uLr!Ch speaks..

"Once I Loved..."

2006-05-02T21:08:00.000+08:00

Once I loved like no other…
We started as strangers to one another
She wasn’t my type
Not even once did it occur to me that something was going to happen
But then, it did
I began to like her, fall for her, then to love her
I tried everything
But to no avail
I can say I failed… miserably
But not for this
But rather for the pasts
For I then realized
That for once, I loved like no other…
For it was the only time I did love….

And I’ve always reminded her of the moon
Once, I explained why…
But then I gave her the wrong reason
So, just in case you want to know why,
For it is because…
I love her all the way to the moon and back.

oBa-lAyOs connection(haha)

2005-11-26T13:10:00.000+08:00

Alas within this path, the shadows wait
And in this road I cry in great dismay.
What fiendish foes await my lonely stay,
For they alone can seal my earthly fate?
The dark may soon go strong as I go straight
And those that lurk may find me prey.
But shout and scream and wail as I may,
Ill have no aid for there’s none in sight.
Yet, blue flame runs within my restless veins;
Enduring spirits steer to go amidst;
Fear or anxiety shall not remain.
A drive I crave to draw a daring feat,
Knowing I’ll pass this path but once, I shall
Take the one less traveled by, or befall.

"Rizal"

2005-05-23T21:27:00.000+08:00

"Adios, Patria adorada, region del sol querida, Perla del Mar de Oriente, nuestro perdido eden, A darte voy, alegre, la triste, mustia vida; Y fuera mas brillante, mas fresca, mas florida, Tambien por ti la diera, la diera por tu bien... One hundred years ago, on the eve of December 30, 1896, Jose Rizal wrote his Ultimo Adios, replete with pathos and patriotic devotion, a masterpiece of 19th century Spanish verse. At early dawn the following day, he faced a military firing squad and died, a martyr to the Filipino quest for justice during the Spanish regime. Dr. Jose Protacio Rizal was born in Calamba, Laguna, to a prosperous landowner and sugar planter of Filipino-Chinese descent on June 19, 1861. His intellectual and moral development was powerfully influenced by his mother, Teodora Alonso, and the teachings of the Catholic Church. At an early age, he demonstrated a prolific talent for poetry, writing his first poem at age eight. In 1877, at age 16, he graduated with highest honors from the Ateneo de Manila. In 1882, he went to Spain to pursue medical studies which he had started at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila. At age 24, he was conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and Letter."

-Direct Essays

"Sabong"

2005-05-19T18:49:00.000+08:00

Sa pula, sa puti,
Hiyawan at sigawan.
Sa loob ng oras na kakaunti,
Dalawang nilalang, magtatagisan, magpapalakasan...

Huhuni ang batingaw sa loob ng koliseyo.
Tatawag - pansin sa taong laman nito.
Matatahimik ng tila isang milagro.
Mag-uumpisa na, buong atensyo'y ituon dito.

Alkohol ay ipapatak sa sandatang pamatay.
Patitikmin ng kaunting kirot at ibibitaw.
Nakikiramdam sa napakalagim na pain,
Unti-unting tumatapak.. kamatayan.

Kasabay ng lipad, mabilis na pag-kampay.
Hindi hihiwalayan ang mga paa ng titig
Kung saan ang tari'y nilagay.
Kinikig sa ere, sabay na pagbaksak.

Buhok na makulay, unti-unting nalalagas.
Dugo'y unti-unting dumadanak.
Mga mata'y nanlilisik.
Mga budhing nag-uumapaw sa galak ng pagpaslang.

Muling naglapit at nagtirahan.
Sa iisang saksak,
Naghiyawan, tao'y nagtayuan.
Sa loob ng sampung segundo, nawalan ng ulira't napaluhod.

Ang kawawang alaga,
Iniwang nakahandusay.
Tanggalin na't linisin!
Magsisimula na ang susunod na laban.

Sa pula, sa puti,
Llamado, dehado,
Tao'y nagpapakasasa, nag-aatubili sa pagpili,
Sa pagitan ng dalawang nilalang na isasalang.. hindi hawak ang sariling kapalaran.. sa sabong ng buhay...

"St. Ignatius"

2005-05-12T21:33:00.000+08:00

St. Ignatius is not only the father of the Society of Jesus but also the father of every Atenean. It is his inspiration, vision and charism that bring us all together. St. Ignatius and his charism spans time and space and bridges generations: he was able to inspire his first companions to form the Society of Jesus more than four hundred years ago; he was able to move our Jesuit Jubilarians who were once like us, students; we are now borne by this tradition. Upon the shoulders of many great men and womeninspired by St. Ignatius, we all rest and stand tall…

-Campus Ministry Office, Ateneo de Manila High School

"Aww"

2005-05-12T21:31:00.000+08:00

I met you in a hallway,
Only four weeks ago.
Your beauty is radiant,
Like a new fallen snow.
We studied our hearts out
The time we’ll never regret.
But there’s something I want to tell you…
So here’s a cheer that suppose I know how.
We can’t go on, not ever, and not now.

-Phil

"9/11"

2005-04-15T22:44:00.000+08:00

In memory of all those who perished this morning; the passengers and the pilots on the UnitedAir and AA flights, the workers in the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all the innocent bystanders. Our prayers go out to thefriends and families of the deceased.

"IF I KNEW"

If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
And pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
That I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
And call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
So I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time
I could spare an extra minute
T stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
So I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
To make up for an oversight,
And we always get a second chance
To make everything just right.

There will always be another day to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance to say our "Anything I can do?"
But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all!
I get, I'd like! to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
For a smile, a hug, or a kiss
And you were too busy to grant someone,
What turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today, and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear
Take time to say "I'm sorry,""Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,you'll have no regrets about today.

@};-;-

"Mismo!ü"

2005-03-18T23:35:00.000+08:00

Para sa mapagmahal,
Sa maaalalahanin,
Sa mapagbigay,
Sa masayahin.

Para sa sweet,
Sa understanding,
Sa makulit.

Para sa mahal kong kaibigan...

ikaw...
Mismo!ü

"Hearts On Fire"

2005-03-18T23:17:00.000+08:00

Hearts on fire,
Love aflame.
Cinders fly,
You speak my name.
Passion smolders,
Red-hot haze.
Touch my soul,
Quench my blaze.

"****ü"

2005-02-13T15:35:00.000+08:00

Ako ay nagtataka sa aking sarili,
Kung bakit 'pag nakita ka'y 'di mapakali.
Ano ba'ng mayroon ka at ako'y nabighani,
At ikaw ang babaing aking napili?

O, kayhirap pigilin ng aking nararamdaman,
Gayong alam ko namang kayraming iba riyan.
Ngunit, ikaw pa rin ang aking pinapangarap.
Makasama ngayon, bukas at sa hinaharap.

Anong sarap isiping tayo'y magkapilin'
At sabay humabi ng mga pangarap natin.
Ang sinasabi ng iba'y 'di natin papansinin,
Dahil wala silang alam sa ating damdamin.

Ngunit 'di ko alam kung ito'y pangarap lamang..
At baka gawa-gawa lamang ng aking isipan.
Ngunit, isa lang sa akin ang katotohanan...
Na ikaw ay aking mamahalin magpakailanman.

"Inang Bayan"

2005-01-31T15:57:00.000+08:00

Tsong, kabataan, kamusta ka na?
Balita ko gabundok yong problema.
Bakit di palawakin ang iyong isipan,
At nang problema ng bayay matugunan?

Oras na upang ikay gumising..
Itigil na ang bisyong paglalasing!
Mga adik sa bayan, kaliwat kanan,
Bakit hindi mo simulang labanan?

Inay, ikay aking mahal.
Ibibigay aking buhay,
Makita ka lang na matiwasay..
Inay, ikay aking mahal...

Mga kalokohan iyan halinat tigilan,
Upang ating bayan makalayang tuluyan.
Sayang ang laban ni Gat. Jose Rizal.
Ating bayan iisang paa na lang! - magmahal..

Mahalin natin ang ating bayan.
Di nga't tayo ang kinabukasan,
Nitong bayang nagpupursigi.
Maibangon ang kanyang sarili.

Paunlarin ang ating kinabukasan,
Para sa hinaharap nating kabataan.
Di magtatagal, bansay babangon..
Magkakaisa Liga ng mga Nasyon!

"Ringing Pleasure"

2005-01-31T15:44:00.000+08:00

O dear friend...
With what chapels do you pray to today?
With what clocks do you spend...
O precious time
Dispersing into an oblivion
Of wanted morose and suffering
Dictated by the unwavering glee that betrays you...
When you close your eyes...
Then wakes you up
Into a shock
Of bliss and ecstasy
And unadulterated dreams...
As you call upon help
That may never reach...
Then o friend...

- Jules Joaquin

"Mentors"

2005-01-31T15:31:00.000+08:00

There are no words to match my gratitude,
However much like Shakespeare I might write.
Above all else, you've shaped my attitude,
Nurturing me with discipline and light.
Knowledge is the least of what you taught,
Yet that least at least prepared my head.
Out of your heart I've learned the things I ought,
Underscoring words you never said.

"Panloloko"

2004-11-28T20:06:00.001+08:00

Ahh.. ganito na pala..
Nalaman ko rin ang dahilan...
Ngunit di ko maintindihan..
Kung bakit ka nagkaganyan.

Ano ba ang aking ginawa?
Ano ba't ako'y nagkasala!?
Ang lahat ay pain lamang pala.
Nang sa gayo'y ako'y mapaniwala.

Siguro ngay tama ang iba..
Ikay isang masamang loob!
Hindi ka na nahiya.. hindi ka na natakot.
Ako lang pala'y iyong mapipikot!

O.. ako'y naging isang tanga!, Isang malaking tanga!
Na nabighani sa iyong panlabas na kalasag.
Sa iyong mukhang banaag..
Sa iyong budhing walang makasisilip na liwanag!

Tuna'y na ang ganda'y hindi makikita,
Sa isang kagaya mo'ng ang puso'y 'sing itim ng tinta!
Hindi bali na ang iba..tunay naman sila!
Totoong makikita ang pagmamalasakit sa kanilang mga mata!

Dapat pala'y di na naniwala pa.
Dapat palay di na nabighani pa!
Ako'y gagawing laruan lang pala!
Sasaktan ang damdaming umaasa.

Hindi na muling magkakamali!
Hindi na muling mahuhulog pa,
Sa isang patibong ang nais ay saktan ka.
Sa isang ang nais ay lokohin ka.

Ngunit, hindi ako magtataka..
Balang araw, ikaw naman ang malalagay,
Sa isang sitwasyong gaya ng iyong ibinigay..
Sa isang taong ang loob ay totoo at tunay.

Ako nalang ay mananahimik.
Maghihintay sa muling pagbabalik ng karmang dadating at sa iyo'y hahalik.
Ito'y magiging kapana-panabik, kahindik-hindik!
At ako'y tatangkilik... Sa iyong pagkawasak at pagkalugmok sa putik!

"Words"

2004-11-08T20:30:00.001+08:00

Smile an everlasting smile, a smile can bring you near to me. Don't ever let me find you down, cause that would bring a tear to me. This world has lost its glory, let's start a brand new story now, my love. Right now, there'll be no other time and I can show you how, my love.

Talk in everlasting words, and dedicate them all to me. And I will give you all my life, I'm here if you should call to me. You think that I don't even mean a single word I say. It's only words, and words are all I have, to take your heart away.

-Bee Gees

"I Started A Joke"

2004-11-08T20:02:00.000+08:00

I started a joke, which started the whole world crying,
but I didn't see that the joke was on me, oh no.

I started to cry, which started the whole world laughing,
oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes, and I fell out of bed,
hurting my head from things that I'd said.

Til I finally died, which started the whole world living,
oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was on me.

I looked at the skies, running my hands over my eyes, and I fell out of bed,
hurting my head from things that I'd said. '

Til I finally died, which started the whole world living,
oh, if I'd only seen that the joke was one me.

-Bee Gees

"I'm Sorry"

2004-11-08T19:37:00.000+08:00

Sorry for that…
Sorry for making you feel so bad..
If you ever have felt like that.
Tell me what I need to do…
To repay my due,
This time, I’m gonna make it up to you.

"Uncertainty?"

2004-11-08T19:19:00.000+08:00

Is it worth living?
Wouldn’t it just hurt my feeling?
Isn’t if more fulfilling,
If we just act as nothing?

Nay, nay nay…
That’s what they say
But, what do they know..?
What do they are?

They only see what’s wrong.
They don’t do anything..
They only whine…
They never notice what’s right.

Yet I hope things will come.
Some will stay, some will go.
But nevertheless, I like to know
Weather this will improve or no, no no…

Maybe memories will stay..
Maybe they will fly away.
Who knows what to say..
We are merely gray.

I don’t know what to speak now..
Will I just be a leak
From someone’s crown?
I hope not.. I hope not..

Maybe, in the future they will be a lot clearer
When our lives are no longer
Than just a history
In one’s letter.

But, someday.. someday…
Surely, everything will turn up to be okay..
People will realize what they need to do
To make their dreams come true..

"Believe in Me"

2004-11-08T19:15:00.001+08:00

I’ll be the one
To make you cry…

I’ll be the one
To make you smile…

I’ll be the one
To make you feel…

Trough the things
That aren’t real…

"Kabiguan"

2004-11-05T11:01:00.001+08:00

Ako'y parang batong ibinalibag,
Ang boung akala'y sa langit aakyat.
Nang sa himpapawid, ako'y mapataas,
Ay bigat ko na rin ang siyang nagpabagsak.

At gaya ng isdang malaya sa turing,
Ang langit at lupa'y naiinggit sa akin.
Subalit, sa isang mumo lang ng kanin,
Ako'y nabingwit na't yaon pala'y pain.

"Bahay ni Juan"

2004-11-05T10:56:00.000+08:00

Bisig mo at lakas ko,
Iisa ang ugnayan.
Kamay, balikat, ulo
Diwa ng bayanihan.

"Mga Masasamang Loob"

2004-11-04T23:03:00.000+08:00

Mga masasamang loob,
Maraming uri ng ganyan.
Kung saan-saan matatagpuan,
Kung saan-saan mababanaagan.

Tingnan mo na lamang ang lipunan pagkat napakarami riyan.
Ang mga magnanakaw na nakakapit sa patalim,
Mga teroristang pilit nanggugulo layaw lamang ay maatim.
At mga politokong mahilig maglihim sa taong bayan na siyang dapat niyang kalingain...

Pansariling kalooban ay iyo ring silipin.
Maaaring nagtatago rito ang masamang saloobin.
Maraming dahilan... pagkainggit at hinanakit,
Kung kaya't tensyo'y naiipit sa pusong mapait.

Lahat ng ito,
Dulot ay away at pagkatakot..
Pagkasawi at sigalot,
Sa kadilima'y nababalot.

Ngunit, pag-asa'y h'wag mawawala.
Nariyan ang Poong Maykapal na puno ng awa.
Inang Baya'y humihingi ng tulong at pagkalinga...
Kailangan lamang ay puso at diwa...
Lahat ay magagawa.