FLOWER BURST

"Flower Burst"
Acrylic on Paper

*stream of consciousness, took the paper, got the acrylic and just paint...

Me, the flower
Dancing in the air
Freely flowing
Bursting in the open
A shower of colors
Festival of the fabulous
My consciousness,
Its complications
Are mysteries of my thoughts.

Filipino Translation

Ako, ang bulaklak
Sumasayaw sa hangin
At malaya ang pagdaloy
Sa kalawakan
Ang sandamakmak nitong kulay
Ay pagdiriwang
Ng mga kamangha-mangha't mahusay
Ang aking kamalayan
At taglay nitong kaguluhan
Ay misteryo ng aking kaisipan.

ANG BABAE SA DUYANG LAMBAT

Sa iyong mga mata itinatago ang lihim
Na siyang katanungang
Matagal nang hinihintay
Paano mahahanap ang kasagutan
Kung ikaw mismo ay nagtatago
Sa likod ng mga tanong
Sa pagitan ng iyong mga mata
May nakakubling hiwaga
Pilit hinahabi ng mga mapaglarong diwa
Nasaan ang kinikimkim na mga tanong
Ilahad ang bawat katagang nasasaloob
At bigyang laya ang damdaming nilulumot.

THE SONG TERE BINA OF GURU THE MOVIE USED IN "TUM, MY PLEDGE OF LOVE"

Madami ang nagtatanong kung anong kanta yung ginamit sa backround ng trailer ng pelikulang "TUM, My Pledge of Love" na ginawa sa India at dahil mahilig akong makinig ng Hindi Songs, matagal ko ng alam ito. TERE BINA ang title na ginawa rin ni A. R. Rahman na siyang nagpasikat ng kantang "JAI HO" para sa pelikulang Slumdog Millionaire na sumikat din sa Pilipinas sa version kasama ang Pussycat Dolls. 

Maganda ang melody ng kantang TERE BINA (Without You) at kahit sa wikang ng mga Indians (Hindi) ito naririnig, may dating pa rin. Makikita sa baba ang translation ng kanta. Ito ang ginamit na kanta sa pelikulang GURU na pinagbidahan nila Abishek Bachchan at Aishwarya Rai.


Heto yung pelikula nila Robin at Mariel:

At Heto yung pelikulang GURU na siyang may original sound track na TERE BINA:

Heto ang original lyrics ng kanta at English Translation nito:

dum dara dum dara mast mast dara
dum dara dum dum
oh hum dum bin tere kya jeena 

oh lover,  what's life without you?

tere bina beswaadi beswaadi ratiyaan, oh sajna
without you the nights are colorless, flavorless

rookhi re oh rookhi re,

and sickly, like a malady

kaatore kaate katena

try as i might, it won't pass

na jaa chaakri ka mare na ja

don't go Don't go for the sake of duty

souten pukaare

your lover is calling out to you

saawan aayega toh poochega

when the rains come they'll ask where you are

na ja re

please don't go

pheeki pheeki beswaadhi

colorless, flavorless

yeh ratiyaan

are these nights

kaatore kate na kate na

and they won't pass quickly

ab tere bina sajna sajna

without you my lover

kaate kate na

katena katena tere bina

tere bina beswaadi beswaadi

ratiyaan, oh sajna oh

tere bina chand ka sona khota re

without you the moonlight appears fake

peeli peeli dhool udaawe jhoota re

everything is false, like dust in my eyes

tere bina sona peetal

without you gold is just brass

tere sang keethar peepal

when you're there everything is wonderful

aaja katena ratiyaan

dum dara dum dara mast mast dara - 2

dum dara dm dum oh hum dum

bin tere kya jeena

Pinaalala sa akin ng pelikula ang lugar, ang kultura, ang tradisyon, ang mga tao at aking mga kaibigan sa India na sampung taon ko ng hindi nakikita. Kikita kaya ang pelikulang pinaghalong Filipino at Bollywood? 

MY FAMILY THEN AND NOW: A BLOG OF LOVE

Family Perfecting the Imperfections

Yes, this is my family. A picture taken some 8 years ago and the latest one which was captured last Christmas (2010). Same backdrop, the curtain is just the same. It was just modified by Nanay by her creativity and resourcefulness. Same sofa, same intensity of smiles. My brother is unchanged, you won’t be seeing him smiling in the pic because he’s not gay like me! Children added. Family of 5 becomes a family of 10 members. My sister got married in 2004 and had REINAZIA MARIZ.  Marlon got Jobel and had two beautiful daughters, AZALEIA and ANEZCKA. Tatay became bald, that was just his choice of haircut. His hair a bit lesser. Nanay is still fresh,  still laughing at her best. Aizan is much prettier now. Science makes wonder! Hahaha... and me, still wearing the same smile, fabulous as ever, single and happy.

KIMKIM

credit to my model, Ms. Elvira Tankiamco during our Taktak Photowalk with Engr. James Singlador

Kimkim

Damdaming nakaipit, kinimkim
Ay damdaming hindi kailanman naipuslit
At ang bawat pagpupumiglas na init
Nitong nakasaklob sa isip
Ay siyang hawlang nagtangi sa sarili
Nilunod nitong mapagkunwaring kilos
Na inakalang siyang tama at lubos
Hindi namalayang sa bawat pagputok
At bawat pagngingitngit ay kalayaa’y ginipit
Ng huwad na pakiramdam
Napigil pa rin ang pagsiklab ng bagang maaring maging apoy
Sa isang iglap dagling magniningas at sasabog
At may dumating na siyang pinakakatanging
Nagpalaya sa pakiramdam
Nagpasarap at nagpabago sa kaluluwang dati’y nauuhaw
At kinain ng pag-ibig ang kinimkim na paghihinagpis
Iniluwa ang malayang kaluluwang
Nagpabago sa takbo ng daigdig.