Thursday, May 26, 2005
para sa mga babae
nagre-rejoice ako hindi dahil sa mga pinagdaanan ni len, kundi sa pag-ahon nya sa mga panahon na iyon. natutuwa rin ako sa mga boses ng kababaihang nagbigay di lang ng komento, kundi ng pag-unawa, pakikiramay, at pagpupunyagi sa kalakasang pinapamalas.

sa isang banda, nakakalungkot na pinagdadaanan natin ito. bakit kailangang may "rainbow to follow each rain"? hindi ba maaring walang ulan? hindi ko ba makukuha ang kabutihan kung hindi ko pagdadaanan ang kabaligtaran nito?

bakit nga ba hindi gaanong nagkakaiba ang mga kwento natin? hindi lang sa dyaryo ko naririnig ang mga kwento tungkol sa molestation, pambubugbog, o kaya ay rape. naririnig ko rin ito galing sa mga bibig ng ilan sa mga taong nakapaligid sa akin. ayaw ko man tanggapin, iisa ang kwento nating mga kababaihan. hindi ko rin naman sasabihing "i am unscathed", because i am not.

kung maari sana ay hindi. kung maari sana ang common sa lahat sa atin ay hindi constant struggle kundi rainbows and a brand new day.

mararating rin natin iyan.
posted by click & crash @ 5/26/2005 10:33:00 AM   1 comments
Friday, May 20, 2005

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kalbo
shet! daming babae ang nagpa-skinhead ngayon, as in! ilan diyan ay si aiza seguerra at natalie portman (na kahawig ni sinead o'connor). nung dumalo kami kamakailan lang sa isang lesbian conference, ilan silang mapopormang skinhead ang nakita namin doon. bigla tuloy naming naisip ni kom na magpa-shave.

but no! hirap akong magpatubo ng buhok. ilang buwan ko ring inalagaan ang buhok ko (or lack thereof) nung skinhead ako. twice a month ako magpagupit noon para di magmukhang brotcha ang buhok ko. at dahil pumapasok ako sa school noon, di masyadong maganda ang tingin ng ibang estudyante sa akin. imagine mo naman, pa-girl na uniform (green checkered skirt and white blouse, complete with green neck-tie) tapos shoulder bagella tapos kalbo. di naman sa inaalala ko mga puna nila kasi deadma lang ang lola nyo. pero mahirap talaga i-maintain ang skinhead. yun ang long and short of it. promise.

pero kainggit, lalo pag iniisip ko ang pakiramdam ng maiksing-maiksing buhok (enter music: ang gaan-gaan ng feeling. ang gaan-gaan ng loob ko sa iyo). hay naku... hanggang tingin muna ako.
posted by click & crash @ 5/20/2005 02:36:00 PM   5 comments
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
10 things i'm looking forward to
1) 9:00 mornings in bed
2) winning the lottery
3) bringing my parents to the airport for their long-delayed trip to guam, and seeing the happy smiles on their faces upon their return
4) doing the mosaic tiles on the kitchen, on part of the driveway, and on the itty-bitty step i've been insisting we construct
5) having a facial, body massage, body scrub, and the complete hair spa treatment
6) a boracay week with my kokom where sleep will be scrapped off the itinerary (to be replaced by numerous reminders to "remember camera this time!!!")
7) the rock garden, the bench, a soft breeze, coffee and cigarettes in the late afternoon
8) a van parked in the garage, partially shaded by the jutting trellis
9) our humble abodes both in cavite and bulacan turned into dream homes
10)another wish list (or a genie, good-natured enough to grant me 10 {not 3} wishes)
posted by click & crash @ 5/11/2005 04:50:00 PM   3 comments
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
summer lovin'
been thinking about the angelina-brad / katie-tom hookup all week. been surfing the www for news about the lovebirds. chismis addict? probably. but what else can i say, angelina is angelina.

so here's a rundown of my favorite hollywood women:

1) angelina jolie - used to experience angelina-overload. but i've gotten over that.
2) nicole kidman - grabe... the chilly stance, the vampire-like skin, and the eyes. brrrr...
3) cate blanchet - one classy, classy lady
4) gwen stefani - doubt it not
5) susan sarandon - look into my eyes
6) charlize theron/penelope cruz - kissing and dirty-dancing on "head in the clouds"
7)hilary swank / jennifer garner - ass-kickers
8) scarlet johansson/katie holmes/jessica alba - ah! to be young and beautiful!

the list will not stop here. there will always, always be strong, kind, beautiful, smart, successful women i will admire.

hay, so many women, so little time... ching!
posted by click & crash @ 5/10/2005 11:22:00 AM   2 comments
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