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Malayo Man Ay Malapit Din

I Minsan lang kitang masilayan At kahit sa webcam lang, Para na akong  saranggola Kasama ng himpapawid at alapaap. II Wala sa hinuha na ikaw ay masaktan Dangan nga din lamang na mahina ako sa mga maligno at kagawaran ng teknolohiya Hiling ko pa rin na masilayan ang iyong larawan Hahayaan mo bang malunod ang kulisap sa karimlan Nang hindi ka man lang nasilayan? III 'Di ko ninais tawaging makabagong bayani At mapalayo sa'yo aking mahal Datapwa't hindi ko makakaya ang kayo'y magdildil ng asin At mag-ulam ng galunggong na tinapa IV Paano ang gagawin ng isang pusong nag-iisa Sa nakabibinging katahimikan ng apat na sulok na kwarto? Parang baga itong silid-aklatang malamig na naghihintay marinig ang iyong tinig. V Hanggang sa muli nating pagkikita aking mahal: Ang pagyapak ng aking paa sa damuhan ng Pilipinas na aking inaasam. Nawa ay naligayahan ka aking sinta Dahil bagaman tayo ay nagkalayo,  Pinaglapi

Flaws

A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to the masters house, the cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water in his masters house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do. After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you.”"Why?”asked the bearer. “What are you ashamed of?”"I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver

Sleeping Dog

One afternoon, I was in the back yard hanging the laundry when an old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home. But when I walked into the house, he followed me, sauntered down the hall and fell asleep in a corner. An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out. The next day he was back. He resumed his position in the hallway and slept for an hour. This continued for several weeks. Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: “Every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.” The next day he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar: “He lives in a home with ten children – he’s trying to catch up on his sleep.

Pieces of Advice Part 2

11. “Hindi porke’t madalas mong ka-chat, kausap sa telepono, kasama sa mga lakad o ka-text ng wantusawa eh may gusto sayo at magkakatuluyan kayo. Meron lang talagang mga taong sadyang friendly, sweet, flirt, malandi, pa-fall o paasa.” 12. “Huwag magmadali sa babae o lalaki. Tatlo, lima, sampung taon, mag-iiba ang pamantayan mo at maiisip mong hindi pala tamang pumili ng kapareha dahil lang maganda o gwapoo. Totoong mas mahalaga ang kalooban ng tao higit sa anuman. Sa paglipas ng panahon, maging ang mga crush ng bayan nagmumukha ding pandesal, maniwala ka.” 13. “Minsan kahit ikaw ang nakaschedule, kailangan mo pa rin maghintay, kasi hindi ikaw ang priority.” 14. “Mahirap pumapel sa buhay ng tao. Lalo na kung hindi ikaw yung bida sa script na pinili nya.” 15. “Alam mo ba kung gaano kalayo ang pagitan ng dalawang tao pag nagtalikuran na sila? Kailangan mong libutin ang buong mundo para lang makaharap ulit ang taong tinalikuran mo.” 16. “Mas mabuting mabigo sa paggawa ng isang