Ang Ika Labing-tatlo

.,Marami nang masyado ang mga naganap sa nakalipas na dalawang linggong mahigit na pagpapahinga ko sa isang gawaing lubos kong kinagigiliwang tupdin.
Ikalawang araw ng paglilingkod-serbisyo para sa isang aralin sa aking kurso (ang muling pagbabalik ng nakalipas na delubyo? hindi na siguro...) , hindi ko masasabing lubha akong natutuwa sa mga nangyayari sa aking buhay habang patuloy na umiikot ang mundong aking ginagalawan ngunit kung susukatin at titingnan sa maliwanag na bahagi nito masasabi kong mapalad pa rin ang nilalang na patuloy na naghahanap sa mabubuti at magagandang bahagi ng isang sitwasyon, bagay, o pangyayari.

Mahigit isang linggo na ang nakalipas simula ng ako'y makalipat ng klaseng aking pinapasukan, hindi ako ganoon kasaya simula noong mga nakalipas na panahon, ngayon- bagong mga mukha, ilang mga paikot-ikot na pag-uugali, at di mabilang na pakikisalamuhang kailangang buuin unti-unti... sa mga desisyong aking ginawa wala naman akong pinag sisisihan ni- isa man sa mga iyon... may mga bagay lamang na kailangan talagang talikuran sa halip na pagtiisan ito at mag sisi habang nasa sitwasyong iyon... nakakapanghinayang nga lamang isipin na kaakibat ng mga desisyong ito, minsan kailangan nating isakripisyong mahiwalay sa mga taong napalapit rin sa iyo kahit papaano... pagkakaibigang kailangang pansamantalang mapawi para sa ikabubuti ng aming sarili...

Sa pag-iwas sa isang sitwasyon, hindi lahat ng mga nilalang na nakilala natin noong mga panahong nagdaan ay masaya para sa mga nangyayari sa buhay ng iba, may mga taong makikitid ang pagpapahalaga sa mga pinagsamahang mga pagkakataon; biro man o totoo ang mga salitang lumalabas sa bibig ng tao ay lubhang makapangyarihan na kaya nitong paikutin at baligtarin agad ang pakikitungo ng isa sa iba... lalo na kung sa mga salitang iyon, hindi tuwa bagkus ay pagkamuhi ang iyong madarama.

May mga pangyayaring madalas ay idinidikit ng tao sa kanilang pang-araw araw na pamumuhay, mga karanasang pinaniniwalaang nagdudulot ng kung anong bagay na mahirap maipaliwanag... Halimbawa na lamang ngayon ang paggamit ko ng wikang Filipino sa aking katha... walang sinuman ang makapagsasabi kung bakit oh paano, oh ano man ang koneksiyon nito sa aking nararamdaman...

"hindi lahat ng anghel nasa langit... ngunit hindi rin ibig sabihin na kahit bumaba sila o manatili sa lupa ay hindi na sila maaaring tubuan ng kahit katiting na umbok sa kanilang mga ulo- mga matutulis na bagay na hindi mo gugustuhing makita sa kanila.. na sa halip na isang bilog itong nagliliwanag, huwag na lamang... iyon na nga.."

ni minsan sa tahimik kong isip, hindi ko nawari na makakagawa ako ng mga bagay na hihigit sa kung ano lamang ang nararapat nitong hangganan... higit lalo na sa isang walang kalaban-labang nilalang... nakakaawa... ngunit hindi ko iyon naramdaman, bagkus ay para akong naligayahan...

hindi inasahan ng sinuman sa kanila na kaya kong gawin ang ganoong klaseng bagay... upang putulin ang mapalabok na kwento, ganito ang nangyari...

Isang kaibigan ang nakursunadahan kong makalokohan, hindi naman ako napikon, sino nga ba ang nauna? ang paglalagay ng nadurog na pulbo sa isang itim na pantalon ay labis kong ikinagalak... at sa sobrang tuwa ko, naisip kong pumatol... minsan lang naman eah... makahanap lang ito ng katapat.. :) lumayo siya, akala niya tapos na, ngunit nag uumpisa pa lamang ako... dumakot ako ng mga nadurog na pulbo sa sahig gaya ng sa kaniya at hinawakan ko ang dalawa niyang kamay ng sobrang higpit gamit lamang ang kanan kong kamay, sinigurado kong mararamdaman niya ang higpit nito at pagkatapos? ibinuhos ko sa kaniyang ulo ang pulbong nakuha ko...
tapos na? hindi pa... habang hawak siya ng mahigpit, parang halos kinaladkad ko siya papunta doon sa mga pulbong natapon, nakapulot na ako muli ngunit nakapiglas siya... hindi ako tumigil dahil wala naman siyang mapupuntahan eah... sinundan ko siya, muling hinawakan ng sobrang higpit, umaaray na siya at sinasabing ayaw na niya ngunit wala akong naririnig, mas hinigpitan ko ang hawak at ipinahid ang pulbo sa kaniyang pantalon... walang kapalag-palag... walang tumutulong ngunit may isang umaawat.. naaawa na marahil sa sinasapit ng kaawa-awang nilalang na iyon... hindi pa ako tapos, muli ko siyang halos kaladkarin papunta sa pulbong nagkalat sa sahig, pilit ko siyang pinauupo, ayaw? hindi pwedeng ayaw... pinilit ko siyang maupo... inilapit sa pulbo upang magmarka lalo iyon sa kaniyang pantalon... sumisipa, pumapalag, hinawakan ko ang dalawa niyang paa at hinatak papunta sa sahig na natapunan ng pulbo... inilampaso ko siya roon at hindi ako tumigil hangga't hindi napupuno ng dumi ang kaniyang pantalon... nang ayos na ako at nagliwanag ang isip sa mga pag pigil ng mga kasama namin sa silid na iyon lumayo ako at nakitang ubod ng dumi ng kaniyang damit... namumuti ang kaniyang buhok at talagang hindi mo gugustuhing ikaw ang mapunta sa sitwasyon ng kaawa- awang nilalang...

Natapos iyon at may halong tuwa akong naramdaman. una ito... ngayon ko lang naranasang maging halos demonyo sa harap ng mabibilang mong tao, isa pa, ang guro namin ay nasa di kalayuan... mas nadagdagan ang "thrill" kumbaga...

sabi ko nga, hindi lahat ng 'angel' halo ang nasa ulo, minsan may mga pagkakataon na buntot ang tumutubo sa likod naman nito...
Nagulat silang lahat.. talagang hindi nila inaasahan na magiging ganoon ako kumilos... siguro ni sa hinagap hindi nila naiisip na kaya kong gawin ang ganoon kademonyong bagay... well, anong araw na nga ngayon?... Ikalabingtatlo... hindi sana ako naniniwala sa ganito, kaya lang... may minalas nga eah... paano ba yan?... paumanhin na lang sa kaniya.. hayaan mo... pwede naman natin iyong ulitin... sa susunod putik naman ipapahid ko sa'yo... oh kaya ibabad kita sa kumukulong mantika...

Isa pa nga pala, sabi ng guro namin dati may ibig sabihin ang "MARA" sa ibang lengguwahe, ayoko na lang sabihin... pero Maligayang Kaarawan sa'yo! yun lang ang punto...

eksakto... ngayon ay Ika Labing-tatlo, isa pa muling Labing-tatlo- hindi ko na mahintay, kahit na alam kong wala namang magiging bago... tatanda pa ko... haaaayyyy buhay... Life!

Me is Englishing... Is you englishing too?...

.,I have always been a big fan of eye-opening Documentaries... and this here is a very remarkable one. Howie Severino is indeed a very Impressive Reporter..

This Documentary was aired on television last August 31, Monday after the Late Night News and Public Affairs Show- Saksi @ GMA7 . The Docu talks about how Filipinos use the Universal Language as our Official Language aside from the Filipino Lingo itself. Howie was on his bike travelling the roads of Manila looking for incorrect grammar constructions, misspellings, and many other things that has a specific connection with the use of the English Language (posted or printed in signage, boards, and even on simple warning symbols). Funny as it may sound but there still really is a need for us to pay more attention on this 'Alarming' situation..

In the video @ 00:13, the simple spelling of the word 'BAZAAR' have not been clearly established to the people as it is evidenced by the printed word on the signage. When asked to spell the word to a group of four gentlemen, only one of them has gotten the right answer, even the saleslady whom I think is working on the shop doesn't even know how to spell the word correctly... what's more entertaining is that, the word 'SAPPHIRE' on the bigger bulletin has a different spelling from that of the little one hanging on the wall for the people passing on the streets to see...:D
She has even made a cool explanation when asked why there is a difference in the spelling of the two... "Pareho lang siguro yan... Pareho lang ng basa, magka-iba lang ng sulat." (It's just the same, I think?... It is just read or pronounced in a single way, it has just been different in spelling.)

At 1:58, I was really amazed on the words/phrase(s), "We accept All kind of" and "Throw Pillo Case"... It made me think, what a 'pillo' is? Lol.. but the thought can be well comprehended though by 'understanding and knowledgeable individuals'...

"To our VALUES customer, S.D. Hardware IS TRANSFER to..."

Very, very entertaining... :D


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Even at schools, where the foundation of the student’s learning is being established, there is still a huge part missing in the context of the discipline. In this case, how would the students learn the right information about the subject if the teachers together with the classrooms are altogether travelling the wrong way?

"NO ONE FAILS IF HE DO HIS BEST."

I wonder if, or for an instance this is the case, will it still be possible that no one would fail?...

To whom shall the blame be vested upon? The Student’s Learning Abilities? The Teacher’s teaching styles? Or the Parent’s influencing the child (both the inherited influences and those that are being acquired constructively ^_^)?

What are the underlying causes of the 'Lack' in this particular branch of learning?...

I have here my own version of the 'bahala na' construction of an 'Englishing Phrase' which i have found posted on the wall of an establishment, and to my amazement I just found myself on the act of capturing the quote with my cellphone cam...

It says, "Any time you see someone more succesful than you are,
THEY DOING something you aren't."

Quite nice huh?.. Got the message?...

well, I have been very entertained today... If you want to watch the video on its site, click here...
or read the article about the documentary.

This is just the beginning... hmmm... the weather pulls me back to sleep... A high school classmate have just reminded me of this phrase... "It's raining outside, Aren't they?"

who loves math?...

"I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally." ~Calvin Trillin

who's got a passion for numbers? for some study programs, math is the center of their curricula, but for other courses, math is just a simple and basic subject which does not need to be given a great attention with...

What have pushed you to take up the Nursing course? A frequently asked question to nursing students (and sometimes to graduate and registered nurses)...
Some answers, "Because It is now in demand, not only in the country but also abroad, and oh!, in that way I can earn lots of money." -an answer from opportunistic people:) ;
some said, "Because I would love to help people. I feel I have the ability and the passion to pay service and give comfort for the well and of course the sick."-an answer for a beauty pageant:) ;

and one of the most common answer is: "Kasi ayoko sa MATH kaya ayoko ng Engineering pati Architecture, pangalawa na lang dun yung takot ako sa heights. Mas lalo namang ayoko ng Accountancy, diba mas maraming numbers yun?... kahit pa pera sya... ayoko pa rin... Hirap na nga ako mag-add eh, magca-calculus pa ba ko?... Nursing na lang... mas ok pa ko sa Dugo kesa habambuhay kasama ang Numero."
("I don't like MATH that's why Engineering and Architecture isn't in the list of my choices, and sum it up with my fear of heights. I don't Like Accountancy either... isn't it about more numbers?... Even if money is involved... i still don't want it... It has been hard for me to do addition, then I will take the burden of doing calculus?... I'd rather choose Nursing... i think its better to be looking at the blood than to stick with numbers forever...") -An answer from a Numerophobic person...:)

I don't know but people often miss this part of the nursing course... Nursing is not merely about Science, Interventions, Processes and CARE... it also involves MATH... Maybe not a lot and not that much complicated than what those 'Math-involving Courses' do... yet, and still Math will forever be a part of the Nursing Field; to compute for dosage of medications, for IV fluid regulation, et cetera... et cetera...

we were discussing about the SCALE FOR RANKING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO PRIORITIES earlier at school... as it is about ranking, numbers and simple math problems are involved...
>>fast forward...
This was the simple given problem to solve:
The formula is (score/highest score) x weight= product (for criterias 1-4) and sum it all up to have the sum total/ the total weight.
(the teacher is the one answering on the board... hihihi...)
a.) 2/3*1 = 2/3 (easy huh!...)
b.) 2/3*2 = 1 oh 2!... (that's ok...)
c.) 3/3*1 = 2 Oooooonnnnneeee!!!... (students laughing..-bad students!...)
d.) 2/2*1 = 1 (very good children!!...)
Total= <3.17 three point seventy? 3.67
= 4.67

so what do you think?...

Incidentally, while i was watching a Noon time variety show, a Freshman nursing student from somewhere proceeded to the Jackpot round of a game which is a segment of the TV show...
>>fast forward...
the first question was...
"Kung ang gastos mo sa isang araw ay Php 120.00, magkano ang total na gastos mo in ten days?..." (If you do spend Php 120.00 in one day, how much would you have spent in total for ten days?) - 10 seconds to say the answer...

(whoooshhhh!...No sweat!...)

"two thousand four hundred?...", answered the contestant/ nursing student...
Host: "magkano?..." (How much?)
C/NS: 2,400 po?...

..............silence..............

Host: "kasi naman kaya nga Nursing ang kinuha, Ayaw ng Math..." (This is why she took up Nursing, cuz' she doesn't like MATH...- something like that...)

These incidents just happen because they are intended to... Idk... maybe some Nursing Students really used or made nursing as a way to be free from/escape from numbers or problem solving equations... but they have not yet won the fight... We can't run from our fears forever... We just need to face the reality as it is... or might as well be in the dark for life hiding through those little spaces made by our nightmares...

Mathematics can be likable in so many unenumerable ways... just take

Calvin Trillin's quotable quote...

"I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadn't meant my answers literally." ~Calvin Trillin