Patchwork of Joy

Goodbye 2013. Hello to my new b log . Hello 2014. Please be good to me.

I'm hooked watching the new Korean saeguk daily drama "Soo Baek Hyang". It was full of comedic scenes making it not your usual saeguk. I'm starting to have an LSS to the theme song which I even searched for the title before but finally someone also got interested and shared about it. The theme song of the drama was  Jeongeupsa which is a folk song in Korea.  Jeongeupsa is the oldest song written in Korean, in which a wife prays to the moon for the safety of her husband who left home for trading.

As a traveller, “Ithaca” is one of my favorite poems. When I read it, I would visualize  some of the places that I have been to– the airports, the sea ports, the trains, the jeepneys... the public markets, the bus stops... the loneliness, the fears, the fun... The journey was a long one, mine may not have been one continuous but it was all so worthwhile... to one day  understood by then what Life means. Solo biking in Angono ITHACA , C. P. Cavafy  (1910, 1911) As you set out for Ithaca hope that your journey is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians and Cyclops, angry Poseidon-don't be afraid of them: you'll never find things like that on your way as long as you keep your thoughts raised high, as long as a rare sensation touches your spirit and your body. Laistrygonians and Cyclops, wild Poseidon-you won't encounter them unless you bring them along inside your soul, unless your soul sets them up in front of you. Hope that your jour...

Tomblon Batotol

1. Spanish explorer Ruy López de Villalobos during his expedition in 1542 named the islands of Leyte and Samar Felipinas after the then Prince of Asturias eventually the basis of the country's common name. 2. Philippines is the 73rd largest country in the world, 7th most populated country in Asia, the 12th most populated country in the world and one of the world's largest and most influential diasporas. 3. The oldest human remains found are the Callao Man reliably dated by uranium-series dating to 67,000 years ago and Tabon Man carbon-dated to around 24,000 years. 4. Baybayin is one of the several indigenous scripts of the Philippines. 5. Filipinos generally belong to several Asian ethnic groups classified linguistically as part of the Austronesian or Malayo-Polynesian speaking people.The two most important non-indigenous minorities include the Chinese and the Spaniards. 6. In 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan arrived in the Philippines and claimed the islands f...

Sunday Inquirer Mag October 2013 Not very long time ago, I tried looking for Diary ng Panget at Wattpad. I was intrigued that I wanted to read the book since its been around friends and acquaintances' mouths. Eventually, I wasn't sure if it was the real one or it was another imitation that I found that day. I just couldn't sleep so I was looking for something funny to read. I didn't finish the story. I forgot since I was busy finishing some other American classic books (I downloaded from Project Gutenberg). But probably I will try checking the bookstore for the hard copy and give it another try. Now the media and then more news about the book are coming up. A movie adaptation is coming soon on theaters next year. Of course, there's a little envy around the neighborhood, and inspiration to others. I too, I am wishing I was friend of this HaveYouSeenThisGirl or at least this quote was mine: “What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done...

05/13/2011 Byaheng Uwian Fiesta sa Syudad, Pasko, Bagong Taon, Semana Santa... Yan ang mga araw na nasa bus ako. Punuan ang mga ordinaryong bus, ang pinakamurang paraan para makauwi. Mainit, maalinsangan, at madumi. Mabaho ang mga banyo. Kung medyo malinis man, singko ang bayad sa bawat gamit. Kung minsan, mausok din sa loob ng bus. At sa unang sindi ng mamang may hawak na sigarilyo alam ko na ang amoy. Kung sadyang makawiwindang na ang amoy, pinagagalitan ko ang mamang naninigarilyo. Kung sadyang matanda at tatay na ay nagpaparinig na lamang ako at minsan naiisip ko na mag-isa pala ako at hindi safe ang maging reklamadora. Eto na yata ang magiging buhay ko sa mga susunod na Araw na may okasyon. At eto yata ang buhay ng mga Bikolanong katulad ko na nakipagsapalaran dito sa malayong syudad ng Maynila. Sa bawat sakay ko, may nakikila akong Bikolano. Ironical ding isiping masayang may makausap na Bikolano dito sa Kamaynilaan gayong kung nasa sa sarili syudad a...