Middle Man

“Middle Man”

I want to give you a choice

But I don’t want to hear it

Because I’m not sure if you will still choose me

Maybe he changed you a lot

He changed your preferences, your point of view,

Your whole life and even mine.

I want to hurt him but I can’t

I’m thinking of hurting him in some way

But I can’t find another way

Because I don’t even know him personally

All I can do now is too wait

Until you can make your decision

Your precious decision.

“Facing F*ct”

“Facing F*ct”

We used to be perfect;

I mean perfectly perfect.

What happen to us?

Who knows what happen to us?

You changed a lot.

Who changed you,

To a new

you?

But

I know you.

Do I still know you?

I miss you;

The old you.

I think it’s too late;

Too late to win you back.

Chalice of Vengeance

“Chalice of vengeance”

You changed a lot, you transformed in a totally different creature.

You used to be patient, understandable and admirable;

You changed because of her?

She’s not worth it!

I’m tellin’ you, she’s not even worth it!

Hearing you saying things;

Things that we didn’t even hear from you before.

I’m wond’rin’ who taught you that.

She, who fooled you; or

She, who you use to fool her back?

From Absinero to Cum laude

Sino makakapag-sabi na ang batang palaging absent sa klase since grade 4 ay magatatapos ngayon na Cum laude sa Polytechnic University of the Philippines? (Di ako nag-yayabang hehe) Naaalala ko pa na pag naumpisahan ako ng pag-absent sa isang linggo, tuloy-tuloy na yun hanggang sa pilitin na naman ako ng Parents ko na pumasok ulit sa klase. Nagtatago pa ako para lang di maka-pasok at uuwi lang ako ng bahay pag alam kong late na ako sa klase para hindi naako mapilit ng Parents ko na pumasok pa. (style ko yan, SRSLY! haha)

Nagsimula lang naman ako maing mahilig um-absent sa klase noong grade 4 ako. Naisip ko kasi nun na ang sarap pala mag-laro lang ng mag-laro. laro ng text, holen, agawan-base, mata-mataya at marami pang laro na kinahiligan ko. Tapos naging factor din sa pagiging absinero ko yung pagkahilig ko manuod ng TV. (Lalo na yung mga cartoons pag hapon gaya ng Zenki at BTX. astig yun dre!)

Sa awa ng Dios, (at ng mga maawaing teachers ko) naka-graduate ako ng elementary. Wala man akong honor nun at least naka-graduate. Ayos na yun. (asa pa?)

Nag Highschool na nga ako. Pinasok ako ng parents ko sa school kug saan nag-aral ang mga ate ko. Para daw at least kilala nila mga teachers ko. (Parang sure sila na magiging pala-absent na naman ako. haha) At tama nga ang parents ko, first week palang school year, tinamad na naman si Marlon pumasok sa klase. Sino ba naman kasing sisipagin pumasok nun kung mga isnabero't isnabera ang mga kaklase mo? (section 2 lang yung mga yun ah)

Um-absent ako sa klase for like 1 week at pagbalik ko wala na akong upuan. (Literal na walang upuan!) Yan naman talaga ang common na problema sa mga public schools e. Yun na nga ang bagong dahilan ko para tamarin na naman pumasok sa klase. Sa sobrang mahiyain ko kasi takot ako mag-approach ng mga classmates ko unless they are the first one to approach me. (isnabero ako e! haha)

Nagtuloy-tuloy ang pagiging mahiyain ko and at the same time, pagiging absinero ko hanggang 3rd year highschool. Noong 1st year section 2 ako at noong mag 2nd year ako na relegate ako sa section 4. Para sa akin ok lang naman kahit saan ako mapuntang section basta ba friendly ang mga kaklase. Noong 2nd year ko naging classmate ko naman yung pinsan ko so automatic meron akong friend and companion. Pero hindi pa rin yun nakatulong para maging masipag akong pumasok sa klase. (ewan ko ba kung bakit.) Siguro mahirap lang talaga mag adjust sa buhay highschool lalo na kung mahiyain ka. 

Pero kahit palagi akong absent sa klase noong 2nd year ko, nag-e-excel na man ako kahit papaano so nung nag 3rd year ako naging  section 2 na naman ako. (balik na naman ako sa section 2 >.<) Yung pinsan ko na classmate ko nung 2nd year ay na-retain sa section 4, so mag-isa naman ako. Ang saklap talaga maging mag-isa. (emo lang dre? haha)

Nagsimula na nga ang bagong school year. Syempre first few weeks medyo masipag pa ako pumasok (bago  pa kasi mga notebooks at ballpens). Pero dumating yung time na feeling ko alienated na naman ako sa mga classmates ko. though I become friends naman to some of them.(conyo? duh! haha)

Sobrang tamad ko talaga pumasok sa klase lalo na sa P.E kasi nakakatakot yung teacher namin dun. Nangpapahiya talaga ng estudyante. Pag nasasalubong ko nga yung teacher kong yun sa campus, di ako maka-tingin sa kanya kasi natatakot talaga ako. Pero syempre hindi naman ako pwedeng forever absent sa P.E kasi paano ako papasa nun.

Pumasok na nga ako sa P.E. Super kabado ako. Syempre sino ba naman hindi kakabahan nun kung alam mo na mapapa-hiya ka sa harap ng mga classmates mo. Nag-start na sya mag check ng attendance at tinawag nya na ang last name ko, "Bigay!" sabi ko present po. Sabi nya welcome. At ang linyang hinding-hindi ko malilimutang sinabi nya, "Pumasok ka pa. Akala mo papasa ka? Sumulat ka muna kay Bernadette Sembrano para ipasa kita." (boom! giba ang mundo ko!)

Pero syempre di ako nagpadala sa sinabi nya. pumapasok pa rin ako at nagta-try mag catch up sa mga lessons at sa requirements na din. Pumasa naman ako sa subject na yun. Pero may isa pa akong subject na muntik ko nang i-summer class. Yung Chemistry (sino ba naman kasi sisipagin mag-memorize ng periodic table? bakit si Einstein ba kabisado yun?) Salamat sa adviser ko na si Ma'am Laguardia (dapat lang sya i-mention hehe) at pinasa ako ng teacher ko at hindi ko na kelangan mag summer class.

At dumating na ang aking huling taon sa highschool, naisip ko na kelangan ko na talaga mag-aral ng mabuti. Kahit pala-absent pa rin ako nung 3rd year, na-retain naman ako sa section 2. Pero kahit same section pa rin ako nung nag 4th year ako, iba pa rin ang mga classmates ko kasi yung mga classmates ko dati sa secyion 2 nung 3rd year ay section 1 na pagdating 4th year.

Mga bagong kaklase na naman at panibagong mga subjects at mga teachers. 1st grading period so-so lang ang mga grades ko pero sinusubukan ko nang hindi um-absent pero parang mahirap talaga. At yun na nga, dumating na ang 2nd grading period, (surprise surprise!) naging top 1 ako sa buong section namin. Naka-post ang name ko sa labas ng room namin at nakaka-tawa kasi ang tanong ng mga dumadaan sa room namin na tiga-kabilang section, "Sino yang top 1 nyo?" (di ako sikat e! haha) Since then naging kilala na ako ng mga teachers ko at yung physics teacher ko pa ay inuutusan ako mga check ng mga papers. (oo! biglaang teacher's pet ang peg ko)

Pero di naman ako nagtagal sa top spot, dahil pagdating 3rd grading period nawala ako sa top 10 ng klase. (haha! o di ba astig?) Feeling ko kasi na achieve ko na yung goal ko, ang maging top 1 so hindi na ako masyado nag sipag mag-aral. Hanggang 4th grading period yun.

Sa recognition day, wala akong medal kasi top 3 lang ang binibigyan ng medal after ng school year. Pero masaya na rin ako at natapos ko ang highschool on a higher note. Mataas ang average ko na requirement naman para makapasok ang isang estudyante sa PUP.

After 2 years ng pagpapahinga ko sa pag-aaral, nag take ako ng PUP College Entrance Test. Pinalad naman ako makapasa at itinuloy ko na nga ang pag-aaral ko. I took up Bachelor of Arts in English. (kelangan talaga inglis yung sentence na yun?) 

Ngayon nga, May 2, 2012 naghihintay na lang ako ng araw ng aking graduation naisipan kong isulat 'to para mag-kwento ng buhay ko bilang absinerong estudyante. 

SEANatic

It has all begun in just one tweet. After the 2010 PBA All-star when Sean Anthony was crowned as co-MVP in the Blitz Game along with Roberts Labagala of Brgy. Ginebra Kings, I sent him a congratulatory tweet and I was shocked when he replied and says “thanks” because he was the first PBA player who tweeted me back, though it’s just a short message it really means a lot for a fan to be noticed by a celebrity like him.(ang babaw noh?) Since then I become a fan of him. I’ve been tweeting him and he always tweets me back.

          One day, Sean tweeted that he will ask a trivia question and the one who can answer it will win a pair of game tickets. Actually I was not interested to join because I thought I couldn’t answer the trivia question because I’m not a fan of Powerade Tigers and I don’t know anything about him. But minute passed by and no one till got the correct answer so I decided to try my luck and tried to answer the question.  Yeah right, I got the correct answer and won the pair of tickets for their game that day.

          Actually, I have no plan to go to the game at all because it was not Brgy. Ginebra’s game but I want to see him playing. I went to the game alone, though I have two tickets I just take the unused ticket as a remembrance. (haha selfish?) I was hoping that game that I will be able to meet him and say thank you to him personally, but it didn’t happen. (ang lungkot ko nun grabe) I just went home without that night without a single picture with him. I just said thank you to him through twitter of course.

          The next play date of PBA Powerade has a game again and same time in the afternoon, Sean tweeted that he has a pair of tickets to give away. I asked him if I can join for the second time and he replied through DM (Direct Message) and said “of course”. I joined the game and yeah you got it right, I got the correct answer again.

          That time I really wanted to watch the game live because Brgy. Ginebra also has a game that day. I went to Araneta Coliseum alone. (yeah alone again, sayang na naman yung isang ticket. haha!) That event was like a dejavu because I was not able to meet him in person again. That was nother disappointing day for me.

          I won another pair of tickets from him for the third time and again I was not able to even say hi or thank you to him in person. Until one day when he asked his followers to retweet his tweet and the first one to it will win pair of tickets. I didn’t join the game because I thought that same thing will just happen if I watch their game.

          One of his followers won, her name is Ate Aiko Canlas but she will not be able to go to Araneta Coliseum that day because she will coming all the way from Nueva Ecija so she tweeted me and ask if I want to have one of her tickets and go to the game.  Since I have nothing to do that day, I accept her offer. I watched the game without hoping that I will meet him that night.

          I tweeted Ate Aiko to say thank you. She asked me if I was able to meet Sean and I said no. Ate Aiko asked me if I want to go to the game of Powerade and her Favorite team, the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters and she will ask a ticket from Sean for me and she will introduce me to him after the game. Of course I said yes. 

Sean, Ate Aiko and I

          After the game, ate Aiko kept on texting Sean where we and she was also asking Sean where he is. We waited at the green gate of the Araneta Coliseum but Sean was on the red gate but instead of us went there to him, he was the one who went to us. Ate Aiko told me, “Ang bait noh? Sya pa pumunta sa’tin.”

Sean and I

         The day that I’ve been waiting for, I met Sean Anthony in person. I was speechless that moment. He said, “I’m glad to finally meet you Marlon!” and we shook hands. And finally I was able to have pictures with him. That short moment that we talked has been one of the most memorable events of my life that I will never forget. (Unless If I’ll have amnesia. haha) 

          On December 26, 2011, I ask Sean if it’s fine if I create a twitter fan page of him. He said it’s ok and thank you. I made a twitter account, @SEANatics10 to show support to him and at least to be friends with his other fans. Currently, the twitter fan page of Sean Anthony has 200+ followers and still counting.

          Now I’m not just a Brgy. Ginebra Kings fan; I’m also a Powerade Tigers fan because of Sean Anthony.

Forever, SEANatic!

Thank You Eager Learners

This puchu-puchu video is for my college siblings.

Hotdog Poem

credit to the owner

"Elegance emanates self-esteem, maximize éclat."
-Marlon

Shape Poem

“Training Ground”

Our

Home:

A place we usually

Find love, happiness and

Companions, but sometimes

We can also find our enemies,

Rivals and competitors that, however,

may help us                      to be more

 competitive.                     A place that

                                    serves as a                     molding zone

    For our personality that we will use to face all

      the challenges and obstacles outside our homes

Acrostic Poem

Credit to the owner

“Best Teacher”

Memories, those are hard to forget,

Always there and we can do none

Replacing life is impossible, because

Life is irreplaceable

Oh! I think I’ll just cherish what I remember because,

No one can teach me everything, but my experiences.

Name Poem

Marlon,

My wackiest pose :D

It means moody, joker, showy

It is sliding through the mud

It is the memory of childhood friends

Who taught me balance and confidence

When we were playing outdoors.

My name is Marlon

It means standing up after the fall.

Half-life

“Half- life”

Golden Gates Bridge

       Allen is a young boy from the states; he's a half-Filipino and half-American. One summer, he was brought by his parents in the Philippines; it's his first time to go in the Philippines so he was very surprised to its temperature and the way of life of the people here.

  Allen is not proud of his Filipino side. In the U.S, when someone asked his nationality or ethnic background because of his color, Allen would answer that "I'm half-white and half-Spanish.", because he believed that Filipinos are Spanish in someway. 


        He is not raised by his parents in a Filipino way so he doesn't know how to say "po" and "opo", he can't even speak Tagalog and he doesn't practice any Filipino customs.From the Airport, he and his parents went to their relatives’ house in Pangasinan because the reason why they are here in the Philippines is to visit his Grandmother who's sick. Upon arriving in the house, Allen was greet by his cousins, "kumusta?", Allen just nod his head with confusion because he didn't understand what his cousins said. Allen's mother command him to greet his grandmother, and because of his American manner he just said, "hey, Good day!", all the people in the house was surprised with the way he talked to his grandmother. 
  
      The next day, Allen's cousins invited him to walk around the town and to play at the same time. But Allen refused because he was busy playing his computer games and his other gadgets, but his mother insist that he should go, so he had no choice but to follow what his mother said even if it's against to his will.  While Allen and his cousins are walking going to the rice field, he saw a vehicle crossing the street an he asked one of his cousin, "what is that?", because his cousin can't speak English, it ask the other one who can speak a little English to answer Allen's question and he ask Allen, "what was your question?" and Allen said, "I said, what is that vehicle?!", his cousin answered, "that's Kuliglig". Allen said, "oh, whatta weird name!”Allen and his cousins reached their destination, the rice field, And again, Allen saw a strange creature for him, a Carabao and he asked his cousin, "what's that?", and his cousin answered, "that's a Carabao or in Filipino and in Ilocano it's Nuwang!", Allen asked again, "is it dangerous?" ,"no, you wanna touch it's horn?", Allen touch its horn.  After a little while, Allen saw his cousins climbing a Mango tree, and one of his cousins hand him a Mango, Allen said, "what this?" his cousin answered, "that's mango, it's our national fruit. Eat it, it’s delicious.”," is it edible?”,"yes". After climbing the mango tree Allen and his cousins went home.  Allen's mother asked him, "how's your time playing with your cousins?", Allen said, " a bit fun! I saw a weird vehicle, touched the horn of a creepy animal and ate a mango!". Allen's mother said, "I’m happy that you have experienced the Filipinos life."" by the way, Allen we will go to the market later to buy something for your grandmother, wanna go with us?"; and because Allen was a little bit bored and he thought that the market is similar in the U.S.A he said yes.Allen was surprised when he saw that the market is completely different from what he expected. The market is noisy, crowded and even from outside you can smell the meat and fish. Because of his disappointment, he decided to stay in their car. While he's in the car, child approach him and asked some coins from him. Because he doesn't have peso money to give to the child, he gave 1 dollar. The child asked him, "anya  day toy?", Allen don't know what to do, fortunately his mother arrived and it give the child money and food and the child went home. Allen asked his mother, "Mom, why he's like that? He's dirty and he's asking money from us?" , Allen's mother explained, "he's like that because, may be, his parents is unemployed and he don't have any choice but to do what he is doing for his survival. Allen that's normal here in the Philippines. This country is completely different from where you're leaving." Allen realized something from what he saw.  


      After a couple of weeks of vacation in the Philippines, Allen and his parents are going back to the U.S.A. Allen bid his farewell to his cousins and to all his relatives and to his grandmother. Allen's vacation in the Philippines taught him bit knowledge about the Philippines.


     Because of his project, Allen needs to go back to the Philippines to gather information and to take pictures of something from the Philippines. In the Philippines he stays in his Aunt's house in Manila.
  In his first day in Manila he visits the Quiapo church, he took pictures of it and he noticed a bunch of vendors beside the church. He asked one of the vendors. "Hi! Can I ask, what's that?", and the vendor answered, "it's Agimat!", "Agimat? What's the use of that?", the vendor answered, "it is use as a lucky charms.", "oh! Interesting!” Allen took a picture of it and he will include it to his documentary.
  Allen just continue exploring the street of Manila and he keeps on taking photos of whatever he thinks will be useful for his school project. While he's taking photo, a child approaches him and it ask money from him and unlike before he has peso to give to the child. And because Allen knows why the child is doing it he decided to include the child in his project because it will show how the life of some Filipinos in the Philippines is.




        The next day, Allen went to Pangasinan where stayed for a couple of weeks when he was a child. He is welcomed by his relatives and he discovered that his grandmother died a couple of months ago. He doesn't know about it because he didn't even bother to ask about the Philippines and his mother didn't tell him about it. He meet again his cousin who used to explained everything to him when Allen had a vacation there. "Hey, how are you doing?", said Allen. "I'm doing great. What brings you here?" said his cousin. Allen answered, "I'm here to gather information about the Filipino culture for my school project, and would you help me to look for something that will help me finish my project?” "Ok, I'd love to help you. What should we do first?", his cousin said. "Just accompany me around the town while I'm gathering information and taking photos".
 
    One day, Allen and his cousin went to the rice field to take some pictures there. Allen saw again a Carabao which he used to call when he was a child "creepy animal", now he is not afraid to the Carabao and he also want to ride it. He also took a photo of it with him. Allen saw the weird vehicle, "Kuliglig". He asked the driver of kuliglig if he could ride the on it and the driver allowed him. While he's on the kuliglig he saw the mango tree which his cousin used to climbed. Allen reminisce his summer vacation before and now he climb the tree. It seems that Allen become a child again because of all of what he saw. He realized how enjoying doing those things.

      Allen is done to his project and he have to go back to the U.S for the presentation of it. In his presentation, Allen discussed what he got from his experienced in the Philippines and he is now very proud that he is a Filipino because he knows now how the Filipinos cherish the family values, their culture and other traditions. He also encourages his classmates and professors to visit the Philippines.
Allen graduated with honor as a teacher. He chose to be a teacher in Pangasinan where he learned to be a Filipino.


       One day, Allen and his cousin went to the rice field to take some pictures there. Allen saw again a Carabao which he used to call when he was a child "creepy animal", now he is not afraid to the Carabao and he also want to ride it. He also took a photo of it with him. Allen saw the weird vehicle, "Kuliglig". He asked the driver of kuliglig if he could ride the on it and the driver allowed him. While he's on the kuliglig he saw the mango tree which his cousin used to climbed. Allen reminisce his summer vacation before and now he climb the tree. It seems that Allen become a child again because of all of what he saw. He realized how enjoying doing those things.

"kuliglig" is a vehicle composed of a two-wheeled trailer pulled by a two wheeled tractor similar to a rotary tiller.

       Allen is done to his project and he have to go back to the U.S for the presentation of it. In his presentation, Allen discussed what he got from his experienced in the Philippines and he is now very proud that he is a Filipino because he knows now how the Filipinos cherish the family values, their culture and other traditions. He also encourages his classmates and professors to visit the Philippines.
Allen graduated with honor as a teacher. He chose to be a teacher in Pangasinan where he learned to be a Filipino.
  Allen is done to his project and he have to go back to the U.S for the presentation of it. In his presentation, Allen discussed what he got from his experienced in the Philippines and he is now very proud that he is a Filipino because he knows now how the Filipinos cherish the family values, their culture and other traditions. He also encourages his classmates and professors to visit the Philippines.
Allen graduated with honor as a teacher. He chose to be a teacher in Pangasinan where he learned to be a Filipino.

Allen is now in college and as a part of his school project he will make a documentary about different cultures and the culture that was assigned to him is the Filipino culture but what he know about the Philippines is not enough because before he doesn't even mind the Philippines.