My friend’s friend confided to me last night ……he’s got a minor problem that needs solutions, some questions in his mind that wants some answers. It’s not new actually; he said it’s just a repetition of the burdens he experienced through childhood. A matter of recurring paranoia, I thought, so I just told him to keep calm, be strong and face his problems, the quick reply came “how can I face my problem when my problem is my face!”, ‘am stunned. I asked him what is it that’s really bothering him. He gave me a number of circumstances where stress entered his mind. This pal of my friend is in deep trouble; masyado syang seloso, nagseselos sya kahit hindi sa kaniya.

I started the “interview” with him.

1. he’s the founder of the known Capital –B club in his municipality
2. he’s the best love-letter maker in his alma mater
3. bolero sya

good points……but read on….

just some of the things I discovered about him; 

Capital B means “basted”

he’s written  hundreds of  love letters but none of them has his name on the signature- and almost always, those letters created sparks and started sweet romantic relationships, not for him, but for his male friends who affixed their names after each complimentary close.

Bolero sya, or so he thought, hehehe. The fact is, torpedo sya! Ligaw-tingin,  a case of urong-sulong syndrome. Praktis pa lang manligaw, nangangatog na ang tuhod nya, kumakatal ang baba, puno ng kilabot ang katawan, nauumid ang dila, piklot ng pawis ang palad at talampakan.

He’s asking me kung ano daw ba’ng nauna sa manok at itlog?; ano daw bang tama,  darko o dapor?; bakit daw tatlo ang gulong ng tricycle? Bakit daw hindi patagilid kung maglakad sa sidewalk? Bakit daw hindi sun day ang English sa araw-araw? Ano ang kabuluhan ng buhay kung walang pagmamahal?…………

One Once

………’am missing those days (as if, hehehe).. those days when you’re not aware but you knew that everybody around you loves you; that your every smile is heartwarming, that your laughter sounds music and was terribly cute when you’re crying…….those days that you just sleep without pressures, drink milk without troubles, play without stress, laughs and cries openly! …and when somebody told you she loves you, you’ll received a hug and a kiss!

 Two Toes

…….sometimes we keep on fighting for ideologies we believed in though we don’t fully understand what we’re striving for…..we keep on pursuing something we’re not sure if were really existing! I remember an old friend, he forced to fit a pair of shoes too small for his feet, he ended up with two dead (toenails, that is!)

 Three Trees

……..one of my favorite old stories! (refer to butsikik entry entitled “God’s love” – July 21, 2004)

 Four Force (s)

………the earth is the place we lived in, we build our homes, we plant out trees….and bury our dead.

            the wind let our kites fly high, give us air to breath ………and blown our properties into pieces.

            the  fire gives us heat, cooked our food…….and burn everything into ashes.

            the water gives us life, makes us clean, quenches our thirst……and drown us to death.

            the earth can cover bodies of water while water can flood the earth; the wind can blown out a fire while the heat can chase away the wind; the fire can evaporate water while water can put out a fire……..if nature’s forces are inter-dependent, how much more are human beings…..? (ano daw?, hehehe)

up, up, up and away………the man of steel; the man who wears his underwear over his tight jeans; the man whose eyes work like a laser beam, or an x-ray vision, or a welding machine; the man who stops and pushes running trains; the man who can put back planet misalignments; the superhero with an S in his chest……..not a bird, not a plane…….

As i examined him closely, he has a white flag in his grasps and his red drape is soaked with tears…..there’s a kryptonite in his heart!