happy endings

Gio: ei, this thing came from a literature class...i know know, lit sux, but at least the lesson of this story (happy endings) is worth to look at. here goes...basically, the story starts with two lovers john and mary. the story then discusses what could have happened if the situation were like this. that situation would become a "happy ending." then the story manipulates the plot, bringing in extra characters, making john love another girl, making mary love a DOM and so on that results in bad endings. u see, beginnings (of a story) are more fun to come up with and read. through these beginnings the plot of the story changes that results in different endings.

hey, but come to think of it, this story is a FICTIONAL story. our story in life is not fictional, it's reality. so we should be glad that our beginnings are not altered by any supernatural force that make us have different endings. well we may say that God may be the one manipulating it (coincidences anyone?)

oh wait, i seem to be contradicting myself but hey, no matter what happens in life, we do have different beginnings and endings. i think that it's really all up to what we do in the middle that affects how we become. shape up people. think of how you can make life a blast.

Imman: Sorry it took me such a long time to respond.. I do'nt usually delve into endings and beginnings... I have read in a novel I mentioned in an earlier entry that life is like a stage play. The difference is that people get no rehearsals or second tries. The rehearsal is the play itself. It is frightening to think of every instance as my only shot at something. If I make a mistake, or let an opportunity pass, then it would be impossible to go back in time and change history.
Gio, remember your mantra back in third year? Eminem's lose yourself? It goes, "You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime" Carpe diem, gio... Seize the day! Think of every moment in your life as the beginning of something, even the endings...
It does not matter what happens in the past. What is done is done. We cant expect an all powerful force to manipulate our beginnings... What we CAN do is to learn from our mistakes. Trite as it may seem, we have to. Also, if we get no rehearsals for life, then what DO we do when commit mistakes? (from experience.. *wink wink*) ADLIB! Make the most of what life throws at us. And as what you said, think of how we can make life a blast!

Supahstar!!

Imman: gio, sabi ko english na tayo.. pero mag-Fifilipino ako ngayon...

Supernoba
ni Imman Santos

Ako ay isang bituin
at ang mundo ko
ay ang kalawakang
pinagbabatuhan ng lahat
ng aking ningning.

Sino nga ba ang makakapansin
gayong tala lang akong kislap
lamang sa paningin?

Ibubuhos ko na ang lahat
hanggang maging isang supernoba
na magsasabog ng liwanag
para punan ang kadiliman.

Isang kislap nanaman.
wala na.. wala na..

hm... cguro aayusin ko na lang nang konti itong tula na to.. medyo 2:30 na rin naman ng umaga eh no? hindi pa rin ako bangag. Salamat nga pala kay juno kung nababasa mo ito... I got the idea of using stars from your website. :P so ayon... sa mga hindi nakabasa nung site na yon, it has a more positive outlook on life. Even though stars are just tiny glimmers of light in space, there is still at least one person who sees your star. The star meaning you and the light meaning the impression you will leave on this earth (your life's work?). Sorry if I did not get it correctly pero ganun ung tama nung essay mo juno.. Hm... So have I done all I can, gio? Have I given my all in every endeavor or is it just another one of my mediocre performances? I want to be a supernova.. I want to give everything my best. I refuse to end up a black dwarf or a black hole. But a supernova whose blast of light will reach the end of the infinite... Even though it would just be a glimmer to some... Bawi na lang next time...


Gio: imman, i think you have done your best. let's see, since fourth year you have been doing your best. you've become a supernova in class by being the president and getting high grades. compared to you i think i am a lesser star. (hehe, pero supernova parin) so i think that we have have become supernovas before. it's just up to us to make others see our glimmer, even for just a little bit. we are supernovas who can last a lifetime without anyone ever seeing what we truly hold and are. pity them if that happens. don't worry, someone might just wander around the solar system where two great supernovas are resting. and maybe they will see the beauty we possess. until that time, shine on!

Imman: Thanks gyo! That last line really hit the spot.. I do'nt believe you're a lesser star. So stop fishing for compliments! hahaha.. So are we just going to wait for others to see our glimmer? No! Let's burst into super novas again! (is this even possible?) If this is impossible, then think of impossibility as nothing! Let's surpass our limits and let the world see even if they refuse to see. We need to be active instead of passive! We are young ateneans! let's show the world our potentials (sabay banat ng ateneo eh no?)... bwahhahahahaha....

hey, accidentally bumped into...

gio: it was a very very normal day. this guy's been walking around the mall all day and is trying to relax and just doze off. as he drank from a drinking fountain, he suddenly sees someone who made his heart skip a beat. "shet, si ano ba un?" he shakes his head and returns to his afternoon siesta at the mall. "hmm, punta nga ko sa toy store" he decides and as he goes over to the stashes of teddy bears, he suddenly sees a very very cute little bear, like the Care Bears of the old days. cutestruck, he stretches out to touch the bear and before he does so, a smooth hand suddenly interrupts his path. "huh? cno kaya tong...shet c ano nga!" he thinks. with a small grin, the guy says a measly "hi!" and walks away. in the parking lot, he seems to have lost his key, but a hand touches his shoulder and that person says: "sayo ba ito? nakita ko sa tabi ng teddy bear.." the guy says thanks and after doing so, rushes to his car and savors each moment he saw his girl. ok, story ends.the lesson: coincidences are pretty much present in our lives and that maybe, they are there to make life much more exciting.

imman: Let me cite an exerpt from a book by Milan Kundera. And I quote, "It is right to chide a man for being blind to such coincidences in his daily life. For he thereby deprives his life of a dimension of beauty." We should indeed appreciate the fortuities of life. Is there really a divine plan behind these coincidences or should be just learn to accept these events as part of the beauty of life? Personally, I would rather believe in both aspects of coincidences. It is an unexpected event that has an ultimate purpose that further add spice to our lives. But enough about coincidences.

me blog na kami..

Imman: hm... huli ma't magaling, maihahabol rin... diba gio? hehe.. bat nga ba tayo gumawa? wala lng? Siguro para i-try lng natin... sabi nga nila, there is no harm in trying. O pwede ring try and try until you die? Or try me, press the button? 8 days free trial? Bat andami bang cliches and quotes na may kinalaman sa try? Diba sabi ni Masler Yoda, "Try? There is no try. Do or do not." Ngek, eh quote din un tungkol sa trying diba? So ibig sabihin ba nito hindi naman masama mag-try? Kasi lahat sila sumusubok rin nang bago? Susubukan lang naman diba? Kasi it is in trying that we see new things, experience new feelings, and learn new lessons. Baguhin mo nga lang ang subukan ng one letter magiging- subukin, ibig sabihin nito, to see or sulyapan. So gio, let's see what will happen na lng sa blog na to. ano say mo gio?

gio: oo nga naman imman. try and try basta ba gawin mo. finally, meron na tayong letseng blog na ito. sino ba ang nagpasimuno nito ha? anyway, kaya nga twilight zone ang tawag sa blog na ito..a state of imperfect clarity. hmm, imperfect clarity..ano nga ba talga ang ibig sabihin nito? well, para sa akin, merong kang naiintindihan tungkol sa isang bagay pero hindi may mga aspeto nung bagay na iyon ang hindi mo maintindihan. kungyari..war. Hindi ba pagkakaintindi natin sa war ay labanan at patayan at talsikan ng mga paa't kamay? pero bakit nga ba nagkakagiyera? alam naman ng tao na masasaktan siya pero bakit parin siya lumalaban? labo...para ring love ang war hindi ba? alam ng tao na pwede siyang masaktan pero sugod pa rin siya kahit anong mangyari. ang tao nga naman no imman..gagawin ang lahat para makuha ang gusto..pera man o babae, it's all the same, we all go through the same process..

imman: gio, ang labo mo talaga! yan ang gusto ko sayo eh. So do we go to "war", even though we know we might lose a limb fighting, because of courage or because of ignorance? Ignorance is bliss diba? We get too carried away sa mga spoils ng war... sa glory na makakamit mo? sa mga kung anong iba pang positive na maaaring mangyari. In other words, we expect too much from the scenario.. Siguro, that's why we get hurt so much when the sensation of pain kicks in 5 seconds after our limbs get torn and we scream so hard as a fountain of blood spurts out of that torn limb... Because we think about what might have been (o baka naman talagang masakit lng?)... Hehe.. pero wala naman akong experience eh... Pano ko masasabi. Haka-haka lang lahat ng ito.. Kaya nga sumabak ka na sa giyera gio, para masabi mo sakin kung tama ito o mali! Hahaha..

gio: ano ba yan imman? bat ka nagmamadali? life is still long so why bother going through that stuff this early? sabi nga ni theoden, king of the mark:"what can men do in such reckless haste?" yah, that's right, reckless haste...we should be planning muna before we go to a war you see..and Sun Tzu is the way to be. know your enemy well and plan accordingly. use spies and fire to your advantage. haha, yan, Sun Tzu! and come to think of it, malaki laking pader ang aakyatin ko noh..kaya plan, plan, plan! and i know that the wall iam climbing does not really cover all that it needs to protect...you can pass through its sides..kaw imman, sasabak ka na ba?

imman: ngek! haste makes waste gio... kaya nga tayo wasted eh dba? hehe.. But seriously, malaki nga ang pader na kailangan mo i-overcome. uhm gio... humahaba na ang entry na to... maybe we should stick to one topic then discuss it thoroughly... tas next post naman ung iba.. para we do not discuss topics aimlessly... dba? alam ko dapat malabo.. pero kailangan may direction pa rin.. Parang buhay yan gio eh... we need to set goals which we need to achieve.. so let's end our maiden post... and let's put our lives into order.