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Short Stories of the Heart – Part 2

2008-07-25T22:49:00.000-07:00

Pio “Bering” Beringuella

Prologue II

Chie

It’s 1976.

It is no longer clear to me how I met Chie.

A year before, I immigrated to Guam, a lush tropical island with an American way of life that I have only read in illustrated books at a much younger age.

It’s also an island. The beach is white. Though our house is only a block from the Agno River back in the Philippines , it is only now that I experience a certain happiness being in the water.

I jog along the beach regularly and frequent the bars in the hotels lining the stretch of beach on Tumon Bay . It’s my way of relaxing on rare day offs from my two jobs. I waited on tables that allows me to meet people; mostly tourists from Japan .

And talk to strangers I do at work in the Garden Terrace at Guam Reef Hotel. It must be during one of those slow nights that I meet Chie. When I realize what was going on, we were exchanging addresses.

She is cute and beautiful. She has that innocent look of a teenager. She’s only 18 years old.

We got to know each other when she spent most of her vacation with me on the beach. We played tennis though she did not know how. As one who just got out of teenage years, I obliged to her pleads for me to teach her.

Teaching her is no longer in my mind. I think I am falling in love. I just wanted to be with her. I wanted to hold her hand; to guide her backhand strokes. Words can no longer describe how I felt. It’s one of those moments worth remembering.

She wanted to know more about me. She was fascinated with a Filipino living in America , as Guam to Japanese is also America . And so we went places in the island. I even took her home to meet my parents. That is how our friendship has become.

She must have felt what I felt then. Sometimes we just exchange looks. And we will be happy.

When she bid goodbye to go back to Kobe , she shed a tear and promised to be back. I said, “I’ll be waiting” knowing then that we will never see each other again.

A day passed. Two days passed.

On the third day after she left, I received her first letter; two days later, her second letter. We communicated frequently for the next three months until suddenly she stopped writing without any explanation. I must have written five more letters but still no answer. I realized then that long distance courtship just does not work. It only happens in the movies.

I promised myself, never to fall into long distance courtship again.

A promise that was meant to be broken as a few years later in 1980, I fall in love again.

And again it’s long distance courtship. And a whirlwind!

PBB/07-25-08

gapatak na sandaling nagbalik

2008-07-14T21:12:00.000-07:00

manonton dalan

nakikipagpulot pawis mga daliri sa kahaw
at umaasang maibsan ang pusong ligaw
bagamat sapat na ang mga pitik na ulat
mapusyaw nga laang ang dating ng sukat
damping labi sa pisnging makulay
nakakalunas sa mukhang may lumbay

masuyong halik sa labing namumukadkad
marahang yakapyakap ramdam abot palad
sadyang tinatagalan at tinatamasang madla
balatkayong agam-agam nabigyan ginhawa
mga tibok ng dibdib kumukumpas ng himig
nagdiriwang, nakisasalamuha sa lambing tinig

kaliyagahang nakamit hanggang kaya magtatagal
pagkahiwalay ng kamay o mga salitang utal-utal
malagkit na tinginan mga hiyas ng takipsilim
damdaming nabuo pumailanlang sa kadiliman
magbabalik na muli kalakip mga matang luhaan
sa buhay na mahiwaga, ala pa sa kalingkingan

kahaw- ketab (computer)
ulat-(text)

agintutuleng

2008-07-13T15:49:00.000-07:00

manonton dalan

agintuturugak a nasimbeng
idi mangngeg ko dagiti samiweng
pagarup mo aya, siak ket tuleng
arig dagiti narukbos a natnateng

pul-oy man sipsiputak kada darikmat
bareng mangipatulod agek ken sayaat
ngem no awan wayawaya mayat latta
adda nga adda nabukel a namnama

agbangonak man ta apan magna
sadiwaek napalabas nga ilala
no man pay nasennaay dagitoy a baddek
idiay law-ang masarak ko tay ulimek

no darupen dak dagiti kulibangbang
itayab da un-unnoyek nga sanaang
diyak met pulos a malipatan
sika pay met tay ik-ikutan

i remember you

2008-07-13T11:44:00.000-07:00

manonton dalan

early morn, i’m driving all alone
going somewhere not known
across, heavy yellow double line
they are going faster than mine
i marvel passing beneath tall trees,
cascading farms of wheat and berries

it never seem to end, an abundance
fruits of beautiful earth and soiled hands
butterfly with gentle flaps follows me
it might be my car’s color or curiosity
i slowed down to get a nice glimpse
but i saw numerous jumping nymphs

then i saw a heron on shallow lake
white as cotton ball, legs like stick
with sharp eyes and long reach
impossible to escape those beaks
i stop for a moment to stretch
i remember you, memories so rich

manonton dalan

2008-07-09T23:13:00.000-07:00

andukey amoy ugip ko
alingwanan ko laray panangaro
diyad irap tan kesaw na laman
pati panangan; natatabangan

akabutayak lamet kakaaro
apatasak na baleg ya bagyo
pakaskasi balet manimis
anggan mankirmat, manlaldis

say kurang ko so singa biroroko
in-inut, teyeng teyeng, peligro
balet agak ni akalingwan
kanyan angikuritak na palatandaan

It’s Unforgettable

2008-07-09T23:10:00.000-07:00

AG

In the course of our lifetime, some things may have had happened that would have taught us lessons or changed the direction of our life. My story occurred during my college days and I consider it unforgettable. I was on my way to Manila after the first semester break one October day when I happened to set beside a girl from Dagupan who was studying at the Philippine Women University. The train ride would take about four hours so it was a way to meet people and forge friendships. While telling stories with this girl, I found that we had something in common, which was our knowledge of the life and times of Dr. Jose Rizal. Our conversation became enjoyable as we discussed in depth Rizal’s love for Leonor Rivera, who was Maria Clara in his book “ Noli Me Tangere”. I was impressed by her brain and beauty and the four hours that we had talked were not enough. I thought I enjoyed her company so at the end of the trip, I proposed that we should see each other again and she agreed to meet me in front of the church of St Jude that following Thursday. It was enrollment week and classes would not start until the following week so it was a good timing for both of us.

I looked forward for that coming Thursday and at exactly 5:00 PM, I positioned myself conspicuously in front of the church. Fifteen minutes had passed and she was nowhere around so I waited for another hour to give her a chance to beat the traffic, but still she didn’t come. I felt like a fool so I decided to go home with a wounded pride, the irony was that I waited in vain in the church of St Jude, the patron saint of hopeless cases. I took the JD bus bound for home and while thinking about my misadventure, the movie “An Affair to Remember” came to my mind. I imagined myself as Cary Grant who was “stood up” at the top of the Empire State building. I recalled that the two lovers promised that if one of them could not make the date, it would be for a very good reason. I wondered then if my date had a good reason but I decided that it was not worth a thought so I crossed out her name forever.

The second semester classes started and I was back to my study routine. Like many of the students in my school, I lived in the university campus, which was in a big tract of land in Quezon City. The dormitories and boarding houses were spread all over the campus and there was an arcade with cafeterias and supply stores. Studying was my preoccupation during the week and Saturday was the day to unwind and unleash the pressure of my studies. The school Women’s Club was involved in promoting an atmosphere for girls to meet boys so once a month it sponsored a Saturday night dance. For Freshman and Sophomore girls who were enrolled in Euthenics Classes, part of the course was to be at these monthly socials so they could practice their learned social graces. I remember that Saturday in December when my roommates and I attended the last social dance before students left for Christmas break. On one corner of the dancing hall, a girl in red and white with a long, free flowing hair captivated my roving eyes. It took me awhile before I gained enough courage to talk to her. I approached her and in my gentle manner I introduced myself and invited her to dance. It was a stroke of luck because I met a girl who spoke my dialect. Before the social event ended, I told her that I would visit her during the Christmas break but she didn’t respond, she probably thought that it was next to impossible.

The day after Christmas I went on my journey to visit her which was a long way from my house. The travel took about an hour along bumpy and dusty roads. When I arrived in her town, I used my wits to find out where she lived by asking the town barber and sure enough, he directed me to the shortest route. I surprised her and her family with my determination and with my resourcefulness. After the visit, I realized that she was the girl that I would like to marry some day. Many years had passed and as we learned more about each other, I was convinced that we were meant for each other so we eventually got married two years after we arrived in America. I finally found my true love in her and she found her first and only love in me.

MANSIRUNGET

2008-07-01T10:09:00.000-07:00

Kankanti

Kasabi-sabik nin tuloy ed Med-Surg Ward; nan ring so telepono ta walay onsabi kono ya pasyente yan manlapo ed Recovery Room. Sakey ya 95 anyos ya masiken, amputi, balon opera ed pukel na tapi ta aputer kono nen atumba ed abay na katre to. Dakel so report to imay Filipino nurse ed Recovery Room - agko la nanonotan ya amin. Balet say atandaan kon imbaga to, samay pasyente ngalngali nin agto nilimatay mata to tan singa makakaugip nin lanang ya maong. Say vital signs to stable met la, tan take note, kuan to --- balon kasal. Akaimis ak ta 95 anyos ton may pasyente. Honeymoon time ni sirin, kuan ko.

Sinmabi so pasyente ya akarukol ed hospital bed; singa Christmas tree ta dakel so akasabit-sabit ya tubo. Manontumbok so sakey ya akulaw ya agmet la miarawian so edad to ed samay pasyente. "Aha, aya manaya so balon kasal," kuan kod isip ko (tsismosa, anto?)

Akikabat ak ed samay pasyente tan imbagak ya siak so nurse to ed saman ya labi. Linmimatay daiset tan tinmanger, insan linmitdem la lamet. Kabebekta, mansanggook la. Inalak so vital signs to kada 30 minutos ya amipat. Nantongtong kamin dua imay akulaw ya asawa to.

"Atumba nen kabuasan ed abay na katre et ag met la makabangon." A fracture manaya so hip bone to kanyan inoperaan nen Dr. Alvarez. Balo kamin kasal.

"Honeymoon mi ni," kuan to. "Antoy gagawaen tod gilig na katre et atumba sirin ah," kuan ko lawari, balet agko pa la intuloy. Honeymoon kuan mo pa......

"Iner so akalmoan yo ed sikato ey?" tepet ko; inggawak so inkatsismosak.

"Kaiba mi ed simbaan et akapangustoan kamin dua, diad tulong met la na saray kakaiba mi ed simbaan," kuanton makakaimis. "95 to la, siak balet 88 anyos ko."

"Agyo nengneng so 88 anyos," kuan ko, ta sikatoy tua met.

Dakel so estorya to imay akulaw. Insan la nanpatanir ya onsempet ni kono ta sanagew to lad ospital et naksawan met la. Labay toy manames tan manpainawa. Intilak tod siak so numeroy telepono to ta tawagan ko kono no kaukulan ya tawagen. Nanpatanir ed samay masiken. Inmulagat toy mata toy daiset; inmangob imay akulaw ed bibil to may masiken, insan la inmalis.

Duay oras so apalabas, say blood pressure ton may masiken so manabeba. Tinawagan koy doctor tan nan order na IV bolus. Amiduak lan angiter na IV bolus, siyempre nin onleleksab so blood pressure to pati level of consciousness to. Aburido ak ta agko labay ya man code blue imay pasyente. DNR (do not resuscitate) imay pasyente balet intonda ni na doctor makasengeg ed operasiyon. Kanyan no na code blue imay pasyente, nepeg ya gawaen so CPR. Tinawagan ko imay akulaw ya asaway pasyente ta kaukulan ya itransfer imay masiken ed ICU. Sinmabin tampol kalamor, mangiwgiw ed takot tan betel. Imbagak ed sikato so sitwasiyon tan imbagak ya DNR imay masiken pero intonda nen doctor ni lapu ed operasiyon.

"Aliwan DNR itay asawak. No DNR nen saman antes kamin nankasal, natan siak so POA to" (power of attorney). "Full code itay asawak natan. Gawa yon amin so nayarian yo pian nabilay," kuan to.

Inmasingger imay akulaw ed asawa to, inegnaan tod duaran lima, inanguban to, insan to inyesaes ed layag to, "Inar-aro takan maong, agmo ak tataynanan. Kaukulan takad bilay ko."

Aga inmalis may akulaw ed abay na pasyente, sangkaegna tod lima tan babagaan toy panangaro to; tan komon ta pakasilen toy linawa to pian nalampasan to imay critical ya oras. Insan to kinansiyonan.

Makapatenyeg na puso so naimatonan ko. Singa ak ingen makakaibeg. Linmad nonot ko, "gawaen kasi na asawak itan ed siak no siak so ngalngalin ompatey?" Diad pegley na critical ya oras ya nepeg ak ya aburido ed sitwasiyon, say linmad nonot ko say kasil tan matua na aroan dan dua; diad edad dan 95 tan 88. Wala ni kasi makatalo ed satan?

Inter koy report ko ed ICU nurse, insan ko intransfer imay pasyente. Ag balot inmalis imay akulaw ed abay to. Ibabaga ton lanang so panangaro to tan pankaukulan to ed samay masiken.

Diad tinmombok ya labi, tinmawag ak ed ICU tan kinumustak imay pasyente.

Malikeliket imay nurse ya kuan to, "Nengneng mo no antoy nagawaan na panangaro. Wadya imay akulaw. No wacky-wacky so vital signs to imay masiken et kansiyonan ton may akulaw, nagiging stable. Kanyan papauliyanan kon mankansiyon imay akulaw anggano ansakit la ed layag. Say padisir ko, nabuwas nayari lan itransfer iyay pasyente ed Med-Surg floor."

Akaingas ak na malukak. Maong labat ta anggapoy mauges ya asagmakan to imay pasyente tan agla manbayag nayarian to lan ituloy so gagawaen to sakbay ya atumba! Tan natuloy lay honeymoon dan sanasawa.

Diad naimatonan kod saman ya pasyente tan samay akulaw ya asawa to so akapangiter na sakey ya aral. Diad pegley na nagagawan kolkolan tan diborsyo ya naiimatonan tayo ed kaliber-liber ed sarayan panaon; panaon na agay lay lupok na relasyon lalo la ed pamilya; makapangiter na liket tan uliran iman ya sanasawa ya anggaman ontan ya wala larad oras na mansirunget ed bilay da, agay lay elet nin siyansiya na aroan dan dua. Komon ta ag itayo mila ed agos na maples ya pansasalat tan anggapoy ka-pirmi-an.

.....Kumusta kilan amin, kakaaro tan kabaleyan...

Short Stories of the Heart-Part 4 PARALUMAN

2008-06-28T16:58:00.000-07:00

by P. “Bering” Beringuella

Prologue IV

It’s 1982.

I met her at PLDT Makati. She worked in the Planning Department, where a few of my classmates also worked. Their office, which is conveniently located across the street from Shakey’s Pizza, was one of my hang outs. One Happy Hour, when the beer had flowed for a while and the live band was still playing out loud; I mentioned that I will be attending a wedding that weekend in Bulacan. I was invited by the groom - another classmate in DLSU. It turned out that she is a friend of the bride and was also going to that same wedding. How lucky could I get? I just picked up a date by not even trying.

At the reception, the bride and the groom came by our table, and innocently asked much to our surprise, “When will you two get married?” Wow! Were we startled! We looked at each other and immediately I saw the look of whose love just got ignited. I must admit it did cross my mind that maybe I have been looking and naively wishing it is still 1980. We were so quiet on our trip back to Manila. Our thoughts were somewhere else. No one wanted to break the silence and say the first word. I dropped her off in her apartment and immediately went to Rustan’s to order a dozen long stem roses with a simple, “Thank you” note.

When I showed up at PLDT the following Monday, I could hear the silent whispers around me. The whole office suddenly wanted to meet me. But not everyone was thrilled. My sparring partner in DLSU pulled me to the side and asked, “What are you doing?!” I said, “I merely sent roses as my way of saying thank you for being my date.” It was a long argument between good friends as one of his officemate had been courting her for two years then and still his love had not been reciprocated in kind.

And so I had to stay low profile. But how could I? I am an American on vacation and very eligible.

The three of us – the suitor, my friend and I – were invited by her to their fish pond along Laguna de Bay. The inihaw na tilapia was really good. And so was the talk of the picnic. Good and not a surprise. Every once in a while, someone will come by and introduce himself. The word of the roses must have spread fast and wide.

I asked myself then, “Now what?!” Sometimes, being trained as an engineer is not all that good. There is always a Plan B in everything I do. Such notion as spare girlfriend just does not work in the affairs of the heart.

I can only fall in love once. And that’s in 1980.

A Step Forward by Sheba Viray Tayaba

2008-06-28T08:40:00.000-07:00

Graduation day is a very special and emotional day for the individuals and their families. It is a day they will probably remember for the rest of their lives. As the graduates march indoor or outdoor serenaded by popular or classical music, their parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends look on boasting pride with a hint of melancholy that their graduate is leaving a massive chapter of his/her life behind heading toward adulthood.

Formerly from Asingan and now residents of San Diego, California, the Tayabas were no exception. Sheba, the eldest of three, took center stage. As she walked ahead of the class, the audience roared, and her parents, Armando and Marilou, clapped and cheered proudly with eyes shining from welled up emotions. And their daughter’s speech brought even more cheers and more tears from almost everyone last Monday, June 16th at Cox Arena.

In her own words, here is Sheba Viray Tayaba’s Valedictory Address to Samuel F.B. Morse High School class of 2008:

Hello and good afternoon to everyone. It is my honor and pleasure to welcome all friends, family, teachers and faculty to Morse High School's 2008 Graduation Ceremony. Harriet Beecher Stowe once said that “The past, the present, and the future are really [just] one: they are today.” And today at our graduation the past, the present, and the future really fuse into one as we acknowledge the end of an approximately twelve-year journey and welcome the beginning of a new journey ahead.

The past twelve years of school have been quite memorable, but they have not always been a parade of good times. I can still remember my first day at an American school back in Japan in 1998. We had just moved from the Philippines due to my dad’s service in the Navy. I did not know a word of English, except for “yes” and “no”, and even then, I still would use them incorrectly. A mere couple of minutes after entering the classroom, my new teacher had asked me how old I was and I replied with “Yes…” After that encounter, I was placed in an ESL class for three years. Some of you may never have experienced anything like that, but I am sure that we have all experienced those occasional low grades coupled with occasional lectures from teachers plus occasional scolding from parents. However, we should not fail to realize that through all of the stress and pressure from school, we have constantly picked ourselves up and continued to move onward. And here we are now, celebrating one of our greatest successes in our lifetime: high school graduation. So bear in mind that although the past may have presented us with many challenges and struggles, it has also shaped us into the people we are now and brought us to where we are at this very moment.

But perhaps the most rewarding aspect of overcoming past hardships is the prospect of a better and brighter future. As I stand before you here today, I not only see fellow students, former classmates, and co-graduates, but I see future doctors, lawyers, businessmen, etc; I see a cluster of young people who, like me, are eager to make a difference in this world. Whether you will be attending a college, joining the military, getting a job, or doing something else with your life after high school, never forget that success is not an unrealistic ambition, it is attainable. We all may seem to be just ordinary individuals, but we are capable of achieving extraordinary feats.

Today serves as a bridge between our past and our future. The skills, wisdom, and knowledge we have gained from school, especially from Morse High School, will definitely help us reach our aspirations and fulfill our purposes in life. Today marks the beginning of our ascension into the real world. Though we will probably always have other people who are ready to guide and assist us, now is the time for us to finally take center stage; now is the time for us to shine our lights for the world and all to see. So join me in taking our next step forward and showing the world what the Morse Class of 2008 is really made of. I commend all of you on all your achievements and wish you luck in all your future endeavors.

Let me conclude by saying thank you first and foremost to my Creator for the guidance and all the blessings. Thank you to all of our teachers and mentors for providing us with a great education and helping to mold us into fine intellects. Thank you also to all of you, the class of 2008, for the camaraderie throughout the years, especially to my friends for creating many unforgettable memories with me. Last, but certainly not the least, thank you to my family, most especially my parents, for being my source of support, encouragement, and inspiration. On the last day of junior year last year, my dad offered to pick me up after school. Right when I got into the passenger seat and closed the car door, he punched me playfully on the shoulder, nodded and said, “Hey there, Senior!” And right now, I want nothing more than to walk out of those doors, meet him outside of this building and see him smiling as he shouts, “Hey there, graduate!” So once again, thank you and a big congratulations to the Class of 2008! Cheers!

Sheba has been accepted at UC Santa Cruz, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, and UC Los Angeles. She chose UCLA and will be majoring in Business Administration and Accounting this fall.

Submitted by Yoli Tucay-Ricasata
This article also appeared in the June 23rd issue of Sunday Punch - Kabaleyan's Thoughts: http://punch.dagupan.com/

Another Mystical Creation ...

2008-06-28T08:00:00.000-07:00

First Love

2008-06-27T22:19:00.000-07:00

AG

I was then a 15-year-old, unassuming, and an easy going teenager. My social life was with my high school classmates and with my neighborhood friends. Girls were not in my mind and nothing excited me more than watching movies in the cinemas of Dagupan. My high school was a non-academic, curriculum in agriculture, and no homework was assigned so I had a lot of free time.

Going to church on Sundays was a mandatory obligation, rain or shine, which my mother imposed on her children. It was on one of those Sundays in church when I first noticed a young girl in blue dress with a blue ribbon on her hair walking towards the front of the church with her mother. For the first time in my life, I saw the most beautiful girl in this universe. Although I’ve known her since she was seven and I was eight, suddenly she looked like somebody new.

Ever since that Sunday, I started grooming myself so she’d notice me. I thought of her during the day and she enlivened my dreams at night. To satisfy my longing I passed by her house every evening just in case I’d have a chance to talk to her. Occasionally, I would catch a glimpse of her inside her house, but nothing really could calm my restless heart until she’d know that I existed.

After a month of desperately wanting to be noticed, I gained enough confidence to pay her a visit. One Saturday evening, I put on my best outfit and proceeded to her house with my heart beating fast and hands sweaty, but my attempt fizzled out when I saw their family car in the carport. Her parents were prominent citizens of our town, they were well schooled and her dad had a high government position.

My family had a very modest means and as a young boy I looked up at her parents as above my social level. Two weeks later, I noticed the carport empty so I hurried back home to groom myself, plucked some roses from my mother’s potted plants and away I went to her house that evening. I knocked at her house door and with the porch light shinning on my face, the door opened and what a surprise, her mother greeted me and was amused at the sight of a dashing Romeo holding some roses.

I stood frozen, my whole body temperature shot up and my fair skin could not mask the blushing of my face. I could feel beads of perspiration rolling down my forehead but her mother was very nice and quick to calm down my anxiety by inviting me to come inside and without hesitation announced my very presence to her daughter. She conveniently left the living room and her daughter sheepishly came out and noticed my flushed complexion. I handed her the roses and all I could say was “how are you?”.

Fifteen minutes was all I could bear, the heat all over my body and my unease made me suffocate so I decided to bid her goodnight. I went home extremely happy for feeling like a winner, having hurdled the first inning. The second and succeeding visits got me accustomed to her very nice mother who was understanding and very entertaining. For my part, I meticulously planned the topics on what to talk about so I could impress her and also make an impression to her mother who was highly educated.

Valentine’s Day, February 14 came and during the dance at her school she gave me her valentine heart pin, a pin I kept like a million dollar souvenir. I eventually graduated from high school and was accepted to a University in Quezon City. I impressed her mother and she told me that she was an alumna of the same school. She advised me to work hard and wished me good luck. Before I left for college I told my friend that I liked her and I’ll miss her dearly, and she said with a smile that she’ll also miss me. I took her hand and kissed it and then said with a whisper that I’ll always think of her.

College was tough for me. It was a payback for not being trained in high school. I managed to write her twice but the pressure I encountered with the likes of college algebra, chemistry, physics, college English were so overwhelming that I had to work double time in order to catch up with my classmates and avoid being kicked out of the school. I stopped corresponding with her thinking that I would see her when I go home during the semester and Christmas breaks, but I was very disappointed to find out that her family moved to central Philippines because her dad was moved to a new office.

In the meantime, I met other girls and after graduating from college, I ended up working for a pharmaceutical company in Pasig. I occasionally visited my hometown but she was nowhere around during my visits and our path didn’t cross again until I was about to leave the country to immigrate. It was during the town fiesta dance at the auditorium when I saw her, lovely and beautiful as ever. She was surprised as I was to see her and I invited her to dance. I told her how pretty she was and she smiled and whispered “bolero”.

I didn’t pickup what she meant, whether it was about what I said or what I did, but after the music, as I was walking her to her seat, I asked how life was treating her for which she replied that she was getting married the following month. I was dumbfounded but I managed to congratulate her. She introduced me to her fiancé and that was the last time I saw her because I left the Philippines soon after. Twenty years later during my visit to my hometown to celebrate the golden wedding anniversary of my parents, I met her mother again and we became good friends, corresponding regularly until she passed away. I found out that her daughter SL, moved to America where she raised her family.

Mula Sa Pananaw Sa Palasyo

2008-06-27T09:00:00.000-07:00

Anak Pawis

Ipinamahagi ni Ginoong Ignacio Bunye, Tagapagsalita ng Pamahalaan ni Pangulong Gloria Macapal Arroyo na kabilang sa mga magagaling na nagsayaw ng “Rigodon de Honor” (Rigodon de Gayar) and ating minamahal na si Congresswoman Raquel Arenas.

Ang mga nagsidalo sa kasayahang ito ay mga karamihan sa mga miembro ng Batasang Pambansa, mga matataas na pinuno ng Bansa, at mga ibang maririwasang pamilya. Ang kasayahang ito ay ginanap noong Junio 15, 2008, bilang ala-ala sa gunita ng mga Kastila na sumakop sa Pilipina na mahigit na 300 taon.

Ang Rigodon de Honor ay bahagi nang halos lahat na kaganapan nang mga matataas at maririwasang tao. Sa kaganapan na ito noong Junio 15, 2008, maririnig mo hangang sa labas ng Mendiola ang tumataginting at hagalkapan ng halakhakan, maamoy mo ang ang alingasaw ng masasarap na handa.

Sa mga taong walang tirahan na nakasandig at nakahiga sa tabi ng pader ng Mendiola, ito ay parang biyaya dahil sa kahit amoy lang ay malalanghap nila ang marangyang handaan kahit ni sa panaginip ay hindi matamasa. Kayat habang pumapalaot pa ang amoy ng masasarap na pagkaing inihanda isinabay din nila ang kanilang paghahapunan dahil kahit na walang ulam kundi alamang na dinagdagan ng asin ay mapapasarap din ang kain nila.

Hindi ko mapigilan na itanong sa sarili kung dapat bang magpasalamat sa bansa na umapi at gumahasa sa ating walang kapuwangpuwang na bansa noong kapanahunan ng Kastila? Dapat bang gunitain ang kaugalian na ipinamana at ipagbunyi ang kanilang ala-ala? Tumingin ako sa kapaligiran at aking nakita ang mga miembro ng Batasang Pambansa nagpapasasa sa alak – ligaya – pagkain na nisa gunita ay hindi matitikman nang isang taong isang kahig isang tuka.

Kabilang sa mga ito mga kaibigan kakilala na sumumpa na tutulong sa mga dukha, na sumumpa na lahat ng lakas ng diwa at pintig ng puso ay para sa ikauunlad ng bayang nagdudukha. Lahat sila ay nakangiti, nag-gagandahan ang bihis na ang katumbas ay higit pa sa isang taong suweldo ng isang maestra. Ang nagkinkintabang alahas, perlas, diamante at brilllanteng naglalakihan ay nagpapatunay na ang kaban ng yaman ng bansa ay walang kuwenta kung sa mga alahas nila ikumkumpara.

Naantig ang aking damdamin at hindi ko mapigil ang maghinagpis at malungkot - bakit ganito ang nangyayari sa bayan nating – malayo ang agwat ng mahirap at mayaman. Na-alimpungatan ang aking pagmunimuni ng sa likod ko ay marinig ang magandang serbidora, “Sir may I fill your drinks?” wika niya. Ako ay napatingin sa kanyang maamong mukha, pilit na ngiti abot ng pagkakahiya – ang sabi ko sa sarili…ako si Anak Pawis, galing sa maralita di dapat ako naririto at napapagaya. Ako ay nanghihinayang dahil sa aking suma, ginastos sa kaganapan na ito ay sapat para sa isang malaking eskwela – sapat na para maparam ang gutom ng mga libo-libong taong sa hirap nagdurusa.

(Disclaimer – This Anak Pawis does not espouse Ka Beltran’s ideology and is not related or associated with him. The name came to mind after three shots of “Sherry Oak Balvenie scotch” landing in an empty stomach.)

Father's Day

2008-06-19T23:59:00.000-07:00

AG

Sunday is father's day and I find it fitting to write about endearing moments with my father. Summer vacation was an anticipated period of my childhood where my days were spent with neighborhood playmates or in the barrio where my relatives lived.

There were times when my dad would have business to accomplish at the provincial capitol in Lingayen and I sometimes tagged along.

Our day would start early, I would put on my good attire of short pants and Marcelo brand rubber shoes. My dad and I would go to the town center to catch the red Pantranco bus bound for Lingayen. The 17 kilometer trip seemed forever with the bus picking up passengers along the way. By the time we reached the Manat bridge, my whole body, my face and hair would be brownish-blond because of the cloud of dust that kept trailing from behind.

The bus usually stopped in front of the Catholic Seminary School in Binmaley, the school that my mother wanted for one of her boys to attend because she wanted a priest in her family, but none of my brothers had the calling.

Upon reaching Lingayen, the bus would turn right to a beautiful boulevard, the center of which was planted with blooming Kalachuchi trees making the road grandiose. The end of the road was the Capitol building, so far the tallest and biggest building structure that my innocent and tender age had seen. My dad would go to the registration area and I'd run up the stairs to the building's skyroom where I would look at the sea and all the way to the horizon.

I often wondered what lies beyond the horizon and that question peppered my little mind to which my dad would always answer that the world is round and you'd come back to where you are if you go around. My dad would take me to the beach as soon as he was done with his business and would let me play and wade on the water. I never went beyond his reach for fear the roaring waves would grab my legs. I picked up shells for souvenirs and watched the monotonous waves keep on beating the shore.

Before going back to San Carlos, we'd drop by the city market to buy my favorite coconut pastille ( bocayo), the best in Pangasinan. We'd take the same Pantranco bus and be sudjected to the same rigor of dust and bumpy road and by the time we arrived home, we'd be coated with a thin layer of mud caused by the sweat and dust.

Piglat ni Ayat

2008-06-06T22:15:00.000-07:00

(by:Queen/request by friend)

Wen man laengen
Sumbatan kan
Inay-ayat ka
Tandaanam dayta
Anya man maaramid
Haan mo lipatan
Inayat ka,ay-ayaten ka---

"Ahhh! Sabong ti bibig
No duwa nga puso ket nagsarak
Ramaken na amin
Awan makalepped"...

Sinurot dalan ni Ayat
Nasarakak kinunak
Ragsak inyindayonnak
Haanen makaturog
Haanen makapangan
Tinubwan kammoro
Toktok iti agong..
Anya daytoy a rikna?
INLOVE kan kabsat
Dakessen kinunak...

Awan dakes na
Inayat nak-inayat ko isuna
Nagtikep duwa a Puso
Bimmunga!!!
Nagsapata da a duwa!!!

Dimteng ti Bagyo
Nabual da a duwa
Nabati RAMOT a maysa..

Ti rugi na,immangin a bigla
Intudo na,inkimat
Ingur-ruod na sika (bagyo)...

Haan kon nalappedad
Immarubos iti luwa
Inriyaw ko apay kastoy
Ni AYAT! No daddoma
Komillo ti dalan na!!!!

Epey-peyeng ko laengen
No malagip ko sika
Esem-esemak laengen
Makitak litrato nabiag
A nakapinta...

Sakit ti nakem?
Awan kanyakon dayta..
Kuna da garod
Haan nga para kanyata a duwa...

Piglat ni Ayat Nagmarka
An-anwem man,adatta latta
Maysa laengen nga lagip,
Pakalaglagipan a kunada..

"parad saramay atibakyang"
agkayo kumon umbabarong,
Imis kayo labat...

P.s.,mahal pa rin kita...

BIRHEN MILAGROSA NA MANAOAG

2008-05-01T07:34:00.000-07:00

OS

Sakey ak ya madeboto ed Apo Baket na Manaoag tan agkoya nalingwanan so inpanpayawar nen Apo Baket ed siak .

December 19, 2004 - Akimisak ak tan amay kaanakan ko tan amay asawa to na alas onse yan asumpal na alas dose, kasumpal na misa inbakik imay asawa na kaanakan ko ya ipa-bless iramay sinaliw min kandila tan arom iran religious article diman ed gilig na kalsada- amay lugar ya pan-bless an daray luluganan.

Diad pan-alagar mi, inyorong min dua imay kaanakan ko diman ed lugar ya panseselselan na kandila ya aka-arap ak diman ed garden. Kabekta walay inmirong ya akolaw ya akapandong na amputi ya say kawes to et amputi tan walay awit ton karaanan ya basket. Say itsura mi ed irongan so nan-dikingan kami ed samay semento ya irongan, amay kaanakan ko et walad benegan min dua. Kairong to say kuanto ed siak “katon inmirong ak dia ed abay mo ta antak ya makatalos ka” kuanto. Kabekta in-kuanto ed siak “amayamay lay anak ko ya makakalingwan tan inmalis lara ed abong ko” balet wala met ira so pinmapawil la” inkuanto.

Siak balet say antak ayan akolaw et iistoryaen tod siak so anak to ed pamilya to. Kabekta say kuanto ed siak “ tulungan mo ak ya mandasal ed sarayan anak ko” Nen imbaga to lamet so “ARAYAN ANAK” ko et tinakiling ko so lupa to balet agko nanengneng ta amay pandong ton belo et akasakob ed lupa to, insan apansin ko ya kada onleksab imay belo to et itatagey ton tampol, insan say pankelawan ko ta asumpal lay misa tan wala met la ed paway AKIN ET AKA-BELO nin sinsya?

Nen ibabaga to imay kerew ton dasal et inkuanko ya “ON BAI ANGGANO AGKO KABAT ET IDADASAL KORAN AMIN LALO LA NA INTIRON MUNDO LALO LA ED ARAMAY MANGI-GIYERA. Kabekta nanbalikas lamet ya say kuanto “antam amayamay so onlesa ya saki-sakit” tan amayamay so ompatey gawa na “high blood pressure” tan sakit ed puso. Kasumpal to yan imbaga et angaot ak na 100 pesos ed bulsak tan inkuanko “ BAI PIALA YO YA SO 100 PESOS MAONG LABAT YA NAISALIW YO NA MERYENDA YO TANI PASADO ALAS DOSE LA ET SIGURO NARASAN KILA” Say kuanto “ ay Apo agak man-papayabol” balet inpilit ko, inala to tan inyan to ed samay kartamoneda to ya akakarga ed samay basket et diman ko anengneng ya say karga to et aramay karaanan ya libron dasalan (remember the old prayer books?) tan anggapoy karga ton kuwarta. Kabekta say kuanto “ anggapoy naiter kod sika no agsayay “holy water” ya akakarga ed absolute ya botelya, inkuanto ya no gabay mo yan danum so laka labat ED DIMAN ED RECTORY-k ya opisina ta wadman iray papari ya mangiter ed sika.

Anggad natan ayan absolute ya botelya et awit-awit ko diya ed kolaan ko. Kasumpal to ya inter imay holy water et intagey toy lima ton kawanan et dia lanti ya antak ya akolaw lara, say antak et nakaokolan da na tolong ya onalagey katon inkuanko ed samay kaanakan ko ya tolongan toy Bai ya onalagey, ‘ANDI APO inkuanto SARAG koni onalagey” nen akaalagey la , inyawat toy lima to ed siak tan samay kaanakan ko BALET SAY PANKELAWAN KO AKIN TA AKOLAW YA METMELANTING ET SAY DAKLAP NA LIMA TO ET SINGA DAKLAP NA BALEG YA LAKI. Anggano abenbenan ko so lima nen Bai et sinsya ya agko atakiling so lupa to ta asakuban na amay amputi ya belo. Kasumpal ton inderew so lima to et inkuanto ed siak GALA TA ONLA TA DIMAN ED ARAP NA ACACIA YA KAABAY TO IMAY SILEWAN NA KANDILA TA ABAYAG TO KALAN AALAGAREN, ayan bekta nen linma kami nen Bai diman ( FOR SO LONG THAT I’VE BEEN GOING TO MANAOAG SHRINE, I DIDN’T NOTICED THAT ON TOP OF THE ACACIA TREE, THERE’S A SCULPTURED IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF MANAOAG) insan nanbalikas ed siak ya inkuanto “ sarag mon mangala na arayay kandila ya napepelag dia insan sarag mon osaren no walay mankaokolay dasal na aray walay sakit balet ipatanir tan ikerew mo ed si Apo Baket ya natambal ira.

Ayan bekta et tinmangay ak tan nandasalak ed samay sculptured ya imahem nen Apo Baket et nen kaosdong ko ANGGAPO MET LA SI BAI, lapod pasado alas dose la katon daiset la so totoo ta asompal lay misa KATON NABANTAG MO ANGGAD GATE NO MANAAKAR NI
BAI, NAANDIPAT YA TAMPOL. Kabekta sinmabi imay asawa to imay kaanakan ko et tinepet ko no walay anenengneng ton akolaw ya akapandong na amputi ya pinmaway ANGGAPO AUNTIE kuanto.

Ayan manifestation ya na-encounter ko et inkunok ed samay classmate ko ya pari et inkuanto “ I believe that you just encountered one of APO BAKET’s many miracles in disguise of the old lady dressed in white”.

My encounter with APO BAKET happened on the 19th of December 2004, a week later TSUNAMI HAD STRUCK SEVERAL NATIONS THAT INCLUDEED THAILAND claiming million of lives. Natan ko amotektek imay kerew nen Bai ya tolongan kon mandasal para ed saray ANAK TO ya inaatey ed sayan TSUNAMI.

SO we or each and everyone of us ya madeboto ed si APO BAKET so idasal tayon lanang irayan inaatey nen TSUNAMI.

utang

2008-03-17T23:42:00.000-07:00

kuwatit agka makupit mikalabindua
manonton dalan

“uhuhuhuhu ... uhuhuhu! ... nana puring pautang yo kami pay kapalduan salop ya belas ... ta agni nampawit si tatay ko” inkuanen tessie ya singa aterak so boses to. atenyeg so liknaan nen nana puring anengneng turay bimmibiler ya taklay nen tessie. “agi anako antoy agawam akiusilan kad kakawayanan o binasigan kala met nen inam ... kaskasiyan kayo met ya ugugaw maruksa tay ina yo” kuanen nana puring. “ pinekpek daak nana ..huuuhh....ta agko labay so unlad diyan mi-utang ...huuuu... ta..ta... dakelay utang min agnababayaran” tarok lay terter na lua toyay ugaw. “ibagam ed si inam ta labay kon nakatungtung natan ... no ag-unnad diya ipapulis ko ed panabuso to ed sika” kuanen nana puring.

anempet so ugaw ya abalkot na takot balet anggapoy nagawaan to, no agto ibaga, leweten da no ibaga to ... awey no antoy kasumpalan. “inanggggg...inangggg... naka yo kunod garita nen nana puring ta katungtungen dakayo nipaakar ed utang tayo” ag akasalita so inato ... limmad sukong ya singa akusbo so pagew... insan manterter met lay luwa to wala met ni atilak ya baing to. on masyado lay ir-irap dan sanina. no walay probleman unsabi si tessie so pangipapasan toy sakit na linawa to aliwan samay anakton laki ta uga-ugaw ni insan sakiten.

mabetbet so isaew dan mangan, masuwerti la no makapangan iran mamindua. si tessei ayuyang toy pugaro ya sisimawen turay kabayawasan anggano sabong buburburen to insan to asinan. say agto naakan isempet tod si agi to. agni makaketket ya maong kanyan ngalngalen to ni insan to ipakan. aliling day saninan billit. si ina to met ed milalabada, maminduad sakey simba met ya walay nalabada to... iyinum to ni arum ... panangilingwan siguro met na eras tan konsumisyon.

si tatay to met ... say unor ya balita mantratraysikel ed san fernando, la union. wala met amoy kulasisi ton ilokana ya mapaspasnok kuno, kanyan singa tula inkaindan so pamilya to. no maminsan wala met so naisusukib toya ipapawit to. agto met ni naanakan may kulasisi ta telek lay kikinutan to. atay aminsan akasempet met kalamor ... walay taruktaruk ton limaran kaban ya belas tan malaem met ya pinanbayar na utang da, balet sarayay manunur-unor iran bulan singa asikmat ... bemmetel ya amin.

akumbinsi toy laman ton dili ya laen nen cora(ina nen tessie)si nana puring. mila met laray anak to. pimmaway ira ed sakey ya al-alulong, anggapoy takayan... no simento nayarin tawagen ya bungalow(abung low)... aya sakey ya kuwarto ugipan... kusina...tan patagwab ya kawalan daray yurongan, lamesaan, dulang, anggapoy koryente... lamparaan ya pinespes ed ganusal ... larak so kuwandad manaoag... say kasilyas ... unnarad bangkag ya untungir... dimad silsilong na bayawas, anunas, piyas, tesa,guyabano. kawayan, lanuti, atis o diyad sanib na ponti. wala met so bintana ton apatira... say atep to bulong na niyog ya pinaor...dingding et bulong na silag. aliber met na alar ya tagumbaw tan madri kakaw. wala met iray akasukitsukit ya kamote, palya, talon, walay animeran sengeg na pontin lakatan, duaran kaimito, apatiran manbubungan niyog tan sakey ya piyas. manlapud mad puerta anggad kapot na alar et adasigay halo blaks ta piyan agka unkutep ed pitek o nateneb so salim.

akaeba may bulirek ... untutumbok met si tessie... nanonotan to nen inbiyek ya taon ya intulor dad klasi ton unaan ya grado... agay lay paga to nen saman agmakareen so nonot to no antoy gawaen na maestra to ... no maruksa met ya singa ina to. agay lay liket to nen akabatan ton maomaong so maestra to tan saray kaklasi ... kanyan sikatoy numero uno ed klasi. natan walay paga ton ipapulis day ina o anggapoy iluto rad sayan agew.

manasingger irad garita nen nana puring... say pagew nen nana cora so manbagtog singa manbabayoy inlambong ya kahoy... meremere ... manrorosario ed nonot to. aralem so pirawat ton ipulisay so mauges ed dalan da. “ tessie anako ebam payay agim ta piyan maaliwalas kon nakatungtung si nanam puring” singa maamon karnero inala toy agi ya biglan akumpil so bibil to lapu sigurod eras o lablabayen toy ina to.

makakaimis si nana puring... dinerewan ton tampol si tony(agi nen tessie) na biskotso ... tampol met ya pinankadwa nen tessie ta unmemesmes lay eras ed eges to nimani. mantitit si tony ta say walad nonot to et parad sikato labat ... agto ni naaral so mangiyapag na grasiya... agni asiplog na panangasi so malangwer to nin kanonotan ... “ itdan moy atsim ... aliwan maong so bukatot” kuanen nana puring; si nana cora balet “ duga latan makataway kay tsinelas”... singa narep ya lampara ... mareen si tony.

“ atsi cora abayag lan labay takayon nakatungtung nipapaunong ed say utang yo tan naimanok nen kabuasan ya si tessie et naames na biler ... manakis kalamor ya miuutang na kapalduay salop ya belas. anta yo walad uley ya ag nepeg ya dapuan iray ugugaw ... no walay mandalem ed sikayo siguradon alaen day anakyo tan napriso kini... laot la ta uni-inum kayo... natalusan koy kikipasen yo balet no say sakit na kanunutan tayo et ipapas tayo ed anak tayo .... singa tayo ayep ed satan” kuanen nana puring.

“ benger tana ugaw agto mangikaskaso no katungtung ko ... telek ... kamamantaan asikmat la ... agko la narumog ... no maminsan sakey agew ya anggapo... wadman ed kakapinsan tod pugaro ... pulpulyanan toy agi to... palakar” kuanen nana cora. nanengneng moy lupa nen tessie singa to labay ya eyeyag so salitan “matilaaaaa.... matilaaaa.... ketketen ka komoy gelata” balet diyad takot ... akakuliseng labat ya bebenbenan toy agi ton akalmo lay biskeg ton mandapoypoy ed dabok... biskotso labat tan ha... no priton iknol siguro mi-usilan lay tony.

kamamantaan intagar nen nana puring si nana cora dimad beneg. abayag iran nantungtung no arum narengel moy agmankatalusan ya besngawan. balet diyad sampot nanpaknaan ira.

“tessie anak galad diya” nilakap nen nana cora si tessie insan akaakis na telek. manakis met lay tessie tan mansibsibek. “ anako diya kanin manayan ed kindi nana puring mo piyan natulungan moak ya pabalegen yay agim... no makaka-iliw ka nayari kan unsempet” ... “ agko labay....agko labayyyy” masyadoy pangukuyung dad sikato.
diyad kasamputan atilak si tessie . inmalis si ina ton walay awit-awit ton balkot sakey lad man so sakey salop ya belas ... gaygayugoy toy tony ta agto labay so umsempet labay toy mila ed si atsi to.

si nana puring walaray anak to balet wala rad manila ya manaral kanyan bukbukor dalan sana-asawa ed abong. marakep no wadman si tessie ta naibaan turan man-asikaso na garita tan manlinis na abong. aliwan tanton ambelat so trabaho ta dekoryente so usar dad abong. say mairap labat siguro et manames na aso ta magantil may aso ra. sakey ni wala lay mansulong na aramay kawes ya abalegan na anakda. maong met ya mandait si nana puring kanyan daiset labat ya tabas dugaruga lad si tessie.

anggaman untan agto nakakaiba may agi to malikeliket so bilay to... agto la unsasaew ed panangan ... no maminsan walay malaem ya panangan ibaki ran mangitulor na baaw tan pising para ed si ina tan agi to. medyo abawasan met lay kakainum nen ina to.

saray bulong na panaon maples ya naikupin manmamarikit lay tessie natan, inturing da met lan anak. asumpal met laray anak nen nana puring walara ed amerika kanyan sikato lay anak da, in-gawaan dalay kasulatan ya inampon da. uso met ni so utangan... on wala ni ray matiwer .... aliwan satan labat wala ray matila say kuanda akabayar lara anggan andi. wala niray mamasnok no agmo ra pautangen ... singa nira ari ya mangibaga.

baleg la natan so tindaan da ... groseria la. ipapanta nen nana puring ya suwerti toy tessie kanyan say ngaran na groserya da et purtess groserya, ngaran nen nana puring tan tessie. wala lay libro natan na utang ya ginawa nen tessie tan promisa no kapigan ka makabayar, anggad agka makabayar agka makautang. wala met so limita na nautang mo ... nagmawil ya singa bangko.

anempet met lay ama nen tessie pinabayes nen nana puring na isaliw toy traysikel ya duara insan to pepelagpelagan to ya sinimba. timmunda met lan manlalabada si nana cora. say ligliwa to et saray tanaman ton pisipising ed kaliberliber na abong da. wala met lay hasag dan coleman, aliwa lan lamparan niyog. kusinelya met lay lutuan da ya regalo na sakey ya anak nen nana puring nen anempet ya nanlapu ed new yok. akaawat met na balikbayan ya kahon ya kawes na ugugaw ya nanlapud samay anak nen nana puring ya walad texas.

no tepetan yoray anak nen nana puring... manelek ira...say ebat da ...”agdaka labay no anggapoy utang mo ... singa kami aripen na bangko ... sikatoya labat so itratrabahuan ... UTANG”

agyo ra duruksaen iray anakyo ta umbaleg met iran maruksa... sikayo ra so salming dad bilay da. antuey kabaleyan utang kilabat balet manbayar kayo... no andi usilan kayoy kolector .... say IRS... iguyor day amina ganaganam ... no say agi yo tepet mo no kerew o utang piyan malinew. sigi sirin kabaleyan ... mananos kila bat ta unsabin siyansiya so suwere yo. manaruan kayo .... no unkerew kayo lamlamang na perdona agyola komon ginawa anto. say Diyos manuna lawas, salamat md

anggan kapigan

2008-03-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

alingwanan ko pinabli mikadua

manonton dalan

“uhmmmmp....ttssuupp ... kawalan to may kuwartom diya” kuankon inkindat. “alagar ka ta isilew koy.... uhmmmm” agtola asumpal ta tinekmelay sawa so lawis to, insan talikebkeban ... kamamantaan aliknak ya walaak ed dalem ya aalunusey serena ... ngalngali napaksot so anges ko... nen

“toktok... toktok ... bebeee...gala ta ibaan moak anako ta asingger laran unsabi ramay kakapinsan mo” kuanen auntie cely. abalikwas si bebe ... impulisay toak insan inanap toy sagaysay ta uksuyen toray buek ton singa ubong na sarakok. kalelegtaan ya mansasagaysay et mamasihen koy takeb to ya immaawet. immarap insan akipuliketketan ... intulak toak ... “magano... magano... ugip kala ta tulungan koy mamang.... ttssuupp”

abalang so pakaka-ugip ko asalatay agmakareen ya likna... indukol ko naangub koy ayamuom to ed ules ... nilakes koy malet so danganan ... singaak binalkot na ampetapetang ya aro insanak naibasileng ed suyok na lirep.

“ bebe aliwan say pibabalik ed sika anako ... manalwar ka... ta say laki et talagan laki anako” akaimis labat si bebe”... “ si mamang lamet singa agnanmarmarikit”.... “oooy! walay kaibak ya naynay nen umpasyar kami nen dadim”. nanari so kareenan nilakap nen auntie cely si bebe “walay ilalok ed sika anako”

singa abeka so karuman nen auntie cely alikna to lamet so petang na kalangweran. “ on kuwanto walay kaiba mi ya umpasyar ... si beth ya kapinsan ko so kaiba mi ya unlad bunuan nen saman”

“ betang... alingwanan ko manayay analiw na kokakola tan yelo ... manaliw ka met lay hopia tan puto” kuanen auntie. anta nen betang ya anggapoy nasaliw ya puto tan hopia ed bunuan kanyan unlad torres bugallon. pigaran oras taney... makapesnak lay nganak insan makapawil. anggapoy ese-esel nen betang ta lalangisan nen ...

“gregg ... pinabli labay koy manlangoylangoy... amay kuan mon bangatan moak ya unlangoy” kuanen auntie. aliwana nin uso nen saman so bikini... mankamisita ka tan walay antikey ya pantalon nayari o bloomer... pati bra ... matalag ni man-uusar. diyad saraman ya panaon talagan sapitsapit ni auntie ya anggad natan sweet 37...umpultak so serbesa no nadapigas to ... saray babalulaki et mabetbet iran maka-akmon na apangat no unlalabas si auntie.

singa unne-nengneng ed salming ya mandaddaiset ya umpapawil iray bektan akatenyeg na kamunduan nen auntie cely... mabetbet ton ikupit so bibil ton ... ikirem toni mata ton..

makasigam ta singa memesmesay anges ton ....”unggh.... greggg ... umpan nalenerak medyo aralem lad diya” lapur takot o anto kaman ya akakalawit na liknaan ....nalmo toy laman ton akapalkap ed pagew nen greg. “ agigi... katawan kon Diyos” kuantod kasiksikaan to nen singa alemay iray pueg to lapud betel na danum o petang na lakap... singa tunawen toray dasal na kareenan.

singa akakulagtit ya pantat katekep toy karot ya magingintil ...”bastos... karapas” diyad inlugtot to agto naimanun say kamisita to et naunor ed idadapo... asabit ed takeb ... natan akaparungtal iray sanagin tapaya na bilay ya pirarawat daray matudyon mata ya anggan kakirem et naimatunan dan umpayawar. tinamtampol nen greg ya nilakap... narep so pasnok nen auntie ... asaltay amo tan peles na parok na pagew ya akilala ed agos na daluyon ya untatapik ed tambib...abagutay sabit so pagew binmusel so aron makalingwan na amina ganagana... nen alikas toray gamet ya unkukurong ed ulpo to biglan ......”agigigiii” kuanen greg, dimpakan day iknol ton ngalngali makapesnak.

anggaman untan duma lay imano nen auntie singala talabad pantal .... agnasukit .... naynay ya akasabit ed diking nen greg ... nen unsabi betang abaluan tula ya abetag lay bangad manaoag tan emmepas lay reynad trono ta insalat tod aro... ngorongoro si betang ya limmad silong na niyog ... bitbit toray sinaliw... ta agda-anggan tinulungan ....pati eras alingwanan da. diyad buwisit nen betang impapas tola ed puto tan hopia ... manmugmugkal so aping to ... maka-atot-atot lapud ininum ton kokakola....siguro ampetang so loobloob to ... manasewek kanyan atot so labas to.

diyad labin mareen ed manunur-unor iran agew singa pusan agmakakisen si auntie cely...

nagogoligol so nonot ton agto kaibay greg. mabetbet so akar tod kendi betang piyan walay baraan. sakey ya labin limmaray ateng tan agagi nen betang ed inateyan ... akabatan nen greg. say ginawa nen auntie cely inyamot to may koldon na radyo insan to imbaki si betang ya alaen toy sakeya koldon ed abong da, sakeya kilometro met man akaren mo ni... insan si betang malabay ya miistoryaan.

agni akaepas si betang akapuliketket lay greg .... “umpan lolokuen moak labat ... isambam ed tawen tan dalin ya agmoak ikakaindan”... “ on tawen tan dalin tan arum niya” nakurkuramil lay greg. asalaran day swits na silew .... narep ... atalukbungan iray bilunget....”ungnghhh ... alelegggggg... ugngngh” narengel iray kalasukos tan tanol na kawes ya umbabasileng ed dingding ... “ gregggggggg.... pangasimmmmm.... ugngngh...

aaaahhhh...”

“ugngngnhhhhhh!!!!” “ mamang!!!! .... maang ... antoyyyyy nagagawa” atarantay bebe

“ anggapo iyalaan moak pay danum... apaetak labat” kuanen auntie ....” abaluan kuno ... unsusulag kayo .... aaaay tinaktakot yoak” diyad nonot nen auntie so liket tan gayaga dosas na abekan iliw ed akalukip iran bekta na aruan katekep toy liket na laman. “ bebe asikasum iraya ta manamesak ni ta angub kawaliak la ... kababaing no unsabi ray kakapinsan mo” .... hmmmmm

nanapuran simmegep si auntie talos toy banyo.... benben toy buek .... inpatundiris toy pagew to ... inaplos toy puson to ... wala lay napirit ya taban daiset... intagey toy ulpo to nakaukulan to lay eksersais .... alinggis toy kilikili to nakaukulan lay blid... ami-amin punakpunak ni... heee kuanto. binukay toy klosit nalmo toy kolor na buek pati blid, nail polish, lipstick, nail cutter, cuticle remover, acetone.... yeeee akatarya lay amin.

wala ni tareren ton manames, binayagan toy igor tan tineneb toray liknan unkekewkew ed dalem... say imis toy anggad layag kasumpal ton amasahi ampetang ya danum. medyo makusnaw ya morena lay buek to nen limmabas. angalay olive of olay lotion sikatoy immasahi tod amina laman to. .. insan in blow dry toy buek to... ginawa to met lay kuko to. anonotan to may simbangan ya abayag lan akapireg... sinalsali to gintinan sakey ya sali labat .... nanparungtal so 60 libras... telek telek agto naitepel ya igatin toy duran sali to ... inekal ton amina kawes to ta piyan aliwan tanton ambelat ... inkirem tom in-innot ya timmuon ... manateet so simbangan singa wala manungik ya belek no ungalaw... nen anengneng toy simbangan ya 140 libras ... “matila ka... matila ka” so naibesngaw to.

diyad tagey ya limaran piye tan limaran pulgada ... balibali nitan anto... naka-ukolan balet ya anggapoy meriyenda, ayskrim, halo-halo, adobo, putsiro, igado, karikari .... uhmmmmm... uneyas kasi auntie no gawaen totan... pinirit toy tapi to ... malamalaman la... ginemgeman toy lawis to lamet... matabuyak... no pangganakan ... maimpilya. nila toy sipi na kawes to nen saman ... nanpili na ikawes to.... singa pungol so asimsimbon ya kawes ... nayarin kimmusen so kawes o limmebag so laman lapud atalem na danum ... agto la naisulong iramay kapri to kalamor... aramay momo so nayari ni ....balet singa manlulupan balay bayan.

limmesad kalakal ton unlalangwer ...( no niyog amay kakayuren) ya man-eks-sersais kuno, pising labat so kanen, danum labat so inumen to tan ikuno tod samay kaanakan ton dayatisian no antoy makapasiksin panangan. nambabangil ya anonotan to ... pati labatiba, laypo saksiyon tan jenny craig diet. diyad kanonot aplastadon akalirep ... singa akatirakyang ya patang ya lakseb.

kamamantaan sakey ya kolor dapol ya uleged abong so abalikwat lapud agulo so ubong tod sipi ... dati akabalaybay ed saray kawes ya manalagar na otot ya abalang ... masarag lan abasto ed sakey simba. asingub toy balingit tan petang ... matantan ya mankiwelkiwel tan diladila ed dagem singa tatawayan toy siplog... insurob toy ulo tod akabunton iran kawes. pimmaway manendereng so ulo to igagawat tod katri ... asingsingger la ta walad tapew na bunton.

“ gregg... laseg kan nakiki-ak ditan .... greggg... anakna ambetebetel so limam .... gregggg...hehehehehehe... talagan anggan kapigan... karapas kan talaga ... ungghhh

....unggh” .... “ greggg ... lakad tagey... atan.... atatataatan” nen biglan

“aaaaagigiiiiiii.... ulegggggg” boggggg..... blagggggggggg... batik si auntie ... tikeltikle toy uleg... agto antan labos lakseb iran ... batikabatik ... limmepsag.

“manggggg...” ataranta met lay bebe ta antakot toy uleg... agto antay gawaen to no salukbungan toy kurtina o itdan toy kutsilyo. diyad gulo abaliwat si elly. akabatik lad paway si auntie ... imbasileng toy uleg... timmumbok si elly tan bebe ed labas ... ambilbilunget kanyan.

“mang....mang... kawalan yo” tawag nen bebe... mangiwgiw si auntie... agto naantaan no panon akasabid paway tan manugaog nen naantaan ton.

“agiiiiiii.... abalang so pistakoooo.... huhuhuhuuhuu.... bastos kan talaga anggan kapigan...pati kugip” abalkot na kurtina si auntie kukuyungen da.

kaskassiyan met si greg amina nagawad si auntie kaslanan to...hmmmmm... tuwa kasi. anto kabaleyan no naugip kayo sigurado yon walay kawes yo ta no bilang oras ya unalis kayon anggapod oras et agda naimatunay iya-amot yo. maong labat no anggapoy silew... balet say karapasey.... hehehehehehe... manaruan kayo, say Diyos manuna lawas md

pista

2008-03-07T18:43:00.000-08:00

kuwatit agka makupit mikalabinsakey

manonton dalan

“ bingggggggoooooo...bingggooooooooo” eyag nen itiw, nantatabugis so pinabutan mais pati inumen ya kokakola naibung, manluglugtot ya mansayawsayaw. “ ooy pulon anto may sampot ya numeron pimmaway ... 16 awa” tepet nen inyong. inpanengneng nen itiw so bingo card to... talagan analon talaga....pakuros ya bingo masayadoy parayew daray kakakaiba to . walalay isaliw day bagisen tan puto ed tindaan nen nana durang dimad gilig na plasa silong na akasia, asingger na tanki danum.

intagar nen itiw ira di inyong, pulon, andoy, atong, jocey, kay, pearly, atsi pas tan si bulirek. kasabirad kindi nana durang... naangub mo lay alingasew na balon luton bagisen tan puton gawad bakor... amay amputiputin no tapiken mo et medyo ungiwgiw ni ... no makapoy lay matam nabaluan mon tikoy.

“nana dura amay bagisen ko aruman yoy sili ... terak yo lad tan” inkuanen pulon. magsi-alig ira. sansakey iray yaong ya inpatapew ed plato ya walay duaran gerger ya puto tan sansakey ya bason pepsi. si inyong balet say labay to pinapaitan tan pansit... untan met ed si bulirek... alig-aligen toy kuya to.

walay kalokowan nen pulon nanpatelab na makmaksik... masyadoy garakgakan da. si atong balet aliwan sanay ed sili kanyan manngisngisiw tan akikerew na puriko ya iyan tod dila to. si jocey, kay tan si atsi pearly no unsubo ra singa bibil na bangus ya unkikitkit... kasumpal to punas na napkin... makalkalna singa manpapasuyot ya genggeng ed bilunget... wala ni imis-imis to. saray lalaki balet singa alimbusabos ya unsusupsup na sabaw... maingal ni.

agmakareen so mata nen itiw mabetbet ya untatakiling ed silong na lamisaan.... insan to eyesaes ed si pulon... manelekan ira... nasisikig lalaingen si jocey ta akashort-short. kamamantaan. “agigigiiiiiii...” kinarot nen atsi pearly so layag nen itiw “ deen ka itiw nayuyugyug so lamisaan, agko lalaengen naerel so laman toyay bagisen” kuanen pearly. “ gungunam... beeee...” kuanen jocey . si kay balet migagalaw ed si bulirek...agto naupot so kanen nen bulirek kanyan inter to la ed si atsi pas. akikerew met na supot si atsi pas ta pamalkot tod samay pansit... umpano walay naerasan.

makakaliket si itiw ta binayaran nen atsi pas so kapaldua piyan wala ni kunoy ibayar dan unlugan ed ruweda. si itiw, atong, tan si pulon angala niray sansansakey ya yaong ya bagisen. saray bibii agdala labay ta umpan ipaway dala labat no nakalog irad ruweda.

akipila ran amin ed ruweda... nibana met ya wadman si pangamaen min tony... angiderew na limaran tikit kanyan say sinaliw nen atsi pas ya tikit et sakey para ed siak ... akalibri laray bibii. si bulirek labay toy mila ed si atsi pas tan si atsi pearly. si itiw kaiba toy kay, si pulon, andoy tan si atong sankakaiba, so jocey kaibak.

no amay manpatagey ay balibali balet amay manpalusor .... aaaay agi singa nauksot so aangesan mo tan say pait mo singa labay toy unsiyan... nen amay manunaan ya telek ... singaak mibabalsakan ed samay balatyang ya akatapew ed ulpok... tan akakiremak ni tano imulagat ko nasiplog na dagem makaakis-akisak kalamor... nen amay manbaybayag la singa asanayak la ...naibesngaw koni.

“ maseksekder latay salim ed kakaprino” inkuan kod si jocey, akaimis ya kinarot tuak ed diking. naka-ukulan no mitungtung ka iyasingger mod layag to ta maungol may ruweda ... makalarakar... singa nababagbag. no maminsan unla may pagak ya napaktak insan singa dalig ya mantulintulin..... eeeeeeehhh!

singa nakal ed nonot ko nen mitutungtungak akamesmes manaya may limak ed ulpo to agtoak met kinarot ... balet singaak akoryente nen minuldagatan toak. “ aay!pasenya kala... “ mansibangot.

diyad toktok mi balet maneyag si kay... mandepadepa ni singa samay taytanik... unsisibang ya agila... mankarag ni... pati si itiw mandepadepa met ya ibabando toy kangaranan na nanenengneng to. aramay taluran bubulog so mantutupak iray ukis na mani. si atsi pas agla amo una-anges mikakasi siguron nasumpal la komon, sag paminsan kakaweyan ko piyan naitday ligliwa ta singa atalod giranggirang(kulogkulog). si bulirek ambabangil ya ituturo to medyo ambilunget la umpaway laray silesilew... tan wala ray seselselan dan kuwitis, bawang, labintador. wala niray banda ya mantutugtug ed plasa.

nen amay kaepas mi singa say dalin ed unyuyugyog... singa alemay so puweg ko ... insalar koni daiset ed padir baraan koy naksawan. siguro aliwan siak labat ta aramay arum wala ginames ya ulnos na bayawas ya aanguben da. di paypay niramay arum. wala met so atakiling kon mandulok o man-utyak.

wala may kabat min manpapa-halohalo si atsi beth, walay langka, sago, agayep, malangwer ya niyog tan ayskrim. nen alikas kon naksawan lan mankukuskus na yelo si atsi beth... inyesaes kon tulungan ko insan aruman toy ayskrim may halohalok. “ talagan sikan ugawan ... pati siak aatitan mo” inkuan to ... balet inderew tod siak may panagkuskus. nagmawil lalaengen ya magsikuskus na yelo. si atsi pearly so seksi ya mankuskus ... unsasayaw ni babansagan to my tugtug ya “celebration”... wala ni pagiling-giling to ... elekan kamin elekan .... magsisayaw met lad satan.... malikeliket kamin amin pati si atsi beth.

maingal lay peria ... makapakapal laray totoo... diyad arap na munisipiyo wala may andukerukey ya tolda diyad silong to so nanduraman galaw. walay bingo, wala may walad pegley et nan-aabay ya botelyay pepsi ... say gawaen mo manaliw kay tibukel ya singa singsing sikatomay isiyut mod tenger na botilya... makala kay primmeyum ya monyika, manpili ka ... walay bakes, barbi, patang, bear, uleg, manok, bakukul.

wala met may animeran nantutuunan ya kiyew korti botilyay pepsi talura ed lepsag, duarad pegley tan sakey ed toktok. itdan dakay taluran bola... say gawaen mo tupaken mo... no apatumbam ya amin walay primmyum .... monyika lalamet ya gawad tsina.

say nilaan mi amay walay adasig ya lupay bibii ya say bibil da et akasangi... say gawaen mo pusitsitan mo may sangi da na danum ... say nagawa umpaway may lobo ed toktok ... mas dakel ya danum so naiyan mod sangi mas unbaleg may lobo anggad umbetag. no siyopa so akapabetag ya immuna sikatoy analo... on walay primmyo.

“isaaaa.... duaaaa... talooooo.....gooooo” kuanto may maganganan marikita ya tagasingil ... kon todo togtog “walk like egyptian”. kapirit nen pulon pimmugsit insan singa apilkon sirit agmakatundas .... walay immeyag na ...”viagraaa....hehehehehehe” kanyan say ginawa to pinusitsitan toy atong. si andoy balet aliway nakna to amay biin manpapataya... akakulkulagtit ya batik ed beneg... apagewan agi ... singa la “wet t-shirt contest” ... mabakabakat lay ganagana to. si itiw dugaruga may pusitsit ed sangi to may bii balet anggapoy umpapaway ya lobo kanyan .... limmoob insan to pinangkulan ... aman pimmaway so lobo... asagur amo kanyan ag umpaway. kamamantaan

“pook!....yaaaaaaay!” aka-eyag-eyag na baklayan si jocey.....” analuwak!!!.... analuwak!!!... analuwak!!!” panpipilien da monyikan bakokol o sakey garapon ya kendi pinili toy bakokol singa kabaleg na danganan... balibali ed panaoy mamauran... aaay nanengneng moy liket na too no manalo unkirlap so mataran singa walalad gloria... wala ray maka-akis, walay maneyag... manlugtolugtot ... walay lakapen dakay malmalet...wala met may nalupoy ya labay toy uninum na danum.

marakel ed sarayan bekta et nagagawa diyad agew na pista ya angga man iner so kawalan tayo no maminsan unsibang ed kanonotan et makatunda tayoy daiset insan itdan tayo na pankanawnawan umpawil iray alibangan laran liga lapur karakel na aasikasuen tayon mangipupuger... antak wala ra met so akasukib ya apalabas ya amamayoy nonot yo ya nayarin iyapag ed saray maaron matan mangiter na bilay.

pasyensiya kilan kabaleyan ko ta narelak na trangkaso; sikatoya so sakit ed bukig. say irap to pawilpawil. no walaak ed manaoag siguro binalkesan dak lay ulnos na dangla tan inames dak lay banaba, subusob, palatang na silag, urigano, tangkay na punti tan usang. umpano labatiba ni piyan unepas so petang et ag- unsulag...hehehehehehehe. sinalik so agnampatambal no nayarian kon labanan... simmakit lalaengen so pagew kod ukok...yaaay...imminumak labat na dakel ya tabol na laranghita tan dakel ya painawa.... hey!!! agyo gagawen ya .... umpano ikapot toy mumukatan yo... kaskasian met iray mailalo lawas ed sikayo. misasalamatak ed Diyos ya Katawan ta maksil lamet so laman akagalawak lay golf, mangalawak lamet no sabado, manaruan kayo... say Diyos manuna lawas. md

alingwanan ko … pinabli

2008-02-10T14:58:00.000-08:00

(balon nobela)
manonton dalan

“aaay .... parad siyak ya.... uhmmm ambalbalingit .... isa ....dua ... talo .... labindua.... wala ni kahoy .... tsokolati .... salamat”

ngalngali nalupoy iray pueg nen bebe, naaninag moy mata ton atalikepkepay liket kalaktip toy manparparuk ya pagew. agto napukpukan iray taklay ton inkawewet tod tenten nen elly “uhmmmm ... ttssuupp... salamat .... untan pa komon agka makalingwan” insalar to tan inkulandit ton intagey toy sakeya sali to ya ituturo na atageya mukor(high heels) so sagur. pakep ya anggapoy singaw... mankirlap iray ikaw ton tibukel ya amputin nanlaktipan ya balitok ya kampis na bennek.

say malangwer nin sinag na agew so angiter na sinag na mata ton makuyep ya singa angipayawar na panangaron manandu. saray luway liga manin-inut ya unagos ya antis ya naburbur tinelmeray tangan nen elly ... salamat kuanton imbibil...inyepas toy sakey ya lima to insanto inpauyas so tamuro to ed kawanan ya mata to akataruk so matanino(eye shadow). akaimis iray masamsamit tan misteryoso ya sikala-labat so makatalos...insan insalar toy ulo to ed pagew nen elly... saray esaes so nanari ed luyag tan sanpaminsan ya ... korotokooooo... korotokooo daray malapati.

aplos-aplos nen elly so buek ton anggad lawis ya walay akagulgulis( highlights) ya singa buek na mais. nadadaplis daray gametgameto so pinpinon baog na beneg ton say kapaldua ag-akagamor na lakap na abel. no mandiskansoy lima to et naibesngaw toy ...mmmm...mmmm.

say kawes to agmasiblet ed saray matan maparayew. akapalday amputi ... sakeya dakulap labat so sulok piyan nadaplis na matan masibeg so aping na sanagin bulan. say tagey to pinpinon rosas ya abel singa samay iket ya pansayot na similyan bangus... anggad ngalungaluan... anggapoy kuwelyo... diyad pagew so walay duaran dosas ya amputi ... dugarugan salampitawen turay matudyon matan akapalkap ed malaela-uhmmmm ya timmubod pagew . si elly akapantaloy 32x32 buek na karnero ya andeket tan polon ambalanga, sapatos andeket tan balon puklis.

“iyan ko manayad plurera(flower base) piyan untayak so balingito tan mabayag ya nalenes; amay tsokolati diyad abong na betel; loob kanin magano ... decaf may kapim anto ... agmula eekalen tay sapatos mo”... kaloob nen elly ... “uhmmm ... agtaka nalakap ya maong niman ta ... umpan walay makanengneng kababaing...uhmmmmmm..aaah”

“uh... hmmm... uh ...hmmmm” “ oh! auntie cely... masantos ya kabusan ed sikayo... kumusta la” “ maong labat... unlaak ed paway ta manpanisak insan salugen ko ramay tanaman ko piyan masalumpapak ... manbubunga met laray talon , kamatis tan apayas... aay maong labat yan pakalinglingwanay kesaw ... sigi anak taynanan takinid tad ... bebe ... bebe ... iyalaan moy kapi tan patopat si elly”... “ ipapapetang kola ma” wala ni pausil nen auntie cely “ kumusta laramay agagim ...” “ maong met auntie..”

ginerger nen lyn so patupat, animeran parti ... inyan tod plato ya walay platito ed pegley ya walay karga ton ripinado tan melanting ya kap ya walay gatas na baka. akayurong lay elly, kaarap toy dosas ya walad plurera ... inapag –apag nen bebe so rosas, ginawa ton apatira, sakey ed kusina, sakey ed sala, sakey ed dukulan to tan sakey ed banyo ... nitan lay beben ampatut toy plato tan gemgem toy kapi. wala ni angub insan to ingaton so plato tan kapi. amawil ed kusina ta angala na para ed sikato. pinatogtog toy estirio ... insan aki-abay... akisalar .... kaparay seban ponti... susubuan nen elly... singa uken ya mandidilakot na patopat. kamamantaan indukol tolay ulo tod ulpo nen elly...pupuyok-puyoken toy eges to.
“hehehehehehe ... nakikiyak ditan” inkarot toy marinrintek “ agiii...apilat amoy baog kod saman” “no gawaen mo nitan ketketen taka ... biiiii “ mandialat si bebe, inanguban dan tampol... “uhmmm..hehehemmmm” agto manaya makakarot no mi-aanguban. .. balet manguramot.

”diya kala mangugto ta walay iluluto nen mamang ya lauya karuman to nin ilalambong, anlemelemek la.... wala met so patatas, repulyo tan samay laman nayari mangibiig ta gawaen ya kari-kari antak labalabay mo man ... atan no walay laen mo”

“ sigi... gala ta manaliw tay isabong ed karikari ” “ alagar ka ta mansalatak ni” kapaway to akapantalon tan kamisitan dapul, telektelek... imis-imis ...” bagay ed sikatan ta andurukey so salim ... alam lay sapatos mo ta unalis tala ...” wala ni paluglugtot ton limmad kuwarto to.

“maaaa ... unla kamid tindaan manaliw na pising” “ magano kayo labat ta asingger lay ugto ... tepet yoy junior no labay toy mila ta karuman manpapasaliw na bulpin tan papil” ebat nen auntie cely. aanapen day junior balet limma amon nantiwengtiweng o migagalaw na nintendo... no alagaren da umpan agda nasambot so panluto nen auntie cely kanyan nanpaknaan dalan isaliwan.

limmugan irad traysikel, pasikat...wala ni isterio to, talura so makayurong balet akitungtung si elly ya agla manudukduk na pasahero piyan maples so isabi da ed baley. makaatot-atot dimad patakdangan, andukedukey nimet... atelek irad ungol. progreso lay tindaan natan ... anggapo laramay lingaling... wala rad sirum anggan tiagew o uran marakep nin siyansiyay lakuan. wala ray ugugaw ya misalsalukoy awiten da kunoy bayong mo tan itdan moray isaliw day halohalo. dakel ya nasaliw ya pisipising wala ni malangwer ya niyog ya amay kakayuren kasumpal mon inumey tabol to belangen da insan itdan da kay kutsara. karkar moy kutsara .... ay mananam ya magatan... uhmmmmm... sakey ni....halohalo ya walay langka, niyog, bukel na agayep, sago tan ayskrim... magano kan unkaranting ed sayan suyok na mundo

“bebe ... akinet wadya tad lakuay sira... abaluan kuno pising so saliwan ta ... nitan si panginaen kon koring ya managlakoy sira” ... agto napukpukan so balikas to no nanengneng tuwak tan ya panginaen ko... nanonotan to kunoy laki to ta kaparparak kuno.

“ellyyyyy.... kapigay insabim anako .... antoy labay mo alalo ... alama...bangus... ayay alalo walay epas ton limay piso” analiw kami taloran kilon alalo, amina alama tan waloran bangus. anggano ibaga ton walay epas to bayaran konin siyansiya na susto piyan makakaliket met. kapangiderew nen tiyak inawat na sakeya ugaw ya misasalukoy... “siak la kuya so mangawit” kuanton pakaskasi... “sigi ... sirin” inkuan ko. balibali manaya no walay kaibam ya mansaliw ya peketpeket ed lawis mo singa unsasaboy dalam ... mabetbet lay sigi ... alingwanan kulay untawal... agmuni nalilikas ya dakel lay asaliw mo ta wala ray tagabitbit ... andi agda ibatik ta kabat dak...kakanayon kuni ratay arum.

“ bebe anto ni alingwanan ta .... aah... amay bulpin tan papil” pinirit koy eleng to insan tinepet ko no antoy labay to... singa ngongo ya say kuanto “angiii... yabay ngoy ... muto, ngundandit, ngan ngikoy” hehehehehehehehehe... manbalbalangay aping to... ttssuupp ...mankulkulirep kalamor... ngalngali la unterter iray linget to...akaimis na makulkulnet.
pinusan koy muling to ... mankindat agi.

kasumpal min nansaliw, anawag na traysikel may kaiba min ugaw, dinerewan ko met lay malaem ya no nanengneng to ak lamet mipuligesgesan ya sikatoy manbitbit na saliwen ko... suki so tawag mi... aliwan satan labat ... asikaso to ka. marakep so kakasempet ta palusor agnairapan so makina. marikit ni drayber... mapmaples ya manpabatik... mansassyok, agni manpriprino... siyak lalaingey manpriprino tan ampuspusisaw iray gamet nen bebe ed kamemesmes tod limak ... no wala siguroy sinaliw min mangga unsiyan may bukel ... nalolo. aka-angesak na daiset nen limmoob kamid kabatuan ...agto makapanpabatik na maples ta unbungkatot o nabogbog so timol to. saray ugugaw met ed satan manusilan ira ... kuya elly laran kuya elly untan met ya ibabando ray atsi ran bebe...
atsiii bebeeee...

kaepas nen bebe bubunugan tora laramay ugugaw na kendi, puto, kundandit tan prutas... magsibitbit na supot ya iyakar dad loob. dugaruga so insabi mi... manluluwag lay kaldo, abelang lay repulyo tan patatas para ed lauya ... apano lay abong... dakel so dimmagop ya kakanayon. isublay so lutoy karikari. diyad nengneng ko walani natilak a pandeman anggad niluto. .. wala ni pulutan... on... wala laray aka-dungod demonyo ya susukatey gurabis. tinawag toak nen bebe itdan kura kunoy kaldo iramay maninuman tan pulutan da. tampulak met ya anumpal ... “atan maong kayo met manayan manangkaili” kuanton inlurey.

saray bisita miran mamarikit so aangub-anguben daramay rosas, sakey ed sikara so akikerew na sakey, inkuan ton manpalukak na pagew, iliing to kuno ray panangaron
inkaindan, sepsepen toy ermen, saltan toy ligan manandu ... no nalenes kunoy rosas ed dakulap mo et walay yubuyub so pagew mo. labay to nin basaen so kapalaran ko balet agko inkaskaso ta kaplesay panagluto...agaman untan inyesaes kon diyad maminsan nayarin basaen toy maletey kon kapalaran tan tinapik koy takeb to ... akaimis, ya walay anengneng ton labalabay ton iyapag ed telek kon layag.

nattag so linak nen ... “ galila mangan tila “ imbando nen auntie cely, napnoy kalasakas na kubirtos so sanka-abungan katekep toy garakgak tan esaes na uges ya mantatawag na grasiyan man-al-alingasew ed kaldero tan sayap. pati siyak man-il-ilolak lan nakaplas na supas so teek kon asingger lan naakgaan... tambalen kolad akmon tan sigam ya mareen... insan ko ilinggas ed kinen bebe... napaer ya amina liliknaen. alay liket kon naiimatunan iray totoon marmarlang so mataran naabet na samit na alingasew na masamit ya panangan... aay! no untan so estadoy awawey da et anggan siak ya naynay so taya.

“ánako mangala kalay platum ... tawayan mo may lutuk ya lauya o amay pinapaitan ya iloko” inkuan nen auntie cely. angalaak na yaong insan ko kinargaay pinapaitan... aay! mananam ya talaga dugarugay paito ... tinerak koy sili ... asuten toy pureg o paksiyaten toy panateng mo ... kon todoy sibok ed dagem ... insan mo patumbukay ambetebetel ya danum o no sikayo atsi/kuya amay malamoy ya demonyo.

agko naimano, inyalaan toak la manaya nen bebe na platu, pinili to ramay laman na karikari tan inaruman toy pising, wala met may inkalot ya alalo tan ginalip ya kamatis tan sibuyas... siopa met kasi uneyas ed saya. say walad nonot koso masarag laray masisimpit ya imis ya ipangan... aay laseg kan ugaw... manpataba ka piyan walay laban mod puyat. nen bigla ton tinapik so muling ko ... “ooy mangan kala...agmo ay-ayamen” inkuan nen bebe.

“agkayo ... umbabaing ... pawil kayo mangala kini.. no naupot manluto tayo lamet” kuanen auntie, kasumpal ton embesngaw singa atenyeg so mesa tan kimmasil so kalasakas na kubirtos...pisssk...pisssk.... mantutumbukay lukas na inumen... adasig iran manlagar na terter ... liling-lingis-lingisen dak ya iimisan ... ikakawey ko met so limak no naerel ko ray linggis da... wala niray unsamar ed siak ya unlakap ... eyesaes ko met so “salamat”.

anggan anto kaman ya gawagawa et walay kasumpalan anggan panangan. sansakey laran mamatanir. aray arum walay balkot dan palamis o umbayes iray yaong ya panginan day parad atilak ed abongda ya manalagar kalamor na paabet. saray arum mangi-iba ran manuras na plato, kaldero, sayap, baso tan manlinis na kusina... aratan so walay akalaem ya isempet da.

manguyguyuray biluket tan liwawa nen aka-alis laray bisita, masyadoy pasalamat nen auntie. “anako agkani unsesempet ta unsabi ray kakapinsan nen bebe ed ama... labay dakan nakabat... kanyan mamainawa kanid tan” “ on auntie inkuno tola ed siak niman”
talagan naekal so baibaing mo no si auntie cely so katongtong mo ... uringkopiya(carbon copy) toy bebe ed ugali ... diyad gana agmakakiking si auntie diyad tagey labat apayungan la.

inyurong kod sopa singaak tatali-keb-kebay lirep, naimano nen bebe katon, ‘diman kala naugip ed kuwartok... umpan mabayag niran unsabi .. ttssuupp.....uhmmmmm....ta wala ni gawaen mi nen mamang”

o anto inararok ya kabaleyan ... asingger lan unsabi may mika labin anem ya bekta na “kuwatit agka makupit” kanyan iparungtal ko layay untumbok ya nobela “alingwanan ko pinabli”... untan pa komon ta nailiing koy salita tayon pangasinan anto. sarayay untumbok ya estorya et salien kon itday daiset ya panangaro. insulat ko ya parad sikayo ed say asalitan agew na puso no siak so tepetan yo agew-agew so agew na puso, angga man untan “ MALIGAN AGEW NA PUSO ED SIKAYON AMIN”. md