SOMEBODY'S ME

Para sa lahat ng mga bestfriend na in lab sa kanilang bespren na may jowa. For short, BestfriendZoned.

That Somebody's Me
-By: Rodalyn Gasid

SOMEBODY told you you're handsome,
SOMEBODY told you you're always awesome.
But nobody else has seen you in tears
But SOMEBODY has wiped every drop of tear.

No one else has seen you in pain,
No one else has seen you 'down the drain'.
But SOMEBODY's always with you
For every lie and for every truth.

You gave your relationship a lot of tries
Even though loving her hurts and you always cry.
You always ask for just a single advice
From SOMEBODY who's just so in love with you, and is just being nice.

SOMEBODY needs you,
SOMEBODY loves you,
SOMEBODY's waiting to be loved by you
And that SOMEBODY's just right beside you.

SOMEBODY's hurting
For too much waiting
SOMEBODY'S waiting for you to see,
And that SOMEBODY'S ME.

Seeing you on bended knee,
While you hold a diamond ring,
For you I was so happy
As she said yes, as you danced in glee.

I know you're not the one for me
And that I must set you free.
I must let go of you,
Let go of the feelings that grew.

But how can I let you go,
If I was never able to take hold of you?
I'm just SOMEBODY,
A friend as you see.

I needed you
I loved you
And I waited to be loved by you
But I'm still right beside you.

I was hurting
For too much waiting
I waited for you to see
That I'm SOMEBODY who once loved you for free.

Sa lahat ng naka-gets, I'm so proud of you. Charot. Sana na-gets nyo kung bakit Somebody's Me at kung sino yung 'SOMEBODY' simula pa lang. And sorry for the grammatical errors. I suck at writing English poems.

Rodalyn A. Gasid

'FOREVER' IS REAL

Naniniwala na pala 'ko sa 'FOREVER'. Here are the realizations that I made:

1) ANG KATANGAHAN AY FOREVER. Hindi maiiwasang maging tanga sa isang bagay, lalo na kung wala kang alam dun. Hindi maiiwasang maging tanga lalo na kung inaantok, sabaw, sabog, at lutang ka. Kung hindi ka minsan nang naging tanga, ano pang maituturo sa'yo?

2) ANG PAGKAKAMALI AY FOREVER. Committing mistakes is inevitable. Lahat ng tao, nagkakamali. Kahit na sobrang matalino ka na, magkakamali't magkakamali ka.

3) CURIOSITY IS FOREVER. Curiosity leads to discovery. Bakit may mga bagong nadi-discover? Dahil masyadong curious ang mga tao. Kung walang curiosity, walang madi-discover na bago, paniniwalaan natin hanggang ngayon ang paniniwala noon na ang Earth ang center ng universe at hindi ang Sun. Walang curiosity, walang improvement sa technology. Gamit mo pa rin sana hanggang ngayon 'yung pinakaunang computer na sinlaki ng halos 3 rooms.

4) LEARNING IS FOREVER. Ang karunungan ay hindi natatapos pagka-graduate. Nasa school ka man or anywhere in the whole wide world, may matututunan ka. Minsan nga lang siguro mej unnoticeable yung natutunan mo, or hindi mo masyadong napansin na may natutunan ka.

5) DECIDING/CHOOSING IS FOREVER. Sa araw-araw na buhay natin, we always decide. We decide if we will go to our school/work or just stay home, whether to get up or to just lie down the whole day, if we will buy or not. We choose where to go, what to watch, buy, or read.

6) WAITING IS FOREVER. Waiting is forever because we always wait. Hehe. We wait for the vacation, for random announcements, for the time to buy the thing you've always wanted, for the time that our dreams will come true. We wait for our freetime so that we can do what we want to do without worrying if we still need to do something important. At para sa mga hopia, you wait for the person you love to love you too.

7) SENSE OF FEELING IS FOREVER. Walang taong habambuhay manhid/numb. Kasi kung numb ka, hindi ka dapat nagagalit, naiinis, tumatawa, ngumingiti, sumasaya, natutuwa, nalulungkot, nas-stress, napapagod, kasi nga, manhid ka eh. Wala naman yatang taong kayang makatagal ng ganyan. Sense of feeling is forever kasi kahit ilang ulit mo nang maranasan ang something, let's say ang masaktan, darating ang panahon na mararamdaman mo ulit yun eh. Kasi habang nabubuhay ka, nakakaramdam ka.

8) PROBLEMS ARE FOREVER. Problems are forever especially for students and workers. Kapag estudyante ka, pinoproblema mo yung projects, deadlines, tests, passing, at lahat ng importante sa buhay estudyante. Kapag worker ka, deadlines, at iba pa (hindi ko na alam, kayo na magdagdag). Kapag may sakit ka, problema mo yung gamot at kung pano gagaling. Kapag magulang ka na, problema mo kung pano mapapalaki ng maayos at mailalayo sa kapahamakan at didisiplinahin ang anak mo. Problema mo kung paano kikita ng pera.

9) HAVING SICKNESS IS FOREVER. Mayaman o mahirap man, dinadapuan ng sakit. Kahit gaano ka-healthy yang mga kinakain mo, magkakasakit ka pa rin, kahit lagnat lang. Hindi ko sinasabi na once na nagkasakit ka, forever na yang sakit na yan. What I mean is, magkasakit ka, tapos gagaling ka, a time will come na magkakasakit ka na naman.

10) HAVING QUESTIONS IS FOREVER. Lahat ng tao halos araw-araw nagtatanong. Kahit isang simpleng, "Huh?" lang yan, tanong pa rin yan. Hindi mo man sabihin ng malakas at kinikimkim mo lang, tanong pa rin yan. Isa pa, the more you ask, the more you learn. Wag nga lang siguro yung sobra-sobra at nonsense dahil baka mainis lang ang mga tao sa'yo.

11) HELPS/FAVORS ARE FOREVER. Isang simpleng, "Can you please put that there?" or "Can I have one?" ay nanghihingi ka na ng tulong. Tinulungan ka, ginawan ka ng pabor. Di bale na lang siguro kung mag-isa ka lang, isolated na isolated ka. Sa jeep, nag-abot ka ng bayad, pinasa ng iba para umabot sa driver. Nanghingi ng tulong sa pagbayad, tinulungan ka. Sa bawat, "Can I borrow?" Pag pinahiram ka, ginawan ka ng pabor.

12) ANG PAGGASTOS AY FOREVER. Bihirang-bihira na ang mga libre ngayon. Damit, pagkain, ballpen, lapis, papel, binibili. Ang isang tao, halos araw-araw gumagastos, kahit pamasahe lang.

Kaya, naniniwala na ako sa 'FOREVER'. Hehe. :-)

Rodalyn A. Gasid

Face-to-Face

Yung feeling na gustong-gusto mo nang matulog, tapos bibwisitin ka. Nakakainis. Eto ay nangyari talaga. Around 3:00 PM after school, inaayos namin ni Jane 'yung Science project. Ako, si Jane, tapos si Nikki lang ang nasa room. Well, andun din si Chandler.

*Pumasok ako sa room.*

Chandler: Ang pangit mo no?

Ako: Ok. So?

Chandler: Ang pangit mo.

Ako: Wag kang mag-alala. Dahil kung pangit ako, mas pangit ka.

Nikki: Uy, Roda. *na medyo natatawa at sinasaway ako sa pagpatol sa bata*

Ako: Naku, Nikki. Short-tempered ako.

Chandler: Pangit kang tao.

Ako: So what kung pangit ako? Masaya 'ko sa buhay ko.

Chandler: Hindi ka naman buhay eh.

Ako: Eh bakit nakakausap mo 'ko?

Chandler: Aso ka eh. Aso.

Ako: Kung aso 'ko, aso ka rin kasi nagkakaintindihan tayo.

Chandler: Ang pilosopo mo. Puro pimples ka naman. (Gusto ko sanang sabihin, "Anong connect nun?")

Ako: Pake mo? (Gusto ko sanang idagdag, "Mukha mo ba 'to? Wag na wag kang magkaka-pimples paglaki mo ah, kundi titirisin kita.")

Chandler: Bastos ka, pilosopo ka.

Ako: Oh, bakit? Ako ba, ginagalang mo? Mas matanda ho ako sa'yo.

Jane: Roda, do you hit people when your mad?

Ako: Oo.

Chandler: Hindi ka nga marunong gumawa nito eh. *may hawak syang papel na may gupit or something na mej may design*

Ako: Kung matututo 'ko, anong maitutulong nyan sa buhay ko?

*Dinampot ko 'yung salamin ko.*

Chandler: Salamin salamin ka pa, nakakakita ka naman.

Ako: Lahat naman ng nakasalamin, nakakakita. Sadyang hindi lang malinaw. (Gusto ko sanang idagdag, "Kung bulag ka, bakit ka pa magsasalamin eh hindi ka pa rin naman makakakita?")

Jane: *tulak sa'kin palabas* C'mon, Roda. Let's go.

Nikki: Uy, Roda. Haha.

Sa may hagdan...

Chandler: Pilosopo ka ah. Hampasin kita nito eh. *may hawak syang papel na may gupit or something na mej may design*

Roda: Sige lang, hampasin mo 'ko nyan. Nakakasakit ba ang papel?

Chandler: Ah, pinipilosopo mo 'ko ah. Halika dito.

Ako: Tsss.

Hanggang sa nakalabas na kami ni Jane at gumora sa 7-11. Yung totoo? Ang redundant ng pilosopo at pangit. Juice colored. Yun lang ba ang mga alam nyang salita? Ano akala nya, di ko sya papatulan? Pinsan ko nga na mas bata sa'kin minura ko ng halos limang beses sa harapan ng isang pinsang kaedad ko, isang pinsang nasa 10 yrs din ang tanda sa'kin, isa pang pinsan na nasa 15 yrs. din ang tanda sa'kin, at isa kong tita, with matching extras: ang mga chismoso/chismosa na neighbors (kaedad ko lang). Tinulak nya kasi ako, nalaglag ako sa duyan na hinihigaan ko. Take note: nakahiga ako. So yung bagsak ko sa lupa eh hindi maganda dahil nga nakahiga ako nung tinulak nya. Napilayan pa 'ko. Ayun. Sya yung nasisi. Mabait naman ako, basta wag mo 'kong guguluhin. Dahil kapag ang isang short-tempered na katulad ko eh binulabog mo, magsisisi ka. Lalo na sa bata, dahil wala akong masyadong kaamor-amor sa mga bata. Oo, bata sila, understood na makukulit. Pero ako, walang bata o teenager sa'kin basta nainis na 'ko. At si Chandler, naku. Pasalamat sya't nasa loob kami ng school. At baka kasi magsumbong sa mga teachers at sa parentals, kaya nagtimpi na lang ako. Na-timing pa na pumapatol ako pag pagod ako. Pag naiinis/nabubwisit lang ako, pumapatol ako. Pero pag tuluyan akong nagalit, mananahimik lang ako, walang pansinan. Eh saktong masakit ang ulo + inaantok ako nung time na 'yun, kaya pinatulan ko sya. Naku, naku, naku. Sana, hindi na ulit kami magkausap ni Chandler. Grabe. Matagal ko nang alam na pangit ako, at tanggap ko yon. Sinabihan akong pangit ng isang SAKSAKAN NG GWAPONG nilalang. Pero grabe, ang gwapo nya ha. Sobra. As in. *Note: Please don't forget to put the sarcasm* Sa sobrang gwapo nya, hinihiling ko na sana, may palad sya sa mukha, para lagi ko syang aapirin sa mukha. Charot. Love, love, love, sabi nga ni Kris. Hart hart. #ChooseLove

Rodalyn A. Gasid

Mahal Kita Eh

I missed blogging (happy opposite day. Charot.). But here's a blog update na nagawa dahil bored na bored ako. Yeheyyyy! Two days nawalan ng pasok, hindi pa tinuloy ng tatlo. Here's a poem made by me, for me. Chos. Eto na. Sorry kung may maling spelling. Haha. Apurahan 'to. Sa dami ng projects, naisingit ko pa. Eto na talaga. Daldal ko.

Mahal Kita Eh
By: Rodalyn A. Gasid

Mahal kita, to da max
Suot mo man ay maong o slacks
Sobrang gwapo mo,
To da highest level, daig si Johnny Bravo.

'I love you' sa English,
'Love kita' sa TagLish,
'143' sa Mathematics,
Hindi ko na alam sa Physics.

Naging crush kita pero,
Hindi ako ang crush mo.
Nung una hindi tayo talo,
Ewan ko kung ba't pinatos mo ang tulad ko.

Sabi nila, destiny
Sabi nung iba, tayo'y meant to be.
Basta ang alam kong mahalaga,
Mahal mo 'ko at mahal kita.

Tubig is water,
Ilog is river,
Kapatid na babae is sister,
Pero tayo, meant to be together, forever.

Ok lang kung si Ben 10,
Ay may maraming aliens,
Kasi ako naman,
May napakagwapong leading man.

Hindi ako saksakan ng ganda,
Lamang lang siguro ng isang paligo kay Vice Ganda.
Hindi ako sexy tulad ng iba,
Para matawag mo ring Binibining Kurba.

Nakakapagpaganda daw ang ma-inlove,
Daig pa ang pagpapaganda ng Dove.
Ang ma-inlove ay mas nakakapagpabata kesa Myra-E
Na gustong-gusto nina Juday at Sarah G.

Natural na reaksyon ba 'yun ng katawan,
Ang bumata't gumanda kapag nahanap mo na si 'the one'?
Baka naman kasi make-up lang ng make-up 'pag andyan ang love,
Kaya napagkakamalang bumata't gumanda nung na-inlove.

Kung may sweldo ako sa bawat minutong pagtitig sa'yo,
Siguradong tiba-tiba na ako't isa nang milyunaryo.
Kung ikaw ang araw at ako ang Earth na umiikot sa paligid mo,
Patatalsikin ko lahat ng iba pang planetang nakapaligid at umiikot rin sa'yo.

Ang love ko sa'yo'y parang hangin
Saan ka man mapunta'y, nariyan pa rin,
Siguro nga'y hindi mo nakikita,
Pero mararamdaman mo ang presensya.

'Find true love with San Marino'
Sus, e kulang nalang, pati lata kainin ko.
Pero nung dumating ka sa buhay ko, nasabi ko,
'Open your eyes and your heart, you'll see what your looking for.'

Mas madaling humanap ng gwapo't matalino,
Kesa humanap ng lalaking may prinsipyo.
Mas madaling humanap ng badboy at ma-trip,
Kesa humanap ng mala-anghel sa bait.

Siguro nung una, nasabi mong di mo 'ko mahal,
Na iba ang tipo mo't isa lang akong kaibigan.
But there came a time na nakalimutan mo rin yan,
At na-fall ka sa taong di mo inaasahan.

Hindi ako kasingtalino
Ni Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.
Pero anumang pagsubok ang dumaan,
Basta't magkasama tayo'y masosolusyunan natin 'yan.

Kung si Anne sinabihan si Kupido ng walanghiya,
Ako naman, salamat kay Kupido dahil finally, akin ka na.
Hindi man ako ang straw sa iyong berry,
Ako naman ang mobile sa iyong cherry.

Hindi man tayo sina Aladdin at Jasmine,
Ikaw naman ang pangarap kong forever na makapiling.
Hindi man ako diwata kagaya ni Mariang Makiling,
Pwede ko namang ibigay ang pagmamahal na iyong hiling.

I love you, todo-todo,
Walang break, period at preno.
The day you noticed my presence,
Was the day that my life's golden age commenced.

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I love you very much mahal na mahal kita,
Yesterday, today, tomorrow, and forevermore,
Hanggang sa huli kong hininga.

Rodalyn A. Gasid

SPARK THE FIRE

Who got the lightaaaaaaaa? Spark the fiaaaaaaa! Aasarin na naman ako na na-LSS sa kantang 'to. Tsk tsk tsk.

Magic

Magic

Lately, I've been watching magic trick tutorials, even the number/math tricks. I have loved magic ever since I was young, and I used to believe that what magicians do have no cheats. But as I grow older (sucks), I have known that what the magicians show aren't REAL magic tricks. Even though they (tricks) all seem so complicated, there would always be a cheat behind it.

One technique that magicians must practice is the sleight of hand. It's the ability to use your hands skillfully, quickly, cleverly. Most coin magic tricks, disappearing and appearing ones, are mostly done with this technique. Another one is magicians must learn how to distract the audience effectively without the audience noticing that they are being distracted. In this way, the magicians are able to do the secret trick. This is done in illusions, like the twisting of the arm, in putting something in the persons pocket to say that the thing disappeared and that thing's inside the pocket of the observer/audience.

For a magician, the one who's really a bigtime magician, they follow three rules:
1) Never ever do the same trick in front of the same audience. The audience might be very observative the second time around, and they might know the trick and get bored.

2) Never share the secret.

3) Practice and practice and practice.

Learning magic tricks is a very hard thing to do. You must be patient enough to practice for the magic to look real. You must memorize every move, because one wrong move affects the whole performance.

Rodalyn A. Gasid

Things...things...things

Things I love
I love just a few things. And I can count them with just my fingers.
1) Red. I love the color red. Red means love, anger, extreme emotions, etc. Whatever the color red means, I love it. Kahit ano pang kulay ang itabi sa red, I still love red.
2) Showtime. I love Showtime. The thought of Showtime ending kills me. Kasi, lahat naman ng programa sa tv nagtatapos, so hindi malabong magtapos din ang Showtime, and I hate it.
3) Music. I love music so much, especially upbeat songs. 'Cause sad songs makes me sad too, and it makes me imagine sad events. I could actually cry in a sad song, and i don't like that. And i'm more of a listener of English songs than Filipino songs. I also don't like Korean songs that much. Well, this is just me. I know a lot of people support P-Pop and KPop, except me, I guess. Like what I've said before, when I die, I want the people to play upbeat songs. I mean, I really don't like sad songs. Like, seriously. Whatever.
4) SPAGHETTI. I love spaghetti so much. Spaghetti is my favorite food, and during my birthday, I don't ask my mother to cook a lot. Just spaghetti. That's it. 'Cause I don't eat cakes, except chocolate cake pero konti lang, hindi din ako mahilig sa pansit. Doughnuts, tsss. Ice creams are okay. Pizza, nah. Gagastos pa. Birthday lang naman which happens once a year, and that's my point. Lalagpas din yan, ika nga. Hindi naman ako made-deads kung hindi ko ice-celebrate ang birthday ko. But spaghetti = heaven. Thus, I don't like celebrating birthday that much. It reminds me that another year's added to my present age, for short, reminds me of growing old. Spaghetti sa Christmas, New Year, at kapag trip lang, solve na 'ko.
5) Horror stories and movies. I love them. Horror stories really make my imagination work. Horror movies make me shout and laugh at the same time.
6) Stars. I really really love looking at stars.
Things I hate
1) Cats. I hate cats. Kahit gano pa yan ka-cute. I really hate cats. Nakakatakot kasi sila. I don't even want to touch a cat. Kasi feeling ko, magagalit sila. Nakakatakot kaya 'yung paws nila, parang ang talim. Tapos ilalabas nila yung pangil nila. Also, ang baho ng ihi at tae nila. Sobra.
2) Ants and cockroaches. They are my fears.

Rodalyn A. Gasid