Ala Eh!

…and moving not to your planned destination, how would you intend to jump outside and make it right? Some people have the power to anyhow push themselves out, touch smoothly on the ground and happily take another ride. Unlucky ones can easily break some bones, or their neck, or maybe split their skull into some pieces. Others will just sit back and will try to enjoy the ride.

When you know where you’re going and your car is moving to opposite direction, you have a bigger problem. And if - you know what you want and you’re walking to the wrong path,… tsk tsk, este ha ha ha, come let’s laugh and cry at the same time, somehow, whatever we do will make sense… lol.

         UMAYOS KA

         heto’t naghihintay ng tamang sasakyan
         upang makarating sa nais puntahan
         unang iiwasan’y maaliw ang isipan
         ’pag nalibang ako’y, baka malagpasan

         saan man nandoon, h’wag kasisiguro
         ang wastong direksiyon ay intindihin mo
         kung mapasakay ka’t sa mali ang tungo
         pards maiiling ka sa kata***han mo

         sino bang me sabing di makakarating
         huli man sa oras basta’t pipilitin
         ngunit kung katipan mo’y isang mainipin
         hala ka, sige ka’t magt’yaga ka sa hangin

         hoy, nangingiti ka at meron kang kotse
         kung maligaw ka man ay hindi na bale
         alam mong lipana aksidente sa kalye
         ngunit bihasa ka’t di ka madadale

         natatandaan ko ’sang payong-kumpare
         isa-isip ang mapa’t h’wag sige ng sige
         ’pag nasumpungan mo’y mga hamlas at bwitre
         baka masambit mo’y buti pang namasahe

         sino bang me sabing maiipon ang oras
         gayong bawat saglit ‘to’y kusang nalalagas
         byahe ng buhay mo’y di piho ang wakas
         namnaming mabuti bago ka mautas

…’nak nang… bus ko ‘yon ah…

I went to the doctor the other day and paid him some money for his advice. I knew all those things  myself but I must pay someone else to tell me before I can pay attention. Classics! We talked for 10 mins and this is what he said, "Cut down on or avoid your favorite foods, eat more of those you don’t like and do a favor to kick your ass out of your bed to break some sweat early in the morning, at least four times a week. Come back two weeks later and pay me again." So simple, yeah so easy….

    HIGHBLOOD

    ‘ngapal aking noot masakit ang batok
    ‘yamutin at pikon, nais na manuntok
    mabigat ang kilay, hindi naman antok
    ‘punta ka nga sa klinik mariin n’yang alok

    pinisil nang pinisil kanyang instrumento
    at may sumasakal, sa masebo kong braso
    akoy tinitigan’t, ‘Ikaw ba’y nahihilo?’
    Ay bakit po dok, ‘eh hayblad ka hijo’

    hahaba pa naman ang angkin mong buhay
    ‘kaw’y mag-ehersisyo’t h’wag tatamlay-tamlay
    damihan ang prutas, lumamon ng gulay
    uy hwag kang malungkot at ‘di ka pa patay

    kay agang gumising no’ng kinabukasan
    magdya-jogging ako sa parkeng takbuhan
    nawa’y maraming tsiks, t’ako’y gaganahan
    puro yata highblood rin, iba’y luyloy ang t’yan

    ngayon ang panata na pagsusumikapan
    subo’y bibilangin, pagod oorasan
    paboritong pagkaing lahat maiinam
    babawasan upang hininga’y madagdagan

…. haaay batok.