing since I was in college and I have exceeded the gallon mark long before the year indicated on the site but because of record keeping problems and my own lack of interest in the whole recognition thing, I was only included on the list in 2003 as a Blood Galloner. Even then I didn’t even show up at the recognition ceremonies.
A lot of people cringe or even faint at the very idea seeing blood and even more at the idea of donating blood. The size of the needle used in the extraction process also scares a lot people. But blood donation is one thing most of us can do and it takes very little of our time and its impact is immediate and certain. It is one act that actually saves lives.
What made me want to donate blood in the first place was a story I saw on TV about a little boy who was taken hostage by a deranged man. A policewoman who posed as a reporter was able to save the boy but she got stabbed numerous times in the process. The story had a tragic ending because the policewoman died in the hospital simply because they didn’t have enough blood on stock to replace what she lost.
To this day a lot of people die because of a perennial shortage in the supply of safe blood. This is a problem that most of us can help address. Blood donation is a simple act of giving that will give another person the gift of life. We may not have super powers but we can still help save a life.
Why not give it a try?
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