Prinsesa’s Anatomy

I have always been blogging in the past about how much wrestling happens between Jin and Kulot. It’s like they always have something to fight about like… food.

Yesterday, I did not know whether there was an eclipse or an alignment of the planets because something bizarre happened.

See for yourself.

I was not sure if it’s just because of global warming or the power of the holy spirit. But you can tell something is wrong with these pictures.

However, I still came to the conclusion that there is really no eclipse or planetary alignments yesterday because by night time… they were fighting again, over a blanket.

Broken Waves

I did not intend to go, but I was glad I decided to stop

By the beach and see the sun cast its warm glow on the troubled sea,

As the waves violently crash, against each other before

Finally bowing down to the shore… broken, but only to go back,

And crash again, and again, and again without a care in the world.

Because waves were meant to crash against each other and

Into the shore. No matter how broken it looks to the eye,

It will always stay the same because that’s how it should be.

Like you and me, crashing and burning but always

Returning to each other. Because we both know very well

That’s how we both want it to be, no matter the struggle of the waves.

Because ultimately there is beauty amidst the chaos of it all.

This lame poem is my response to the photo-inspire me tag that Kat sent me. Although I know I suck at poetry, I was interested to give it a try so go ahead and tell me how poor I did in the most creative way you can think of.

Anyway, this is how the tag went:

Write a poem or an inspiring line based on a photo of your choice. This photo can be your own, or someone else’s. (If the picture is not yours, please ask permission from the owner when you post it, or better yet, provide only the link to the picture that inspired you, without posting it.)

Your poem or inspiring line may be of any length, and any genre. It can be humorous, sentimental, heart-warming, whatever. You may write in Ilokano, English or Filipino.

Post your inspiring line in your blog and in the comment section of this page (or just a link to your post so we could go and check it there). For poetry submissions, please indicate if you wish your piece to be posted in Bilingual Pen as an article submission.

The goal of this game is to get us to write, and express our thoughts and emotions.

I am really interested as to how my kuya soulsheik will do with this tag.

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There were a couple of earthquakes today and it was the first time I experienced an earthquake when I’m out of the house. I was only at the third floor but I got dizzy due to the earthquake and its aftershock. Crap. I don’t like earthquakes.

Something I also loathe is going to the dentist as attested by my post Mouth Temporarily Closed for Renovation but as luck would have it, I am badly suffering from multiple tooth aches. Ouch! Tooth ache is so irritating! Hate toothache! Hate toothache!

Speechless.

All week long, the university which I attend is celebrating its annual intramurals of its six campuses. It is really fun, with all the sporting events and varied booths around. I’m not really the type to indulge in the intramurals festivities, usually I take this week off to rest.

But this year is different for I found the energy to actually go around. Man all the food booths are the best! They are managed by the entrepreneurship students and they cook all kinds of serious street gastronomy yummies like calamares and french fries, sisig and chicken and pork barbecue and a lot more delish stuff. I end up spending so much on food each time I’d go around!

Another first for me is trying one particular booth that has caught my curiousity not only this year but also in the past but for some reason I did not find the zeal to go and try it out. It is set up by the psychology society and it is called taksyapo or catharsis. They sell kitchen ware and the idea is to write all of your pains and sufferings, hassles and stresses in life on those plates and mugs and you throw it as strong as you can to a wall in hope to release all the disgusting tension and problems you have in life.

Now I remember why I did not try it in the past. I was worried that my plates will not reach the wall because I am a physical wimp! But this time I had enough energy to try it out with much prodding from my neurotic sister and our friend Rem.

So we went to the booth and I bought two medium sized plates. I wrote what sufferings and pains I could think about and proceeded to the area where I should throw those plates away. I was facing that wall, scared to throw because it was kind of far. But I had to do it right?

I thought I should think about all the disgusting feelings I had. Maybe that will make me stronger. I felt my heart racing and for some reason I was feeling nervous. One, two, three. I threw the first plate as fast as I could and it hit the wall and it broke into pieces. I threw the next one and the same thing happened.

Wow. I felt strange. No, it was not because of a sudden freedom from my hurts but I found that instead of having release, the expected catharsis, I felt disturbed. I found the activity so harsh and violent. I did not understood why catharsis had to come this way, smashing plates and throwing them on the wall. It felt very weird and the fact that I did it made me feel more troubled.

I can still hear the loud breaking sound of my plates as it hit the wall and it makes me cringe. So violent and barbaric.

Sheesh. Catharsis my face.

What is wrong with this picture?

Look at the size of my beloved Siamese cat’s head compared to his humoungous belly.

No, it’s not microcephaly, don’t be too trivial. It’s just that… Jin’s obese!

My sister Kulot would alaways argue with Jin each time she’d be eating a hamburger and Jin would ask for some. Kulot would always say, “Ano ka ba? Eh mas maraming beses ka pa kumakain sakin sa isang araw ah?” [What's wrong with you? you eat more times in a day compared to me!] And the cat would walk away and turn his back against selfish Kulot.

But really, Jin eats more than five times a day. When he sits down, his belly touches the ground! He is so fat everybody at home call him Tabatino. Last weekend, we slept together and he was lying on my chest. I couldn’t breathe! I had to reposition him on  my side so we can both sleep soundly and still wake up in the morning.

OMG.

Have you ever pictured yourself, how you would look like if you were a pig?

Apparently, Richmond thought I’d look like this if I were a pig:

A couple of weeks ago, my friends and I from the student publication took a Pig Personality Test. It’s a non-scientific test but it was fun. We were instructed to draw a pig on a clean sheet of paper and whatever comes out of our pig portraits has a corresponding interpretation in relation with our personalities.

I drew this oinky at the center of the paper. It says that I am a realist. Other possible positions include at the top of the paper for an optimistic person and at the bottom of the paper for a pessimist.

My pig is facing front and that says I am a direct person who enjoys playing the devil’s advocate who neither fear nor avoid discussion.

If you will draw a pig and it tends to be facing the left, it depicts a person who values traditions and remembers dates and birthdays well, like these pigs:

If your pig is on the opposite of that, you are innovative and active but you have neither a sense of family nor remember important dates. I knew no one who drew a pig facing the right though.

My pig does not have a lot of details, just a jump suit, and a pig with only a few details like mine suggests that the person who drew it is emotional, naive, cares little for details, and is not afraid to take risks. However, decorated pigs with many details reveal analytical, cautious, and a distrustful personality like these members of the oinky family:

If your pig has a complete set of legs, you are a secure, stubborn person who sticks to details, as is Piapot’s pig:

Mine has only two though because two were hands and the other were feet, and the interpretation is that I am an insecure person either that or I am living through a period of major change, which i must agree with.

Other details worth looking into are the ears because the larger the ears are, the better listener you are as is with Bek’s care pig:

The ears of my pig aren’t that huge neither tiny, just average I think. Now this is the best part of the pig anatomy study. The longer the pig’s tail, the more satisfied you are with your sex life! OMG!

This might sound very funny, but this is what my man drew when I asked him to draw his pig:

So why not draw your pig today?

The course of my days have been perfectly mimicked by the bad weather we have been expereincing lately due to a storm. But I must say I am definitely feeling a lot better this time as compared to the past weeks where I terribly felt like I’ve been run over by a truck. My momentum is still offguard but I’m glad I managed to pull myself together to come up with a post, albeit not the best that I can offer. Nonetheless, I am smiling now  for many reasons.

For one, I am deeply amazed at how emotions transcend time and space. I am again surprised by the power of words, of how mere words paint sincere concern and support. Hugs to all my blogger friends who took the time to comfort me when I was, and still am, majorly sizzling and burnt out.

It was really fascinating, that even when we do not know each other personally, haven’t even met and clueless even about the true names of each other, you have made an impact on my emotions, and many of you have uplifted my drowning spirit.

Of course I know I am not yet okay but I am feeling better. I still feel a dire need to be able to breathe and be happy. For now, this is what I have to offer. Really, my sincere thanks to everybody who place importance on me and my well-being. People like you inspire me to continue what I do and do it with my best.

I am smiling and my warm hugs to everybody.

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I also would like to share this message I got from my Kuya Nap. Hope it can produce a chuckle out of you as it did to me.

Kahit nasasaktan ang isang tao, pinipili niya pa rin ang muling magmahal.

Bakit?

Siyempre!

Kerengkeng.

It’s been awhile.

The past week has been one alien-sucking-my-brain-out kind of thing. I am just very relieve that the week is over and I can rest somehow. Major burn out. Sigh.

I was always tired. The funny thing was that being productive or idle, I felt the same – tired. I was not even able to post anything here because I felt I did not have the energy to go type-type, but somehow I was able to visit some blogger friends and smile after reading what they have posted for the day.

I guess this is normal. There always comes a time when a person feels everything sucks right? And the sad part is that no amount of chocolate can correct it. My momentum in everything I’ve been doing is slipping away and I don’t know why. I am even thinking of leaving this site.

Sigh.

Tell me. Tell me. Tell me how in the world can you say no to someone who looks like this:

I think it is very possible that cats will rule the world in the future because of plain cuteness. In my opinion, it is a must for cats to be cool. If you are not cool, then you are not a cat. It is very well manifested by this quote from Rush Limbaugh on The Rush Limbaugh Show, “Dogs have masters. Cats have staff.”

See? How cool can you get than that? Darn.