Ang Islander Kong Tsinelas

A couple of weeks ago, pumasok ako sa isang coffee shop to pass the time (dahil i'm waiting na matapos ang pinapagawa kong corporate-give-aways). Nag-i-scan ako sa journal ko to get inspiration for blog to post.

I wear my usual thing. shirt, shorts and slippers. At dahil probinxa naman, hindi ko ine-expect na may mga customer na dala ang arrogance of most Big City Dwellers.

Pag pasok ko, tinignan ako ng dalawang badets (bading na teen-ager) mula ulo hanggang paa. and from my perepheral vision, nakita kong tumaas ang kilay nila, maybe wondering anong ginagawa ko sa loob ng coffee shop. Baka inisip nila na magso-solicit ako or something.

"kumusta naman ang Islander," i heard one of them said, sabay tawa ng dalawang baklita sa couch.

gusto ko rin sanang matawa non. hahaha. suot ko ang Islander kong tsinelas (my other pair of slippers are only used for swimming). at kung iku-kumpara nga ako sa dalawang badet na naka-havaianas, muka talaga akong gusgusin.

hindi ko alam kung magkano ang isang pares ng havaianas. i never bothered to ask. i know i can afford it. but why should i?

Keep one small independent corner of your mind
that calls nonsense by its right name,
that holds to the things you know to be true,
and that laughs at pretentiousness
even when it is exciting and fashionable with your contemporaries.
-------------John Gardner, Commence Address to Sidwell Friends School

sa konting barya na natitipid ko by choosing Islander over Havianas, or Carter Briefs over Bench. or kung ano-ano pang bagay for consumption, is the same money i spend for things that truly matters.

Maraming taong bumibili para sa gutom nilang Ego. Busog naman ang Ego ko (halata naman sa kayabangan ko, hahaha), kaya ibang bagay ang pinagkakagastusan ko.

Gumastos ako ng tuition para sa isang subject na hindi required pero gusto ko lang matutunan (siempre, continuous ang gastos dahil pumapasok ako). Gumastos ako para makapunta sa isang lugar na hindi ko pa napupuntahan (to add to my Tour Belt). Ngaun, may pinag-iipunan ako para i-donate sa CRIBs Foundation, isang bahay ampunan (kung sinong interested jan, kontakin ako, hehehe).

Again, hindi masama na magsuot ng havaianas, o magpagupit sa bench fixx instead sa f-salon. ang point ko lang, you have a deeper obligation to yourself to balance the material aspect with something more profound. and we all have at least a little social responsibility.

hala.

anu ba yan. kung ano-ano na ang na-ikwento ko dahil sa Islander kong tsinelas. Pero it really takes a lot of Kapal ng mukha at Tibay ng pagkatao to wear it in Starbucks (which i did last january 4, hahaha).

Kapal ng Orig. Tibay ng Orig. (uhm, makakakuha kaya ako ng endorsement revenue d2? hehehe).

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The Party Animal

Hindi ako magra-rant. At hindi rin ako magse-sermon. n_n

It will be just my personal, biased, preference for the person i'm going to date (and my 2x a week blog quota).

Dahil sa nalalapit na pagtatapos ng "Zero Dating for One Year Goal" ko, i can't help not to scan dating sites (g4m, downelink, friendster, multiply - jan lang ako may account) of possible guys to date. hahaha. A large number of people in those site however have one characteristic na hindi compatible sa 'kin.

The Party Animal

Nag-search ako sa wikipedia kung saan nagmula ang concept na party animal. pero walang kwenta ang result. Sa thefreedictionary.com sinabi na ang party animal ay isang tao na sobrang hilig magparty, at s/he goes to as many as possible.

Maraming party animal na proud. Makikita mo sa website nila that they "Live to Party" at "Work Hard and Party Harder". i'm not going to say its bad or its wrong. katulad nga ng sinabi ko sa taas, it will be just my personal biased preference.

You see, meron na akong isang daga (named - Mikki) who outlive two of his partners, isang myna bird (named BabyLoves) na lagi nag-che-cheer sa brother ko pag naglalaban kami sa videoke, isang askal na gray puppy (named BluEyes) na obviously kulay asul ang mata, 4 na nameless goldfishes na lumalangoy with a sharkfish and a janitorfish. (and R.I.P pla kay Fluffy and Fliffy, the two bunnies which one was helplessly devoured by a neighbor's dog, and which the other died out of grief).

our house is practically a zoo (not that i count myself as a monkey), and something tells me that adding a party-animal doesn't sound appealing.

Hindi ko gusto ng partner na uubos ng sahod sa isang party (na kahit scraps ng chichiria walang madadala para kay Mikki), napapaligiran ng taong bangag sa coccaine or ecstasy, at uuwi ng lasing, susuka at magkakalat, matutulog maghapon, at iritable pag-gising.

I admit i experience that (except the drug and smokes). I admit it is nice. Addictive.

Pero tulad ng isang pagkain, Partying is the icing on a cake. Matamis. Pero hindi nakakabusog. Mapapasayaw ka, mawawala sa sarili, sa ingay ng musika, but it deafened the silence of your Soul. Maraming kulay, liwanag, at mga mukhang maganda sa paningin, but it blinds you to the beauty of sunrise, or the smiles of the people who truly matters.

O siguro talagang probinxano lang ako at heart. Pero i still hold on to my preference. Ok lang ang gumigimik, pero ayoko sa gimikero. I already have lots of animals.

Who would need a high(er)-maintennance one?

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Bagong Taon ay Magbagong Buhay

Break muna tayo sa "Basic Rights" Series. For the benefit of those whose missing Kwentong Miko, eto na muna. n_n

Bagong Taon (Trivia muna)
Yes, you might say i'm joining the New-Year-Whatever (resolution, goals, etc.) pero parang ganon na nga. Traditionally, dapat March ang New-Year-Whatever dahil nung unang panahon (Old Roman Calendar), March ang start ng Bagong Taon (kaya ang September ay pang seven, ang October ay pang-eight, and so on and so forth).

Nang mamuno ang mga consul ng Rome, pina-uso ni Julius Caesar ang Julian Calendar nung 47BC. Ginawang unang buwan ang January (na pang 11 month dapat). At nang mag-expand ang West, pati ang ibang parte ng mundo ay nagpa-uto na ang New Year nga ay January 1. Taong 1600 nang makigaya ang Scotland, 1700 naman nakisali ang Russia at ang pahuli-huling bansa na naki-uso ay ang Thailand nuong 1941.

Miko's New Year Traditions
Required sa family ko na mag-spent ako ng New Year sa bahay hangga't hindi pa ko nag-aasawa. At dahil hindi pa legal sa Pilipinas ang magpakasal sa mga pinalad na taong katulad ko, mukang i'll be spending every New Year with my family. hehehe.

Isa sa personal tradition ko ang paggawa ng Dreams List o listahan ng mga pangarap. Usually, i maintain a 100+ Dreams per year. Ito ang mga bagay na gusto kong mabili, mga lugar na mapuntahan, o mga eksena na gusto kong ma-experience. Some are grand (magkaroon ng sariling building) and some are trivial (matulog sa damuhan ng isang restricted area hehehe). Some are long range (own 3 business before i turn 30) and some are almost routine (4 campings this year).

Last year (2008), I made a lot of progress. Mejo umangat ng konti ang Net Worth ko. I finished one semester earning valuable knowledge (wala akong paki sa grades, hehehe, mas mahalaga ang natutunan). I added two never-been-to places (Pangasinan and Cabanatuan) on my Tour Belt. and finally "coming-out" to my father (more on that next time) for my Family-Related Area. hehehe.

Partial List of 2009 Dreams
1. Start Dating. This year, matatapos na ang ZERO DATING GOAL yyuuhhhuuu!!! wwaahhh. nakakaiyak. hahaha. konting buwan na lang ng pagtitiis. hahaha. yung mga naghihintay jan (kapal), get ready na. hahaha.

2. Publish 4 Magazines. hehehe. eto part job, part personal. n_n I will do my best to publish magazines catered to specific group.

3. Raise net worth 20% of current value. hala. hahaha. this is on business side. hehehe, para may bala pag nakikipag-date

4. Four campings. Naka dalawa lang ako last year. gusto ko apat for this year. and in related area, i will add another (at least) 2 places on my Tour Belt. hehehe

5. Put up a non-profit org to develop business proficiency of some college students. hahaha. baka sa susunod, world peace na. hahaha.

6. Blog at least 2x a week!!! sorry sa mga uber-delays. pero i'll do my best talaga to post more often now.

well, that's all for now. secret na ung iba. hehehe


till next time na lang ulit. belated happy holidays!!! cheers!

The Right To Grow

Ito ang Unang Right, but it doesn't mean other (following) rights are inferior. Check this Preamble for intro, continue reading for explanation of this right.

Both partners must allow
Each other the freedom to grow
Even that freedom
Is a threat to the relationship

Pag pinipigilan ng isang partner na makamit ang fullest potential ng other party, pinapakawala nito ang pinaka “undermining force” sa isang relationship. Parang sinasabi nya: Dapat kang manatili kung sino mang gusto ko na maging ikaw. You must always stay the same. Ang purpose mo sa buhay ay kung ano man ang tingin ko dito. And your growth is a threat to me.

Ang paglalagay ng restrictions sa pagyabong ng kapareha mo ay isang malaking pagkakamali. Relationship should be a place where two people share the experience of helping each other become more than they were when their relationship started. Hindi ito kulungan. Hindi hostage ang partner, at hindi ransom ang Love na ginagamit na kondisyon as long as the other party stays the same.

And loving is not just permitting, tolerating, understanding and supporting. Sabi nga ni St. Exupery, “love is leading you gently back to yourself”. You should love NOT ONLY what the other is, but also what he can BECOME.

Pag naramdaman mo na may parte ka ng sarili mo na gustung-gusto mo pero napipilitan kang itago sa partner mo, then the relationship is in serious trouble. Hindi ba masakit, ang masabihan ka ng kapareha mo na “Pinigilan mo akong maging Ako.”

Threatening man sa simula, helping your partner grow and find himself always makes a relationship stronger. Ang partner ay magiging less dependent and less possessive. Mananatili sila sa relationship kasi gusto talaga nila na magsama. Kahit na malaya at may karapatan sila na magtagal o umalis, pinili nila na manatili and to grow old together.

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For R.M., hindi ako in-luv, hehehe, just sharing what i have that you want to learn. Photocredits to imShrimp from deviantart.

Basic Rights - Preamble

Wala. I surfed and checked, pero hindi ko makita ang hinahanap ko.

Siguro nabaon na sa limot, or possibly outdated na at hindi na applicable sa ngayon. But I don’t want to lose it in antiquity. Kahit for record purposes lang, gusto kong ma-retain ang mga concepts na ‘to.

I’m talking about the “Basic Rights” sa isang relationship. Hehehe, being single, I know I’m not in the position to discuss these things. Nevertheless, I believe the messenger is not important, only the message.

There are Ten (10) Basic Rights in a Relationship. I will discuss nine, and hope everyone will find out the tenth without me telling it. n_n It will be in a series, starting with this preamble.

So, letsgedidong!

Everyone's Basic Rights

Lahat tayo tao (maliban sa iba jan, joke!) and that simple fact makes us heir to the noblest aspirations, basest instincts, ang ma-attract sa kagandahan, potensyal na manakit o gumanti, at ang kapasidad na magmahal at magsakripisyo.

Lahat tayo ay ipinanganak ng may pare-parehas na karapatan. At atin ang karapatang ito whether we assert them or not, mag-isa man o meron tayong karelasyon. Ito ay natural na karapatan, and our claim to them is our life itself at ang paniniwala natin sa pagkakapantay-pantay. Our right to express and satisfy our rights always depends upon our respect for the rights of others.

Hindi mo pwedeng pwersahin ang isang tao na isuko ang karapatan nya, kahit minsan, nasusukol mo sya. Ang tao lang na pwedeng magsuko ng karapatan ay yung taong nagmamay-ari nito. Ang pagsukong iyon ay dapat panandalian lang. Isang part ng “give and take” sa isang balanseng relasyon.

Pag tuluyan nating isuko ang karapatan natin para sa ibang tao, we only violate ourselves, become less of a person and in the end undermine the relationship itself. Laging may bayad ang pagsuko ng karapatan. At kung isinuko mo ito ng hindi bukal, o napwersa ka lang labag sa gusto mo, kadalasan meron lihim na hinanakit. It’s a pain that always comes from giving away a part of ourselves we need in order to feel like a complete human being.

Ang matagal na kinikimkim na hinanakit dahil sa natapakang karapatan ay nagiging lihim na negatibong pwersa na naghahanap ng paglahad. Dumadaloy ito sa relasyon, kumakapit sa mga walang kwentang pagtatalo, pinalalaki ang maliit na galit at dinudungisan ang anumang maganda.

Ang mga karapatan sa isang relasyon ay ang parehas na karapatan na tinatamasa mo bago mo pa man nakilala ang kapareha mo. Hindi bina-bargain ang karapatan. They simply exist.

Isa sa tungkulin ng relasyon ay makilala at maprotektahan ang karapatan ng bawat isa.

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Pahinga muna ang kwentong miko, hehehe, lets talk about L-O-V-E para meron tayong ibigay sa pasko. n_n Thanks to R.M. for inspiring me to write this, and photocredits for fading-lily from deviantart.

Di.Vi.Ded iAm

Hearty: Oh God! Oh God! OH MY EFFIN GOD! I Can’t believe this is happening!

Eyesy: SShheett! He really looks absolute gorgeous.

Lipsy: Naglalaway na ko, wwaahhhh!!!

Brainy: Order! Order! This Body must maintain proper decorum! Hearty, you are getting unruly again. Tell me what is the status. Handy, please take the minutes of this meeting.

Hearty: Uhm, Mr. President, do you recall "Ultimate Crush"? ‘Di po ba iniisnab po natin sya sa Campus nun?

Brainy: Yes, I remember him. Napagkasunduan ng Body na to na iwasan sya dahil he looks too good… and we don’t want to join his ‘Fans Club”. Sakit lang un sa ulo, as everyone agreed. Now, what about him?

Hearty: Er… Correction your Honor. Hindi po napagkasunduan na iwasan sya, not in the sense na there is a conscious effort to avoid him. We just agreed we are going to be… uhm, indifferent.

Brainy: So? What’s your point?

Hearty: Eh, ngayun po, sya ang gumawa ng first move! Waahhh. Ang bilis ng tibok ko. Ano na po ang gagawin natin Mr. President?

Brainy: Have you run the Emotional Assessment Test?

Hearty: I made initial testing, your Honor. Tulog pa po si Birdy, at sobrang baba po ng arousal level. Definitely it is not LDE (Lust-Driven Emotion).

Brainy: That’s good. At least Handy is doing a good "job" keeping Birdy satisfied for now… Is there anything else?

Hearty: Your honor, I believe we have a serious case of IDE (Infatuation-Driven Emotion). We have several cases of Dream Infringement, Wishful Thinkings, and Day Dreamings.

Brainy: I’m quite aware of that, thank you. I receive reports that some schedules-for-idle-times are being override by Wishful Thinkings and Day Dreamings..

Hearty: It’s really difficult, your honor. Sometimes… it’s painfully, hard. I want him bad... and I want him soon. Hindi ako umasa nung pinaintindi mo sa Body na we don’t have a chance… Pero ngaun, now that he made the first move... Ayokong pakawalan ang opportunity.

Brainy: Naiintindihan ko. Sige, I will conduct full assessment of his character profile. You understand it’s a protocol that all Date Prospects should pass screening, don’t you? Good.

Hearty: Thank you, your honor.

Brainy: And most important thing. We still have the Zero Dating Goal. Eyesy, stop rolling, and Facey, don’t frown like that, baka mahipan ka ng masamang hangin.

Remember when we fell in line to ride a roller coaster? I told everypart that it is unreasonable, in fact, insane, to wait for hhhouuurrss just to experience less than fifteen minutes of joyous fear.

Hearty: Yes your honor, naalala ko yon. At naaalala ko rin na sinabi nyo, after nung ride, that it was worth the wait.

Brainy: Yes, I said that. And I’m telling it to you again. I know Dating him would be meaningful and fulfilling, but just like falling in line for the coaster ride, falling in love means to Wait too.

Hearty: I understand your Honor. You’re handling this pretty well. I’m glad you won in Body Election.

Brainy: I’m glad too. Its hard, but we all know I need to fulfill the responsibility, lest Birdy will take charge, hahaha. We don’t like that to happen, do we? Like what’s happening with some of the guys out there.

Hearty: Hahaha.

Brainy: n_n Ok, if there are no more issues, meeting adjourned. Have you got all that, Handy?

Handy: Yes sir. But if I may add… I like to say I’m eagerly looking forward to holding somebody else’s hand at night, instead of just fooling around with Birdy.

Brainy: Hehehe. We will come to that. Ok, everyparts, back to work.

Stomach: Sa wakas! Kain na tayo, gutom na ko.

Meeting adjourned ast 1255H
Minutes by Handy

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Dahil mag-isa lang si Miko sa office, regular na nakikipagmeeting ang utak nya sa ibang parte ng katawan, basta lang ba may makausap. Pasalamat kay Engr. Tolentino para sa titulo.

Tatlong Bj

Nakatatlong BJ ako.
Dalawa sa umaga,
At isa sa hapon.

At bakit hindi?
Maliban sa masarap na sariwang juice,
Malinamnam din naman ang meat.

Eto ang masarap gawin
Lalo na pag nalasing.

Later ko na found out na marami palang mapapala sa BJ-

1. Mabilis na treatment for exhaustion at hang-over. Ang potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium levels nito ay makakapagreplace ng nawalang electrolytes sa katawan.

2. Meron itong mataas na antas ng Lauric acid. Isang mabisang anti-viral, anti-fungal at anti-bacterial liquid.

3. At isa pa (kadahilan siguro kaya ako hyperactive), naiistimulate nito ang pagrelease ng thyroidal hormones, na nagiging sanhi ng mabilis na metabolic rate, at siempre, high energy levels.

Totoo ngang the Coconut Tree is a the Tree of Life, dahil ibinibigay nya ang masustansya at murang Buko Juice.

So ano pang hinihintay nyo, BJ na!

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