MRT

Palagi ka ba'ng sumasakay sa MRT? Kung ang sagot mo ay "Oo," malamang naririnig mo ang mga impormasyo'ng paulit-ulit na pinapatugtog. Kung ikaw ay tao;ng mapagmasid, mapapansin mo'ng karamihan sa mga trivia na ito ay Pilipino o Pilipinas ang bida. Halos lahat ng mga ito ay nagsisimula sa parirala'ng "Alam niyo ba..." at sa kalagitnaan nito ay may malaking "PERO."

Halimbawa:

• Alam niyo ba na ang bansa'ng Pilipinas ay binanggit sa bibliya? PERO....
  
• Alam niyo ba'ng matinik sa mga babae ang mga Pilipino?
  
• Alam niyo ba'ng ang pinakamatamis na prutas na naitala sa Guinness Book of World Records ay nasa Guimaras?
  
• Alam niyo ba'ng ang tagasulat ng (pangalan ng Amerikano'ng Pangulo) ay isa'ng Pilipino? PERO....

Ipinagmamalaki talaga natin ang ati'ng bansa. Mayroon lamang akong idadagdag.

Alam niyo ba'ng noo'ng panahon ay ang Pilipinas ang pinakamalaki'ng bansa sa buo'ng mundo? PERO dahil sa nangyari'ng Great Flood, lumiit na lamang ito at naging pulu-pulo. Pagkahupa ng baha, naging mga bansa'ng Tsina, Estados Unidos at Hapon and malalaki'ng bahagi nito.

'Di ba ang saya?

-o0o-

Too much about that Filipino stuff, I am pairing two single friends who, I think, are compatible with each other. She's a pianist who doesn't want another musician/artist because of mood swings, kind of funny, sweet, nice and very patient youngest daughter. He's a licensed engineer who is so devoted to his job, has a business, a very responsible son, a strict older brother, and quite serious with mostly everything. The problem is he's a devoted Catholic and she's a Protestant. He's in Cebu while she's in Manila and will be flying soon to Pennsylvania for her doctorate. Will my plan be realized? Let's see what will happen to Ian and Michelle.

Adios Kiko

I shouldn't be affected by his death because I'm not really a big fan. Sure, I used to memorize the entire "Mga Kababayan" when I was still in grade school but I never had any moment where I really looked up to him. Fine, I couldn't help but be envious with his high-bridged, narrow-nostril nose and I even thought that he's been suffering from Peter Pan syndrome because he's getting younger. And hell yeah, he's too privileged to become an MTV VJ even if he was above 25 years old (the cut-off age for VJ hunt), or should I say it's MTV who's too lucky to have him. Darn. He he.

It's my luck to have met him personally during my "guesting" in Eat Bulaga where he was the one who asked me to sing a part of "Kami nga mga Butuanon" and gave me the question about my favorite fish - tuna.

Battling with cancer is surely a tough task to do and who are we to question God when everyone of us is only living our own borrowed lives? Sooner or later, everyone has to go. At least Kiko didn't have to struggle with the pain the Big C had to cause him.

God bless you Kiko!