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Hey, I'm supposed to be an independent, self-publishing fiction writer through my Samizdat Publications and yet selling my first published books had became difficult despite the good story quality and affordability of these. I think that I'll be returning soon to that search for a publishing company like I did in the past and so I must lay down my "pride" for my other unpublished manuscripts. I hope that I'll find a just and humane publisher who is open-minded to give chance to aspiring fiction writers like me, support Philippine literature and renewed interest in reading books, and without the attitude of treating the publishing industry as just some business gamble.
SOLILOQUY According to Webster’s Dictionary, soliloquy (so-lil-o-kwi) n. /plural soliloquies/ is the act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud in solitude; a speech in a play through which a character reveals his/ her thoughts to the audience, but not to any of the other characters, by voicing them aloud , usually in solitude. (derived from Latin soliloquium “to speak alone”). Grolier International Dictionary defines soliloquy as a literary or dramatic form of discourse in which a character talks to himself/ herself or reveals his/her thoughts in the form of a monologue without addressing a listener; the act of speaking to oneself in or as in solitude.
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Mackerel Sky
Mackerel sky over Erlangen, Germany (courtesy of Wikipedia; the author's name was not clearly stated except as "Ribo")
Nitong isang araw lamang dito sa Villamor Air Base Elementary School (VABES), may ginanap na eleksyon ng mga batang officers para sa supreme pupils’ government. Look, walang plastikan, buhat pa noong Grade 3 ako tapos hanggang hayskul at kolehiyo, pag tungkol sa so-called student government ay kibitbalikat... hehehe! Ah, the smell of campaigns and the odor of popularity as the prime bases of individual vote; eh, ganito rin naman ang aktwal na scenario sa darating na local and national elections sa Mayo. Pero may napansin akong isang campaign poster nung isang batang kandidato (na isa pa sa mga nagwagi)- picture niya na nakadikit sa isang background na larawan ng Building B ng VABES kung saan may dalawang mag-aaral, a girl and a boy, na naka-backpack na papasok sa klase tapos basa pa ang campus quadrangle na obviously katatapos pa lang ng ulan ng nilitratuhan ang tanawing ito. Hey, regular kong tsinetsek ang statistics ng blog site kong ito at itong isang blog post na “Siberian-chilled Northeast Monsoon” (posted on December 2011 pa) kung saan may mga kuhang litrato ng VABES, PCSHS, PHILSCA, at ang driving range ay kabilang sa mga may pinakamaraming pageviews. Naging prominente pa sa Google images ang mga larawang ito (pati class picture namin!) kung i-type sa search ang “VABES” or “Villamor Air Base Elementary School”. Google images... sa isang click lamang ay nariyan na ang mga larawang kailangan niyo! Paano kung halimbawang ginamit lang ng kung sinong graphic artist man yun ang uploaded blog photos ko na AKIN naman? ETHICS, please? Maraming uploaded pictures dito sa blogs ko. May mga kuha mismo ng digital camera namin; at yung mga hindi akin ay binabanggit ko ang source ng mga ito (i.e Google images, Flickr, especially Wikipedia) kahit na na-share naman to the public ng mga authors pero hindi ko naman maaaring angkinin! GET IT?!
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String of news since the start of the week. Inaabangan ko pa naman sana ang bagong season ng “Mommy Elvie @ 18” sa GMANewsTV yet she’s already a star buhat pa noon sa “The Misadventures of Maverick and Ariel” sa channel 5. Ngunit malungkot man na pamamaalam kay Mommy Elvie, star pa rin siya na naging supernova pa- a distinct and great stellar luminosity of her own. Bye, Mommy Elvie!
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And another celebrity took the last bow, too. Si Lolo Lolong ay namamahinga na. Nabanggit ko na siya sa isa sa mga sanaysay ng “September Softness” (posted on September 26, 2011). Crocodiles are considered fearsome monsters by many but they are God’s creatures, too. Sa pagkasira ng maraming natural habitats ng iba’t ibang nilalang and the main culprit ay mga mismong pabaya at makasariling tao, sino ang higit na halimaw?
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News on goodbyes still but a type of farewell to begin another new life. It’s about Pope Benedict XVI when he announced his resignation, an instant breaking news last February 11, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes and days before Lent. Hours later, a lightning struck the roof of St. Peter’s Basilica. It’s very, very rare for a pope to voluntarily stepped down; the popes before him had ended their papacy at the end of their lives. Pope Benedict will about to say goodbye on February 28 and then, will spend a quiet retirement.
He’s just human, an octogenarian now but then again, he will be a birthday boy on April 16 despite his health concerns. Ripe old age and a reserved personality in contrast to the late Pope John Paul II’s worldwide charisma. I think he already had foreseen the future. Naalala ko sa balita noong una siya nahalal bilang papa (pinakamatanda pa siya at pinakabeterano pa sa mga cardinal), nabanggit niya na magiging “interim pontiff” na lamang siya. Tapos, nang muli kong binasa itong talambuhay or autobiographical notes niya na nabili ko noon sa St. Pauls bookshop, may isang pahina doon kung saan ikinuwento niya na noong nagtungo na siya sa Rome upang mapabilang na sa College of Cardinals ng Vatican, nagnilay-nilay siya na “When will I be set free? This I do not know...” At ngayon, masasagot na ang katanungang iyon.
Ang mga nilakaran niyang landas ay hindi madali na parang mga daanang may mga nakabaong landmines. One admirable thing about the pope is his steadfastness, as tranquil as the primeval and pristine forests of his German homeland. Siguro nga na totoo na karamihan daw sa mga tao na ang preferred pet ay mga pusa ay likas na mga tahimik; among the pope’s lighter side reveals that he is a cat person. Sa kabila ng mga pinagdaanang mga kritisismo at pangungutya pa ng ilang makitid, sekular, at puritanical na mga tao na mga akala mo’y hindi marunong magkasala, a servant of God remains a servant of God. The pope’s not perfect (parang kagaya ng dialogue sa mga huling eksena ng “Angels and Demons”, ha!) subalit naniniwala akong ginawa niya nang maayos ang kanyang mga tungkulin. Pagpalain nawa ng Panginoon ang Kanyang mapagkumbaba at abang lingkod na nagngangalang Joseph Alois Ratzinger. Amen.
Autobiographical notes of Pope Benedict XVI (published by St. Pauls) set upon lush and flowering purple (Oxalis triangularis variety) and green wood sorrels
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Bago nag-Pebrero, nagkaroon kami dito sa bahay ng pagkakataon sa free preview channel ng SkyCable na mapanood ang ilang programa sa JeepneyTV. Isang malaking kasiyahan ang muling mapanood ang ilan sa mga TV shows na unang na-enjoy noong Dekada ’90 lalo na yung “Home Along Da Riles”. Well, akala ko pati ilang kabanata ng “Eat Bulaga” ay ipalalabas din dahil noong first half of the said decade, ito ang naghahari sa noontime slot ng ABS-CBN at kasunod nito ang mga TAPE-produced din na mga afternoon drama series. Aminado akong Kapuso pero way back in the early ‘90s noong hindi pa umaalingasaw ang competition ng TV networks (kaya pare-parehong masaya), love ko channel 2 mula sa mga cartoons and kiddie shows hanggang sa variety/ magazine shows, evening news, and especially the weekly sitcom, the most popular was “Home Along Da Riles”. Kahit dalawang dekada na ang lumipas, basta si Comedy King Dolphy, walang kupas ang kwela! Napanood ko rin ang iba pang lumang shows. Talagang golden age nga ng Philippine TV ang mga nagdaang panahon at balanced programming pa; paano ba naman, sa kasalukuyan- umaga, hapon, gabi, pulos mga drama series. Kaya lang, hindi pa na-install ang Digibox sa TV namin; man, I miss JeepneyTV!
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May iba pang TV shows na bumabalik din sa aking gunita. Ang dami ko kasing trip na panoorin noon kabilang itong dalawang adult-oriented, late night shows, ang “Out” ng GMA-7 way back in 2004 at ang hatid ng ABC-5 (now TV5), ang “Secrets” yata yun sometime in 2004 also perhaps; di ko halos maalala kung kailan ang eksaktong taon. Hehe, ang “Out”, a Saturday night treat, the not-the-usual serving of information and entertainment but GMA-7 was highly-praised for this presentation sapagkat ito ay naglalayong palaganapin ang kultura ng paggalang at pag-unawa. Hindi ko man yun laging napapanood pero may isang episode na nagkaroon ng feature tungkol sa male strippers or macho dancers sa mga night clubs. Tapos, may lalaki doon na naka-Mulawin costume pa at may sizzling performance sa saliw ng “Ikaw Nga” ng Southborder (mismong soundtrack pa ng naturang Kapuso telefantasia) at natawa ako sa boses nung isa sa mga host na mula sa lalaking-lalaki na tono ay biglang halos nag-falsetto sa sinabi pa niyang “Aguiluz, ikaw ba yan?”
Regarding “Secrets” naman. Host naman dito si Juliana Palermo. Again, hindi ko rin yun laging napapanood pero may isang feature nito na ibang klase na para bang may pagka-contrary sa sexy motif pa naman ng nabanggit na show dahil nagtunog-conservative (na maaari pang makatanggap ng standing ovation mula mismo sa mga konserbatibo, hehehe!). Sa last part ng show ay may babasahin ang host na sulat ng paghingi ng payo. Isang lalaki ang sumulat at nagtanong kung ano ba ang pinakamabisang paraan para hindi niya mabuntis ang girlfriend niya. At ang payo ni Juliana ay simple lang pero ang apoy ng sense nito ay pwede nang sunugin ang adult magazines like FHM or Playboy- the best method you can do is abstinence. O, di ba? Taray! Wala nang tsetseburecheng dagdag. Mahilig lang kasing manulsol ang mga adult magazines na iyon na kailangan daw talaga ng maiinit na sexual moments upang tumibay ang romansa as if treating it like some absolute bond to relationships. Lalo lang nilang pinakakati ang mga tao, eh, hehehe! Hay naku! Just wait a cotton-pickin’ minute! Bakit nga ba nagdadaldal ako ng tungkol sa ganitong klaseng tema? Goodness... nyehehehehe!
RATED SPG! Love, love, love...
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And the nostalgia continues. Bukod sa past TV shows, I really miss the once ubiquitous Pinoy komiks. Naitatago ko pa rin ang ilang isyu ng “Kick Fighter Komiks” (the parody of Street Fighter, a widely-popular early ‘90s video game). Labis-labis akong nanghihinayang sa pagkawala ng ilang komiks titles ko but some stories from those got tattooed on my mind. Unforgetable. Dalawang kwento from a lost 1992 komiks. Humihingi ako ng paumanhin sa mga may-akda na maging ang pangalan niya o yung comic artists ay hindi ko maalala. Basta ang kwento ng teenage romance ng may-akda nito ay tungkol sa isang high school girl na crush na crush ang isang heartthrob to the jealousy naman ng kanyang male bff who secretly loves her. Naging sila naman ng crush niya kaya ganoon na lang ang lungkot nitong lalaking best friend niya at iniwasan na siya. Ngunit bastos pala yung mokong na crush niya kaya na-turn off siya dito hanggang sa nabuksan na ang kanyang isipan na ang tunay na nagmamahal pala sa kanya ay nariyan lang pala sa kanyang tabi all along, her faithful best friend. Hay, gossip girl talk xoxo... ay oo nga pala, hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa rin alam kung ano ang xoxo!
Ang isa pang kwento ng isa pang may-akda sa komiks na iyon ay adult story naman. Tungkol sa isang palikerong lalaki na laruan lamang para sa kanya ang mga babae na kapag nabuntis niya ang isa man sa mga ito ay wala na siyang pakialam. Pero kahit ganoon siya, mahal na mahal niya ang kanyang kapatid na babae hanggang sa isang araw ay napansin niya itong malungkot at ayaw magsabi ng problema sa kanya. Nalaman na lang niya isang araw na bigla itong namatay dahil sa pagpapalaglag pagkatapos iwanan ng boyfriend na nakabuntis dito. Doon na niya na-realize na ang mga kasalanan niya ay babalik din sa kanya at ang masakit pa ay ang mahal niya sa buhay ang magiging kabayaran. Kaya ang makakati diyan... hehe!
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Hanggang ngayon ay hindi ko pa nasisimulan ang paghahanap sa tamang printing company na tunay na mapagkakatiwalaan sa pagpapalimbag sa aking mga akda. Conflict sa trabaho, eh. Optimistic ako na sana sa bakasyon, magawa ko na. Kailangan kong mag-ingat sa pagtitiwala. Basta, naniniwala akong minamalas ang taong nangwawasak ng tiwala at malinis na pangarap ng kanyang kapwa-tao.
Nais ko nang maipalimbag ang aking mga akda...
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THE GALLERY OF VARIETY
Two views of the "lovers' moon"
Roadside beauties often hardly noticed
Post-Valentine's Day thoughts; cute little cards from some of my thoughtful girls in VABES
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