The Bona Fide Bum

Archive for August 2008

No matter what,

Posted by: trish on: 08:13:08.

Bayang magiliw
Perlas ng Silanganan,
Alab ng puso
Sa dibdib mo’y buhay.
Lupang hinirang,
Duyan ka ng magiting,
Sa manlulupig,
‘Di ka pasisiil.
Sa dagat at bundok,
Sa simoy at sa langit mong bughaw,
May dilag ang tula at awit
Sa paglayang minamahal.
Ang kislap ng watawat mo’y
Tagumpay na nagniningning,
Ang bituin at araw niya
Kailan pa ma’y ‘di magdidilim.
Lupa ng araw, ng luwalhati’t pagsinta,
Buhay ay langit sa piling [...]

Yelp.

Posted by: trish on: 08:8:08.

The voice at the back of my head tells me, “You’re going insane,” and I tell her, “No I’m not. I’m happy.” Then it asked me, “Why? How can you possibly be happy?”
For some apparent reason, the world IS round. It rotates and revolves as well. That’s my only justification of being in this state [...]