February 2012
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AWIT PARA KAY MARIA (salin ng “Song for Mary” ni Guelan Varela-Luarca, M2009) Nakatindig kami sa bundok Sa gitna ng langit at lupa Manghang-mangha ang mundo Sa kinang ng sagisag ni Loyola Kami’y hindi nasawi Sa bawat subok nagwagi At ngayo’y dapat nang bumaba Sa tayog ng karunungan Oras na ng pagpaalam Ganiyan ang buhay-Atenista Maria, para sa ‘yo Sa puti at bughaw mo Inang mahal,...
“Awit ng Isang Nagtapos sa Ateneo” (sinulat ni Guelan Varela-Luarca, M2009) Pangako ko sa ‘yo, Ateneong mahal Na ina ng aking puso’t karunungan Ang gilas ng isip, liksi ng katawan Lagi kong laan sa inaba kong Bayan. Ngunit ‘pag ang laban ay di na matiis Sakal ng tiwali’y lubhang humihigpit Nawa’y larawan ng kahapong matamis Ang siyang umalo sa ‘king...
“The Godfather was a very unappreciated movie when we were making it. They were...”
– Francis Ford Coppola
Bruce Wayne: Targeting me won't get their money back. I knew the mob wouldn't go down without a fight, but this is different. They crossed the line.
Alfred Pennyworth: You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation. And in their desperation, they turned to a man they didn't fully understand.
Bruce Wayne: Criminals aren't complicated, Alfred. Just have to figure out what he's after.
Alfred Pennyworth: With respect, sir, perhaps this is a man that *you* don't fully understand, either. A long time ago, I was in Burma. My friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones. But their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit. So, we went looking for the stones. But in three months, we never met anybody who traded with him. One day, I saw a child playing with a ruby the size of a tangerine. The bandit had been throwing them away.
Bruce Wayne: So why steal them?
Alfred Pennyworth: Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
“Mamamatay akong hindi nakitang sumilay ang bukang-liwayway sa aking bayan!...”
– Elias, Noli Me Tangere
“Minsan madali natin sabihin na kaya natin gawin ang isang bagay hanggang...”
– (Still Life, 2007)
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A scene from Katski Flores' "Still Life" (2007)
Emma: Baka mabingi.
James: Ha?
Emma: Ang dami mo kasing sinasabi e. Baka mabingi.
James: Ang dami nga, hindi naman nakikinig.
Emma: Naniniwala ka talaga dun na hindi Siya nakikinig?
James: Hindi, kaya nga mas masakit e. Mas masakit isipin na nakikinig nga Siya pero hinayaan niyang mangyari ang lahat na ito. Nakita mo na ba yung Spoliarium? Naalala ko yung unang painting na parang pakiramdam ko ang lampa ko. Na para akong sinuntok. Gusto kong tumalon, gusto kong sumigaw, gusto kong sumuka, gusto kong magsalita, gusto kong gumawa, gusto ko ang lahat! Naramdaman ko ang lahat! Nagpakita sa’kin ang Diyos no’n, Emma… nagpakita Siya sa’kin. Kaya nga ang sakit e. Ang dami-dami ko pa gustong gawin. Ang dami-dami ko pa hindi nagagawa. O namental ka?
Emma: Sige! Kulitin mo lang nang kulitin. Tapos ako makikinig para sa’yo. Malay mo sinagot ka na pala, hindi ka lang nakikinig kasi nangungulit ka pa rin.
