Regalo

Ang pag-ibig ay daw ay isang “perfect gamble.” Isa daw itong mapag-udyok na damdamin. Ito ay nagbabago at hindi dapat seryosohin. Hindi ito pumipili ng taong lalapitan at lolokohin. At sa bandang huli ikaw ay iiwan nito at paluluhain. Ganyan ang pag-ibig. Huwad at hindi makatotohanan.

Isa itong sugal na sa bawat lapag ng mga baraha ay dapat may katumbas na malaking taya.

Marami na din akong nasaksihan na naging sawi dahil sa pag-ibig. Meron nga akong kilala na halos lumuwa na ang dila mabuhay lang ang babae na ibig niya. Ayun sa bandang huli olats lang siya kasi sumama na ang babaeng ibig nya sa isang “stateside.” Kawawa naman siya. Ayun balak ata isulat ang talambuhay niya sa MMK, makabawi man lang siya sa mga nagastos niya. Hindi man siya naging matagumpay sa pag-ibig, baka naman daw sumikat sa larangan ng pelikula. Astig! Pa-autograph naman...

Yung isang kaibigan ko nga, binuhay ang isang pamilyang akala niya ay sa kanya. Huli na niya nalaman na nagtatayo pala siya ng isang foundation. Kulang na lang magtayo din siya ng United Nations! Yung isa ko pang kaibigang babae (na mukhang lalaki) hindi niya kinaya nung pinagpalit sya ng super poging boypren niya – naglaslas! Paano ba naman lalaki ang ipinalit sa kanya! Hindi man lang ba niya na-gets na kaya siya pinatos nung lalaking iyon ay dahil “wo-manly” siya?!

Pambihira din ung trip nung isa ko pang kakilala. Pinagtiyagaan niya kasi i-deyt ng tatlong taon ang isang lalaking mukhang unggoy sa kabila ng mala-sutla niyang hitsura. Ayun nauwi din sa simbahan ang kanilang pag-iibigan. Hindi para magpakasal kung hindi para ipagtirik ng kandila ang bawat isa. Nagising kasi si babae isang araw at napag-alaman na si Beast pala ay hindi kailanman magiging isang handsome prince. Kung bakit naman kasi nauso pa ang istorya ni Beauty and the Beast?

Sa bawat pagbabalik tanaw ko sa mga istoryang ito, hindi ko maalis sa isip ko na ang pag-ibig ay isang trahedya. Nakakatakot, nakagigimbal. Hindi ko ito dapat pasukin dahil baka ma-trap ako sa isang bangin. Hindi ko ito dapat suungin dahil hindi naman ako marunong lumangoy. Sapat ng maisulat ito sa mga libro o maging istorya sa isang telenovela.

Ngunit kung ang taong nasawi ay tatalikod na sa pagmamahal, masasabi kong ang taong ito ay hindi talaga umibig ng totohanan.

Ang pag-ibig ay hindi isang pakiramdam. Sapagkat kung ito ay pakiramdam, ito ay magbabago. Hindi ito isang gutom na pagkatapos kumain ay mabubusog na ang tiyan. Hindi ito isang sakit na pagkatapos uminom ng gamot ay gagaling ka na. Ang pag-ibig ay buhay na katotohanan.

Tulad lang ng pag-ibig ng Diyos sa atin: Unconditional. Hindi ito nagbabago dahil tayo ay makasalanan. Bagkus, ito ay mapagpatawad. Ito ay mapang-unawa kahit na social climber ka. Ito ay mapag-bigay. Hindi ito mag-aalangan sa kabila ng pagiging maganda ko at pagiging mukhang hampaslupa mo. 

Ganun ang pag-ibig. Hindi ito dapat pinagdududahan.

My Fave: Princess Hours (Goong)

Anyhow, I’d like to share with you how much I adore that series. That series was aired early 2006 as an unofficial sequel to Prince Hours aired 2005. Apparently, that series has been a total hit since. A lot of people have been looking for it from the internet and there has been a tremendous increase on the demands of producing a DVD version of it. No wonder, it defeated Full House to a number two spot which has been a favorite of many since it was aired in 2004. Hancinema.net records the proof. So you may visit that site to know more. As of present Goong 2 is being filmed, with an expectation that it will be a hit, too.
Everyday, PH’s rating is increasing.( I am sad I can’t site the proof here, ratings site is a friend’s.) Even piracy is a proof for that. In Quiapo–where most pirated copies of that are available–one copy costs for about 300hp-500php, when before it is just sold around 150php DVD9 copy. Checking online markets such

PH was aired on primetime TV at ABS-CBN and ratings showed its growing demand defeating shows of other networks. 
So, what’s actually with PH that most are getting hooked with it? I don’t like getting technical with my blogs, because I do that only when Im pissed with the story…so i hope nobody expects a technical review here, otherwise go to other korean sites,hehe.

PH is a story of a girl turned lady. A woman who desired to express her heart out. A girl who has a pure and innocent heart, whose life and world, because of a judgmental society became so hard to live in. A girl who was forced to mature early to address the demands of her environment. Never scared, she is a woman to look up to. She did not allow herself to be dictated with external pressures, rather made the world know she can have her own way. She stood on what she believed in to protect her dignity and to empower herself. And she is a woman who showed the world that the simplest things in life is what makes people most happy about.

PH is also a story of a man, who because of a traditional, sensitive, naive and closed-minded family was deprived of the happiness he truly deserves. He is a man who learned to be alone. A man who desired to live an island alone, unable to discover that the real great wonders of the world is to open up, love, communicate and be true. He is a man, when, after finding and learning to love embraced it . He is a man who told the world that there is more important thing than fame. A man, who proved the world that it is more manly to be able to stand for what is necessary and right and not just choosing among two options. And he is a man who taught everyone that the essence of being firm and mighty equates the abilty to give up ambitions to be happy.

"And then, the two characters meet..stood up for their dreams. They made a stand to chase after their destiny, not the other way around. And they were successful in telling the world:nobody dictates our own happiness but us alone."
Happy Watching everyone!!!Kansamnida!!!