DEBUT ko Noon, DEBUT nya Ngayon - Part 1

Ang Debutante at ako

Naisip ko lang

ang malaking kaibahan

nang aking ipagdiwang

ang ikalabing-walong kaarawan.

Naghanda lamang nang kaunti

para pagsaluhan

ng aking pamilya

at ilang kaibigan.

Naalala ko pa nga

palapa pa ng niyog

ang nagsilbing dibisyong nilagay
sa labas ng aming bahay.

"Ligawan Noon at Ngayon - Ano ang Pagkakaiba?"

-Photos not mine-

NOON...

Kahoy ay sinisibak

Tubig ay iniigib

Mabangong bulaklak

ang handog sa babaeng iniibig.

NGAYON...

Cellphone ang nasa kamay

o sa harap ng computer, naglamay

Nagkasagutan na ang dalawa

"In a relationship" na ang status nila.

Minsan naman, sa sobrang assuming, ganito ang peg

Being The Eldest of Four

From left to right - DL, Mommy, Daddy, Malu, Mahlen, ME and Kiko

Filipino families are known to be
closely-knitted
With a father, working hard for the money
a mother, keeping the home
 a shelter of harmony
and the children, burning eyebrows
to get a degree..


Typical and basic as it is...
I came from an environment with
humble beginnings.
A product of early marriage... the firstborn
and the eldest of four
was raised by a couple who
struggled, lived and survived the
difficulties of life.

Miles Away

The future is promising

And blessings are abundant

Working hard to provide

Even it means being away... miles away from home.

There are moments of joy

We're not able to share

There are moments of worries

With no shoulder to cry on.

There are times of sickness

I feel not your warmth

But I have to be strong

for our kids and their future.

The Hurting

Tears continue flowing

my eyes never dried

the past keeps on hurting

relieving the pain, I've tried.

Seeking for true happiness

wounds of heart, I get

filling up this emptiness

is much to my regret.