ok now that im back in the states.. jetlagged an' all... im just gonna continue the rest of the story... IF I can remember the details
...After the scrumptous dinner, I slept on the bed where I used to sleep... the house still smelled the same. The next day, My cousin visited the house and we decided to go on a lakwatsa that day. He was supposed to leave for manila that afternoon so we made the most of it. He dropped me off at Ateneo de zamboanga since I was also supposed to meet one of my high school classmates and hopefully some of my other old classmates... Most of em went to college there. Well anyway We were supposed to meet in front of a carenderia facing Ateneo de zamboanga... upon arriving there, I just stood beside him while he kept on texting...I pretended to be a 'tambay' and I looked at his cell and he gave me a look .. looked at me as if he was about to say "ulol .. bat tumitingin ka sa cel ko tangina" nakilala nya ako haha putcha sayang.. Nagcutting pala yung gago, so yun pumunta kami sa carenderia kumain ng SATTI (so damn good) at nagyosi ng ilang sticks. Pumasyal ako sa city nung hapon... pareho pa rin yung city...
The next day, decided to text "karissa" one of my classmates who was studying there who knew a friend who knew my kumpare's schedule (detailed a). Again we were supposed to meet in front of ateneo, only this time it was gonna be at dunkin donuts... so I waited there... di pa dumating, "bili na lang kaya muna ako ng snacks," I thought.. on the way to the store may gagong masama ang tingin sa akin, parang gusto akong gulpihin so tumingin rin ako na parang papatayin ko rin yun. Nung dumaan ako, tumigil ako... "shit.. parang kilala ko yun a" bumalik ako, Putsa, isa sa mga kabarkada ko pala yun.. di nya rin ako nakilala damnn... so yun naghintay kami dun kay Karissa... nung dumating si karissa ayun excited naman hehe maliit pa rin si "kay." nandun din yung 2 kaibigan nya... naglandi sya sa guard at nakapasok kami sa Ateneo as visitors.. damn dami mga classmates ko dun.. marami akong nakita sa kanila.. pinicturan ko rin.. tapos dumating yung isa pang kabarkada ko haha kinutos ko yung ulo suntukan sana kami kung di nya kagad ako nakilala tapos yun.. "oi pare! haha ikaw lang pala yan!" Tambay muna kami lahat sa ateneo hanggang pumunta sila sa klase nila tapos umalis na rin ako papuntang basilan nung hapong yun.. shit man, mali pa sana yung barkong sinakyanan ko... papunta sana ako jolo.. buti na lang tinanong ko yung aleng nakabantay sa ticket booth. ha! naabutan ko pa yung barkong papunta basilan by 5 mins... in 40 mins nandun na ako... magisa lang ako.. nag tricy papunta sa bahay ng uncle ko...
Shit man.. pareho pa rin yung basilan.. pero MAS MALINIS na.... mas organized na kesa noon.. thank you Yankees! Nakita ko rin yung mga insan, mga kaibigan ko, mga pamangkin, mga anak este...kamag-anak. Hell, umiba na yung mga itsura nila pero ang ilan sa kanila ay mga siraulo pa rin.
Nagkaroon kami ng party sa Basilan sa bahay namin, daming pumunta,... daming ulam....! enjoy dun may lechon pa... shit...sarap.... Isa sa mga namiss ko sa pinas ay yung tunog ng cricket pag gabi... at yung preskong ihip ng hangin pag gabi/umaga. May nirereto pa sa akin na babae si erpats... hell she was pretty hot but I didnt' get to know her that well
umuwi uli ako sa zambo...nagmeet nanaman kaming mga kabarkada at nag good time muna kami sa Mang Jose Kiosk since anndun din isa naming kabarkada.. umiinom na.. damn, may kasama syang mga babae.. magaganda pa yung dalawa. And HOT DAMN!!! anlakas nilang uminom.. talo kami! Nag alibi pa ako upang di na sila maglagay ng tagay sa baso ko "e may klase pa ako... "... anong course mo? "bs nursing sa ateneo" putsa... tinanong nila sa classmate ko kung san talaga ako galing, nabisto ako... hehe so yun.. naginuman kami nung hapong yun, pati yung muslim kong kaibigan naginum na rin sabay sabi: "bahhh.. wala na yang pabawal bwal pa.. IINOM AKO!" So yun, nung umuwi kami hilung hilo kami. Sumakay kami ng jeepney pero di kami bumaba, pumasyal lang kami hanggang bumalik kami sa lugar na kung san kami sumakay ng jeepning yun. Para matanggal lang yung pagkalasing...
tapos nung gabing yun umuwi na uli ako sa basilan... party nanaman sa uncle ko hell... tapos tumakas ako at naglaro ng pc games sa internet cafe ng insan ko.. LIBRE haha
back and forth ako zambo basilan.. pero sayang dahil nung nasa zambo ako isang week na lang naiwan sa bakasyon ko... damnit.... so medyo hectic ako sa pagplano ng mga gimik.....dami pang nangyari dun.. nagbowling, nagtambay sa bahay ng kaibigan ko.. kumain ng japanese food... etc....
last day: nagpaalam ako sa mga classmates.... nag farewell dinner kami ni erpats, lola ko, mga auntie't uncle ko at mga family friends sa isang dinner resto.... isa sa mga paborito kong resto nung nandun pa ako....
The next day lumipad na kami papuntang maynila.... medyo naexcited ako dahil at last makikita ko uli yung dati kong crush... well, medyo may nararamdaman pa ako sa kanya hanggang ngayon... I skip ko na yung ibang details... dederetso na lang ako sa kwento nung nakita ko si "HUIKI." Chinese name nya lang yan at codename ko para sa kanya.
Nung nasa maynila ako, may deal kami nina Jaesser at Huiki mag meet sa SM kaso lang di ako pwede nung friday sept 12 dahil kararating ko lang sa maynila at nandun kami sa Alabang... medyo malayo sa UST. The next day pumunta kami SM megamall.. sumama sina erpats at mga insan ko... nagmeet kaming mga ibang kapamilya dun... enjoy, naglunch... tapos dumating pa yung isang kabarkada ko noon, si joseph... tambay kami sa 5th floor sabay hintay kina jaesser at Huiki... ok ok.. Beth na lang, wag na HUIKI
So yun dumating si jaesser... wala si beth! may lakad pa raw... sabi ko sa sarili ko.. Mann, baka di ko na sya makita uli since uuwi kami sa alabang.. di ko rin alam pano bumalik sa maynila dahil di ako marunong kung papano at siguradong mawawala ako dun. So naghingi ako ng permiso kay erpats para makatulog ako sa boarding house ni jaesser.. pumayag lang din... HELL YEAH sabi ko sa sarili ko
SO yun, pumunta kami sa May UST area.. tinext ni jaesser si sherian, isa pang kaklase namin noon, nag eb kami dun sa Mcdo.. hehe tumangkad nga pala ako.. kaheight na kami ni sherian, pero ilang mins lang kami dun at least nagkakita pa kami lahat, so tuloy lakwatsa namin... dun kami sa... Espana...tambay muna sa boarding house nagitara't nagcomputer.. tapos nagutom kami so namasyal kami sa may espana, sa chowking sana kami kumain kaso lang sarado na.. so nagshakey's na lang kami. Galing dun, tinext namin si Beth.. papunta na raw sya dun... tumibok puso ko HELL YEAH.. tapos nung duamting sya damn di ako makapaniwala na kaharap ko na sya... "BEth!" sabay hug kami hehe all smiles.
'kumusta ka na?" blah blah... kiniss ko rin sa cheek... tapos yun. may kasama syang lalaki.. nabadtrip ako ng sandali, di pala nya bf yun... hehehe *whew. So yun kwento kami sa shakey's (kami lahat) .. halos isang oras kami dun...
Alala ko pa biniro nya ako, "badja, may chest hair ka na ano?" sabay hawak sa t-shirt upang tumingin... biniro ko rin, nagkunyari rin ako na hahawak sa tshirt nya at titingin sa dibdib haha "siraulo! haha" tawa kami lahat.. so yun pagkalipas ng isang oras, umuwi na yung lalaki at deretso na kami sa boarding house.... walked beside her for a few times... tapos maginuman daw kami so bumili kami ng Beer sa 7-11... nakakita ako ng FHM dun... tapos sabi ni beth "alam mo badja, maraming panahon para magsex wag ka na tumingin nyan" .. hehe .. di lang ako humirit.. so yun bili kami ng 2 beer, san mig pale pilsen at dalawang supot ng mane.. bumalik na kami sa boarding house, nagkwentuhan, nagitara..dun kami lahat sa balcony.. nagkwentuhan kami.. various topics, Life, love,... etc.. dun ko rin nalaman na nagkaroon pala sya ng BF pero kakabreak lang nila...marami pa akong natuto sa kanya... mga kagustuhan nya at ayaw nya... at shempre, nagyosi kami lahat.. pero di all the way... just for the moment of togetherness... sabay tagay ng beer.. pagkatapos ng isang bote, naglaro kami ng cards... kwentuhan pa.. sabi ni beth tutulog na daw sya dahil may ROTC pa sya kinabukasan.. sabi ko sa sarili ko: "Oh man... baka hanggang ngayong gabi lang kami magkakasama" Nung gabing yun, nanood pa ng borles yung isa kong kaibigan... manyakul talaga yun.. di gaya ko, good boy... hehe natulog na kami lahat sya gising pa, tinapos nya talaga yung borles.. so yun, dun kami sa isang kwarto... sa sahig ako natulog, si beth sa isang kama, si joe at jet sa isang kama (uy) hahaha
Kinabukasan ginising ng kaibigan ko si Beth dahil may RoTC na sya... gumising din ako... (bad trip)...., para mag goodbye sa kanya... bumangon si beth sabay sabi na ayaw nyang pumasok dahil pagod sya.. so yun..sabi ko "yes! may ilang oras pa ako na kasama sya!" pero pagkatapos nun, di na ako makatulog... 5:30 na ng umaga.. tumitingin lna ang ako kay babeth nung nakatulog sya.. ang cute pala nya pag natutulog..gusto ko sana syang ikiss sa labi habang natutulog sya...kahit saglit man lang...kaso lang baka gigising yun at mahuli ako kaya di ko tinuloy... pumunta ako sa balcony, nagrerecollect ng mga masasayang panahon nung nasa pinas ako.. nakatitig lang mata ko sa mga ulap na kulay pula.. dun lang ako hanggang sumikat yung araw...pumasok uli ako, nagitara ng kaunti.. tumitingin kay beth na parang di ko na sya makikita uli ng habambuhay... so ayun, nung gumising sya.. nag greet din ako sabay smile... pinicturan pa ako habang nagigitara ako... nagkwentuhan ng kaunti tapos gumising din yung dalawa pang kaibigan ko... kwento kwento nanaman kami, tingin pics at vid... bumasa pa ng fhm si beth, kami naman nagvideo hehe... nagutom kami so pumunta kami sa isang carenderia.. (DOn Quijote).. kumain kami dun ng sizzling tosilog... (sarap) nakadalawang orders ako nun... ang maganda dun dahil katabi ko sya hoohoo.. yun, busog na kami, bumalik na kami sa boarding house.... tambay ng ilang oras... tapos tinawagan ako ni erpats, uwi na daw ako dahil may pupuntahan kami... man, na badtrip ako dun... sabi ko jet, "punta na tayo.. tinatawagan na ako ni erpats" nalungkot ako dun...
SI beth uuwi na rin daw... so bago kami umalis, binigay ko na yung pasalubong ko kay babeth... "beth.. pasensya na, wala akong ibang pasalubong pero sana magustuhan mo to." Hinawak ko kamay nya sabay nilagay ko yung pasalubong ko sa palad nya... sabi nya "Ano to?" sabi ko: "Pindutin mo yung button" (Smiles). Pinindot nya... tumunog yung keychain, tunog ng Orgasm, kung sa tagalog pa "umangal" ng malakas yung keychain.. Lumaki mata ni babeth tapos tumawa "hahah siraulo wow thank you ha" (sabay pindot ng pindot) sabi ko rin sa kanya "sabi ko sayo magustuhan mo yan e, hehe" sabi rin nya kina jaesser "kilala na ako nito hehe *grins* " tawa na lang kami lahat... putsa.. lagi nya pinipindot, nirecord nya ang angal ng keychain sabay ginawang message alert tone ng cellphone nya hehe.. tapos umalis kami lahat dahil si joseph uuwi na rin.. lahat sila sa may UST lang nakatira. Si joseph uuwi sa bahay ng insan nya, si babeth naman uuwi na rin sa bahay.. si jaesser sasama sa akin sa alabang dahil gusto nya rin daw pumunta sa alabang town center. SO lumakad kami.. kwento ng kaunti.. recollecting the fun times we had, yan lang yung time na Ganun kami ka close ni babeth, THe ONLY time...........pagdating namin sa corner, bigla kaming tumigil.. sabi ni jaesser.. "o pano yan.. hanggang dito na lang tayo." Tumingin ako kay babeth tapos hinug nya ako, naghug rin ako na parang ayaw ko syang bitawan... sabay nagsabi ako sa kanya habang nakayakap kami "Beth..... ingat ka lagi ha" "ikaw rin.. mwahhzz.. salamat uli sa pasalubong" Ayaw ko pa sana sya bitawan.... pero wala akong magawa... taops yun nag shake hands kami ni Joseph at lumakad na sila palayo... sabi ko sa sarili "geez...hihintay nanaman ako ng dalawang taon para makaranas nanaman nito."
tapos umuwi na ako sa alabang sabay ni jaesser... tahimik lang ako sa taxi... malungkot...
Three drops of tears ran down my cheek
Signifying the last words I could've said
Each drop representing I LOVE YOU
Yet it was too late...too late
The only things I regret are these:
NOt saying I love you
and Not giving her a farewell kiss.....
I gave her a lot of "hints" that I liked her during my stay in manila... She was the ONLY girl I hugged during my stay in the philippines.....I was trying to be with her all the time.. stuff like that... yet my stupid mouth just wouldn't open...
just before I left for the states, I text her and told her that I would miss her... she texted back told me she'll be missing me too... that was enough for me... I just hope she's gonna be happy even though she's going to have another BF..
...basta masaya sya... masaya rin ako
Guiliano [8:00 AM]
mom saw my precious FHM's!!! hmm.. di nagalit a.. baka binasa pa nya hehe
binasa nga.... sa tabi ko pa binasa habang nagigitara ako
Guiliano [12:42 AM]
man ... it's been a while since my last post here ever since I took off for the philippines for a lil R&R...
I guess I'll just have to summarize my trip here to good 'ol philippines...
We left Newark Int'l Airport at 10pm E.T. arriving at Seattle in the wee hours of the morn... from there on, we had a 12 hour flight to Taiwan... 12 whole hours doing nothing....I was lil worried bout the DVT thing... Anyway, we had another flight which was manila bound this time from Chiang Kai Shek Int'l airport... from there, we were able to purchase tickets for Cebu at the last minute.. My dad was lil bit excited to go to Dumaguete.. maybe a lil bit too excited...
Upon arriving at Cebu, I still couldn't believe I was in the Philippines after only 2 years in Tate. The dirt, the grime, especially the smell of pollution helped convince me that I was indeed, HERE. On the way to Cebu City, our small Toyota Corolla taxi was zipping in and out of traffic in a way that would've cost him a bunch of tickets if he was driving in the States. I never really realized the difference in the way people drive until I came back from the States.
So we checked in at our pension house and got ready for a full night's rest. Pop was leaving for Dumaguete first thing in the morning while I planned to stay behind to have some fun in the city with an old buddy of mine. We even saw our former classmate at Ayala Center during one of our lakwatsas. He still the same old manyak dude only a thinner version. Stayed in Cebu for a few days and DAMN, I said to myself.. dami palang cute na babae sa Cebu! kung sa binisaya, daghan kaayong mga gwapa sa cebu! Good thing I have Bisayas for my barkadas in the US or else I would've had a major communication barrier in Cebu since I learned a lot of words and expressions from them.
After a few days in Cebu, my buddy's uncle invited me to go with them to Bohol. I agreed. I had never been to Bohol and so I took the opportunity and went with my friend and his family... they're a comic bunch.. spiked with the same sense of humor. The place where we stayed was awesome! the house was unfinished but it had a wonderful view of the crystalline waters surrounding the adjacent area and you could see the Panglao Island from their place. We went to Chocolate Hills, Loboc river, Baclayon Church, explored an underground cavern and the best part, the Beach in Panglao! damn, the sand was fine as hell... sort of like baking soda in some areas. And the water was crystal clear.. too bad it was low tide when we went there. Almost every night we'd go out with his cousin and play counterstrike for a couple of hours in town then go home at around ten then play "tong-its" and "chiki cha." Whoever lost a card game had to drink a shot of tanduay. Bohol has some fine, good-looking girls hehe .. DAMN, I said to myself.. Dami rin palang magaganda sa Bohol!
Left for Dumaguete City after my wonderful stay in Bohol. My buddy and I were supposed to go together so we could spend a little time with another friend of ours in Dumaguete. prob is there was no boat bound for Cebu that day and his classes were supposed to start the next day. So I continued on with my "journey." Took the SuperCat ferry.. took only 1 and a half hours to reach dumaguete.
Arrived in Dumaguete that afternoon. Started to rain. I was hauling my friggin bag full of goodies and man, was it heavy... My cousin was supposed to meet me but he was nowhere in sight so I decided to wait for him in the terminal. I saw him coming and he just passed by me.. probably didn't recognize me.. I had to holler to get his attention. I was right, he didn't recognize me.. So stopped by where my dad was staying and proceeded to the city proper and toured a lil bit of Silliman University. Stopped by his house and took some pics of the rest of the family.
I met my old friend that day in the University Library... he didn't recognize me too.. we spent the day going around campus... getting to know his classmates.... (bio girls rulz! so damn hot). Went with the University parade even though I wasn't officially a part of their class. That night we played warcraft, counterstrike and a bunch of other pc games... just like good ol times. He introduced me to his girlfriend, I took some pics of 'em .. just for remembrance...
I also visited the place where my mom stayed when she was still studying in Silliman, Lola coring's house. The last time I've been there was when I was 12 years old... it was the same old house... I still remember the smell of the kitchen. Took some pics with lolo john, lola coring and lola trell. They were pretty glad to see their niece's handsome son
The rest of my stay in Dumaguete was focused on accompanying my dad on his masonic functions and frat reunions.. Guess what I had to do... Videotape. Wasn't that bad.. the video came in handy when I saw some pretty girls anyway hehe... DAMN, I said to myself, Pati dumaguete marami ring magaganda!
After my stay in Dumaguete, Dad and I had to decide whether we would take the boat bound for zamboanga or take a boat to Dipolog and go to zamboanga by land... We chose the latter.
The sea was pretty choppy that day we left.. but it was all good... I sleep better when the sea's choppy. upon arriving at Dipolog we hitched a ride with tito kid and tito jod to Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental. It was a two hour drive from Dipolog... no I mean Dapitan.. technically it was from Dapitan City, Dipolog's neighbor city. Met my good ol Cousin there. It's been 6 years since we last met and he was still the same "green minded" dude. I beat his height now though. Im taller than him by an inch. He's one of my closest cousins. We both love to draw.. (that dude has some kickass drawings).. We both suck at basketball.. We're both green minded...
That afternoon, I drove their minivan around town... man, I really suck with the stick shift but I got the hang of it. I almost clipped a pickup truck, almost ran over an old guy riding a bike, the van stalled in the middle of the road but hey, I had the time of my life right there hehe
Nung gabing yun, nagparty kami hehe
anyway, the next day we hired a van to get us to zamboanga city. 5000 pesos yung pamasahe. Hey, at least chabacano yung driver... kabayan namin ni erpats. While waiting for the stuff to be loaded, my cousin and I played billiards ( I lost both games) before he left for the academy. before he left, I gave him some pens that he could use with his drawings and I gave him some of my techniques in drawing. After that me and dad boarded the van, saying our "adios" to my uncle.
And so we left.. we had an eight hour drive through winding roads ahead of us.. just as we left dipolog city .. tropical storm "onyok" landed 1-2-3 punches of strong rain and wind. The trip was too damn tiring. We left Oroquieta at 11am and we arrived in zamboanga city at 8pm.. Man, nagiba na yung zamboanga city... trapik pa rin sa Guiwan............ Just as we stopped by my grandma's house, it started to rain...... big time. We hurriedly took our luggages in the house.. had a happy reunion with Lola frieda, Tita Ina and Uncle Simeon... Guess what our dinner was... HAM... the type that my grandma makes herself... the cooking, the smoking, the curing... THE WORKS.. I ate with gusto and filled my guts with all the cholesterol laden food but I didn't give a damn.. hell Im on vacation! ....
so..now im here.. typing all this shit.... enjoy
Guiliano [10:38 AM]
ok I'll try to sum things up...
lessee.. where do I start?
well for one thing I dont have my license yet, I haven't received my paycheck since July 11.. good thing I still have 200 bucks in my account left. Dapat may baon para sa trip ko sa pinas kaya nagipon muna ako
leaving for phil in 9 days... cant believe im goin...
im gonna meet the girl again tomorrow hoohoo!
Guiliano [6:27 AM]
putsa... July 12 pa pala yung last post
Hey welcome back to myself... lotsa things happend during the past month....
Guiliano [5:41 AM]
fuck man... I still feel the effects of the tequila from last night....
went to a party yesterday right after work. lotsa food, drinks... yeah drinks... not the ordinary ones, man... and lotsa peeps
It was aight... not too bad. We were just having a belated celebration of my berk's bday. Carlos and Jorge got into a fight with 7 other white boys that night... too bad Windel, Me, and Anthony weren't there... hey it would have easily been 7 against 7 that night.
anyway, stayed there til around 12 (was already drunk by then). Had about 5-6 shots of tequila... the last shot did it. I gotta admit, I had a hard time keeping my balance. One of my friend's was so drunk they had to carry her off to a room and have her sleep it out. Around 1 I decided to bike home but they warned about the police catching me and shit... like DUI's, prison.. etc... so I thought about it. I decided not to bike home but instead agreed to let my friend (who didn't drink) take me home. Once I arrived at our apartment though... I found out that the door had been bolted shut. I wanted to get IN but I didn't want to wake up my mom or my dad to get the door for me so I decided to go to the parking lot... open up or car... and slept there for the night... and now Im here typing this shit....
Guiliano [3:10 AM]
nuthin much happend y'day...
Fixed and organized my stuff shortly after waking up. Books, mags, drawing stuff, pens, clothes, etc. After that, I decided to tab the eheads song "huwag mo nang itanong sa akin." Got the first part but still working on that damn chorus.
Well anyway, went to my friends house around 6 with my lil sis. Everybody was tired so nobody gave a shit what to do. So das it, we stayed at their home. Talked with her gorgeous ate for a while. Even sat wid her haha. May utang pa yun sa akin pero sabi ko "kiss na lang, Weng.. wala ka na utang sa akin." she just laughed ... but no kiss... damn!
anyway, someone called me up on my cell, it was my friend so I answered it...
in a Very Deep Voice, that is:
Blitz: Hello?
Kaibigan: Hello? who's this?
Blitz: uh.. This is Darth Vader
Kaibigan: huh?
Blitz: welcome to the dark side
(silence for a few seconds)
Blitz: I am your father..
Blitz: hello?
Kaibigan: Fuck you I dont even know you! (hangs up)
tumawa ako haha.. shit man... I called my friend up accidentally ( didn't lock my keypads) so my friend called me back. But here's the catch... my friend didn't know that it was my number so my friend called back to find out who I was... when my friend heard me talking about Darth Vader shit in a deep voice... she just hanged up
so das it... texted my friend that it was only me and said sorry... talked for a few mins then me and my sis went home...
Guiliano [5:56 AM]
da hell?
guess wut... the artwork I did that made it in the top 20 artworks from our school is gonna be in the state tour along with other bad-ass artworks!
just had it framed this afternoon at the cost of $31.00 bucks... (ouch)
after having the my drawing framed... I went back to the USMC recruiting office and just hanged out, watched full metal jacket along wid some other recruits and continued on with our physical training. It was pretty cool. Basic drill stuff were taught just this afternoon and we had 3 potential recruits. One was my classmate last year, the other a white guy who used to live in Phil, the other an intellect...
biked all the way home and some dude eventually caught up to me and biked just ahead of me. We were goin the same way and I noticed he kept looking back as we biked... i thought: "this dude wants to race." And so I trailed behind by a few meters keeping up wid him and crossed the road and rode along the opposite sidewalk... once we got to the uphill part, he was toast.... the dude ate my fuckin dust
Guiliano [7:13 PM]