Kaya Pala. (TBTue)

Bilang pagpapatuloy ng paggunita sa sariling wika ang tema pa rin ng Turnback Tuesdays, sinulit ko na ang paglathala ng mga isinulat ko sa aking multiply blog. Isinulat ko ito sa kasagsagan ng aking klase sa Pilosopiya noong Disyembre 2008. Hanggang sa ngayon, isa pa rin ito sa pinakabumubulabog sa aking diwa. Ano ito? Halina't basahin! (Iniklian ko na rin ang Turnback Tuesdays upang makatipid sa titik)

To the Tune of Two Left Feet

Last Friday, I finally watched Alvin Yapan's Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa with Yeng. I have been aching to watch this since the trailer came out a few months ago but just didn’t have the time. Thank God for a showing in the Ateneo.

Crazy, Stupid, Watermelon #replacetitleswithwatermelon

Must-see!

After an almost futile search for somebody to watch with me, I finally watched Crazy, Stupid, Love with my good friend Andrew last Tuesday. Though I had a few qualms, I still enjoyed watching Cal go crazy over the events that transpire after Emily proposes a divorce. Of course, how can you not love a film with such an endearing cast with an ANTM alum to boot? I actually hope though that Analeigh, who plays Jessica the babysitter, doesn’t look like that in real life because she was way beautiful in her ANTM cycle.

Since I don’t want to spoil anything about the film, I skirted the juicier snippets and would like to focus first on this conversation between Cal and his boss.

Cal: Who told you that Emily and I are getting divorced

Cal’s Boss: Amy heard you crying in the bathroom - we all thought it was cancer.
Cal: Oh…

Cal’s Boss: Thank God, man... *laughing*
Cal: Yeah, just my relationship... 

The scene ends with the whole office applauding after his boss shares the good news. Way to go, Cal’s douche boss officemates!

Is This Really Necessary? (Whatchathink Wednesdays)

A former participant who prefers to remain anonymous asked for advice regarding her current predicament in school.

She said that she finds her tests this semester much more difficult compared to the previous ones. She attributes the difficulty to her professor’s outrageous test types, her lack of a definite place and time to study and her bout with the expectations of her peers.

What should she do? Here’s a more cohesive version of my advice.

In Short, Affected. (Turnback Tuesdays)

Dahil nga nilulubos ko na ang paggamit ng wikang Filipino rito, isang talang isinulat sa sarili nating wika ang ating babalikan ngayon. Opo, nakasulat po ito sa Filipino bagama't Inggles ang pamagat. Inilathala ito sa pahina ko sa Multiply noong Setyembre 2008. Kung personal ninyo akong kilala, alam ninyong totoo ang talinhagang ginamit ko rito. Hala basa na!

Huwag ka lang sanang mabulunan.

Minsan, mayroon lang talagang mga taong inuunahan ng damdamin ang isip sa kanilang reaksyon. Sa gayon, nakasasalita o nakasusulat sila ng mga reaksyong walang naidaragdag na mabuti sa sitwasyon.

Ilabas na ang mga Kaliskis

Aaminin ko, noong una kong basahin ang isinulat ni James Soriano para sa Manila Bulletin, gusto kong kaliskisan siya ng buhay dahil taliwas sa kanyang karanasan ang naging karanasan ko sa wikang Filipino. Sa unang tingin, nakaiinsulto para sa isang tulad kong aminadong higit na gamay ang pag-isip, pagsulat at pagsalita sa wikang Filipino ang sabihing hindi ito language of the learned.