“Octopus”- kwento mula sa isang lugar sa Pilipinas.

Alas 12 na ng tanghali, uwian na!! 3am ang pasok ko sa trabaho at umuuwi ako bandang ala 1 na ng hapon, naglalabasan na ang aking mga kasamahan at ako’y tila ayaw pang umalis sa aking kinauupuan sa kadahilanang inaantok na ako at parang gusto ko na lamang na matulog sa aking upuan…

Sumakay ako ng jeep palabas ng EDSA, bumaba ako sa malapit sa Megamall, sumakay ng bus upang makarating sa aking inuuwian, nakasakay ako sa FX ng mga time na iyon, hanggang sa makarating ako sa lugar na hindi naman kalayuan sa aming tahanan, may napansin akong tila hindi mawala wala sa aking isip, na hanggang ngayon sariwa pa rin ito kung kaya’t aking naikukwento sa inyo sa pamamagitan nito.

May ginagawang kalsada malapit sa aming bahay na hindi ko malaman kung bakit ganoon na lamang ang pagpapagawa sa kalsadang ito na sa pagkakaalam ko ay maayos pa naman at nadadaanan pa ng mga dambuhalang sasakyan na minsan ay nagagawa pang kumaripas ng takbo kahit maraming tao, bago ang sinesementong kalsadang ito, mas may napansin akong bagay na nagpasakit ng ulo ko,

“Road Cementing Project thru the effort of Official Juan dela Cruz and members of Pilipiniana Group..”

Makulay ang billboard na ito, at kapansin pansin ang napakalaking mukha ng isang tao na ang kaniyang ngiti ay tila abot na hanggang langit, at doon din naksulat ang ibang pangalan, natatawa ako sapagkat kung iyong iisipin mukha na itong litrato ng isang malaking Octopus, (na may malaking ulo, mata at mga galamay sa paligid nito heheheeh) sana ay naiimagine mo ang ibig kong sabihin hahaha!!

Para saan ang billboard na ito?

Isang pang hindi ko maipaliwanag ay kung bakit bago mag graduation ang mga bata, may lumalabas na tarpaulin sign sa harapan ng paaralan..

“Congratulations to all the Graduates…!!”

Meron pa..

“Free Medical and Dental consultation” ( Octopus na namansa parting gilid nito, hahah, hindi ko lubos maisip bakit kailangan nilang gawin ang mga bagay na ito samantalang may libreng konsultasyon naman sa mga lokal na pamahalaan)

Ito pa…

“Libreng tule” (octopus head na naman susko!!!)

Ito ang malupit sa lahat..

“Happy Fiesta!!” (na hindi mo malaman kung sino ang taong ito na para ring ulo ng octopus ang laki ng mukha sa tarpaulin at bakit kailangan pang bumati sa publiko na kung tutuusin walang nakakakilala talaga sa kanya hahahah)

Anong klaseng mga tao ito at bakit nila pinagkakaabalahan pang gumastos sa mga ganitong klaseng tarpaulin signs or banners na umaabot 25 pesos/sq ft ang isa, hmmm….

Masarap tumulong sa nangangailangan, lalo na kung iyong matutugunan ang kanilang tunay na pangangailangan, ngunit sana ay huwag sa paraang gusto mo lang makilala o sumikat sa paningin ng mga tao..

Madalas itong mangyari sa mga nakaupo na sa Gobyerno, magtatayo ng proyekto at ipagbubulgaran ang mukha nila para lang malaman ng tao na sila ang nagpagawa or tumulong maipagawa ang isang proyekto, samantalang alam ng pamayanan kung sino ang nakaupo mismo sa kanilang kinsasakupang pamayanan, na ang aking payo ay sana wag ganito…

Nakalimutan kong may mga tao pa na dinidaan sa kanilang pagiging gwapo or maganda para sila ay makilala ng tao. Na pati si Lola ay inilalagay na ang kaniyang litrato na nagmula sa ginupit na kalendaryo na tila sa isipan ni lola na itoy kaniya nang iniidolo dahil minsan na siyang nayakap ng taong ito na noon ay napakabango at napakagwapo.

Nagbunga na ang pinaghirapan ng mga taong ito, sila’y nakaluklok na sa kanilang pinakamimithing pwesto sa gobyerno, ngunit tila hindi na sila lumalabas sa kanilang opisina at busyng busy na sa kung anumang bagay, nasaan na sila? Tila 3 taon na ang nakakalipas buhat noong huling tumulong siya sa kaniyang nasasakupan na ngayon ay pati anino ay di na masilayan, bakit? Dahil ba hindi talaga siya ang taong ganon, hindi ba siya talaga mahilig tumulong? O baka naman naubos na ang kaniyang pera sa pagtulong noon kaya kaniya nang binbawi ang kaniyang nagastos ngayong siya na ang nakaupo? Masakit diba? Hahah

Konting panahon na lang ang hinihintay at eleksyon na naman, lalabas na si Mr. Suave para sa kaniyang bagong proyekto. Ang damiii!!, sobrang damii!!! Kalsada, paaralan, tulong medical, Charity work, at kung ano ano pa… sus!!! Grabe talaga!! Ang kakapal ng mga mukha!! heheheeh

Huwag nating gawin ang mga bagay na ito para lang makilala ka ng publiko at pagdating ng eleksyon ay biglang susulpot ang pangalan mo sa balota na iisipin na ng tao na kilala ka na nila kasi minsan ka nang tumulong KUNO sa lugar nila, ang pagtulong ay bukal dapat sa kalooban at hndi dapat ipinagbubulgaran, alam natin na medaling makuha ang mga Pilipino sa ganitong paraan kaya ang aking payo din sa lahat, maging alerto at matalino.

Dahil hindi lahat ay magogoyo mo, at hindi lahat ay BOBO kagaya mo!!

Alam ko na naiintindahan mo ito, masakit para sa iyo pero kailngan mong magbago, kailngan mong matutunan sa sarili mo ang tunay na pagkatao at tunay na pagtulong sa kapwa mo, bago pa mahuli ang lahat…

Sa mga nasasagasaan ko, pasensiya na po kayo, ito lang po ang tunay na nararamadaman ko sa hayop na kung tawagin ay..

“Octopus….”

Venom's warning

at last I've seen the said Tree..

The Manumang Tree from Dalimag Norte

taken June 5, 2011

Kapok Tree/ Silk cotton Tree - from Google

Have you heard of Mannumang Tree?

Tagalog Name: Kapok Tree

Ilokano Name: Kapasanglay Tree

Scientific Name: Ceiba Pentandra

English Name: Silk Coton Tree

Bark of this tree can cure snake bite, interesting isn’t it? A friend from Bangued, Abra visited us last week, had a walk inside SM Mall in North Edsa to see featured Bonsai on display, surprisingly, there are also animals along mall way for you to touch, take pictures and even pose with them. I’m so amazed so I decided to take a look, Birds, lizards of different kinds and there was a big snake, in white and yellow color, about 6ft in length, I never had experience to touch this creature, so I did heheheh. It’s kinda sticky but it appears to be shiny because of its scales, it is soft and a bit boney when you touch it, heheh but that’s it, I don’t dare to hold this snake because it is really scary and seems harmful. I told my friend to touch it, a bit scary too, because in their province, they really hate snakes, but she did, only by her fingers.

In the apartment, we had a review of what we did the whole day and suddenly we remember the snake we saw, my friend told us a story about snake and mentioned that in Dalimag, San Isidro Abra, snakes are scared of one big tree in the middle of the village, so tall that even can view the whole village from the top, villagers call it “Mannumang (Ilokano word) Tree”,

The Moon

The Moon, of course, has been known since prehistoric times. It is the second brightest object in the sky after the Sun. As the Moon orbits around the Earth once per month, the angle between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun changes; we see this as the cycle of the Moon's phases. The time between successive new moons is 29.5 days (709 hours), slightly different from the Moon's orbital period (measured against the stars) since the Earth moves a significant distance in its orbit around the Sun in that time.- nineplanets.org

good thing I'm able to catch it's beauty...

Photo taken May 16, 2011

AHT- Average holding Time

Average Hold Time, or AHT, refers to the average length of time between the moment a caller finishes dialing and the moment the call is answered or terminated. The formula for measuring AHT is the total call time divided by the amount of calls. To achieve a realistic AHT figure, the ITU recommendation is that the AHT calculation be based on trace samples ranging from 15 to 60 minutes.- Webopedia

watching agents while on call...

Magellan Solutions Summer Outing

Yesterday, I need to wake up early around 3am coz our department (Quality) were invited to join summer fun at Wild Orchid Resort in Subic, Olongapo City..

...insde Wild Orchid

Castle in the middle of the Beach

Lonely Boat

Korean Walk

Mountain scene

3 Bugoy

Baywalk

I didn't enjoy it that much because I don't have my partner with me, but still I'm able to catch those interesting stuffs there... enjoy..

Weather condition (Sala sa Init, sala sa lamig)

MAY 8, 2011- TYPHOON BEBENG

May 11, 2011- whew!! 32°C | °F

...........what's next?

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

The Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action, taking on the evil Decepticons, who are determined to avenge their defeat in 2009's Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. In this new movie, the Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the U.S. and Russia, and once again human Sam Witwicky has to come to the aid of his robot friends. There's new characters too, including a new villain in the form of Shockwave, a longtime Transformers character who rules Cybertron while the Autobots and Decepticons battle it out on Earth.

Can't wait to watch this.. 7.1.11.. see you...

Tropical Storm "BEBENG"

At 4:00 am today, Tropical Storm "BEBENG" was estimated based on satellite and surface data at 60 kms Southeast of Casiguran, Aurora (15.9 °N, 122.6°E) with maximum sustained winds of 85 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 100 kph. It is forecast to move North Northwest at 15 kph. 2nd storm that hit Philippines (PAGASA)

we can't sleep last night, coconut leaves are falling, wind is hardly blowing in any direction and nobody knows what will happen next.

Happy mother's day mama!!

I really can't express my feeling for this day, yet I know that today is a very special celebration for moms. Since our first day in this world we all know that she is the only person who took care of us, who breastfeed us, and nurtured us with her tender loving care, and guided us in every part of growing... and now, were all grown ups, and we are now responsible for everything, what we can do is to give back the love they gave us and shared us and continue the chain of mama's Love....

thank you so much mama for accepting me as Me....