hiligaynon blues

Kahimtangan

By: Dalisay

Naga-dulum na,

Nagapalapit na ang gab-i...

Nagasakay ako upod sa akon tiyo,

Sa iya salakyan papuli.

Mahipos sa sulod sang salakyan,

May problema, makapoy.

Samtang nagalantaw ako sa bintana,

Nakita ko ang isa ka salakyan nga pribado

Nga gulpi lang nag liko

Kag dutayan lang nabunggu-an

Ang isa ka traysikad.

Naghibi ako kag na-akig.

Nasubu-an ako

Sa kahimtangan sang traysikad drayber.

Na-akig ako

Sa mga tawo nga ara sa poder.

Nagyuhum ako...

Magabato ako,

Magabato kita!

p.s.

Pasensya, sang high school ko pa ni gin sulat. Una nga testing sa Ilonggo nga Literatura. Proud gid ako sa tula nga ni, amu na nga nag desisyon ako nga una sya nga ibutang sa akon nga blog. Para abi sa akon mabudlay mag sulat sa Ilonggo, sang naka ubra ako isa ka tula, nalipay gid takun! Hahaha! :D

Naka base sa tuod nga kabuhi. :) Natabo ini isa ka hapon sang gapa puli kami sang tiyo ko halin sa Rm9.

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Long Live Ka Tingting.

September is just around the corner. :) September has always been an important month for me, on the 11th is my birthday and LFS' anniversary, on the 17th is KL's birthday, on the 21st is Martial Law's anniversary which usually means a big mobilization and lastly on the 30th my aunt's death anniversary.

As tribute, I will post one of her poems here. Later, I will tell her story. For now, I hope you guys will like this.

Language of Reality

By: Mary Gene Dumaplin

They speak of distance

In hours to walk

Or in the length

Of bamboo poles.

Not in units of measurement.

They talk of space

In units of how many chupas

Or gantas of palay seeds

Can fill the land.

Not in acres.

They talk of red-letter days

In terms of full moons and

Harvest seasons.

Not calendars.

They talk of time

By the angles of shadows.

Not by wall clocks

Or wristwatches.

They name places after objects

And events easy for them

To describe, and close for them

To remember.

They tell of colors

In association with flowers

And butterflies.

Not by established names

Artists have known.

They talk of love

In the silence of emotion.

Not through love letters,

Chocolates and roses.

They talk of peace

In the midst of a raging war:

That there can't be one

Without a protracted

People's war.

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A bitch slap to male chauvinism.

Last week was absolutely hectic. I was so busy I was not able to join the Blog Action Day which was hosted by Anakbayan. I felt really bad. However, if I find some time, I'll make a late entry. I promise.

Anyway, I noticed that a lot of bloggers are posting poetry in their blogs lately. I thought that I should join in the trend. I've always loved poetry and I'll try and whip some of my old poems and post it here in blogger. As of now though, due to limited time, I'll just take some of the poems that I made as notes in Facebook and post it here.

Copy-paste, easy peasy. Hahaha!! :D So here's one that I found from panitikan.com, I absolutely love the writer's sarcasm. I think it's refreshing and out of the box. Satire in its most glorious form.

A Prayer of Great Expectations

By: Fanny H. Ba. Llego

There’s no doubt about it I need to get hitched:

I need someone to scratch me whenever I itch

Or give me a backrub whenever I want it

(Who’ll pout only a little when someone else does it);

Someone on whom I can vent all my frustrations

And who is supportive in trying situations;

Who’ll extol all my virtues, forget all my faults

And would always submit to my sexual assaults;

Who’ll bring up my children the way they should be

Yet still be entirely devoted to me,

Who’ll always obey me, my word being law,

My logic perfect, my thinking, without flaw,

My sexy cheerleader, housekeeper, accountant,

Secretary, nursemaid, unflagging assistant;

Brought up and moulded to think that success

Is found in the home: nothing more, nothing else.

O, Mother Goddess, I need in my life

A man willing to be the perfect little wife!

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God is a revolutionary.

Yes dear reader, I will talk about God and a theory I just came up with. Hehehe... :) Now, I have no intention to step on people's toes, this is merely a theory and, mind you, a possible one. So please read with an open mind. :)

Remember when religious people used to say that life is a challenge, that God is testing our faith, that God is checking out which people are worthy to be accepted to his kingdom/paradise. Let's say that they're right, life is indeed God's test. However, they failed to see the instructions. [I was trying to sound clever by making a metaphor, I guess I failed. :( ]

Anyway, imagine that Religion is actually part of the test and that the correct answer is to not follow it. Yep, you got it. What if God wants us to defy Religion, to be a better person and stand up against it. God is all-knowing, he knew Religion would commit a lot of screw-ups and he was hoping we'll read between the lines and realize our mistake (to follow Religion).

If God is real he wouldn't be an anti-feminist. God will not tolerate discrimination against women. He would want equal rights because he knows this is the right thing to do. Religion has a different point of view. All throughout history we know of the exploits of the church and we know how they treated women. Even now, discrimination of women is still present.

When I was in high school, I told my Christian Living teacher that the Catholic Church is not open to change. She said I was wrong so, I challenged her. I asked her what would be the church's reaction if I suggested that it is high time for the world to have a woman priest/priestess/babaylan. She said it is not possible because only men have the right to serve God as a priest. The reason? Because man is created in God's image despite the fact that God has no gender or sexuality. We are not given the same right because we have vaginas instead of penises.

If God is real he wouldn't be anti-gay. He would recognize the right of all people to love and be loved. He would know that everyone should be given a chance to build a family with whomever they choose. If God is real, he would believe that love is love no matter the sexual preference.

We all know that most Religion is against homosexuality. They believe that it is immoral. It is against God's will because it is not natural. Hell, that bloody argument is as stupid as it is wrong. Several years back the church declared that the Earth is flat and the center of the universe - was this natural? They burned scientists alive - was this natural? They burned and hanged "witches" - was this natural? Now that you think of it, is there anything about the church that's natural? And who has the right to declare what’s natural and what’s not? The church?

If God is real he wouldn't be anti-science. He would recognize the legitimacy of the existence of dinosaurs because it was his creation. [Duh!] Did it ever occur to you that he made such amazing creatures as proof of his awesomeness? Hehehe.. :D

If God is real, he would have made sure that Science would progress because it will help people see the beauty and vastness of the world, the universe, and of life down to the smallest detail. You don't believe me? Buy a microscope and see for yourself. :)

Religion on the other hand has repeatedly brushed Science aside all throughout our history. If burning scientists alive is not enough proof then let us add censorship of practically everything scientific, judgmental statements against scientific findings, and outright attacks to the scientific community.

If God is real he would not let his name be used to colonize and enslave a country for 333 years. He would not go against the people’s struggle for freedom. If God is here he will join ranks with the oppressed and fight for true democracy. He will clench his fist, raised it up high and demand for greater state subsidy. If God is real he is a revolutionary.

He will not stand idly by and preach bullshit like: blessed are the poor, it’s okay to be poor, it is God’s will, or it is okay to suffer for you will someday be rewarded in heaven. If God is real he does not want his people to suffer, he does not want his people to die of hunger and he does not want his people chained.

Religion does not represent God for it does not represent the people.

Let us pray…

God if you are real, help your people see the truth,

Give them courage, give them strength.

God if you are real, help them understand,

For war is fast approaching.

God if you are real, hear my prayer through battle cries and bullets.

For I shall fight alongside your people.

God if you are real, help us paint the horizons red.

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