Ang Aking Mga Kamaytungkulin

Sila'y may mga butihing puso
Na sa inyo sila'y nakikisuyo
Tanggapin sila nang buong-buo
Sa pagkikisalamuha'y mahusay manuyo
Itong mga kaibigan ko,
tatanggapin kang walang pagsiphayo

Lahat ay kayang gawin, anumang larangan, sila ay magaling
Umaawit ng papuri, anumang awitin nabibigyang buhay parin
Sa saliw ng panugtog kanilang pusoy umiindayog
Wari'y sumasayaw naparang inang kinukupkop -
Ang kanyang sanggol na minamahal irog

Sukat niyayakap ang hiling na matayog
Hiling nilang parati sumalagi sa kanila ang Ama
Ninanasa na palaging sa kanila ay samama
Ipagkaloob pagpapala't biyaya Niya
Magagamit sa pakikipag-lakbay 'twina
Nang hindi naman api at kaaba-aba 
Sa paningin ng mga tao sa paligid nila
Makita na ang Ama lamang ang nagbigay sa bawat isa
Nang mabuti at dakilang pamana



Guest Post From James The Teacher
Check his FB Profile on the link above

Ang Basura Mo Po

Sana, mabasa at magkaroon ng makabuluhang pagninilaynilay ng lahat ang panawagang ito.

Ang responsable at disiplinadong pag-tapon ng basura sa alinmang lugar, pampubliko man o pambribado; may nakakakita o wala - sa atin po nagsisimula ang kaayusan. Sa mahirap man o sa mayaman; may pinag-aralan or salat sa edukasyon - sana matuto tayong ilugar ang tamang pagtapon ng ating mga kalat.


Ang mga komento ng ilan:
- "Magiging masinop ang pagdidisiplina kung ituturo ito mula sa pamilya, tahanan at higit sa lahat, sa paaralan simula pa sa kamusmusan ng kabataan"
- "Bakit kapag ang pinoy nasa ibang bansa, sinusunod nila ang batas kung nasaan sila. Bakit sa sarili nating bansa di natin masunod ang mga batas natin? Nakakahiyang maging pinoy minsan dahil lang sa ganiton kasimpleng bagay. Wala kang makitang basurahan, baka naman pwedeng hawakan muna at itapon kapag meron ng mapagtatapunan.
- "Discipline is the product of respect. No respect ... no discipline. No respect sa batas, environment, other people's space, property and time.


Alam ko, may kaniya-kaniya tayong opinyon, subalit sana - ang pagbabago ay "ngayon na" simulan na natin sa ating bahay, sa sarili, sa ating pamilya, sa ating mga kaibigan - magturuan tayo at magpaalalahanan, bago po mahuli ang lahat.






_billymacdeus




PhotoGrabs from The Manila Times & TheDailyWTF

Ang Panawagan Sa Mga Milenyal

   Halina mga kabataan tayo'y magaral ng mga kasanayan
   Magagamit natin sa ating kinabukasan
   Magpatuloy tayo sa magandang kaasalan
   Nang ang mga masasamang gawi ay mahalinhan


    Sa ngayong kabataan marami nang nalilimutan
    Mabubuti at makataong kaugalian
    Katulad ng pagmamano sa matanda at magulang
    Kailangan ibalik sa tama at dating kaayusan
    Ang costumbre ng mga kabataang lapastangan


    Mabuti ang mga noo'y simula ng mga bayani
    Maging ang ating mga lolo at lola noon sila'y mabini
    Sa pagkilos man at pananalita dili
    Maaalaman mo't mananawari
    Na sa nakaraang panahon, mga dalaga din ay mayumi


    Mataas ang paggalang noon sa moral
    Di ko nga batid, ngayon yata ang mga pangaral - 
    Ay higit ng kinayayamutan ng batang datiy sakdal
    Subalit ngayoy ayaw na at galit sa pangangaral



Guest Post From James The Teacher
Check his FB Profile on the link above

The Dream

This is brutal AF. (As mentioned by the uploader)


I won’t spoil you the climax. Relax and watch, till the end.


Be patient.

_billymacdeus

Pagmamahal ng Isang Magulang

Sa sinapupunan pa lang kanya ng inalagaan.
Gumuhit ang ngiti, ng sipa ay kanyang maramdaman.
Ipinagbubuntis pa lang ramdam mong siya ay nahihirapan.
Pero di alintana ang hirap kahit pa malaki at mabigat na ang tiyan.
Bumilang ng isa, dalawa hanggang siyam na buwan.

Ito na ang araw na kanyang pinakahihintay.
Di masukat sukat ang ngiti ni inay.
Wala namang pagsidlan kagalakan ni itay.
Ng kanilang masilayan mumunting sanggol, na sa kanilang tahanan ay nagbigay kulay.

Sa pag aalaga si nanay tuwang tuwa.
Pag-aayos sa sarili hindi na magawa.
Ni hindi niya alintana mga guhit ng katandaan sa kanyang mukha.
Gayunpaman, tunay na kaligayahan inyong mababasa.
Pangungusap ng kanyang mga mata.

Ang kanyang pangako sa mumunting sanggol.
Sinoman ang umapi kanyang ipagtatanggol.
Walang simuman ang sa kanya'y pwedeng humatol.

Bibigyan ng magandang buhay kahit salat sa kayamanan.
Magandang kinabukasan kanilang paglalaanan.
Ihahatid susunduin sa kanyang paaralan.
Hanggang sa makapagtapos sa kursong kanilang pinapagplanuhan.




Guest Post from Betty The Beauty
(Check her FB thru the link above)

Ang Manlilinang

Mula pagkasilang at mamulat ang isipan
Ako'y nakatadhana na yatang maging kasangkapan
Upang malinang ang tamang kaalaman 
Nang isang makabagong kabataan


Kaalaman na kailangan ko ipunla
Sa mga makabagong araling panimula
Marapat pag-aralan at sanayin muna
Upang sa kabataa'y ituturo ay tama


Kabutihang asal ay lilinangin ko
Sa kabataan ngayo'y ipapahayag ng wasto
Sa pagtanda nila'y maging makatao
Para maging huwaran ng maraming bansa dito.





Guest Post From James The Teacher
Check his FB Profile on the link above

Blame

Everything seemed alright,
Everything was insight,
But it seems to get tight,
You seem to be out of sight.

It was all my fault, my dear,
The dramas you always hear,
The nights that your eyes tear,
It was everything that I fear.

Didn't mean to drop the plate,
Didn't mean to change our fate.
Maybe I'm too late,
Too late to catch your plate.

In a distance, I saw your smile,
It was bittersweet from a mile.
I haven't heard your voice for a while,
My eyes seems like the river Nile.

Forgive me if I have failed us
For I was stranded in my chaos.
I hope there will be no fuss
Between the two of us.

I'm delighted to see you're happy,
Though I'm not the reason for it, frankly,
It's good too see you're still witty,
Good to know you still have that beauty.

I'll be fine with my life, my love.
I'll seek inner peace and the white dove.


Guest Post From Aidan
(He authors this personal blog In FB: “Silakbo Sa Balintataw”

The Private House - Batangas 2018 (Part 1)

The Private House
August 25, 2018
Beach Resort in Calatagan Batangas


The following post was a "side-trip", i would say, courtesy of the leadership strat planning of the company i work for. 

For the record, this article is for the sole purpose of my own opinion and not from the company.

I was able to squeeze in some shots (beautiful) of nature and the panoramic view of the this splendid resort.

Why only post now? I woke up today where the sea is seemingly trying to call me - was it because of the December Breeze (hanging Amihan)? I guess so, that's why the inspirational sparkle came to mind scrambling through my old photos and keep it afloat here in this blog, for the sake of  memories and appeasing the need for vitamin Sea. 😆

The Private House - is a glamorous architecture, standing on its own with the bluey-green seashore backdrop, atop the skies draping it like an endless panoramic view of the horizon.

While the view outside is definitely a plus, I'm also impressed by the lawn's oversized garden and the minimalist trimming and placement of trees, shrubs and grassy greens.

While my narrative is crisp and unflowery - I must say with magnified conviction that this is a goto place, not only for retreats but for family bondings, barkada trips and even romantic weekend getaways kind of stuff if you wanna be solo with your special someone.


Hit the link on their FB Page for the rates, room accommodations and buffet food trips.

The Private House Facebook Page

The rabbit pic (hahaha!) is just a Bonus - it just so happened that i saw a local vendor walking with a cart while doing my jogs around the area.

_billymacdeus


(special Thanks to Tini Duran and Jeffrey De Jesus)

Araw-Araw

Araw-Araw


Sa tuwing nasusulyapan kita'y
Hindi mapigilang maluha ng onti,
Sa tuwing nasusulyapan kita'y
Mga alaala ay nagbubunga ng dalamhati.

Dating mga ngiti ay wala na,
Parang bula na biglaang naglaho.
Dati'y lahat ay maayos pa,
Ngunit ngayo'y tuluyang gumuho.

Masakit isiping tapos na,
Mahirap tanggapin ang katotohanan,
Katotohanang masakit sa mata,
Ngunit ito ay tatanggapin na lamang.

Maaaring masaya ka na sa buhay mo.
Marahil nabawasan ang bigat na iyong dala.
Wala nang dilang mahilig magtago,
Wala na ang ugaling parang bata.

Nais ko lamang na ika'y lumigaya
Pero salungat ang aking naibigay,
Salungat sa ninanais magawa.
Paumanhin sa mga lumbay.

Araw-araw kong kinakaya,
Araw-araw ko rin sinusukuan.
Araw-araw pinipilit sumaya,
Araw-araw nalulunod sa kinalalagyan.

Hindi mawala sa aking isipan
Lahat ng kaligayahan natin,
Lahat ng pagsubok na ating nilagpasan,
Lahat ng pagkakataong ikaw ay akin.




Guest Post From Aidan
(He authors this personal blog In FB: “Silakbo Sa Balintataw”

Other-Sad

Other-Sad

(maikling kwento sa panulat ni Arah Rue)

Maka-sampung beses nang binabalik-balikan ni Sarah ang FB Messenger sa loob ng limang minuto. Tinitingnan kung nagreply na si Marcus.

Subalit wala pa rin.

Pilit na sinasabi sa isipan ni Sarah ang mga katagang -  "on-line naman siya ah, ba't kaya di siya nagrereply?"

"Siguro, may ka-chat siyang iba or may ka video-call".

Hindi naman niya boyfriend si Marcus para umasta siyang kailangang agad-agad magreply ang tao. Ang kaniya lamang ay, sana maging sensitive naman ang lalaki dahil napasarap ang chat nila kanina - pinag-uusapan nila ang mga bagay bagay ukol sa lovelife at ang huling tanong niya na 'di na sinagot ay kung kelan balak ni Marcus magka-lovelife uli.

Para siyang iniwan sa ere. Kase alam niya deep inside na mukhang type siya ni Marcus, at tinatago lamang niya ang matindi ring pagka=crush niya para rito.

Maya't maya'y, umilaw ang smartfone - may nagmessage ayon sa notification. At si Marcus nga, dali-dali niyang binuksan at binasa.

"Baby... papunta  na ako sa bahay niyo, wait me ng 15-20 mins"

Kumunot ang noo ni Sarah sa nabasa. Ilang segundo lang, nasundan uli.

"Sorry, wrong window"

"Talk 2 you soon, will explain. May pupuntahan kase ako. tc"


Hindi namamalayan ni Sarah na halos mag-bleed na ang LCD screen sa pagkakahawak at pagkakadiin ng kamay niya sa Oppo phone, dahil sa magkahalong inis at panghihinayang.





© Arah Rue

Pasalamat Bago Matapos ang Taong 2018

Halos matatapos na naman ang taong ito
‘di ko namalayang kaytuling lumipas ang mga araw
nagdaang parang kaybilis noong ako’y mayroong hinihintay
nagdaang parang kaybagal noong mga bagyo sa buhay ay dumatal
lahat ng aking naranasan: mga ligaya at pait ng buhay
ay muli na namang mababaon sa alaala ng kahapon

Subalit ‘diko sukat akalain, na sa dinami-dami
ng mga taong nasasawi at pumapanaw sa araw-araw
ako’y malakas at buhay pa, taglay kahit papaano ang ngiti at sigla
Na sa mga panahong ako’y nagkasakit, saglit lang iyon -
gumaling kaagad mula sa karamdaman
sa tulong at patnubay na ‘di matatawaran.

Dumating din ang mga sandaling halos ‘di ko alam ang aking gagawin
sapagkat magkabilaan, sunod-sunod ang pagbisita ng mga tiisin
Nandiyan ang hirap ng kalooban
Nandiyan ang kakapusan kung minsan
Sumagi din ang halos kawalan ng pag-asa
Maging ang bingit ng kamatayan
Ang kurot sa puso ay parang di na yata lilipas
maging ang pagluha ay tila ‘di na maputol sa pag-agos


Salamat na lamang, at mayroong Panalanagin


Sa bawat paghakbang at pagtitiwala
hindi lamang sa sandali ng kalungkutan, maging sa kapayapaan
ay dumarating din ang kaligayahan
na kung sa akala ko’y dina matatapos ang pighati
masisilayan pa rin ang ngiti sa mga labi
Na anupa’t ang lahat ng mga ito -
ay pawang mga karanasan, karanasang magpapatibay
sa puso at damdamin ng isang tao.


Sa isang sulok ng aking puso at pagkatao,
sumisinag ang nag-uumapaw na kagalakan
lumalaganap sa aking kabuuan, ang mga katagang pagpapasalamat
na sa tuwina’y patuloy nalalasap - noon pa man, sa simula’t simula
magpa-hanggang ngayon - pagkat ako’y hindi pinabayaan.
Salamat po Ama, Salamat po Ama.





_billymacdeus



inspired by:

“life and the echoes of the heart: thanksgiving forevermore”

The Butterfly Effect

My love for you
... is like the science of surprises
... non-linear and unpredictable

For somehow
... it was i who left you
... and i chose to abandon

The infinite complexity
... goes on and on
... like the properties of nature

The clouds, rivers, trees,
... the butterfly
... flapping its wings somewhere in our town

Could soon grant the  power
... to cause a hurricane in Japan
... it may take time but it's all connected

For now,
... all we have to do is wait
... and see how chaos pans out

For when it subsides
... peace will have its place
... and my love for you

Is somehow,
... a scene
.. in the butterfly effect






_billymacdeus

Inspired by:
"Talks in-depth about change, butterflies and ideas in the office; with the appleWatcher (she)"

ClayGo: Clean As You Go

I thought I would never be posting this because it may appear as a show-off of one of my positive attitudes.

But the gravity of my concern to other people's behavior toward the environment is increasingly becoming unacceptable.

I am with high hopes, that through this post, I can at least raise awareness about proper decorum in dealing with our wastes, even as simple as putting your empty plastic bag of Chips (chichirya) down to the right bin or as responsible as doing a ClayGo - clean as you go, whenever appropriate.

For the past few months, I have been practicing ClayGo - which for no reason at all (prolly an inner force inspiration?), I decided to do it whenever I can.

These are some probable causes that I may have considered subconsciously in doing so:

• I felt the need to help the crew (say, I am dining in at McDonalds or Jollibee - I can see the labor of waiting tables and the countless hours of standing serving customers and cleaning up the mess left by diners. (By default, it was their job to do so, but ain't it wonderful to strive in helping them? And the sense of "pride" cleaning or putting the table in peace is just worth it"
• As a courtesy to the next diner who will use your table. You may relate that at times, fast food chains are queuing also, and the crew are so busy that the next customer sat inplace to the unprepared/uncleaned table already. In that case, if you ClayGoed - you have extended the courtesy and politeness to your fellowman. It may be unseen and no gratitude was given - but i'm sure - it will come back to you ten folds.

In a bigger picture - I was browsing through my Twitter Feed earlier and found this viral image captured by a Wildlife Photographer - I need not explain further...

photo: screencapture from Twitter @dodo

It's quite saddening - that inappropriate throwing of waste can have a magnified impact even to the deepest of the sea - as innocent and as vulnerable as a seahorse.

So, humankind - let's unite and make waves to practice responsible dealing of our garbage. Instilling this to your immediate family and or if you have the power of influence to a group of people or team - please relay the message.

_billymacdeus

"Be Kind - is enough even if you are not the kindest"

The Flying Of The Angels

Hymns reverberating in the hallways,
Hallelujahs and exaltations!
is all that was left in memory.


Thank you, for You have not abandoned me.


The indescribable feeling of elation,
i felt so constantly - whenever Your spirit pours
is all that kept me going in my race.


Thank You, for your compassion and love.





_billymacdeus





inspired by:
“Rehearsals of choir, past dusk although the day was fully loaded of services; Sundays usually”

Painting by: El Dosado (took a pic in one of my visits in a coffee shop showcasing such paintings)

Beautiful Art

Go ahead, put me to the tests; (with an s)
I have nothing but the firm grip, to hold on to your compassion

For when I bleed, I shall write beautiful art
and I’ll still call Your Name

And when the wounds have healed, I shall write beautiful art
and all the more I’ll call Thy Name

in heaven’s sake, afterall.




_bmvd ® poetry

inspired by:
“Late nights and early mornings when ink and the whiteness of your face are my company”

NBLAH: Nothing Breaks Like A Heart

And yeah, Miley!


I couldn’t get this off my head, ‘twas like i was bitten by the LSS bug, thanks to spotify for recommending this upbeat and instrumental-like song from the singer of Wrecking Ball. Hit the link below or listen to the hosting of the advertisers like Apple Music, Spotify or Amazon Music.

http://smarturl.it/NBLAH


And if you wanna enjoy the youTube snippet below, go ahead and hit the play button.

https://youtu.be/A9hcJgtnm6Q

To add a bit of a review, this is a single of Mark Ronson featuring Miley Cyrus. Mark is a musician, DJ, songwriter and record producer with known collaborations to Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. 

With this new disco song with Miley that he created, i guess they are kickstarting a trend similar to the beats of Jamiroquai back in the late 90’s. Nothing Breaks Like A Heart (NBLAH) is gut wrenching lyrics-wise and produces thoughts of heartaches and resilience. To give a taste, here’s how the intro goes:

This world can hurt you, it cuts you deep and leaves a scar

Things fall apart, but nothing breaks like a heart, nothing breaks like a heart.

And who can get to evade the sooper upbeat and engaging chorus:

This broken silence, my thunder crashing in the dark

Crash in the dark

And this broken record, spinning in circles

In the bars, spin 'round in the bars

This world can hurt you, it cuts you deep and leaves a scar

Things fall apart, but nothing breaks like a heart, ooh

Nothing breaks like a heart, nothing breaks like a heart

I leave to you your own prophecy, im quite sure this will become a hit reaching number 1 in the billboards.

It’s a Decemberly heartbeak influence, indeed!


Your thoughts, please?



_billymacdeus

December One

Taking showers in the early mornings are no longer easy
My peppermint breath gets the foggy illusion when i exhale through the mouth
And it forms a cloudy vapor vanishing instantly
Just like how you chose to leave, so early.


Mercy, I beg... back in November
But it was just in my dreams...
Hoping everytime to see your name
Flashing on my phone’s notifications
Knowing that you at least are thinking the moments
we were together, for you to remember to message me.
Yet i was just dismayed
But it was just inside...
I managed to still flash those smiles
and carry forward my tasks and journey.


It’s true - i thought of you randomly
But for the sake of concern and care
If you are doing fine and ably walking with integrity
Somehow, i wish to believe you are.





~bmvd


inspired by:  

“Othello is my name in Starbucks for the longest time, just like how Marissa was known as Mariz whenever the barista writes the name on the coffeecup.”