Unwritten Thoughts

“Lorie! Have you heard about the tale of Dark Fantasy card?” asked by her best friend while walking towards the school. She was grinning at her while talking.

“What about it?” answered Lorie while getting her pocket mirror from her handbag to comb his colored amber ringlet-hair. “Talecraft is just an ordinary deck of cards if you ask me.”

Her best friend suddenly stopped from walking and places herself in front of her, “You may not believe it but when I touched the card from that old geezer, I heard its voice! It is sweet yet sad and is calling out for me.”

“That is what you get if you’re overdoing playing your Talecraft my dear best friend.” said Lorie before slowly touching her hands. “I’m sorry but I have no time to play Talecraft with you today. I’ll make it up to you later, ok?”

“But it is real, I’m sure I heard a certain voice!” said her best friend in a weak and sad voice. Her excitement quickly vanished after hearing Lorie’s excuse. After all, she only wants her to listen about how she feels.

Lorie quickly ran towards their school gate to catch up with her class, leaving her best friend behind. “I’m sorry! I’ll make it up to you later, I promise, love you!”

“Interesting…” whispered by a man who’s hiding on a branch of tree, watching the two of them couple of blocks away. He immediately transformed into a bird and flew away from the two girls.

When Lorie’s class ended, she looked at her cell phone and saw one unread message from her best friend. It reads:

“You may not believe it but the old geezer is really handsome! It’s like magic and I have a date today at the park with him. He will show me something interesting so expect a late reply from me. I forgive you earlier.”

Somehow, Lorie became puzzled yet calm after reading her message. She simply decided to go home and rest for a bit. After all, her long and busy day was almost over and her best friend can stand both on her feet even if she’s not around.

She immediately went at her room and stared at the only picture frame available at her study table. Lorie can see herself together with her best friend one year ago. They were sitting on a couch and both of their little fingers are tied with Lorie’s hair string as a proof of their promise by as best friends with each other.

A slight crack suddenly appeared between their faces from the picture frame she’s staring at. Lorie quickly remembered her best friend’s date which prompted her to pack up her things to look for her at the park.

There is only one park where the old geezer might take her best friend and it is located on the north-eastern part of their hometown. Such park is beautiful at day but when night comes, only few have the balls to go in there. They say it is cursed and haunted by the two lovers who killed each other together in order to continue their love in another place.

When Lorie reached the park, she was surprised when she saw her best friend unconsciously lying on a ground. Her dress was heavily worn to shreds and bruises can be seen all over her body. She also saw traces of blood from her cheeks and her fangs became longer than before. Lorie also saw her best friend holding an apple and little portion of it were already eaten.

Suddenly, the old geezer came out of nowhere and transformed into a handsome man in front of Lorie. This is the man who followed them before going to school. This is the same man her best friend is currently dating during her class.

He immediately released a strong spell from his right hand against Lorie causing her to be thrown away. He approached her best friend and lifted her body using his psychic ability before kissing her lips. Lorie was startled, angry and eager to stand up to help her best friend but she couldn’t do anything as if there was something preventing her to move any further.

He might be handsome at her best friend’s sight but what Lorie can see is an extra-ordinary being not known in this world. Lorie was totally helpless.

Her best friend’s body started to heal while the man continuously kissing her. After a couple of seconds, Lorie saw dark wings coming out from his body that swiftly shrouded her best friend’s body. The man disappeared and only traces of floating black feathers together with some small energy particles left.

After recovering from being thrown out, Lorie immediately ran towards her best friend to check her condition but all of a sudden, her best friend woke up like nothing happened.

“This is more interesting…” whispered by her best friend before giving Lorie an embrace while staring at the beautiful full moon above them.

This story is a fragment of the Tagalog Trilogy I’m currently writing at right now by using Talecraft deck of cards. This piece is a submission for Komikasi’s contest for Valentine and Ateneo High School fair.

Can you identify the keyword cards I used on this story? There are at least six of them (the other two are excess)…

Visit http://talecraft.komikasi.com for more details.

This artwork was uploaded in my DeviantArt account last March 7, 2007 as an entry for a contest entitled, “Seven Sins”. The goal of the contest is to combine all seven sins into an artwork and this is what I came up, an abstract image… again.

The seven deadly sins, also known as the capital vices or cardinal sins, are a classification of vices that were originally used in early Christian teachings to educate and instruct followers concerning (immoral) fallen man’s tendency to sin. The Roman Catholic Church divided sin into two principal categories: “venial“, which are relatively minor, and could be forgiven through any sacrament of the Church, and the more severe “capital” or mortal sin, which, when committed, destroyed the life of grace, and created the threat of eternal damnation unless either absolved through the sacrament of confession, or otherwise forgiven through perfect contrition on the part of the penitent. Beginning in the early 14th century, the popularity of the seven deadly sins as a theme among European artists of the time eventually helped to ingrain them in many areas of Christian culture and Christian consciousness in general throughout the world. One means of such ingraining was the creation of the mnemonic[1] SALIGIA based on the first letters in Latin of the seven deadly sins: Superbia, Avaritia, Luxuria, Invidia, Gula, Ira, Acedia.

Listed in the same order used by both Pope Gregory the Great in the 6th Century AD, and later by Dante Alighieri in his epic poem The Divine Comedy, the seven deadly sins are as follows:

• Luxuria (extravagance, later lust),
• Gula (gluttony),
• Avaritia (greed),
• Acedia (sloth),
• Ira (wrath, later anger
• Invidia (envy),
  
• and Superbiapride).

Each of the seven deadly sins has an opposite among the corresponding seven holy virtues (sometimes also referred to as the contrary virtues). In parallel order to the sins they oppose, the seven holy virtues are chastity, abstinence, temperance, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility. (The identification and definition of the seven deadly sins over their history has been a fluid process and the idea of what each of the seven actually encompasses has evolved over time. This process has been aided by the fact that they are not referred to in either a cohesive or codified manner in the Bible itself, and as a result other literary and ecclesiastical works referring to the seven deadly sins were instead consulted as sources from which definitions might be drawn. Part II of Dante’s Divine Comedy, Purgatorio, has almost certainly been the best known source since the Renaissance.

Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_deadly_sins

So that’s it for now, I hope like this artwork even if this is not a winning entry.

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Ang maikling istoryang ito ay inaalay ko sa dalawang tao na nag-post ng kanilang mga saloobin ayon na rin sa kanilang mga sariling karanasan sa buhay na naging mitsa upang makapagsulat na naman ako ng maikling istorya…

http://bunz2605.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/when-does-love-ends/
http://kurokurokoto.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/i-wanna-quit/

At kay “deathstalker_phoenix (Eternal Equinox Member)“, ang payak nagsabi sa akin na, “Eh di magsulat ka.”, habang nag e-emote ako sa aking cubicle. Kaya yun… Nga pala, wala palang boyfriend yan, at hindi pa nagkakaruon ng boyfriend ever itich. Baka sa mga biyudo o binata na gustong magka-relasyon, iniaalay ko siya para sa inyo. Ahehee! Peace out fwend!

Katulad din ito ng nauna kong istorya dalawang taon na ang nakakaraan. Kung ano man ang pamagat o istorya nun, hindi ko na maibabahagi sa inyo. Siguro ay tinuldukan ko na ang istoryang iyon simula ng nasagot ko ang mga katanungang bumagabag sa aking kalooban sa loob ng maraming taon.

Para inyo ito… at sa inyong lahat. Sana’y magustuhan nyo.

Love Ends When You Quit
ni foobarph (January 23, 200

Sampung minuto na lang at matatapos na ang shift ni Razie sa trabaho ngunit hindi pa rin siya mapakali simula ng magpaalam si Zeo dalawang linggo na ang nakakaraan. Permanenteng pamamaalam na ba ito? Ang laging tinatanong niya sa kanyang sarili. Marahil, mas maigi pa ang malagutan ng hininga kaysa ipagpatuloy ang kanyang buhay.

Nagpasya na lamang siyang pumunta sa Starbucks kung saan lagi sila tumatambay upang magpalipas ng oras. Ngunit bago pa man siya makapasok ay may napansin siyang isang lalake na nakaupo lagi nilang inuupang couch.

“Zeo! Ba– bakit nandito ka? Akala ko ba.. nasa Australia ka?” tanong ni Razie sa kanya matapos na makilala ito ng malapitan. Hindi siya makapaniwala! Nasa harapan niya ang kanyang matalik na kaibigan!

Magsasalita pa sana siya ngunit agad namang sumagot si Zeo na tila hindi nabigla sa kanyang pagdating. “Huwag ka na ngang magtanong dyan, inumin mo na itong kape mo, baka lumamig pa yan.” alok nito sa kanya.

“Hinihintay mo ba ako dito? Paano mo nalaman na darating ako? Bakit yan ang inorder mo? Alam mo namang hindi ko paborito yan! Hmpf!” sunod-sunod ang mga katanungang lumabas sa kanyang bibig. Hindi niya namalayan ang lumalakas ang pagbuhos ng ulan simula ng mag-usap sila.

“Ano ka ba, bestfriend mo ako kaya alam kong dito ka pupunta. Pakiramdam ko kasi badtrip ka na naman kaya sinubukan ko kung matatagpuan kita dito.” sagot ni Zeo habang hinihigop ng paunti-unti ang kanyang sariling kape. “Bakit hindi mo naman subukang tikman ang paborito kong kape?”

“Inaasar mo ba ako?” sagot ni Razie bago niya higupin ang parehong kape na inorder ni Zeo para sa kanya. “Aba… masarap nga! Bakit ngayon mo lang sinabi na mas masarap pala ito kaysa sa iniinom ko dati?”

“Kasi nga matigas ang ulo mo at ayaw mong maniwala sa akin. Ayaw ko namang makipagtalo kaya di na lang ako umiimik.” sagot nito sa kanya. “Saka ayaw kong makipag-away sa tomb–”.

Magsasalita pa sana si Zeo ng biglang sumabat si Razie, halatang gigil na gigil sa susunod niyang sasabihin. “Tomboy!? Di ako tomboy no! Tingnan mo nga ang suot ko! Daig ko pa si Maria Elena kung magdamit. Di mo man lang napansin… hmpf!” pagdadahilan ni Razie habang nakatitig sa labas ng bintana, umiiwas siya ng tingin kay Zeo.

“Manhid ka talaga… kung alam mo lang…” bulong ni Razie sa kanyang sarili habang nag-iisip ng susunod na sasabihin.

Isang mahabang katahimikan ang namayani sa kanilang dalawa habang patuloy pa rin ang malakas na pagtagas ng ulan. Wala namang bagyo na naiulat sa telebisyon ngunit kakaiba talaga ang panahon ngayon, parang hindi normal.

“Bes, gusto ko ng chocolate cake, yung 12 piece package ha?” sabi ni Zeo upang putulin ang katahimikang namamayani sa kanila.

“Aba, ang kapal naman ng mukha mo Bes, dapat nga ako ang ilibre mo kasi kadarating mo lang galing sa pagpapagamot diba?” Magsasalita pa sana si Razie ng ma-realize niyang siya nga ang dapat manlibre sa kanya dahil nga bumalik ito sa kanya at siya agad ang kanyang pinuntahan.

“Ok, ako nang bahala sa order mo ser, maghintay ka lang dyan, ser!” sabi nito sa kanya bago siya tumayo at umorder ng mga cakes ayon na rin sa request nito sa kanya.

Ngunit pagbalik niya sa kanyang upuan, wala na si Zeo. Nag-cr? Hindi. Nagpa-load? Imposible. Kung anu-ano ang pumapasok sa kanyang isipan habang nag-iisip kung papaano hahagilapin si Zeo.

Hanggang sa mapansin niya na tila may nakasulat sa tissue na nakalagay sa ilalim ng kape ni Zeo. “Nauna na ako. Hindi pa nagsisimula, ni nagtatapos ang pag-ibig ko sayo, Razie. Kausapin mo na lang si Manang. Smile!”

Pagkabasa ng sulat ay agad na iniligay niya ang tissue sa kanyang bulsa at saka pinaharurot ang kotseng dala-dala niya. Sunod-sunod ang kanyang katok sa gate ng bahay nila ni Zeo. Dumungaw si Manang at nagmamadaling pinagbuksan siya ng pintuan.

“Aba Razie! Napasugod ka iha?” tanong ni Manang sa kanya pagkatapos buksan ang pintuan. “Teka, ipasok mo muna yang kotse mo at magpatuyo ka muna ng katawan, basang-basa ka eh.”

“Yung kotse dyan na lang po muna sa labas. Pakihanda na lang po ang tuwalya at mainit na tubig…” marahang sagot ni Razie, halatang giniginaw pa rin ito kahit sandali pa lang siyang naulanan. “May chocolate cake po kasi akong bitbit. Pinabili kasi ni Zeo ng magkita kami sa Starbucks kanina. At saka sabi niya kasi makipagusap daw ako sa–”

Biglang sumabat si Manang sa sinasabi ni Razie, “Ano!? Si Zeo!? Nakita mo!? Por Dios Por Santo iha!? Huwag mo nga akong tatakutin!” halos makalimutan ni Manang na nababasa pa rin sa ulan si Razie at nagsimula na itong magtanong.

“Manang… nilalamig na ako. Sa loob na lang po natin pag-usapan yan, pwede?” sabat naman ni Razie bago tuluyang pumasok sa bahay nila Zeo. Kapamilya na rin ang turing ni Razie sa pamilya ni Zeo kung kaya’t normal na sa kanya ang makipag-usap sa mga ito.

Pagkatapos ayusin ang sarili ay agad na nag-usap ang dalawa tungkol sa muli nilang pagkikita ni Zeo. Halatang hindi pa rin mapakali si Manang sa mga narinig niya mula sa dalaga.

“Wala na si Zeo, nung isang linggo pa.” ang tanging nasabi ni Manang sa panimula ng kanilang usapan.

“Alam ko pong umalis si Zeo, pero nagkita ho kami kanina. Siya pa nga ang nag request ng mga cake na ito. Dahil na rin sa sobrang dami kaya naisipan kong ibigay na lang ito sa inyo. Tutal, di ko naman mauubos lahat ito. Masarap ho yan.” sabi ni Razie bago ngumiti kay Manang.

“Hindi mo nauunawaan Razie… Pa– Patay na si Zeo, nung isang linggo pa.” garalgal na sagot ni Manang habang mahigpit na hinahawakan ang basong tubig na inihanda nito para sa kanilang dalawa.

Tila nabuhusan muli ng malakas na ulan si Razie sa kanyang narinig mula kay Manang. Ibig sabihin, hindi na niya kailanman makikita si Zeo. Ang lalakeng minahal niya ng palihim at patuloy na minamahal hanggang sa kasalukuyan.

Ngunit, bakit niya nakita si Zeo? Ano yun, multo? Sabi nito sa kanyang sarili.

“Hindi naging matagumpay ang kanyang operasyon. At dahil sa hindi kinaya ng kanyang katawan ang lala ng karamdaman, binawian na siya ng buhay. Ayaw naming ipaalam sayo ang nangyari kasi baka kung ano pa ang mangyari sayo” pautal-utal ang mga bawat salitang nasasambit ni Manang sa kanya. “Ki… kinuha na sa atin si Zeo! Razie, wala na si sir Zeo namin! Muhuhuhuu!”

Napaiyak na rin Razie na tila sumasabay ang kanyang luha sa malakas na pagbuhos ng ulan. Ang kanyang mga luha ang nagsasabi sa kanya na maging malakas ngunit isang bahagi rin sa kanya ang nagsasabing magpakatatag siya na bumubulong na kaya niyang dalhin ang kalungkutang nadarama.

Si Zeo! Siya ang nagpapalakas sa kanya! Siya ang sumasalo sa lahat ng kanyang problema. Siya ang lalaking laging nang-aasar sa kanya ngunit nanlilibre sa kanya sa kapehan upang makipagbati. Peace offering niya kasi ang chocolate cake at kapeng binibili nito para sa kanya.
Ngunit wala na si Zeo. Wala na siya… wala na.

Maya-maya pa’y may iniabot na sulat si Manang sa kanya. Sulat daw iyon na ibibigay sa kanya kung sakaling hindi na siya makakabalik, magpakailanman. Dali-dali niyang binuksan iyon at binasa.

Razie! Ang tomboy kong bestfriend!

Kamusta ka na? Siguro umiiyak ka na naman ngayon. Tsk tsk… lalake ka nga sa labas pero para kang gelatine sa loob. Napakahina mo kasi, iyakin ka. Bwahahaha!

Huwag kang mag-alala, ako ang magiging gelatine container mo para hindi ka masira at manatiling fresh araw-araw. Yun naman ang papel ko sayo diba, ang maging side-kick mo forever?

Pero paano yan kung mawala ako? Iiyak ka na lang ba palagi? Hay naku, pag naasar ako sayo, ipapatikim ko sayo ang paborito kong kape na ayaw na ayaw mo namang tikman. Ang arte mo kasi.

Anyway, punasan mo nga yang luha mo, hindi bagay sayo eh. Siguraduhin mong bubuklatin mo ng maayos yang tissue bago mo ipunas sa luhay mo, ok? Masyado ka kasing KJ maski sa pagpupunas ng tissue eh.

Ingat,

Zeo

Oo nga, umiiyak siya habang binabasa ang huling sulat ni Zeo sa kanya. Mahina, tomboy, couch, ulan, tissue, gelatine, kape, cake… lahat ng kanilang napagdaan ay unti-unti niyang naalala.

Kinuha niya ang tissue na sinulatan ni Zeo kanina nang mapansing wala na ang kaninang nakasulat duon. Binuklat niya ng maigi ang tissue hanggang sa mapansin niya ang nakatagong mensahe sa pinaka inner fold nito.

“Be my lady, Razie, forever.” ayon sa sulat.

“Oo mahal ko…” luha na may kasamang ngiti ang tanging naisagot niya sa sulat ni Zeo.

Wakas

Watch Renaldo Lapuz from Reno NV. He is a true pinoy. Why? Just click the URL below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07l70kley7U

Renaldo is a true entertainer. He is a true singer. He is a good example of sportsmanship and family member. And most of all, he gave a good smile to everyone instead of being pissed.

What more, he knows his limit and even he was given a big NO, he still left a good word for Simon (who rejected him) unlike other people who bastardly cursed or begged Simon for a second chance.

Renaldo need our support and testimonial from what he did so we can lift his ego because he deserves to be in American Idol final participants! Renaldo knows himself and he’s here to entertain us.

We salute you Renaldo, and until this moment, you are the star of my life.

(By the way, this is the english version of Kengkay’s post. I was totally inspired from what she had written. Thanks for sharing!)

I am your brother
Your best friend forever
Singing the songs
The music that you like
We’re brothers til the end of time
Together forever til the end of time
I am your brother
Your best friend forever
Singing the songs
The music that you like
We’re brothers til the end of time
Together or not, you’re always in my heart
Your hurting feelings
Will reign no more.

– Original Lyrics composed by Renaldo Lapuz (which was inspired by Brothers&Sisters song)

Simon you are a great person.

You give chance to everyone to sing to the whole world. I thank you.
You are heaven’s chosen to give chance to any talent for free of charge.

Even they throw you negative words, but there are many people who really like you, who really admire you.
One of them is me, you are a great person, Simon.

– Final words of Renaldo Lapuz after hearing the result of his American Idol application.

Renaldo is obviously Filipino. Couldn’t you recognize his accent?

“Simon, you are a great person. You give chance to any talent to sing FOR FREE OF CHARGE.”

I love Renaldo. I am very proud of him and not ashamed. He actually showed the resiliency of the Filipino in the midst of adversity (he didn’t get in). He also showed true Filipino characteristics like love of family, friends, being gracious and joyful, and the gift of looking at the good instead of focusing on the bad (his admiration for Simon and just having a chance to perform on AI). Amazing.

— From annielise of Pinoy Exchange Forums.

At first, I was kinda hoping that: “omg, i hope he’s not pinoy, please let him not be pinoy, please god!” But, by the end of the audition, despite being in despairs, I was cheering for the guy.

– From meeya, a fellow Blogger

O……….k, laugh at the Filipino guy why don’t we. Renaldo Lapuz, anyone catch him on American Idol? DH and I were laughing so hard yet I realized that he might actually be making some Pinoys proud. A little bit of fame, why not? And his own composition at that, hey. Simon’s right, I’d bet his song becomes popular. Yes, even if it is to laugh at him.

And the sad part? Renaldo was crying at the end because he was so thankful that he could sing in front of them. HOW HUMBLING IS THAT? I actually felt so bad for him–although I know he had nothing but good things to say about his experience. He had absolutely no clue.

– From Jen, a fellow Blogger

You may also view/hear alinamusix’s video response, it’s really entertaining. Here’s her picture together with her lyrics. She’s great and she’s my new YouTube idol together with HappySlip! You may also visit Alina’s mySpace account to hear more of her music.

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I am your sister, your best friend forever.
Singing the song that music that you love.

We are sisters till the end of time, together or not your always in my heart.
You hurt your feelings, and it will reign no more.

You are my brother, my best friend forever.
Singing the song the music that you like.

We are brothers till the end of time.
Together forever always in my heart.
You hurt your feelings, it will reign no more.

No more, no more…

I am your sister, You are my brother.
You hurt your feelings, will reign no more.

– Alina’s inspired composition titled “I am your Sister”

You may also visit these external links for more information regarding his success!

• http://renaldolapuz.com/ (official website)
• http://news.renaldolapuz.com/ (news feed!)
• http://www.myspace.com/rs11rocko (remix!)
• http://renaldolapuz.com/RenaldoRing.mp3 (free ringtone!)