Memories in the Old Acacia Tree (Creative Poetry)

Creative Poetry

Memories in the Old Acacia Tree

Jeffrey Umotoy

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I love playing

Under the old acacia tree

Drawing my name on its husky trunk

And hiding to the warmth rays of the sun

I am here through My good and bad times

Remembering the days of the Blossoming flowers

Where grasshoppers chirps and hops through the lawn

I see the rosy red morning, and the orange yoLk sundown

I play with my peers, running, hiding to the acacia tree

Alone, all I do is get a twig and write to the ground

A malady came; I’m not allowed to go to the tree

I’m so sad, cry all day, happy days are gone

I plea to my mother to bring me to the tree

The tree have chaNge, it change a lot

I don’t feel I’m home, he left me

Not just the tree,

Everything’s gone

The rosy red morn’,

Blue sky and clouds

I can hear the chirps

But they seem hiding

All I can see is Dark

And all I can feel

Is the warmth of the sun.

High school, high school! Haha, I made this poem way back in high school, suppose-to-be entry sa english week celebration. Pero yun, di ko sya naipasa. Ok lang, wagi naman ang essay entry ko (yabang!) haha.

Why I Love UP Profs! : UP Professor Quotes

UP Professors Lovely Quotes!

From: www.yehba.com

www.peyups.com

www.drowingsolutionsph.multiply.com

www.burubudoy.wordpress.com

I. www.yehba.com

1. “The aim of policy making is to
invoke action! Because action speaks louder than words! You do not just say
I love you. You say: If you love me, enter me! ”
-Dr. Alfonso Pacquing

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2.”Class, next week na lang ung result sa exam nyo. I am having a hard time
checking it. I will seek first the divine guidance on what to do about it.
Class dont worry about your grade. Let me worry about it.”
-sir de jesus,envi sci 1

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3.(Valentines Day)
“Ano ba yan? Students ba kayo ng UP? Bakit ang bababa ng scores niyo? Siguro
wala kayong date ngayong  valentines kaya ganito kayo. Losers!!! When i was
your age i had a date. Hindi ba naapektuhan ng UP FAIR euphoria  ng grades
niyo? Parang di kayo masaya…” (sabay matching tapon ng quizzes sa sahig)
“I won’t record this. Go find a date.”
(sabay walk out.)
-Sir Doliente,BA.

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4.Ma’am: Many people believe that we, psychology graduates can read minds…
(silence) Actually, we can.
Class: Weh.. Sample..
Ma’am: Right now, you think that I’m bluffing
-Ma’am Chei

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5.”I don’t give surprise long exams. all exams are announced. Halimbawa,
Class, mageexam tayo, NGAYON NA!”
-Ma’am Chei (again)

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6.”The human body is 70% water. Kaya wala kayong kasaysayan lahat. Pag may
kaaway ka, sabihin mo sa kanya, TUBIG KA LANG!!!”
-Dr. Recio

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7.”Oo, nagpapaulan ako ng uno… baket? aanhin ko ba nun? di naman ako yayaman
dun.”
-Sir Atoy, histo I

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8.(commenting on a thesis of a senior student)
‘Yang thesis mo? .. Mamamatay ka!! Mamamatay ka!!’
– Dr. llanes, UPM.

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9.”Nasa bandang gilid ang fallopian tube. Kaya kunggusto niyong magka-anak ng
asawa niyo, dapat nakatagilid kayo habang gumagawa.”
-Ma’am Meggie, Zoo 10

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10.”Last sem was the first time that I gave a grade of 5, and it felt good!!!”
Prof Goldie, Comm II, circa 1998, first day of class

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UP MNEMONICS

ZODIAC SIGNS:
According (Aries)
To (Taurus)
Gabby (Gemini)
Concepcion (Cancer)
Laging (Leo)
Very (Virgo)
Loving (Libra)
Si (Scorpio)
Sharon (Sagittarius)
Cuneta (Capricorn)
After (Aries)
Performing (Pisces)

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FOR BIOLOGY:
THE TWELVE CRANIAL NERVES
Oh
Oh
Oh
To
Touch
And
Feel
A
Girl’s
V________,
So
Heavenly

and it stands for:
CN 1 – Olfactory
CN 2 – Optic
CN 3 – Oculomotor
CN 4 – Trochlear
CN 5 – Trigeminal
CN 6 – Abducens
CN 7 – Facial
CN 8 – Auditory (or acousticovestibular )
CN 9 – Glossopharyngeal
CN 10 – Vagus
CN 11 – Spinal Accessory
CN 12 – Hypoglossal

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King
Phillip
Came
Over
For
Good
Sex

FOR:
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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DNA BASE PAIRINGS:
Call Girl si Techie Agbayani
C-G
T-A

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FOR PHYSICS:
NEWTON ‘S SECOND LAW OF MOTION:
a = F/m
or Father over Mother equals Anak!

FORMULA FOR PRESSURE
P = F/a
or Father over Anak equals Pamangkin!

II. www.peyups.com

1.”The more wisdom you obtain, the more you shut your mouth. This is because the more that you learn, the more you realize that there are even more things that you do not know. The true mark of an idiot is a loudmouth, the true mark of a wise man is humility”
–Paraphrased galing kay PI100. Puta best prof sa CAL.

Na overhear ko lang nung palabas na ko ng klase:

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2.Classmate: Ma’am, pwede po bang next week na kami mag report?
Ma’am: Alam mo, God is good. And I am God. So yes, pwede next week.

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3. Sir U Eliserio during creative writing class…

“try everything once except incest”

and one day pumasok ng room, galit na galit. hinagis ang bag sa table, nagwawala sa harap ng room dahil hindi daw nasagot ng previous class niya ang question niya. kaya dapat daw masagot namin, ang makasagot may plus points. kapag walang makasagot, lagot kami.

ang tanong…. “class, sinong lalaking artista dun sa TV show na wonder years”?

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4.”Mamatay na mangopya…”

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5.”Ang hindi maka-100, bobo!

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6.”im gay. so gay i could show you my penis because it is but an accessory to my body”
-jean navera, spcm1

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7. sa STAT 1 lab:

“ok class, alala nyo pa ba ang asymptote? sa math 11 or 17 niyo? ganun class. ganun kayo sa pagpasa sa STAT1”
-pauline pastor.

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8. FIRST DAY OF CLASSES: “Kung may boyfriend o girlfriend kayo na hindi taga-UP, hiwalayan niyo na agad. Walang pupuntahan yan. Hindi kayo magkaka-intindihan. Tapos yung mga anak niyo, magiging bobo. Gusto niyo ba yun?”

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9. ANOTHER PROF: “Hoy girls, wag kayong kukuha ng boyfriend dito sa UP. Pare-parehas tayong mahirap dito. Kumuha kayo ng mayaman. 80% of the child’s intelligence comes from the Mother naman eh. Kayo guys, wag kayo kukuha ng bobong babae. Kahit matalino kayo, magiging bobo anak niyo.”

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10. “Class, Chinatown is not in China

. And Ateneo de Manila University is not… a university.”

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11. STUDENT: Sir, pwede po magpa-sit in yung friends ko?
PROF: From what school are they?
STUDENT: St. Scho po.
PROF: “Go ahead. So they’ll realize what they’re missing. St. Scho, St. Scho… eskwelahan na ba yun sa inyo?!”

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12. “Class, kaya mahal ang bayad sa mga professors sa ibang school kasi ang bobobo ng mga estudyante dun. Dyuskoh, I used to teach there… at lumuluha talaga ako ng dugo bago maintindihan ng mga students yung sinasabi ko. Ang mahal nga ng bayad, magkakasakit ka naman sa panga kakaulit ng lessons! Wag na lang! Dito na ko sa UP, at least nagkakaintindihan tayo. Diba?”

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13. Dr. Recio: What causes asthma?
Classmate (na-overwhelm): Ummm, asthma is caused by… Pollens and dust and–
Dr. Recio: NO! Asthma is genetically predisposed!
After five seconds…
Dr. Recio: What causes asthma?
Same classmate: Ma’am, it’s genetically predisposed.
Dr. Recio: YES! Very good!

Matindi kasi short-term memory loss ni ma’am.

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14. sorry class i’m late. grabe ang traffic sa EDSA, pero di ako dumaan doon!
~ acctg1 prof

di namin alam kung matatawa kami o hindi.

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15. Dahil kami ang mga huling estudyante ni Dr. David at mahal na mahal namin siya, nag-compile kami dati ng mga quotable quotes mula sa kanya. Ito ang ilan:

“Meanings we find are the meanings we make.”

“WHAT YOU LEARN IN UP IS TO GO ON AND NEVER GIVE UP. THAT IF THERE BE ONE PERSON LEFT STANDING, LET IT BE ME. LET ATENEO FALL FIRST BEFORE UP…”

“The measure of a man is how many doors he has opened to other people, especially to those he doesn’t know.”

“To be born is to die. In between they grow and multiply like flies. 6.2 billion people in the world. Kadiri, ano?”

“Why not life? Why call it soul? Call a spade a spade.”

“Earth is the only heaven we can know.”

“religion is a successful economic institution”

“Do not live long enough to be worthless.”

“Domestication of the human male is one of the greatest achievement of the human race.”

“I do not know many. I only know enough to teach my classes.”

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16. We do not accept anyone here in class except for those who are members of a certain minority group. For example, gays are part of a minority group, bakla ka ba? If you admit to this class that you are gay, then I’ll admit you”

-Prof “hail to the chair”, to a guy student na nagpre-prerog

in the end, ayaw umamin ni guy… di tuloy tinanggap…

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17. Everything you need to know about the electron, it’s position, momentum, etc, ay makukuha mo sa kanyang wavefunction. Kaya kung gusto mong makilala ang isang babae, itanong mo sa kanya,’Hi.

May I know your wavefunction?'” -Prof in physics

Second day of classes
Same Prof: (kinuha ang box ng colored chalks) Ano ba naman ito… (tapos iniitsa sa lamesa yung mga dark colored chalks)


class: (tahimik na nagmamasid)

Prof: Class, sulatan niyo ang manufacturer ng chalk na ito, at sabihing tanggalin na ang mga walang kwentang kulay na ito… brown, green, violet. hindi makikita ito sa board. Convince them

class: (tahimik at gulat)

Prof: and .25 incentive sa final grade niyo!

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18. “Bilib ka kay Alan Peter Cayetano? E ambaba ng grades n’un e!”

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19.”Si Miriam, crush ko ‘yun dati. Muntikan na maging kami, kaso nasiraan ng ulo, kaya ‘yun, iba ang asawa ko.”

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20. “Class, gusto ko kayong i-train na mag-English, so hen you’re here in class, magsalita kayo ng English! Ako lang ang exempted dahil matanda na ako at ako ang teacher!”

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21. If you really love someone, just act like a swan; once he finds his mate, he will never find anyone else. But when his lover goes away, he dies because he thinks that his life no longer has purpose in this world.”

A semester of cooky, sometimes corny, but sometimes thought-provoking advice on life, love and ambition from Dr. Melitton Juanico (circa 2nd semester AY 2006-2007).

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III. http://drowingsolutionsph.multiply.com

1. Ma’am sierra, bio150(ecology)
humangin, nalipad yung acetate dahil humangin ng malakas. imbis na hawakan nya yung OHP, dali-
dali nyang hinawakan yung whiteboard.

Sir Punzalan, Stat 121

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2. “Summattion of five x3 plus 5×2 (reading a mathematical equation) minus one… pero di ibig
sabihin na kakanta kayo”

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3. In this one class, we were discussing about infants and kids in their early childhood. To
illustrate kung paano nagpa-pivot prone ang isang bata, yung DEAN ng college namin ay dumapa sa
floor at doon ay nagpa-ikot-ikot. (Go Dean Jake! O di ba, down-to-earth kahit dean?)

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4. Sir Ebreo, Span 11 – discussion: imperativo
Kapag magkaaway daw kayo ng bf mo, ang sasabihin mo is “No me toques” *thought: tama ba ang
spelling? pakitama na lang po ako.* (don’t touch me). Pero kapag okay daw kayo, sasabihin nyo
(with feelings and with actions) “Tocame! Tocame!” (Touch me! Touch me!)

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5. Sabi ng isa naming prof:
“Why should we tie up with (name ng school) when they don’t even rely on their graduates?”
Bwahahaha! SAPUL! GO UP!

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6. Bio1 Prof. Mamaril
“Okay, so the mountain gorilla, gorilla gorilla beringei of mount virunga is…”
(sabay pasok ng classmate ko na six-footer, maitim at shaved ang ulo, tapos nagtitigan sila ng
matagal ni prof)
“…speaking of the gorilla!”
(cue pandemonium sa klase)

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7. Si Prof Diestro ulet…
tnanong niya sa min kung kilala ba namin siya. sabi niya “my father is a carpenter and my
father is a carpenter”. tapos meron pang “i am conceived immaculately”. sinabi niya siya daw si
hesus. nagtanong pa ng “don’t you believe me?”. huling sinabi niya “believe in me”.

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8. “correct me if I’m right”  ~ anonymous

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9. Sabi ng Math 100 prof
“Class you should listen because if you dont’ listen, you would not know what you don’t know!”

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10. Nagalit sya sa iba kasi daw yung nilagay sa blue book ay mr. lang dapat daw professor kaya
ang sabi nya, “Ano ba ako dito di ba professor. It’s better to promote than to demote! Kaya nga
pag yung taga-UP pagsinabihan mong di ba taga-UST ka, magagalit daw at nakasimangut pa. Pero
pag taga-UST at sinabihan mong di ba taga-UP ka, ngingiti pa daw.”

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11. ito pa sabi nya sa amin, “dapat kayong mag-anak ng marami, mga sampo. Huwag nating hayaan na
mas maraming anak ang mga mangmang dahil sa susunod na henerasyon ang mga walang alam ang
mamumuno sa atin kawawaya naman ang bayan.”

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12. “ang letran kilala pero hindi yan makikita sa mapa pero ang ust kahit papano makikita…
kaya lang pagtinignan mo ang ranking mga na 500 pataas”

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13. si prof. monsod in her conio moment, she said,
“making plantsa with the coal..”
she’s actually referring dun sa plantsa nung unang panahon na uling daw yung ginagamit para
gumana.

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14. si tanttoco ng kas 1 nakakatuwa yung mgaa hirit nya tapos yung mga class requirments nya may
katumbas na kanta like:
group work= hawak kamay nyahahhahahahahhaha

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15.Mareng Winnie sa Econ Auditorium, “Godd***it to hell class! Don’t sleep on me! ” Tapos
pinagalitan nya yung isang natutulog sa last row, “You, blah, blah…” ‘Tas narealize nya na ,
Teaching fellow pala sa Econ, discussioner nya, hahaha!

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16.eto kasama sa class rules ng prof ko sa natsci1:
“you may hug, but no kissing”

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17. late dumating sa class si Mr. MATH 17 prof na bagong kasal lang. nagmamadali tapos sabay sabi
” SORRY CLASS NAPUYAT AKO. GANYAN TALAGA PAG MAY-ASAWA…”

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18.NSTP coordinator namin:
“Ano ba kayo! Ang iingay ninyo! Para kayong mga batang street children!”
an old relic from the martial law era on a classmate who won’t stand up while reciting:
“Miss ___, please stand up so I could see the contours of your body.”
at pag may dumadaan daw na sexy, his remark–“Wow. Rape-able.”

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19.BULKENYO.

“Just because the bulkenyo errupts today, it is not necessarily the case that the bulkenyo
will….”

IV. www.burubudoy.wordpress.com

Paraphrased quotation from my own prof.

During our discussion

Classmate: Sir saan po kami hihingi ng appointment letter para sa inteview? (para sa mga tv station, writers, artist, government agencies and private companies)

Prof: Anong apo-apointment letter? Pakita nyo lang ID nyo.

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Prof: Kung gusto nyo talaga malaman ang pinakamabisang pananaliksik, gayahin nyo ang isa kong estudyanteng nagbayad ng macho dancer para malaman ang buhay ng macho dancer.

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Prof: Kung pipili kayo ng lugar para manaliksik, ayaw kong piliin nyo ang Baguio. Nadala na ako, yung estudyante ko dati dalawang magkagrupo, nagtaka nalang ako at di na bumalik pagkagaling ng baguio. Paglipas ng dalawang sem nagpakita silang dalawa kinukuha akong ninong ng anak nila. Anak ng tupa, isinabuhay ang ang kanilang pananaliksik ” teen pregnancy”.

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Prof: Ewan ko nga ba sa mga Pilipino, iniidolo si Maria Clara, eh anak naman yun sa pagkakasala.

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Prof: Last year, oblation run, nagpaalam mga estudyante kong huwag nalang daw magklase kesyo manonood daw sila, ako naman ito, edi pumayag. Ayun sa sunod na klase namin, nakasimangot sila di daw sila nakakita ng birdie. Kung saan-saan pa kasi nagpunta, pagkaalis nila, biglang dumaan dito yung mga nakahubad, walang katao-tao, kitang-kita ko tuloy ang biyaya.

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Prof: Kung hindi lang nagbubulag-bulag ang pamahalaan, edi wala sana si Aguinaldo sa listahan ng ating mga bayani.

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Sa isang klase ko sa research writing

1st meeting

Prof: Matatapos itong kursong natin ng hindi ko hahawakan ang inyong mga papel, ano kayo sinuswerte? Hindi ko babasahin isa-isa yan, edi kung ganun, ako ang matututo hindi kayo! Excuse me, “DR” na ako, di ko kailangan yan.

2nd meeting (after ituro ang intro)

Prof: Sa kursong ito, either 1 or 5 ang grade mo, pag nagpasa edi 1 pag hindi 5

3rd meeting (after ituro ang first 4 modules)

Prof: Ayan, tapos na tayo sa first 4 modules, ngayon meron na tayong grade na 1, 2, 3 at 5. Tignan natin sa susunod na meeting at pag natapos natin ang halos 30 modules, tignan natin ang grades na pagpipilian nyo!

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Asian History Prof

Prof: Punyeta yang mga sinasabing atheist sila, The mere fact that they have that grammatical equivalent for the word GOD, it means that they have the notion of GOD. Kaya wag nilang sasabihing walang GOD.

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Philo Prof: THERE IS NO GOD!

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=) nakakatuwa mga prof! hehe

Lipogram to an Emo Kid

I have always seen yo as I walked down the steps of that hall named after Palma. Yo are never been hard to notice since all the color seems so bright and lod everyday–that’s merely becase of yor presence. I never thoght that yo’d ever pt the pencil’s inner sol into yor eyes, by that I mean literal. I jst don’t get that while some people try to conceal their nights sorrow yo are here ptting the lead nder yor eyes to make it look mch darker. I coldn’t find even the slightest cle when is the last time do yo have yor hairct done. It’s keeps hiding yor face depriving even yor sight to set free. Head croched, I mean… Can yo even see what yo’re doing?

It’s not a qestion that yo fancy black, it’s an open statement. I thogh it is jst yor favorite jst like those girls back in high school who really fancied pink objects. Bt why is it that yor fondness of black seems extreme to the pblics eyes? What do yo think?

Well, honestly…the reason why I write is becase some thoght is really bothering me. Remember the day when we go together to or afternoon class? Yes, before my art stdies class and I reckon, its yor hmanities. My class is at the 2nd floor and yors is at the forth floor. Jst right after yor few steps p to the third floor, I hear some whisper… “EMOX”. First I don’t get it. Thoght it’s a cast off statement and so I dropped it.

Blntly speaking. Are yo in some sort of fraternity or an org? It qite seem that yo belong somehow into somewhat grop. I wold kindly remind yo that the dormitory manager prohibits joining brotherhood in or freshman year. Well, i jst have this thoght after I hear another remark to somewhat a gy who dress p like yo.

What’s bothering me is the news from the other girls dormitory. Again they are calling her “EMO” and referring to her as sicidal as her roommate saw her with a sharp blade close to her wrist. Tell me, that’s really bothering, isn’t it?

I don’t think there is something wrong with yo and if ever there is, don’t bother bothering me. We are jst the two high school bddy in here, no one else. As of me in here, I’m still fine. Keeping p with this smmer vacation which kills. Oh, another thing. What is the name of the band yo’re referring to me? The kind of msic yo said yor p to? Ok, jst tell me in school.

Isn’t it weird that I write to yo in an Lipogram? Well, I kinda look idiot in my statements above not knowing what’s happening. Well basically it’s jst a matter of denial. Haha! Tre! I jst don’t wanna believe yo’re p to sicidal thingy, yor fashion is tolerable it’s jst those freaking description that yo’re an EMO freaks me ot. Emo=Emotional, think they jst pt things in extremities. By the way, do yo know what an Lipogram means? Well, its a writing that omits or dispenses with all words containing a particlar letter of the alphabet.

It jst tells yo that there is always “I or me” in this game bddy! Yo are not jst ” or yo” if problems occr. Don’t think yor alone. Being emotional is kinda bearable at times. We all once in a while gets a little corny.

So, it’s my time omit all the “” in this article and retain “I”. Wait, i write it in a first person statement hh. “” means “you” and “I” means “me”. So dropped the feeling yor alone coz there is always me ( yck! kinda cheesy) hehe.

I’m omitting the “” cz if not, it wont be a Lipogram thogh!

See yo in classes!

Pepe

Maria Clara

 

Go!

Pinoy Haiku: Tanaga, Dalit at Diona

Hindi na bago sa pandinig nating mga pinoy ang mga istilong panitikan tulad ng “Haiku” at mga Soneto, ngunit sa oras na itanong mo kung pamilyar ba ba sila sa Tanaga, Dalit at Diona, ang mga sagot na posible mong makuha ay, Ha? Ano yun?.

Bago pa man nagsidatingan ang mga mananakop na Espanyol, matagal ng may mahusay na anyong panitikan ang mga ninunong Pilipino. Ito ay inilalarawan bilang may mataas na antas ng kalidad na nagpasalin-salin sa mga henerasyon sa pamamagitan ng pasalitang istilo.

Natural na makata ang mga Pilipino, ngunit dahil sa pwersang nag-impluwensya tulad ng pagkontrol ng mga Espanyol at dantaong pananakop ng iba pang kolonyang bansa, tila nabaon sa limot ang mga istilong sariling atin.

Tulad ng Haiku, isang anyong panitikan mula pa sa kulturang Hapon, na binubuo ng mga limitadong sukat ay nagpapakita at mayroong temang sumasaklaw sa kalikasan, karanasan, pamilya at iba pa. Ang pinaka-popular na anyo ng Haiku ay binubuo ng tatlong maiikling taludtod. Ang unang taludtod ay karaniwang mayroong limang pantig, ang ikalawang taludtod ay may pipituhing pantig at ang huling taludtod ay may limang pantig muli.

Halimbawa (www.everypoet.net)

grim water tumbles
messy wintertimes grin, clowns
recede, moons reproach

dragonflies erupt
families blushing cinder
mellowing cowgirls

legless rude snowy
ploughshare vanishes wetly
sadly, snowing eel

unchained ape darkens
pig yearns, wet dried wasps regret
hoarsely, intense pink

scornful door despairs
clean canoes rusting, grimly
riding, eccentric

Tulad ng bansang Hapon, nakalikha rin ang mga katutubong Pilipino ng mga anyong pampanitikan tulad ng Haiku, ilan sa mga ito ay ang Tanaga, Dalit at Diona.

TANAGA: Ang tanaga ay isang katutubong anyo ng tula na binubuo ng pitong pantig kada taludtod, apat na taludtod kada saknong na may isahang tugmaan.

Halimbawa:

Sa gubat na madawag
Tala’y mababanaag.
Iyon ang tanging hangad,
Buhay ma’y igagawad.
-Bannie Pearl Mas


Tumayo ka nang tuwid,
Ang kamay ay sa dibdib.
Awitin ating himig
Nang totoo sa tinig.
-Romualdo Verzosa Jr.

Noong malayo ako,
Nasa kabilang dako,
Itong puso’t isip ko,
Bayan, para lang sa ‘yo.
-Rachel Muyano

DALIT: Ang dalit ay isang katutubong anyo ng tula na binubuo ng walong pantig kada taludtod, apat na taludtod kada saknong at may isahang tugmaan.

Halimbawa:

Nag-aral siyang pilit
Nang karangala’y makamit.
Buong buhay s’yang nagtiis.
Makapagtapos ang nais.

Ang pera niya’y tinipid,
Sa guro ay di sumipsip.
Markang mataas, nakamit:
Tagumpay nga ang kapalit.
-Zoren Mercurio

DIONA: Ang diona ay isang katutubong anyo ng tula na binubuo ng pitong pantig kada taludtod, tatlong taludtod kada saknong at may isahang tugmaan.

Halimbawa:

Ang payong ko’y si inay
Kapote ko si itay
Sa maulan kong buhay
-Raymond Pambit

Aanhin ang yamang Saudi,
O yen ng Japayuki
Kung wala ka sa tabi
-Fernando Gonzales

Kung ang aso hinahanap
Pag nagtampo’t naglayas
Ikaw pa kaya anak.
– Ferdinand Bajado

Lolo, huwag malulungkot
Ngayong uugod-ugod
Ako po’y inyong tungkod
– Gregorio Rodillo

Ilan lamang ito sa mga katutubong panitikan nating mga Pinoy na kinakailangang bigyang pansin upang hindi tuluyang mabaon sa limot. Kailangang maipamulat ito sa kamalayan nating mga Pilipino upang magkaroon ng kaalaman at yumabong ang kulturang Pilipino. Kung tutuusin, mas pabor ang anyong panitikang ito sa kahit sinong Pilipino, hindi kailangang magkaroon ka ng kasanayang akademiko upang makalikha ng mga tulang ito. Kahit anong tema ay maaring uminog sa mga linya, nararamdam, kapaligiran, pamilya, kaibigan at kung ano-ano pa.