Design Translation

The Simplicity of a Smile

the simplicity of a smile
sends you off to a land,
where you and i will find
pleasure in hearing
each other's voices;
a moment we will cherish.
your resounding laughter --
the free spirit
lulls me to a deep slumber.
feel the warmth of my hand;
its coarseness --
will certainly
keep you away from
harm's ruthless embrace.

Himig Game Night

A night of Pusoy dos and baby powder.
eeeek! i look like a Buddha!

Have you Ever?

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Stayed up all night long, and watched the sunrise (while doing plates)
15. Seen the Northern Lights
16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
20. Slept under the stars
21. Changed a baby’s diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
25. Given more than you can afford to charity
26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse
30. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
31. Asked out a stranger
32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (with a pillow on my face)
35. Held a lamb
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath/shower
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
40. Seen a total eclipse
41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
53. Had amazing friends (I sill have)
54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
58. Taken a road-trip
59. Rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign government’s official in that country to avoid notice
61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
65. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
66. Visited Japan
67. Bench-pressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
69. Alphabetized your records
70. Pretended to be a superhero
71. Sung karaoke
72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Scuba diving
75. Got it on to “Let’s Get It On” by Marvin Gaye
76. Kissed in the rain
77. Played in the mud
78. Played in the rain
79. Gone to a drive-in theatre
80. Done something you should regret, but don’t regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone who’s not supposed to know about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
84. Started a business
85. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
86. Toured ancient sites
87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Sword fought for the honor of a woman.
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldn’t have
94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy (or made me dizzy too *wink*)
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Lied
97. (the real 97) Gone without food for 5 days
98. Made cookies from scratch
99. Won first prize in a costume contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
105. Got flowers for no reason
107. Got so drunk you don’t remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
113. Had a one-night-stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen Moulin Rouge
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
118. Buried one/both of your parents
120. Been on a cruise ship
121. Spoken more than one language fluently
122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did
132. Called or written your Congressperson
133. Packed up and moved to another city to just start over
134. …more than once?
135. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
136. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had an abortion, or your female partner did
138. Had plastic surgery
139. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
145. Broken someone’s heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
149. Broken a bone
150. Killed a human being
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of 100mph or faster?
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
155. Fired a rifle, shotgun or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
158. Had major surgery.
159. Had sex on a moving train
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: take, landing, during
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten kangaroo meat
168. Fallen in love at an ancient Mayan burial ground
170. Eaten sushi (love it!)
171. Had your picture in the newspaper
172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
174. Gotten someone fired for his or her actions
175. Gone back to school
176. Parasailed
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
180. Read The Iliad
181. Selected one “important” author whom you missed in school, and read him/ her
182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. …and gotten 86′ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you.
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196. Dyed your hair
197: Been a DJ
198: Found out someone was going to dump you via LiveJournal
199: Written your own role playing game
200: Lost your Best Friend for reasons of death
201: Fallen in love over the internet
202: Sung in a Barbers’ Shop Quartet
203: Eaten a live animal
204: Been able to communicate in a language you barely learnt barely three days earlier.
205: Memorized words from Disney movies like Aladdin, Lion King etc
206: Be able to relate to every song that you ever listen.

Happy thought

I was rolling on my bed last night...
Wasn't able to sleep instantly.
While trying to bump my head so I can completely be unconcious.
The colors of the day came back to me.
Happy to be so aware of colors and not be color blind (or not to have a bad perception on colors).
Here it is:

Red for the cold and hot drink that made you feel well;
Green for the smoke that came out cooling my throat in turn;
Orange for the flame that flickers everytime you push a button near your mouth;
Yellow for the light that shone that night;
Violet and indigo for how cool that moment was; And
Blue for the shirt you were wearing.

Para sa mga makata

Sa paglipas ng panahon may mga bagay na minsan gusto mo na lamang kalimutan dahil nagsisi ka kung bakit mo nagawa ang mga bagay na iyon o kaya nama'y gusto mong alalahanin dahil ito'y mga masaya at nagpapagaan ng iyong loob. Marami ang nagsasabi sa akin na baguhin ko daw ang paraan ng aking pagsusulat. "Lagi na lamang malulungkot ang tema ng iyong sinusulat," 'yan ang madalas kong naririnig sa nakakbasa ng aking mga sinulat. Sa tuwing sasabihin nila ito ang tanging masasagot ko lamang ay, "Dito ko lang kasi nalalabas ang lahat ng lungkot sa buhay ko, ang aking pagkasawi at mga bagay na gusto ko na lamang tanggalin sa loob ko upang gumaan agad ang aking pakiramdam.
Sa buhay kong ito marami na ang nangyari. Lahat ng kasiyahan ay nakatago kaibuturan ng aking puso. Samantalang ang mga masasakit na pangyayari ay iniiwan ko lamang upang maging salita -- upang sila ay tuluyan nang maibaon sa limot.
Ilang araw ko na ring hinahanap ang sarili ko. Minsan aking natatanto na siguro ang dahilan nito'y masyado kong ibinibigay ang buong pagkatao at sarili ko sa taong mahal ko -- wala na akong tinitira para sa aking sarili. Isang sobrang gasgas na mga kataga ngunit hanggang ngayon ay may katotohanan pa rin ito sa lahat ng tao. Sa aking paghahanap aking nalaman na kailangan ko na talagang harapin ang lahat ng mga problemang dumarating at darating pa. 'Di ko na dapat isa-walang bahala ang mga bagay ng kailanga'y pinagtutuonan ko ng pansin. Kasama na rin ang mga taong mahalaga sa akin -- lahat silang minamahal ako at yaong mga mahal ko.
Malapit na...
Sana bukas maliwanag na naman ang araw para nakangiti akong babangon mula sa isang mahimbing na pagkatulog upang harapin ang mga magagandang bagay na naghihintay sa akin sa labas ng aking kuwarto.

The Poly Pick-Pocket Experience

The salisi gang works as a group in buses, where they would pretend as passengers. They would sit down around a possible victim and would leave him confused and shocked after robbing him of his belongings.

In this third world country, because of poverty people result to desperate measures, which usually leave someone harmed or impaired. I fell as a victim to such act of desperation.

My cheap 400 peso jeans’ right-side pocket was slashed and the pick pockets got my priceless wallet. Inside it was: php200, a bulk of pictures, calling cards, my ATM, my UP I.D., my Time Zone Card, past UP form 5s and the claim stub for my shoe I had mended.

After the incident I was in total shock and wasn’t able to move. I immediately thought of what was in my wallet (good thing my tuition fee money wasn’t there…) and how the hell did they slash my pocket without even me noticing. Here’s what I remember: one guy sat beside me and was uncomfortably too close to me. I totally ignored him. Minutes before they (the crooks) went down the bus the guy in the back of my seat pretended to be adjusting the window of the ordinary bus I was in, which I made me shift my attention to him. The next thing I saw was my ripped side pocket.

The lessons I’ve learned: 1) when in an ordinary bus try to be cautious and observant. If possible, don’t let anyone sit beside you. 2) Don’t travel alone. 3) This might work: have a wallet that comes with a chain that would be attached to your pants. 4) Don’t other passengers invade your personal space.

Now the paranoia is kicking in. I might not want to travel alone soon…

When the land froze and brought death

He walked while he held his hands tightly together, rubbed them together to generate enough heat to ease the pain that was brought by the coldness of his bones -- it felt like millions of needles puncturing him all at the same time. His mere breath add to the coldness he was feeling. He was sitting in a corner of an alley with garbage cans and filth keeping him company. Once in three hours there would be someone in a trench coat walking past him. He would try and reach out for the thick cloth but he would miss it by an inch because he had no much energy to lift his arms. (to be continued)

Suicide

Now the tables have turned...

But i'm still all alone.
Life has been sucked out of me.

Waiting for the right time to be drenched in blood.

Die once more;
A million deaths.

Vanity Attack Dos

Ang Bahay sa Mahiyain

Bubuksan mo ang pinto at iyong makikita ang nakakalat na mga gamit. Susubukan mo itong ‘di pansinin ngunit ‘pag naglao’y ‘di mo mapipigilan ang sarili mong ayusin ang mga ito.

Sa iyong pagdating babatiin mo ang mga taong nasa harap ng kompyuter. Mistulan silang mga istatua na ang tanging gumagalaw lamang ay ang kanilang mga kamay sa itaas ng mouse at keyboard at ang kanilang mga matang (malalim na dahil sa pagpupuyat) nakatitig halos buong araw sa monitor.

Aakyat ka sa itaas ng bahay at makikita mo na nakahilata sa animo’y kama ang mga taong alam mong pagod na pagod sa pagiisip at paggawa ng plano. Mapapangiti ka na lamang dahil para silang mga batang nakahiga sa lapag at walang paki alam sa mundo, ang tanging ninanais lamang nila ay matulog ng mahimbing dahil bukas sila’y mapapagod na namang muli.

Ilang araw at gabi mong nanaising umuwi ngunit ‘di maaari dahil marami pang dapat gawin at tapusin. Minsan ‘di mo na makakayanan ang pagod at iiyak ka na lamang sa isang tabi o kaya nama’y sa unan na ‘di mo maalala kung sino ang may-ari. May mga panahon ring magkakaroon ng alitan ang mga tao sa bahay, ‘di ka na lamang magsasalita upang ‘di na lumala ang sitwasyon.
Ngunit ‘di naman lahat ay pagod at lungkot. Madalas rin nama’y may bibili ng ice cream at masaya ninyong pagsasaluhan ang isang galon ng kaligayahan. Nariyan rin ang walang katapusang tagisan ng galing sa paglalaro ng pikachu – sino kaya ang mananalo ngayong gabi?

Pero lahat iyon ay kailangang matapos; Lahat kailangang ilagay sa kahon at iuwi sa bahay-bahay ng bawat isa. Ang ibang alaala’y maiiwan dun sa bahay na iyon sa kalye ng mahiyain. Pero ‘di lahat dahil maguuwi ako ng isang isda mula sa pond.

My Dear Sister at 18

For the whole day yesterday I've been trying to conceptualize the whole party of my sister. Aside from organizing her party I have lots of other responsibilities to attend to. and also I need to find some work soon -- I'm totally broke.

Good thing i ignored my mom's rants for a luau party... I definitely wouldn't want to organize such setting.. heheheh
So i ended up repeating one of my friend's sister's debut theme. Jeans.

We did the decor and conceptualization for that two years ago.. But this time it would be bigger and better.
Hopefully my mom won't tighten her pockets...