bowling

una kong nasubukang mag-bowling nang magpa-tournament sina ma'am del bilang bahagi ng paskuhan sa WS. masaya't kumpetitib ang torneo. masaya dahil nakasalamuha ko ang mga tao sa iba't ibang departamento at na-try kong magpatumba ng mga pins sa unang pagkakataon. kumpetitib dahil sineseryoso talaga ng bawat koponan ang laro. dahil dito, may mga praktis pang kailangang gawin para mahasa raw ang aming tamang porma, angkop na pagbitiw ng bola at paano tatargetin ang mga tunod sa iskina para di kumanal ang iyong mga bola. sa awa ng diyos, di ko rin naman natutuhan kung paano ang tamang porma pero maski paano'y mangilan-ngilan lang ang mga tira kong kanal.

nadala ko ang "kasanayan" ito sa muling paglalaro ng bowling sa aydisi. pasko rin ang selebrasyon at labanan din ng 4 na koponan sa market market. pumangalawa lang kami kasi itsa ang istayl ng nanalong pangkat (#bitter)! hahaha! pero walang isyu… lahat ito'y bahagi ng kasiyahan at ispiritu ng kapaskuhan.

pangatlong torneong may kinalaman sa bowling ay nito lamang nakaraang huwebes. tagilid ang aming koponan dahil karamihan sa mga kasama ko ay maglalaro ng bowling sa unang pagkakataon. bukod kay alon, ang aming tagapangulo at nagdeklarang "magaling sa bowling", lahat ay ni hindi pa nakasubok. kanal-kanal ang unang mga tira. tatalikod ka na agad dahil malinaw na kapag di maganda ang bitiw ay babalikwas ang bola at wala itong matatamaan. pero sa ikaapat na kuwadro, nakukuha na ng aking mga kasama ang tamang bitaw at sumesentro na ang mga bola. nakuha na rin ang tamang bigat ng bola para sa bawat isa. nagsimula nang uminit ang laro kumbaga. na-hit na ang spare at may naka-strike na nga! natapos ang sampung kuwadrong alam naming lahat na di kami nanalo.

pero kami pala ang nanalo!! ang pinagsama-samang lakas ng di naman gaanong magagaling ang nagdala ng tagumpay… tunay ngang wala 'yan sa lakas ng iisang mahusay o ng isang nagmamagaling lang. fun-fun lang at walang anumang pressure at nauwi rin sa "certificate of awesomeness"!! go blue team!

o bowling… sana'y madalas tayong magkatagpo! 

100

100! 

pangit na ito

bulugang katawan

mukhang di nanaiisin ninuman

kutis na sing-itim ng kawaling naulingan.

malamyos nga ang tinig

ngunit sa telepono lang dinig

delikado ang sinumang sasandig.

puno ng arte ang katawan

nuknukan ng kawalanghiyaan

namumutakti sa kabalighuan.

ngayon ay bumabalong ang inggit

tangan ang kapasidad na magdulot ng ngitngit

walang habas na manggigitgit.

nais pumaimbulog

sana raw ay umayon sa kanya ang bilog

pero wala naman sa tamang hulog.

walang problema kung pangit lang

di rin isyu ang mukhang bulanglang

kung ang mga ito lamang ay ok lang.

pero dapat lumugar sa kalagyan

di dapat maghasik ng kalagiman

matutong magpakumbaba't makipagtulungan.

sa magandang asal lang maaaring sumandig ang pangit

kung wala nito ay lalo ka lang papangit

pangit na nga ang hitsura, pati ugali'y pangit.

o pangit, kailan ba bubuka ang lupa

o pangit, nasaan na ba ang pangil ng la lupa

o pangit, bakit nasa ibabaw ka pa rin ng lupa?

nawa'y marinig mo ang mga salita ni danny javier ng apo hiking society:

KAPAG PINANGANAK KANG PANGIT

HUWAG KA NANG MASUNGIT

KAPAG IKA’Y LAGING MASUNGIT

LALO KANG PAPANGIT

HINDI BAGAY MAGMASUNGIT ANG PANGIT

corruption

declining corruption in the philippines = good news.

Why Graft Is Declining In The Notoriously Corrupt Philippines

Corruption in the Philippines has shot as high as $94 million per case. It has snared people as senior as former presidents Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The Philippines is no clean country. But nine graft cases on a top-10 list published last year by local news website rappler.com broke out before 2010. Large-scale corruption is declining now in the Philippines, a boost to the Southeast Asian country stifled partly by foreign investor fears of political instability and hidden costs of doing business.

“I’d agree that corruption has come down,” says Rahul Bajoria, a regional economist with Barclays in Singapore. “Systems and processes have become more transparent, and it’s largely reflected in government projects.”

The Philippines may attract more foreign-run factories as graft declines. (This plant processes 
sugar cane in Batangas province near Manila. It’s tempting to elevate President Benigno Aquino III, 
since he took office in 2010 on a platform to cut corruption in a country fatigued by it. 
Corruption has “decreased dramatically” because of Aquino’s tighter rules on transparency and 
government transactions, says Benedict Uy, a Philippine trade representative based now in Taipei. 
The decline in dirty deals began after he took office, analysts in Manila say.

Not to discredit Aquino, but more credit goes to social media. The democratic country is rich in competing interests and free speech. Now with the surge in smartphone cameras and mobile devices , an opponent who sees someone in office take money or drive a bling-y new car can send a tweet or post the dirt to Facebook. “Right now everyone in government and outside government is monitoring each other,” Manila-based Banco de Oro UniBank chief market strategist Jonathan Ravelas says. 

“Social media are there to ring the bells, so people try to be very careful in how they do things.” Graft remains, he says, but “it has gone down significantly.”

The government itself hardly rules out the role of media. “Media are doing a very good job or a more aggressive job in exposing all these things,” Uy says. “Now the politicians, all their dirty laundry is exposed, so everyone will know.”

The highest-stakes case to reach the country’s anti-graft court was filed in 2001 against Estrada after he was forced out of office.  He received a presidential pardon in 2007 for crimes related to a secret bank account and accepting lottery proceeds, but the court is still chasing him for money it says he owes the government. The country’s chief corruption case since 2010 involves three senators charged with graft and plunder from the Disbursement Acceleration Program, a 4-year-old government stimulus fund. Total amounts taken illegally could reach $40 million if all three are convicted, according to local media.

But most of what remains is the small stuff, matters of little social media interest such as donating a cake or suckling pig to helpful local officials, or bribes of a few hundred Philippine pesos (one peso equals $0.02) to agencies that fast-track building permits.

The overall decline should inspire foreign investors as they weigh Manila against cities in India for call centers or consider the government’s recently stepped-up campaign to lure multinational factory projects that normally land in China and Vietnam. The Philippines is actively recruiting factory investment to create jobs, easing chronic poverty. Foreign direct investment rose from $3.92 billion to $6.22 billion in 2013, government statistics show.

“What we have seen is that it hasn’t happened for this administration, the large-scale corruption,” says Jose Mari Lacson, head of research at Campos Lanuza & Co., a Manila stock brokerage. “The foreign investors are happy. It’s much cheaper.”

stay positive

happy weekend!

baraha

lahat naman ay dumaraan sa ondoy na karanasan. lahat. walang nakaliligtas. lahat ay sakop nito. tamasa man lahat sa buhay o walang tangan ni anuman. carinderia man ang hanapbuhay o lider ng pinakamatayog na kumpanya. oberol, sakop sinuman. kahit na nga ang pinakamasayang indibidwal ay tampok na halimbawa ng pagdaraanang chedeng sa buhay sa mundong-ibabaw. 

 

jars of clay daw lahat ang mga taong minolde ng maykapal upang maging imbakan ng elementong mapagpala mula sa maygawa sa lahat ng bagay sa mundo.

 

lamang pa rin naman ang oberlowd ng biyaya at pagpapala. nariyan ang iyong pamilya't mga taong nagmamahal sa iyong tunay. oweysis ngang matatawag ang pagiging champyon nila sa iyong buhay.

  

jaming lang at huwag titigil. ayusin ang mga gusot at manatiling positibo. huwag nang magpaapekto. eliminahin ang mga isiping negatibo. sarguhin ang layon at naisin. 

    

laruin mong mahusay ang baraha. o 'wag basta magpatianod. dapat na maging mapanuri't handa sa tilaok ng oportunidad at pagbabago. chumbawamba para higit pang umalagwa.

Minalungao

one of my ultimate travel goals is to visit all 81 provinces in the country. ala-landbank (the only bank that has a branch in all 81), it would really be great to see all 81 diverse, equally exciting provinces that make up this archipelago. this is why this year, i aim to add more to my previously 33 visited provinces. my 34^th was of course the land of the howling winds, catanduanes, where i had fun in january. the following months were another holiday (plus work) in familiar yet still exciting places such as cavite (tagaytay city), palawan (el nido), aklan (boracay) and quezon (lucban and cagbalete in mauban).

independence day weekend, long weekend. still undecided on where to go, i slept thru friday but finally fixed my sights on nueva ecija… the only other (apart from baler) central luzon province i haven't been to. of course, we've passed thru this province on our way to banaue but never really seen it. i've seen a lot of blogs talking about this national park in general tinio (papaya) called minalungao. so i swiftly prepared my stuff and pushed for an early morning bus trip to gapan, nueva ecija. the five star bus left pasay terminal at 6 am, had a quick stopover in san miguel, bulacan and before 8:30 am, i was already in bucana, gapan.

right after alighting in bucana, i was greeted by manong rene and told him that i wanted to go to minalungao and asked how much would the fare be. he said that it's about php 1,000 for the entire trip but since i did my research, i told him that 1k is too much and instructed him to just bring me to papaya town center where i'll get another trike to bring me to the national park. he then said, how about php 600 for the entire trip. did some addition and agreed to it. after all, the fare going to papaya is 150 one way and from papaya to minalungao, trikes charge 250-300 roundtrip. from gapan, we passed by penaranda and reached general tinio. the trip was almost 45 minutes, traversing unpaved roads but generally a safe one. i paid 60 pesos for the park entrance and trike parking and manong rene got me albert, my 10-year old would-be tour guide.

fixed my stuff and off we started with my minalungao adventure. albert first brought me to the park's caves and he flashlighted the nicest stalagmites and stalactites, most of which actually glimmer. the aging in me felt that i was not ready for the stretching brought about by this quick cave experience but really enjoyed it. we then glided along the rock formations once again. stopped here and there for photos. i didn't dip in penaranda river yet as albert said that we'll be going to the holy cross on the other side. we crossed the river via a bamboo raft (10 pesos) and started on "a 1000 step journey up the hill". once again, the lack of physical activity caught up with me… we were nowhere near the halfway mark but i felt like giving up. steps/stairs and i are really not friends! i asked albert what i will see up there and got a naïve response about "a cross and a triumph". soldiered on and stopped at the halfway mark where two ladies were chatting with a group of tourists. after a quick rest, steps and steps once again. another 3-4 flights according to the young tourist guide. the late morning heat of course made the trek even more difficult. finally, we reached the summit where a cross was erected and encased in glass panels. big gulp of water, photos and lied down for a needed break. we stayed there for about 20 minutes and went back to the river's edge.

lunchtime. the only restaurant in the park was serving chicken adobo, pancit malabon, arroz caldo and spaghetti. i had lunch with both albert and manong rene. after having our fill, walked around the park, glided once again along the side of remarkable limestone formation. cooled down by finally dipping and swimming in the river's shallow area. i stayed there for another 2-3 hours before asking manong rene to bring me back to bucana heading to cabanatuan city. in a little over 30 minutes, i was already exploring the biggest city in nueva ecija. nothing really great to see but it was still good to be there for the first time. i didn't feel unsafe walking around the city although finding yourself in sm megacenter was a letdown.

   

so there was my 35^th province – nueva ecija! another 3-4 and I'm halfway through my goal. till the next adventure.   

urban

pagkatapos umubos ng halos dalawang gatang na butil mula sa lupalop, kaunting kordelya lang at larga na. dalawang-isip kung riles ba o dalawang gulong na lang. mas maikli ang lakarin 'pag dalawang gulong kaya apuhap ng nakakahel. 23 kamo. pero di yata nagkaintindihan. napadpad sa 26. hindi po! 23 po. sa kabilang ibayo tayo. nagkaintindihan din naman. 60 ito. emporyo tapos panhik sa barandilya at panaog sa kabilang banda. gumiri na sa kabahaan ng 23. daming kumakaway pero walang imbay. iisa lamang ang paroroonan. urban ang pook.

sanay na sa pook urban. wala pa namang rasong ikadadala. pitong beses at pasable naman daw ang lahat. ispektakyular ang karamihan, may bonggang payroteknik, pasabog, pailaw at kung anu-anong ekstrabagansa. so-so ang iba ngunit umariba rin naman. kaya nga walang anumang dahilan para iwasan at magpaka-pook rural.

pasok. laki ng ngiti ng tanod. upo. sipat-sipat sa karton… may nag-iba. ah oo nga, kumarambola ang numero sa pera ni rama. pero ok lang. wala raw problema. lapag ng baso. kaunting lagok ng malamig na tubig at muling sipat-sipat. di kumilos ang aperlip ng matayog. pero ang talampas ay ngislak. sa ngislak nito, napalagok na muli. ubos na ang laman ng baso. apat lang ang maaari sa harinahan at sa topspin nauwi. madaliang paambon at pasada ng mahalimuyak na mantikilya. simula na ang harinahan. matiyagang pagpasada sa lahat-lahat. tila ba nasa tinapayan at buong pagmamahal na nilapatan ng masa ang lahat ng bahagi. pasada rito, pasada roon. sa tagal nito, nagtataka na nga ang nasa kapangyarihan kung hanggang kailan ang harina. may mabubuo pa kayang tinapay? o puro sula lang ito?

   

sinagot naman ang mga tanong. girar ang umpisa, mula sa ilalim paakyat. mula lambak patungong kapatagan hanggang makarating sa mababang talampas. bumiyahe hanggang sa datnan ang peito. walang anumang mabalasik na paggalaw. tila idolo si galadriel at arwen. lagihay, o anong bagal. may mangilan-ngilang bezea pero walang karampatang bagsik. tumuturo sa orologiu, malapit na raw. matayog ang robinet, maganda ang hulma at tila ngumingislak din. pero may malaking pero. wala raw zeamang manggagaling sa nuca. huh? bakit wala? kesyo may bakahan pa raw kasi kaya't di maaaring magsulak. kaunting kumbinsihan. pero ayaw talaga. ok, fayn. hablot ng imbensyon ni asahi kogaku… trosni ng ilang mga cadru para naman may maipasalubong. pokus sa matayog na tikad. tuwid ang prajina, may angkop na satulavyo, swak sa salikop ng kita, maganda ang piha. perfetto!

kaya ayun, wala nang pasakalye. fucilare ang dapat sumibad. kunin ang dapat kunin. muling nagpaambon. asahi ulit. at bumaba nang muli. kolekta ng polyetos at isang lagok ng tubig at kumaripas na. ok na rin sa vetta. wala namang malaking reklamo.

       

at bumalik na sa kagubatang balong ng ulan.

interview

6 Interview Questions You Must Ask if You Want to Hire the Best People

Toss the canned interview questions and try these instead.

 

By Thomas Koulopoulos, Founder, Delphi Group

There's no lack of sources for canned interview questions. A quick Google search on the phrase interview questions turns up about 20 million hits! Good luck with that.

In 30 years of interviewing people for roles in fast-paced startup cultures, I've come to realize that the vast majority of standard interview questions are useless. Yes, I know that sounds harsh, but the reality is that most interviewing guidelines have been developed for larger companies that have square holes they need to fill with square pegs.

If you wanted cookie cutter employees, you'd be running a cookie cutter business, and you're not doing that--right?

Conformance, standardized qualifications, and a general lack of disruptive personality tend to work best for large companies. Not so for entrepreneurial ventures, where people need to grow with the organization, find opportunities on their own, and constantly question conventional wisdom. Besides, any reasonably smart person has rehearsed the answers to the standard roster of interview questions. "What's your greatest weakness?" "I work too hard and expect excellence from those I work with." Yeah, that's what I wanted to hear--you're hired! Going through this dance is just plain lazy. If you wanted cookie cutter employees, you'd be running a cookie cutter business, and you're not doing that--right?

The most important thing I want to understand when hiring people is what drives them. Sure, they need to have a basic sense of the industry, the business model, and the market, but smart people can quickly ramp up. The key in hiring the best people is to look for foundational traits that speak to their sense of purpose, what drives them to achieve, how they deal with failure and success, how they think, and why they do what they do. Once you get close to these, you'll know if someone is right for your organization.

So here are a few of the questions that I ask and why I ask them. My experience is that exceptional people like to be challenged with questions that go deeper, allowing them to reveal their values and strengths. Keep in mind that there are no pat answers to any of these. The intent is to see a person for who he or she is; that's a great way to set the groundwork for the potential of an authentic long-term relationship.

1. Are you driven by the determination to succeed or the fear of failure?

There is no right answer to this question. What I'm looking for is what motivates this person to work hard. I do not judge ambition; it comes in many forms. Notice, by the way, that I'm asking if fear of failure "drives" him or her, not "paralyzes." See the next question for more on that.

2. Why are you successful?

Successful people think a great deal about what they are doing and why. They always have a definitive and purposeful answer to why they have been successful. They also have a deep need for success that always eclipses their fears.

3. If today were your last day on earth, what would you most regret not having accomplished?

Regrets are horrible bedfellows. I've found that people who live with a keen awareness of what they need to accomplish are driven to be creative and resourceful; yes, they're exactly who I want on my team. By the way, one of my favorite responses to this question was from a candidate who was also a private pilot: "Can you give me an approximate altitude above the Earth?"

4. How is who you are now consistent or inconsistent with the person you were at 12 years old?

To know a person, you need to know his or her journey. This single question may tell you more about the person you're talking to than just about anything else you could ask. Don't laugh this one off. Stick with it, and dig deep. It can take a bit of time, but it's worth it.

5. Name someone who is alive today, whom I would know, and whom you consider to be exceptionally intelligent. How would you rank your intelligence against this person's?

This is a two-part question, and you need to wait for the first answer before proceeding with the second question. The objective is simple; I want to know whom the person admires and how the person compares him- or herself to that person. This will tell you a great deal about how someone measures intelligence and values him- or herself.

6. When are you happiest?

The stuff that makes us happiest is what we gravitate to. This is a question you may need to probe a bit by tying it back to specific examples. Withhold judgment. It's easy to judge someone because what makes the person happy is not what makes you happy. What matters is that you get an answer that you feel is authentic, in keeping with the culture of your organization, and which will be fueled by the work the person would be doing.

A final caveat to all of this: Finding the sorts of people who have a deep sense of purpose and a drive to succeed also means managing them, but that's the deal you signed up for. Don't be deterred by people who show strength, push back, and show some spine--and don't be afraid to push back just as hard. If you want a crew of high achievers who can chart a course to growth and innovation, then you also need to be ready to captain that ship.

putik sa putik

simula na nga ng ekstrabagansang hatid ng eleksyon. mas matindi pa sa pinagsama-samang timpalakan ang impak ng eleksyon. higit na mahaba rin ang pagtutok dito kaysa sa mahabang pagdiriwang ng mga pinoy ng kapaskuhan. mantakin mo naman kasing 11 buwan pa ang eleksyon pero samu't saring patalastas na ang nakabalandra sa mga telebisyon. mas marami pa ang mga patalastas na ito kaysa sa mga pahatid-produkto ng ibang malalaking kumpanya.

nanguna na rito ang ambisyosong alan peter cayetano. parang simula pa nga lang ng 2015 ay mayroon na itong mga pahaging. mensahe ng anumang nagawa raw niya sa taguig ang kanyang pabalat dahil asawa niya ang alkalde ng lungsod. pero di kaya niya naisip na di ito magandang mensahe? senador si cayetano kaya hindi ba dapat na ang kanyang ibalandra ay pambansang mga konkretong proyekto na kanyang nagawa? kunsabagay, wala raw kasing masyadong nagawa ang nakababatang cayetano sa pagbabatas kumpara sa kanyang ate. sabi pa nga ng isang komentarista sa radyo, sa halos dalawang dekada nito sa senado, iilan lamang ang naisabatas nito kaya isa siya sa mga walang kapararakang senador ng lipunan. baka rin ginagaya ni cayetano ang "ganito kami sa makati" na dayalog ni jojo binay. pero wala ba siyang maisip na mas orihinal?

nasipat ko rin ang patalastas ni sherwin gatchalian. di ko maalala ang mensahe nito pero umikot yata ito sa edukasyon. di ko maalala kaya ang ibig sabihin nito ay wala itong sustansya. mayroon na rin si isko moreno. hinaylayt naman nito ang kanyang pagiging mahirap at "pagsusumikap" upang makaahon sa buhay at maging isang simpleng tagasunod ni erap at alfredo lim. may mga pahaging na rin si ping lacson. bagamat di pa tuwirang tinukoy ang kanyang pangalan, sa "pagiging matuwid at may kasanayan" nakasentro ang kanyang patalastas. kailan kaya siya lilitaw sa mga ad na ito?

kahit di pa nga niya inaaming siya ay kandidato sa pambansang lebel sa 2016, gumugulong na rin ang mga palatak ni rodrigo duterte. akma ang pagbebenta tungkol sa lungsod ng davao, ang kaayusan at kaunlaran nito. sa tagal at sa pinaggagawa ni duterte rito, swak ang mensaheng maaari niya rin itong magawa sa buong pilipinas. ngunit ang paglalabas ng patalastas sa tv ay salungat sa laman ng kanyang mga interbyu na di wala siyang balak tumakbo sa panguluhan sa 2016. imposibleng di niya batid ang mga ad na ito o di man lang kilala ang mga tao sa likod nito.

maaga pa nga. sa oktubre pa lang ang simula ng pagsusumite ng kandidatura. kung tutuusin, bawal nga ito sa batas. bawal ang maagang pangangampanya. pero sadyang maraming pinoy ang pilosopo at sadyang babaluktutin ang batas makapagkampanya lamang.

samu't sari na rin ang hagisan ng putik. sangkatutak ang ibinabato sa tinaguriang magnanakaw na si jojo binay. kaya siguro wala pa itong patalastas dahil sa dami ng ipinupukol dito. ni hindi nga ito nagpapakita sa publiko at ipinauubaya sa tagapagsalitang si toby tiangco at mga anak na abigail at nancy ang pamumulitika't pambabatikos sa ibang potensyal na kalaban sa 2016. sa dami ng isyu sa kanya, wala pa itong tuwirang sinasagot at puro karuwagang sagot na "pinupulitika lamang ako". kung tunay ang kanyang hangarin at malinis niyang nakamal ang kanyang kayamanan, bakit di niya ilabas sina eduviges baloloy, line dela pena at bernadette portallano? walang patumangga ang batikos ng kampo ni binay kay mar roxas at lp na kanyang itinuturong may kagagawan sa pagsambulat ng mga kontrobersya tungkol sa kanya. maging ang dati nang kaalyadong si grace poe ay kinuwestyon ang kwalipikasyon sa pagtakbo bilang pangulo o pangalawang pangulo.

sa mga meme sa facebook, magnanakaw ang bansag kay jojo binay habang mamamatay-tao si duterte. ampon si grace po, habang baliw naman si miriam santiago. mamamatay-tao at bakla si ping lacson habang palpak naman si mar roxas at pulpol si alan cayetano. sangkatutak na mga pintasan, hanapan ng baho, siraan at pagpapalitan ng maaanghang na mga bintang – ito ang labanan ng pulitika sa pilipinas. ni walang banggit ng mga tunay na isyu ng bayan. maaga pa nga pero singtindi na ng sikat ng araw ang bangayan at putik sa putik na labanan. at siyempre, lalo lang itong titindi sa pagdaan ng mga susunod na buwan.

      

simula na nga ng pestibal ng mga pulitiko. o mas naaayong tawaging peste-bal. dapat na magbantay ang bayan at matamang magsipagsipat laban sa mga tatakbong matagal nang nangangalunya sa bayan at walang mabuting hangarin para sa bansa. 'wag hayaang maghari at magkaroon ng pagkakataon ang mga peste.

scarlet

masaya ang pakiramdam

damang ika'y buhay

sabi ni scarlet johansson.

damang-dama mo nga

buhay na buhay

may tuwang dulot.

di masyado dati

tanguan at ngitian

kaunting tawana't hagikgikan.

pero nitong nakalipas

dumalas nang dumalas

parang mas malapit.

palagian ang huntahan

mas maraming usapan

dumarami ang tagpo.

mas maraming tawanan

may seryosong usapan

silang dalawa lang.

nagpasadulo pa nga

iisang kahon ginalawan

o anong tuwa.

mukhang may klik

gusto sanang kumlik

huwag na lang.

pero tuloy-tuloy ito

kaiga-igayang mga tagpo

masayang mga sandali.

tumitindi na yata

lalo pang umiigting

mukhang pahulog na.

hahahaha ang bunghalit

wala kasing magaganap

hanggang doon lang.

lugod na lugod

libang na libang

yun ang mahalaga.

magpapakaaliw at magpapakasaya

ikasisiya at itatarhasa

habang naririyan pa.

di kasi palagi

minsan lang ito

tagal nang nakaraan.

kaya nga maksimahin

i-enjoy bawat sandali

ngiti at kiligkig.

kain nang kain

tamis kung tamis

tam-es kung tam-es.

lamukos kung lamukos

kras kung kras

kuyumos kung kuyumos.

loha prasat

another solo sojourn in my favorite bangkok temple - wat rachanadda's loha prasat!