Patintero

I will not play at tug o’ war.
I’d rather play at hug o’ war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.
by Shel Silverstein

I love this country!

Senator Trillanes early this morning led an armed ousting of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after alighting from the Makati Regional Trial Court where they took part in the hearing of former Senator Gringo Honasan who was being tried for rebellion. His group together with political supporters including bishops and clergymen addressed a press conference after breaking down glass entrances of the Manila Peninsula where hotel staff became busy with valet services for the incoming generals jumping to their side.

Meanwhile, San Miguel Corporation is praying for clear night skies with stars as they set tents along Emerald Avenue, currently billed as F. Ortigas Jr. to celebrate Andres Bonifacio’s birthday bash with a hard rocking, draft beer sucking, pork chop skewing Oktoberfest. It would be a success if Ortigas office workers, with their newly replenished wallets from today’s payday fiesta would walk into their street party and have a great time with the whole barkada.

In fact, Lucia Lupita Laloo Lala, a tenured call center agent in one of the outsourcing rows of Ortigas will be so excited to finish the day so that she can start boiling down from shabu which has kept her up and about in work for the past five days. As she alights from her Ortigas building, clad Bon Jovi in her iPod, she will take the first cab out of Metro Manila and sleep for two days inside the nearest motel in peace and quiet.

For a friend, a love letter for her love

I had to do this for a friend despite my objection to have this letter through this site for it might only hurt her even more. If only to let her know that I am still her friend, a good friend indeed, but not true enough to really saving her from further hurting herself. She asked me to post her love note for her ex-bf hoping that he would by any isolated chance click on this site to see this, and have time at this instant to go over this letter. His name is Oliver.

My friend Tina asked me to have this page just for that chance that Oliver would somehow know and realize that her life is still meant for him.

“Oliver, I had to leave you but not to keep you away, I took the scholarship in the US to please my parents but not to displease you. You know all the while that it would be my Mom’s decision despite much of our discussion over this matter. I know Oliver that it will never be easy for you to accept this but I am hoping against hope that you would at the least give me a chance to make you feel that you are still my life and my hope. As it won’t be easy on you my leaving for the states, it wouldn’t be easy for me as well. going to school but my heart and my soul will be somewhere else. I know that this will be much more difficult as time goes by.”

“My friends tell me that it will only hurt me more to let you know that I am still here for you though miles away. But I told them that nothing will be much more painful than not letting you know you are still in my heart and in my life, Oliver.”

“I am not working to have you back in my arms, but knowing that you do know that I did not give up on you is enough pain released than before when you did thought that I never did fought for you.”

“Oliver, I still love you as I always will. I can only pray for your safety and your happiness wherever you may be”.