Tag: February 24, 2005

Mga mag-aaral na nars lamang kayo:

sumusunod sa utos ng clinical instructor,

nakikinig sa diskurso ng duktor,

kumakapit sa sidhi ng pangangailangan.

Mga mag-aaral na nars lamang kayo:

mababaw ang gunita,

manipis ang mithi,

bagaman hibla ng guni-guniy pambihira.

Habilin at utos ng iba ang nagpapakilos,

Bakit sariliy di pagkaitan ng haplos?

Mga mag-aaral na nars lamang kayo:

nakagapos ang puso’t malambot na buto,

namamanatang walang sinta,

TWO WEEKS ago a friend of mine was robbed and stabbed by two criminals near his house in Quezon City at around 2 a.m. The good thing was he came out of the incident alive as the four stabs he received were superficial.

Based on his account, the robbers slowly walked away from the scene of the crime as if nothing happened. His narration led me to think that the government is just wasting its revenues on barangay tanods who are supposed to roam the streets during unholy hours to help in the maintenance of peace and order.

COME FEBRUARY, local and university-wide politics heat up.

But the true essence of serving the studentry faces degradation. As in national and local elections, traditional politics invades the system of Thomasian governance and studentry. With all the magic formula of good looks, charm, and popularity, deserving and responsible candidates lose their chance to represent the whole student population.

MY NEXT allowance says 90 per cent of Thomasians (including this writer) dread that question or at least do not expect it asked of them out of the blue.

I did not. Especially from a taxicab driver. He was some sort of preacher for Jehovah’s Witness-es, and was waiting assuredly, before he launched into his preaching, of my reply: no, I haven’t been reading the Bible lately.

PIROUETTE [peer-oo-WET] – “Whirl” or “spin”; a complete turn of the body on one foot, on point or demi-pointe. Pirouettes are performed by either turning inward toward the supporting leg, or turning outward in the direction of the raised leg. The body must be well-centered with the back held strongly and the hips and shoulders aligned. The force of momentum is furnished by the arms, which remain immobile during the turn.

ROLLED-up shirt sleeves and poodle skirts are things of the 50s. But Mediartrix’s major production for this year, an adaptation of the famous Broadway musical, the West Side Story, refashions just those last Feb. 4 and 5 at the Albertus Magnus Auditorium.