On Saying Goodbye to Maria, Among The Thousand Other Ways

on the placid waters
upon the dock
where we once started--
slowly
i unraveled the rope
where my boat was tied
while afloat;

i looked towards
the line
where the water ends
and saw
how the great ball
gently give way
to the night.

i had no sail
for the wind to carry me,
to lead me
to where i should go.

as i move forward,
among the gentle waves,
almost like ripples
i was counting on my paddle--
so i could move farther away
faster
away
from you.

now,
under the indigo sky
while my boat
is being carried by
the same waves,
i take a glance of you
one last time,

your right hand moving, waving--
i wasnt certain
if you were calling me back
or you were bidding
"bon voyage";

in your left hand,
safely tucked
close to your chest,
my paddle,
which should have gone
with me
when i left.


november 24, 2009
9.54 am
extension 64517

Amparisms: Why She'd Ever Ask About Yoda..

Amparo: karenderya, bakit boyoyong?
Karen Raagas: karen is not here.
Amparo: watever
Amparo: :p
Karen Raagas: she's not here.
Karen Raagas: she says watever too.
Amparo: patingin collage nyo
Amparo: tapos nyo na?
Karen Raagas: she said, she destroyed her collage.
Karen Raagas: because that's not wat she wants to come up
Amparo: katatapos naman namin yun sa amin
Amparo: :)
Amparo: and im vcovered in paint
Amparo: sent you our model for out collage
Amparo: *our
Karen Raagas: karen said she got the email.
Karen Raagas: she's asking if you were sucessful in copying the photo.
Amparo: no :(
Amparo: pero we were successul doing the padded cell :)
Karen Raagas: karen says she knew it.
Amparo: so me semblace ng similarity
Amparo: *rolling my eyes*
Amparo: *semblance
Karen Raagas: and she's laughing out loud
Karen Raagas: very loud
Karen Raagas: hah. ang hirap mgsulat pala in third person. haha
Karen Raagas: anyway, ung collage namin, mukang mosquito ung monster.
Amparo: ano cartoons na nga ulit third party salita nya?
Karen Raagas: ay di ko alam
Amparo: ah
Amparo: yung wise na unano sa star wars
Amparo: yoda
Karen Raagas: yoda
Karen Raagas: third person ba un.
Karen Raagas: di ba baliktad lang ung pagkakasabi nia lagi
Amparo: uhm...
Amparo: pano na ulit sya salita?
Karen Raagas: di ba binabalitad nia, example peachy must die..
Karen Raagas: die, peachy must...
Karen Raagas: haha
Amparo: talagang peachy must die???
Amparo: *indignant*
Karen Raagas: eh di amparo must die.
Karen Raagas: die, amparo must.
Amparo: >:(
Karen Raagas: Furious, must amparo be. Yes, hmmm.
Karen Raagas: hmmm.. this is fun.
Amparo: ni nu ni nu ni nu
Amparo: why did i ever ask about yoda
Amparo: *regretful*

eto na naman tayo sa mga signs...

sinasabi ko na nga ba.
hindi talaga magandang ideya yang paghingi-hingi ng signs kay Mang Jessie.
kita mo,
kanina, habang nililigpit ko lahat ng dapat ligpitin
kung kelan naniniklop na ng mga dapat tiklupin
at sinimulan ko nang magsunog ng mga dapat nang abuhin,
sumagi pa rin sa isip ko ang paghingi ng mga signs.
na kung tama na, magmessage ka.
kasi nga, mas madalang ka pa sa patak ng ulan sa Sahara kung magparamdam.

ayun.
sa kung anong hanging bagyo ang dumapo sa yo eh ngonline ka bigla.
sabi'y, karenderya, karenderya.
hay nako.



pero alam mo,
nangiti ako.
malakas pala talaga ako ke Mang Jessie.
*wink*

namimiss? ikaw? hinde no.

kanina lang kumain ako mag-isa ng creme brulee cupcake;
yung madalas kong dala para sa yo
na mas lamang ang hati mo palagi,
naalala mo?

kanina
yung cupcake--
hinati ko sa dalawa,
nung paubos na yung akin,
kinain ko na rin yung hinati ko para sa yo.


naalala ko
wala ka na nga pala
wala nang kakain nun.

09.09.09
sa station ko

Amparisms: Operative Term

minsan lang akong makapuntos sa kanya. dapat ma-chronicle un. hehe.

Amparo: i have the laptop na
Amparo: nasa guard
Karen Raagas: thanks.
Karen Raagas: bangag ka pa ren?
Amparo logged out at 11:41:06 AM.
Amparo logged in at 11:51:02 AM.
Karen Raagas: parang u look better na today
Amparo: *hug* thank you
Karen Raagas: although u are still bangag
Karen Raagas: *basag*
Amparo: :(
Amparo: yeah- but im on my way there
Amparo: to my old gorgeous self
Amparo: *wink*
Karen Raagas: old
Amparo: :(
Karen Raagas: operative term
Karen Raagas: lol x

On Weaving Tapestry for Maria, Among Other Ways

I will weave a tapestry in your image
Of gold and brown streaks, your colors, that is
Of reds and mauves, for your passion and unspoken sorrows
Of silver and green pigments, for your better days
Of yellows and ambers, for the light that you bring forth

I will weave a tapestry with your image in mind
To remind me why it is never enough
to describe you
with a single color
shade
hue.

And Just like the threads that I used,
No matter how they raveled upon weaving,
In the end,
With so much hope,
They’ll tie us back—
They,
will tie us back.



_suppiestar
August 21, 2009
Sa station ko.

Amparisms: Active Listening

Sa Anniversary ng Account sa isang hotel sa Baguio, sa ballroom,:
Miss O: *sa kaharap na mesa* hello peachy (nickname ni amparo), I heard you're in Manila now.

Amparo: yes Miss O, but only until the first week of September

Miss O: *theatrical* Oh, is that so. So you're just here for the party?

Amparo: Yes. Babalik din kami.

Miss O: So when are you going back to Manila?

Amparo: Ah, oo malamig.


Karen: *sa tabi ni Amparo, eavesdropping* bfffttt...

Amparisms: Sarcasm Begets Sarcasm

Karen *sa chatroom ng supers*: Hello mga ateh.
Karen: Ask ko lang po...
Amparo: yes?
*after 5 mins*
Karen: ay wait lang nakalimutan ko yung tanong ko
Amparo: gingko biloba
Amparo: Memory plus
Karen: yabang naman neto
Amparo: :)
Karen: ay wag na pala. nakahanap na kami ng solusyon ni Celeste (isa pang supervisor din).
Amparo: solusyon sa ano?
Karen: *sarcastic* sa kapayapaan at pagkakaisa sa Mindanao
Amparo: ay mabuti yan, pagtapos mo niyan, isunod mo naman ang problema sa malnutrisyon sa Cordillera
Karen:*basag*

wala.cheesy lang.

Amparisms: Asan si Biboi?

Karen: Mamai, anjan ba si Biboi sa kabilang wing?

Amparo: none.

Karen: anu daw? *_*

Of Writing to Letters to Maria, Among Other Things...

I will write letters to you.
In papyrus, in stone tablets and scented stationaries;
In rose petals, in dew drops and in every body of water.

And if the air, thank goodness for the air,
would agree to carry what I must've missed,

I will write the same thing over
And wish that you're writing the same thing too.


*sobrang cheesy*

--August 16, 2009, habang nageencode ng assignment para bukas.
guadalupe, makati

Amparisms 1.0

Si Amparo, bukod sa interesting na subject for black and white photography, marami ding mga hirit that are worth sharing to the world. ahehe. So i'm compiling them all here, I call it Amparisms 101.

example:*being supervisors*

Amparo: teh, kelan na nga nagrender ng OT si Rica?

Karen: yung ng OT before shift sya kasi maagang nglogin?hmmm...wait lang.

Amparo: kahapon ba yun?

Karen: wait, hindi nung isang araw ata. Nung pareho tayung late.

Amparo: hah?

Karen: at nung naka-green kang cardigan. kelan yun? kahapon ba?

Amparo: AKO pa ang tinanong mo.

KAren: oo, kahapon nga, pareho tayung late kahapon

Amparo: Tama, kahapon ako naka-green!

KAren: Perfect. Pwede na tayu sa CSI!

Amparo: Yeah. the criminals are gonna love us.




basag.