Jun 22

Inspired by one line from Death Cab for Cutie’s What Sarah Said. Just google for the lyrics if you want to.

Wrote this a few months ago. Didn’t want to publish it at first. I don’t know why. So it just sat there in my documents folder along with a few other writings

I always found it so hard to deal with loss. I didn’t know what to do after losing something, or someone.

Teddy: “Anong gagawin mo kung may nawala sa yo?”
Jett: “Hahanapin.”
Teddy: “Kung hindi mahanap?
Jett: “Papalitan.”
Teddy: “‘Pag hindi mapalitan?”
Jett: “Kakalimutan.”
Teddy: “Eh kung hindi makalimutan?”
Jett: “Edi tatanggapin”.

(snatched from Tulad ng Dati)

I wish it were that easy.

Ficlet is after the jump.

EDIT: June 23, 2008. Added a few lines.

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Feb 26

Raise up that digital shield and hack and slash with the clackety-clacks of the square and rectangular swords.

Jan 3

I found the time to type and register the url.

Ronin found the time to fix the layout.

Ronin, Josie, Doreen and I will find the time to write. :D

This is not me writing.

http://thisisnotmewriting.blogspot.com

Dec 31

Magsasampung na taon na mula ng pumasok ka sa seminaryo sa may Novaliches. Sabi mo sa akin, susundan mo si Kristo katulad ng ginawa ni San Ignacio. Siyempre, hindi maiwasang malungkot ako. Siyempre, nawala ka kasi sa buhay ko.

Maligaya na tayo noon. Maligaya na ako sa mga sandaling hawak mo ang aking kamay habang tayo’y naglalakad sa kalsadang iniilawan ng buwan at ng buwan lamang. Maligaya na ako sa mga mumunting halik na hindi ko man hiningi ngunit patuloy mong binigay, hiningi, at ninakaw sa akin. Maligaya na ako sa mga panahong nakaupo tayo sa may damuhan habang pinagmamasdan ang pagsikat at paglubog ng araw. Maligaya na ako sa mga pagkakataong nakatingin ka lang sa aking mga mata habang sinasabi mo sa akin, “wala nang iba. Ikaw na, ikaw na.

Ngunit biglang dumating ang araw na naisip mo, mas maligaya Siya kapag sa Kanya mo ibinigay ang iyong buong buhay.

Alala ko pa noon, nung araw na kinuha Ka niya sa akin. Sinabi mo aalis ka. Tanong ko naman kung saan. Sabi mo papunta sa Kanya. Sabi ko hindi ko maintindihan. Tiningnan mo na lang ang aking mga mata. Wala na, wala na yung mga matang nagsabing “ikaw na, ikaw na.” Hinalikan mo ang aking noo, hinawakan ang aking mga pisngi at pumikit, wari’y umiimik ng mga dasal na hindi ko naman naririnig.

Yinakap mo ako at sinabing, “hindi naman ako mawawala. Malalayo lang naman ako ng kaunti mula sa iyo.”

Magsasampung taon na mula ng nangyari iyon. Walang gabing pinalagpas na hindi kita inisip, hinanap, ipinagdasal, iniyakan.

Nagulat ako ngayong paskong gabi nang may narinig akong kumakatok sa aming pinto. Nakahapag na ang hamon at ang pinya, buo na ang pamilya, kaya’t sino ang maaaring darating pa?

Ikaw pala, sa iyong sutana.

Ngumiti ka at iniabot ang iyong kamay na waring magbibigay mano sa akin. Kinuha ko ito, hinalikan ang iyong palad at iniabot sa aking pisngi. Tumawa ka, at ako’y yinakap. Wala na akong nagawa kundi tumawa’t umiyak.

Pinapasok sana kita, ngunit sabi mo’y lilisan ka rin naman agad, kaya huwag na akong mag-abala pa. Tinanong ko ang sarili kung bakit ka narito, kung nilisan mo na nga ba ang seminaryo, kung babalikan mo na nga ba ako.

Ngumiti ka lang at tiningnan ang aking mga mata.

Biglang naisip ko, oo nga pala, ikaw pala, sa iyong sutana.

Ngunit bakit ka nga ba nandito?

“Para ibigay ito sa’yo.”

Inilagay mo sa aking palad ang isang maliit na itim na kahon na may kaunting kabigatan. Hinawakan ko ito ng aking parehong kamay at inilapit sa aking dibdib.

Anong masamang biro ito?

“Hindi ‘yan biro. Buksan mo.”

Binuksan ko ang kahon at nakakita ako ng mumunting butil na pilak na nakasabit sa isang maliit na krus na pilak din. Makintab. Mukhang mamahalin. Mukhang minahal.

Hindi ko maintindihan.

“Elena, magiging pari na ako sa susunod na taon. Gusto ko lang sanang iwan ito sa iyo, bago ako tuluyang maging Kanya.”

Bakit, rosaryo?

“Gusto kong matuto ka. Matuto ka katulad ni Maria.”

Si Maria?

“Ang buhay mo’y hindi iyo, kung hindi kay Hesus. Ang buhay mo ay sa Kanya.”

Masakit.

“Masakit talaga kung hindi mo tuluyang ibigay sa Kanya ang lahat.”

Napakasakit. Hindi ko maintindihan.

“Magdasal ka sa Kanya, Elena.”

Hinalikan mo ang aking noo, hinawakan ang aking mga pisngi at pumikit, wari’y umiimik ng mga dasal na hindi ko naman naririnig. Niyakap mo ako at naglakad ka na papalayo. Iniwan mo ako sa may pinto habang ramdam na ramdam ko ang aking pusong pinabigat ng lamig ng iyong pamamaalam.

Maria, ganito rin ba ang naramdaman mo nang sabihin mong oo?

Sundin ang loob Mo, dito sa lupa para nang sa langit.

Disyembre 31, 2007

Nov 12

I’ve experienced those bad dreams back then way too often, that I decided to base my free-for-all creative writing piece slash final paper on it. This was written approximately a year ago. I never knew what grade I got for it, but I know it was enough to pull my final grade up to a 1.75. Hehehe.

Tenses are crap. Conversations between the characters are in Tagalog. Character names were originally from the members of my family, as most of the events depicted were based on real life experiences. But it freaked me out so much that I decided to change the names. I edited the piece a bit because it sounded weird, hahaha. Enjoy. :)

Memento Mori

It has been two long days. I don’t know what’s been happening in the outside world.

No electricity, no phone lines, no cellsites, damn, I never felt so disconnected my whole life.

Rosie is on the piano again, reaching for the blacks and whites. Happens every time, whenever the electricity’s out. The old piano is a constant customer when it’s dark.

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Oct 6

Although it’s not yet final… My standing on CW10 right now is 2.

Let’s just hope my free-for-all pulls that up. Hahaha.

Now, to uno Physics10 and (shudder) Stat114…

Oct 2

May nasulat na ako for my free for all piece. It’s weird, and scary, and crap. The ending needs superdupermega polishing. Hahahaha. T-T Message me if you want a copy. :)

Sep 19

I failed to mention na naurong yung deadline ng free-for-all piece namin…

I now have 10 days left…

HELP?

Sep 10

I have 9 days to write a free-for-all piece for my Creative Writing 10 class. Problem is, I don’t know what to write about.

Help?

Aug 9

CW10 with Ma’am Yap isn’t uno-able. Hahahaha.

I just received the comments and the grade on my piece “From the Land of Falling Coconuts, Disappearing Horses and Kite-flying Children.”

I got a 2.15. Echk. I should do better next time.

Jul 31

Just once, I got him to ride a boat with me. The sky was overcast–that must have been November–and the air smelled of rain and boiled peanuts in the empty park. I was sitting across from him as he rowed, and te gathering mist blurred the park behind him until all there was, it seemed to me, was his face and the stark red of his parka. I imagined we were alone at sea. The owl and the pussycat. In a beautiful pea-green boat. They took some mhoney and pl-enty of money. But there was something about the way he rowed, the way his eyes clung to the water below that made me ask, “Are we sad, Papa?” He jerked his head as if I woke him up from sleep, and our boat rocked a little. Just then, a big cloud full of cold rain went down on Burnhamn, on the lake, on us. “Oh no, race to the shorehaha!” “Hahahahurry, Papahaha!” The rain wet the tip of my nape above my jacket collar and crawled down my back like a worm.

By Socorro Villanueva

Gusto kong pumuntang Baguio! Ahehehe.

Jul 14

Sa grammar check, tense consistency check, at kung anu-ano pang check, SALAMAT!

Mahal ko kayong lahat! Hahaha!

Mela, Mon, Bianca, Balma, Gio, Kevin, Han, Kenneth, Pauline, Kaxe, Vince, Trisha, Ia, Jaime, Icai, lahat kayo mga anghel!

Bahala na lang si Lord (at si Ma’am Yap, of course) sa grade ko.

Jul 14

Ito yung umubos ng oras ko the past few days. Sa wakas, natapos ko na siya, pero super sabog siya!

Kaya…

I need your comments, PLEASE! Kahit sino man kayong napadpad sa blog ko, hinihingan ko kayo ng comments.

I need to submit this by mga 12mn mamaya. Hahahaha. Kaya please, tulong? :p

PINAKAIMPORTANTENG NOTE: SA ISANG TRAVEL ESSAY, WALA DAPAT PLOT.

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Jul 13

Sorry kung matagal na akong hindi nagsusulat. Inuubos ng travel essay ko yung oras ko para magsulat eh. Hahaha.

Oh no, fallen coconuts!

Looking upwards I see a palm tree, filled with coconuts golden yellow in color, ready to attack the unwary passerby. I hurry across the street, fearing that an aerial coconut attack might catch me off-guard. For me, one near death-by-coconut experience is enough.

Jul 10

Now all of a sudden I find myself stuck by the MiniStop area…

Anyways, why, oh why is the effing message archive of the yahoo groups not working? Now, since I do not know who my groupmates are, I had to download everybody’s homework. Bahala na bukas, kung ipiprint ko lahat yun, o dadalhin ko na lang si laptop.

Sana wala si Ma’am bukas! Hahaha

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