Tag: Vol. LXXVI

PINAKAIINGATAN ko ang blusang asul na pasalubong sa akin ni Mama. Payak lamang ito kung pagmamasdan, walang kakaiba sa tahi at disenyo, at may tatlong munting bulaklak sa kanang bahagi.

Sa katagalan, natastas ang laylayan nito. Sinubukan kong ipagawa kay Lola subalit tumanggi siya. Aniya, may mga bagay raw na ako dapat ang gumagawa. Sinubukan ko naman at tagumpay ang unang pananahi ko kahit hindi sinasadyang matusok ako ng karayom.

Magpapaanod tayo ng bangkang papel isang umaga

habang nagtatampisaw sa baha.

Pinagkaayus-ayos natin ang bawat pagtupi

upang maging matatag sa bantang panganib ng malakas na hangin.

Pula ang papel mo at asul naman sa akin.

Nais ko ang kulay ng sa iyo subalit nauna ka nang pumili.

Naisip kong maganda rin naman ang asul,

tulad ng kulay ng kalangitan at malinis na daluyan sa batis.

Nagpapaanod tayo ng bangkang papel isang umaga

ngunit may trahedyang dumating.

AT FIRST, the government said it was not pulling out troops out of Iraq until August 20, the day scheduled for the 51 Philippine soldiers to leave their posts in the war-torn country. But now, it’s singing a different tune.

On July 13, Department of Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary Rafael Seguis said the Philippine would withdraw its troops “as soon as possible” to save kidnapped truck driver Angelo de la Cruz on Arab TV. However, as of press time, Malacañang has neither denied nor confirmed Seguis’s statement.

TULOY-tuloy ang aking paghukay sa gitna ng gubat na tanging ang bilog na buwan lang ang nagbibigay tanglaw sa paligid.

Kasabay ng paglamig ng hatinggabi lalong lumalalim ang hukay at bumibilis ang tibok ng aking puso. Sabik na sabik akong maihulog sa malalalim na hukay ang bihag, mistula akong baliw na nais siyang mabura sa balat ng lupa hanggang sa mawala ang mga tulad niya.

He trudged into the set of ABS-CBN’s “Yes Yes Show” then quipped, “Mahirap yata yung mga tanong mo e.” He related himself on a yellow couch, slightly strumming the guitar he was holding. Almost uneasily, he waited for the interview to begin.

Isko Salvador appeared just as he looks like on TV—simple and laid back, wearing a plain white polo shirt, slightly-faded denims, and a pair of worn-out, slip-on shoes. Upon learning that the Varsitarian often features famous Thomasians, he smiled and let out a short laugh.

SHORTCHANGED.

Since the opening of the school year, our class in the Faculty of Civil Law has been moving from one classroom to another for one reason: a busted air-conditioning unit.

Aside from the inconvenience, moving from one classroom to another shortchanges me and my classmates since we paid for the airconditioning and our instruction which is delayed whenever we have to change rooms. At the least, it takes us five minutes to transfer from one room to another, which could have been used for fruitful discussions.

“Ang sukatan ng kilometrong nalalakbay ninuman ay ang lawak ng kanyang nagugunita at naitatala at lupalop na maaaring tahakin ng kanyang haraya.” — Eugene Y. Evasco, “Kilometro Zero”

MASIGLA ang panimula ni Pangulong Macapagal-Arroyo sa pagbubukas ng kanyang anim na taong panunungkulan bilang Pangulo ng Pilipinas.

TENDU (tahn - DIU) – “stretched”; a basic ballet movement where the leg is extended straight out from the supporting leg with the foot fully pointed. It can be done forward, sideward, or backward. Master choreographer George Balanchine considered it the most important exercise in ballet.

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More women are invading men’s turf.

AT FIRST glance, the term-sharing agreement between Senators Franklin Drilon and Manuel Villar seems a very good solution to their bickering.

Last time I checked, the President of the Senate gets elected by a majority vote of its members. Of course, both legislators have their plans, but with all due respect, they miss the point.

HINDI na mapigilan ang pagdami nila.

Sa pagbukas pa lang nitong taon, halos 200 nursing schools na ang maaaring pagpilian ng mga may balak tumawid sa ganitong propesyon. Ngunit mabibilang sa mga daliri ang may de-kalidad na pagsasanay para sa mga estudyante. Dito pa lang sa Unibersidad, nahihirapan na ang administrasyon upang mabigyan ng kasanayan ang halos 40 seksiyon ng Nursing, paano pa kaya sa ibang nursing schools na pinaka-kaunti na ang 30 seksiyon sa bawat baitang?