Words From Sir Chua

How to serve?

1. Understand
"Mahirap umunawa, nakakapagod..."

2. Forgive
"Sometimes, you're forced to understand because you LOVE."

3. Serve by Loving
"Love is measured by the amount of understanding and forgiving."

"Unawa. Patawad. Unawa. Patawad. Unawa. Patawad. Unawa. Patawad. Unawa. Patawad... hanggang sa mapagod ka. Then you'll surrender. Because when the heart gets tired...
IT JUST CLOSES."

Not All In You Have Died

I was not present the very time you became God's instrument to set this country from dictatorship.
But I know and feel, you have given me one of the greatest gift one could have - freedom.


Thank you, President Cory.
Your legacy will continue to live.

This day of SONA

Until now I'm still under the influence of Rizal's novels. I just finished the El Filibusterismo earlier (actually I have reserved its last chapter for tomorrow, but still I know how it would end up). And along with these, my thoughts somehow still lingers on those graveyard hours in the emergency room in Morong, Rizal. Sabi nga ng mga groupmates ko, "Kung mao-ospital ako, ayoko dito (RPH) dalahin." But what can they do? That's all they can afford friends...

"My good Crispin! Accusing my good Crispin! It is because we are poor, and the poor have to suffer everything?"

- Sisa (Noli Me Tangere)

Kokology

Yesterday, we had this mini kokology session with Sir Owen before starting the lecture proper in our Humanities class. Hmmmkay, so what's this kokology thing all about. According to sir, its the study of life (since koko is the japanese word for 'life'), so something like that. It's actually like expressing some things that you suppress inside but by some means will be able to be released; and the means is through kokology. Added info he gave was that there are 2 books published in relation to this but they're quite expensive (I'm telling you just in case you're interested ü).

He told us he's doing this so that we could enhance our imagination which is needed for art appreciation - goal of Humanities. So the first one went like this: (*everyone closed their eyes and imagined what Sir Owen was narrating)

Sir Owen:
Imagine your in the middle of the desert. You're alone striving to get out from there. You can the see the vast sand, you can feel the heat, & scorpions nearing you. Now imagine a camel is beside you. It's the only being that was with you throughout your journey in the desert. You see your self uttering words to the camel. 1.) What are these words?

Continue imagining. You continue walking in the middle of the desert. Finally, you see an oasis. In that oasis you can see someone even from afar. 2.) Who is this person?

Continue imagining. Finally, you've found you're way out. Now you can see you're approaching a village, with houses and all. You're on the border of the desert and the village, you turned and look again to the desert, then you shouted something in the direction of the desert. 3.) What did you shout?

That was it. We openend our eyes then Sir gave the meaning of the answers we had for those questions he asked. He first explained that whatever answers we have, it will be connected to our love lifes (because in the kokology book, this was scene used by the authors), whatever status we are in, Sir said it'll still be applicable.

Let me share my answers now.
So for 1, I answered "Ano ba 'to?!". HAHA. :D
1 are the words you want to say to that person you love.
*Yeah, prolly with lost of words if ever I'll see him, I'll utter those. :)

2, Sino pa nga ba? I answered Igi. :)
2 is the person whom you turn to whenever I have problems.
*Maybe before. But not anymore. :|

3, I answered "Babay!"
These are the words you want to say to that love who hurt you once you've seen him/her again.
*Weh? :D


There was a 2nd part. Now imagining some creepy place. This revealed results that I move on easily whenver I face problems, that I cry alone within during hard times and that he still is the one I turn for my problems.

That's it for now. :)

Excuses

Mag-iisang buwan na uli bago ko na-update ang blog ko. Obvious naman siguro, theme pa lang sumisigaw na na palitan ko s'ya (refer to previous blog). I have my reasonsss, so please don't hate me. :)

1. School started and it's eating much of my time. Though I must say mas madali ang subjects ngayon, not to mention I'm enjoying them, still busy-busyhan ever pa rin. Bukod sa 3 regular subjects, may research/thesis kaming dapat isingit sa aming schedule. At hanggang ngayon, wala pa din kaming approved research topic. Anyone who has some idea? :)

2. Though maraming pangyayari ang nangyayari ngayon, hindi naman ako makapagsulat dahil bukod sa 1st reason, ayaw ko namang maging plurk ang blog ko na bawat kibot ko ay ipo-post ko. Ayoko din namang maging outlet ito ng drama-queen-side-of-me dahil may tumblr ako para dyan. O yeah, I created one because I don't want him to see my posts about us, but I'm not sure if he really haven't visited it.

3. I have readings to finish. Yes, the English translations of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo for minor subject Rizal. And I need to finish it before the 16th, and I'm not even half way through.

4. I'm on facebook day and night. Haha. I'm just trying to enjoy my self with everything in there. Please. I know you don't want any drama from me, and I do too. :)

5. Lastly, of course it's still because of him. It was like I cannot write anything if it's not him I'll be writing about. So the result, I'll just refuse to write so the drama won't continue.