Tae: Isang Alegoriya

Ang akala mo'ng kakampi na si Kuko ay isang Keso de Bola pala. Sa labas ay pula pero ang totoo, sa loob ay dilaw pala. Kaya siguro parang pinipigilan niyang magsalita si Chonggo ay dahil natatakot siyang lumabas ang tunay niyang kulay. Isa palang traydor si Kuko. Dapat mag-ingat sa kanya si Tatay.

Dahil sa ginawang sayaw ni Mukha at ng kanyang kaibigan, nagalit si Kuko dahil isa daw itong insulto para sa Lupang Sinilangan. Ngunit, sino ba ang hangal sa lipunan? Di ba yung mga nagpapanggap na disente tulad ni Abunoy na akala mo'y malinis, mas madumi pa pala sa taeng dilaw na kanyang kinabibilangan!

Bumalik tayo kay Kuko. Akala ko ba Pula ang kanyang puso, bakit parang dilaw ang kanyang dugo? Tayo ba ay kanyang inuuto? Ako lang ba o ikaw ang nalilito? Bakit niya binabara si Chonggo? May naaamoy ba kayong mabaho? Natatakot ata itong si Kuko na mabuko!

Siguro kung titignang mabuti, mas may ginagawa pa si Mukha para sa bayan, di tulad ng mga nasa taas tulad ni Lugaw, Saba Queen, Abunoy, AntiVeros, Bambini, Kiko Matsing, Baboylon, at Thrililing, puro panunuligsa ang alam gawin. Marumi nga bang babae si Mukha? May kababuyan nga ba siyang ginawa? Oops teka, ating isa-isahin itong mga buwayang halang ang kaluluwa!

Si Lugaw, uhaw na uhaw sa kapangyarihan ni Tatay. Ang taas ng pangarap. Puro mali ang hinahanap. Siya ba'y walang ginagawa o nagpapakasarap? Gusto atang mag-artista? Bakit puro interviews at Pa-Press Con ang ginagawa?

Kay Saba Queen na naman tayo.. Kita mo nang may kasalan talaga, ayaw pa ring magpaputol ng sungay! Pati Simbahan dinadamay. Todo kampi naman itong mga Maruruming Pari sa Anay!

Si Thrililing na animoy baliw. Isa syang sundalong kanin! Ginagawa niya'y hindi dapat purihin! Isa siyang rebelde na dapat tapusin! Naghahanap ng gusot at puro palusot. Tanga ba itong si bansot? Kita mo naman ngayon, mga propesyonal, umaangal sa kanyang desisyon! Dapat sa kanya, turuan ng leksyon!

Si AntiVeros na mukhang virus. Ano ba ang tunay niyang layunin. Pati kalusagan natin, balak niyang Kurakutin. Ano pa ba ang gusto niyang huthutin? Nag-aastang disente na nakasalamin!

Si Kiko Matsing na magaling. Maayos naman sana ang kanyang layunin pero ang hirap lang isipin, bakit sa Dilaw na Tae pa rin sya dumadalangin? Bakit hindi niya nalang suportahan ang Tatay natin? Sabi nga sa kanta ni Ultra Mega Star, "unti-unting mararating.. kalangitan at bituin..."  Bakit hindi nalang sya umayon sa ating mithiin? 

At naku... itong si Baboylon! Bakit ba natin siya binigyan ng pagkakataon? Binigyan ulit natin sya ng kapangyarihang pamunuan tayo. Ewan ko lang ha.. hindi ko naman sya pinili. Bakit ba siya nagwagi? Teka teka... May problema yata ang Matalinong Makina.. May nangyaring dayaan ba? Ano ba talaga ang ginagawa nitong si Baboylon? Natutulog lang naman ito tuwing may diskusyon! Anak ng Baboy, ba't ito nanalo sa Eleksyon?

Hala... Oo nga pala. Nakalimutan ko si Bambini, mga madla... Si Bambini ay... 👊

(To be continued)

Proclaimed (Self)

By: Jolo Van Clyde S. Abatayo

He’s cool and absolutely boy-next-door

He’s so smart and shiny like a waxed floor

He walks like a splendid man of grandeur

He talks much like a cute and lordly actor

I love him so bad; I could kill just for him!

He’s the sweetest man with that fierce violin

His smile is so addictive like cocaine

His charm is magnetic, He’s Wolverine!

I wonder why he’s definitely handsome.

Yes, his mom and dad are terribly awesome!

Hey! That man I love is inside the mirror!

Oops! That is me—the narcissistic actor!

Zed (a short story)

By: Jolo Van Clyde S. Abatayo

 

“No one must know who I am. No one must know my real story. No one must know my secret. No one must know… or else…”

Hi! I’m Zed. Let’s just say I’m a happy-go-lucky guy and I’m a Fourth Year Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management student of Southern Country College (SCC). I really love foods and I wanna marry them!

Though I have a huge craving about foods, I am awesomely not fat. I’m actually fit. Yeah.

Girls love brawny hunks so I work out in the gym regularly. Aside from munching, 

I also love partying and bar-hopping. I like to go out with my buddies and have some shots. The nights are my days.

Night time means fun time!

“Honey… The sun is really scorching hot today. Bring your umbrella and wear your hoodie. And oh! Don’t forget to wear a sunglass!”

Oh, that’s my mom! She’s a really really really protective mom! She manages my dad’s

small businesses. Oh, I forgot to tell you… My dad is dead… My mom told me that he was

stabbed by a drunken man… Blah blah blah… It was a very long story… Anyway… 

I have to go now. I don’t want to be late. Late? Oh no! I’m late!

“Mom! I gotta go…”

“Okay… Take care… Don’t let the sun bite you… I love you, honey!”

“I love you too mom!”

School time!

Speaking of school… Darn! I so hate school! I’d rather sleep than hearing the maddening

voices of our teachers. I don’t understand why I need to go to school. I mean, I can live without it. If it wasn’t for mom, I would not give a damn about it. My mom is my motivation. Look at me now! I’m on my senior year. Oh yes… I’m almost there!

By the way… I notice that SCC has a lot of hot girls. I don’t know why these ladies are insanely

addicted to me. I hate science but I am now starting to believe that there’s a

magnetic force and I’m the magnetic field. Well… It’s in my blood. My mom said that my dad was a chick magnet. Of course, his son has his blood. What do you expect?

“That ends our class today! See you next week. Have a great weekend everyone!”

Finally… TGIF! Nightlife! Tonight is going to be a bloodbath! Oh yeah!

Home Home Home!

“Honey… Are you going out tonight?”

“Yes, mom! I want to drink with my buddies!”

“Bring with you your brother… He’s thirsty…”

“Sure… He’s going to have some real fun!”

Yes. I have a brother. Didn’t I tell you something about him? Never? Oh sorry. My bad! He’s Liam. Tomorrow is his 18th birthday and I want this night to be his first! Hey! Yes. You! Who else do you think is reading this story? Can you do me a favor? Please… It’s for my brother. Can you be his first? I mean… Can you be his “first blood”? You don’t have a choice anyway! I’m coming for you. Probably, my brother is… Remember the first paragraph? The intro… Does it ring a bell?

“No one must know who I am. No one must know my real story. No one must know my secret. No one must know… or else…”