similar breed of house master

she was so good to be true. that statement crisply describes my new house master.  she seems to be so mabait at maalaga ng kanyang mga tenants. that was my first impression of this elementary-principal-owner-of-my-rented-pad.

last christmas, it was my two-months stay then at the pad, she was so accommodating for during that time my then wifey spent the holiday season with me. she had even forced the other tenant to leave for i was due to occupy that said tenant’s abode, based on our first agreement.

recently, i noticed that she got a similar attitude of our previous house master in cebu. their only difference is i know that blabbermouth in cebu after i left to cdo. in my seven months stay in cdo, this new master’s  true color is starting to show.

i could not believe that because her tenants went one time to party, she would concoct allegations that they were into some kind of romantic relationship. they said that a person saying things like these was one time in her past doing exactly what she suspects her tenants.

my housemates had even teased me that this master of ours has a liking on me for there is a tattletale that her husband is having an extra-marital affair. i don’t really know the truth to it; that is what they are saying. 

she was also busy these few days constructing a new room at the first and second floor of the building she intends  to offer for lease.  she never did make a good study if a new room is feasible. she even used the kitchen space and built a new room on it. she deprives her old and would-be tenants a home-feel environment and a spacious kitchen area. the cooking area now can only accommodate one tenant.

she was also badgering tenants for rent increase of unequal amounts. asking some tenants this increase and the other a different amount of rent  plus-plus. 

Cagwait White Beach: The Unseen Paradise

Cagwait White Beach was formerly coined as Waikiki Beach of the Philippines by Charles Lindbergh. i don’t really know who this person is/was, except that he was the famous (daw?) american aviator who saw the beachline from his plane to somewhat resembles that of waikiki beach in hawaii. but i am so glad that cagwait did not carry such monicker. it is common for filipinos to compare or use the name of known places or persons to describe or give name to beautifiul places in the philippines for reason that it would attract tourists.

i hate that idea for our place, the diversity of our people and our natural blessings, and our uniqueness are reason enough to bring tourists. cagwait white beach deserves to rise on its on credit. if tourist comes and loves it, it is not because we marketed it as the Waikiki Beach of the Philippines but because the place can sell itself to tourist.

cagwait white beach is a scenic, impressive, unadulterated, horseshoe shaped coastline blessed with powdery white sands and clear blue water directly facing the mighty pacific ocean. there are already resorts located along or near the beachline, to name a few are the Cagwait White Beach Resort that is owned and maintained by the local government unit of cagwait, Lolenghayaw Beach Resort, Extreme Beach Resor, etc.

the first time i was there was during my elementary days. there were no beach resort that time but open cottages were built along the beachline which you can rent for a day at P30.00-P100.00 each. the second time was with my classmates in high school. (more…)

when roof flies like kite

i was in surigao city when PAG-ASA announced that tropical depression Frank is in the philippine area of responsibility. as usual, both provinces of surigao are placed under signal no. __.

but, as usual also, surigaonons continue to do their usual every day chores. (daming usual na words doon..hehehe) it just so happened that during that day, the twin provinces of surigao are celebrating “araw ng surigao”.  though it was declared holidays in both provinces, i was still performing my obligation to my office since i was sent to surigao city to do an audit and validation of the borrowers of a particular bank. i should have audited two banks, however, the other one decline because it was holiday nga. masaya sana if i was sent to surigao del sur because that was timely for the Kaliga Festival.

pero sulit na rin lakad ko doon kasi i was able to savor again the fresh catch of my kababayan fishermen. ang sarap ng kinilaw at tinola na panga ng isda. siguradong mag-i-enjoy yong x-gf ko if she was with me kasi nga paborito niya yong ulo ng isda especially yong mata. meron pa kaming inihaw na malaking danggit. we call it budas sa surigao. busog na busog talaga ako kasi nami-miss ko na rin ang ganitong simpleng handaan.

akala nga nila i was stranded doon courtesy of bagyong Frank. pero sa totoo lang kahit anong signal man ng bagyo na sinasabi sa telebesyon o sa radyo basta wala pang nabubuwal na puno o nililipad na bubong ng bahay ay hindi pa bagyo yon sa surigao.

sa katunayan nga sabi ng kaibigan ko na nasa General Luna, Siargao Island that time na kasama pa daw niya namalengke si JB magsaysay ng PBB. sa surigao city nga ay nagpro-promote pa doon si RJ Jimenez ng kanyang album. tyempo kasi na nandoon ako sa place kung saan siya nag-presscon. meron kasi akong ka-appointment that time na dalawang magagandang dilag.

akala ko nga rin na umalis na ng bansa si frank kasi yon ang napabalita kaya tuloy ng gabing iyon iminom pa ako ng malamig na beer with my old boss. di ko nga alam ang nakakaawang sinapit ng mga sumakay ng nalunod na bapor. bukod pa dito grabe ang pinsala ng bagyo sa pamumuhay ng sambayanang pilipino.

the sun rises from the south

bisrock or rock music in bisaya or local dialect became a sensation in the local music industry particularly in cebu for two years now. missing felimon, indephums, aggressive audio and few others became household names for this music genre. the most popular song perhaps was the “hilot” because of Pinoy Dream Academy.

a new group of teenagers in cagayan de oro city will add to the long list of bisrock bands in the country today.  this is a band composed of four members. the singer? people consider him as the teenager version of baron geisler. he looks similar to the said actor.

they may be young but their compositions and arrangements were superb. South Rage will surely rock you. why i say so? because last friday and saturday nights, two straight nights i was able to catch these teenagers perform live at the local bar in cdo. 

catch their first album entitled “Mindanao Bisrock” which will be launched on june 25th at EnerGI Bar. they say its packed with 18 original compositions. you can buy the item at music vision outlets. their songs are already reaching the airwaves through MOR, Campus Radio, Yes! FM, etc. 

their performance is at par with bands in manila,cebu and davao. a bright future awaits them. 

fashioned the hard way

a month ago, i and my fellow lodger talked about what future family we would like to have. by discussing our ideal future family, we were able to share our experiences with our parents from the day we started to remember the happenings in our past. what are the best practices our families have that are worth pursuing when we do have our own. and what are those experiences that we abhor and will try to prevent from happening in our tomorrows.

aside from talking about these things, we also dicussed on the status of our present relationship with our gf.  what are the common problems we encountered.

as we go along talking about our present state in our relationship and what we desire in life, he shared with me his traumatic experiences with his family. this fellow lodger hails from the province of bukidnon.

he started to tell me that his father is a son of half-breed spaniard mayor in one of the towns in bukidnon. his father was actually a spoiled son and always got what he wants in their town. pinakaastig sa bayan nila. hindi lang astig sa gamit kundi pati na rin sa rambolan. many teenagers feared his father. he was the birador of their town then.

then he met his wife. with his wife all his kaastigan was replaced with all humility, patience and understanding. the wife was the commander and he became the ever obedient  soldier. he did the cooking, cleaning of the house and did the laundry. he never complained about his wife’s ways. never did he became the tigasin when it came to his wife. titi na lang siguro niya. 

hence, all his frustrations were channeled to his children. kulata de con todo ‘yong mga bata niya. but this is not what we were driving at.

his wife has the attitude of what-she-say-she-gets and what-she-thought-is-right. when the wife suspects, he would expect his things outside their doorsteps. when the wife say i want this, he worked so hard to deliver the request or else he would find himself sleeping outside the house, not just outside the kulambo. the wife’s words became the rules of the house, may it be with good reason or devoid of it.

even he has been treated like this, he never leave his wife. the work of genuine love.

this situation continued for 15 years or more. my friend decided to leave the house and stayed in general santos city at a tender age of 15. he left without asking permission from his parents and learned to earn for himself. at age 18, he applied for work abroad and was accepted.

it was during his departure at davao international airport that his parents came, kneeled down and begged him to stay for they already had settled the trouble at home. 

after sharing his story, he asked me if i am willing to expect my things outside the doorsteps when i reached home in the future. he asked me if i am willing to spend a night outside the house because my wife won’t let me in.

he said that he was sharing this story because he doesn’t want anybody undergoing the suffering of his childhood. he said that a partner who thinks what s/he thought is always right, like his mother, breeds nothing good. you can’t have a peaceful, loving and caring relationship when you have a partner, may it be a man or a woman, with this kind of attitude. 

people should learn to see things at two different angles. and should learn to accept that what they think were wrong especially if presented with facts. people should not dwell on suspicions or feelings alone.