Lamandagat Special Tribute

A Look Back To Our One Year of Friendship

Kailan (A Short Story)

Featuring:Kailan by MYMP




Let’s all meet Roxx.
A silent type girl who fell in love with a man that is so unreachable.
…………….As in literal na “unreachable”.
: )
Masagot kaya yung tanong niya na “Kailan”?

Sa Pagdating ng Tag-ulan

(Isang Sanaysay)

6215

 “Hayaan”


(Pwede ba akong kiligin? He-he. )
Intellectual Property Rights. No to plagiarism. Utang na loob. :)

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Magandang gabi,
Sa’yo binibini.
Kay ganda ng gabi
Ngayong ikaw ang kausap
Pakiramdam ko ay iba
Kapag hindi ka natatawagan
Kahit simpleng good morning
Ang mata koy nagningning
Kung tuwing babasahin ko ang iyong mensahe
Parang naririnig ang iyong tinig
Ang malambing mong beses ang naririnig ko tuwing gabi
Pwede bang wag kang umalis sa aking buhay
Pwede bang manatili ka nalang

Akoy di nasasanay at hindi alam ang mangyayari pag ikaw ay wala

Tingin ko akoy isang baliw ngunit nang ikaw ay makilala ay mas baliw ka pala

Iibahin ang kwento,
Ayan ang aking pangako.

Sabi nga nila ikaw at ang salita mo dapat ay iisa

Ayokong mawala ka sa akin, akoy nasasanay, di ko maintindihan.
 ang aking dasal.


Aalayan ka ng isang awitin galing sa aking puso
Pangakong iingatan ka at  pangako’y di iiwanan.
Pangako magbabago
Istorya ng iyong buhay
Pagkat akoy baliw, baliw ka rin naman, at bagay tayo.
At sana ikaw ay manatili sa aking buhay

Hindi naman ako nagmamadali.
Gusto ko ikaw ay manatili
 sa aking buhay
Hwag kang magalala
Hindi ako nagmamadali
Ikaw ay hihintayin.
Alam mo ba na Cielo ang aking paborito
Cielo ay pangarap na tugtugin.

Hindi na tutugtugin, kakantahin na lang din

Alam ko siya’y nakikinig
Parang nabubusog na din
Kay tamis ng mga salitang pwedeng sabihin
Ngunit walang laman kaya’t ito ang gagawin
Kaya’t hayaan mo ako,
Sa puso mo alam mo yon ang gusto kong sabihin.
Hayaan mo akong ikaw ay paibigin.
Hayaan mo akong dalhin ka sa aking hardin
Hardin ng saya, masasayang alaala ,
Hindi man buburahin ang nakalipas mo pagka’t ito ay sayo anong magagawa ko,

Hayaan mo akong buksan ang iyong isip
Hayaang palayain ang pusong nakapiit
Pagka’t aking naisin ikaw ay mapangiti
Makitang maligaya, di na masasawi

Hayaan mo akong ikaw ay mahalin
Hayaan mo akong ikaw ay paibigin
Ito ay aking mithiin
Na ang diwa mo maging isa katulad ng sa akin.

 Hayaan mo akong ipakita ko isang bagong mundo
Hayaan mong ipakita ko kung sino ako sa’yo
Hayaan ang pangarap makamtam
Hayaang buuin damdaming nasaktan
Hayaan mong ikaw ay aking mahalin
Hayaan mong ikaw  ay aking iibigin
Pagka’t ito ay aking hihintayin
Na ang diwa mo ay maging sa akin
 -J.B.  06022015

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Salamat sa awiting iyong alay para sa akin.  :)
-C.M.

For Someone Special

A message for you


warning: wala lang! :)


Today is May 30, 2015 and it’s been almost two months since we started talking with each other. It all begins with your message saying Hi Cielo! And I said Hi too. You found me sensible maybe because of the things that I am interested at. I love creative writing and during my big spare time, I spend it with less fortunate kids.
Our conversation went on and on. We then knew each other deeper because of a game that I propose that we can play. And that was “20 questions” wherein we’ve got to ask each other alternatively ten questions without repeating the questions that has been already asked. You became amused again because of the facts about me that you have discovered. And I was kind a related on the things that you’ve been through especially on having a relationship with the wrong one. You’ve been with her for four years and I’ve been with him for seven years. Our break up reasons we’re almost the same that’s why I couldn’t understand why you found me amazing or the heroine type. Ha-ha! But then I really thanked you for being so appreciative of me. I just couldn’t realized and accept the great things that you were telling me about myself. For me, I was just a typical girl who fell in love and loved someone with all the best that I can.
We then started calling each other and on every end of our conversation I will always found myself smiling because of the things that we are talking about. Plus the fact that you’ve got to sing me songs while playing your guitar. I do appreciate it a lot. It makes me feel so special that this is the first time that I’ve experienced it.
You never ceased to surprise me with your petty gestures and acts. Just a simple greeting of “Good Morning” up to the “Good night”, it always touches my heart and I keep on believing myself that what you are intending to tell me is the best meaning of it.
To be honest, you made me cry already. Wait, don’t panic yet! You made me cry because of the self realizations that I’ve been through. Don’t think of it the bad way. What I mean here is that you were the one who told me good things about myself that I never heard before but then I know to myself that it was all true. I was just too blind to see it for myself. Things like I am beautiful inside and out, I have a good heart, I am amazing, I am a sensible woman, I am humble, I am a good person, and many more. Some may see this as “pambobolas” only. But I know that deep inside myself, I deserve all these praises. Thank you for all these things that you were continuously telling me.
I started to care and to worry again for someone that I barely know and sometimes I am getting scared about it. Am I ready to fall again? Or the harder question is, “Did I fall again already?” I don’t know yet. All I know right now is that all my concerns for you are genuine and I want you to be well in everything you do every day and you will be just fine. I care for your health, your studies and your current condition. I just want you to be okay even if I’m not inside your life. You have so many dreams to fulfill and I do hope that you will reach all of it.

You found me bittersweet. In times, I have this bitch mode but then you realize that I can be this sweet.  Yes I am bitter because of the past that I’ve gone through and you truly understand it. Even my worst side, I already warned you about it but you remained to stay. And I was touched.
When my heart was broken, my life was back in zero.  And when I was currently lost about my life goal – trying to re-plan it once again, you became my counsel. I thank God for letting me know someone like you who appreciates Him more than I do. God connected us and that’s one great thing of knowing you. You also never cease to share with me His words that you know by heart. You are a man who is full of wisdom and the most appreciative one about human that I used to know. Every time we talk, I am happy and this is a true story. For the last two months of my life, my day wouldn’t be completed if I didn’t have the chance to talk with you. I learned many things through you and I’ve got to understand and accept different perspectives.
Why am I writing this right now? I’m not sure of my reasons either. I am writing this now maybe because, I just want to put on words my current feelings towards you or maybe also to lessen this overwhelming feeling that I already got for you, or maybe because the writer mode in me was on. Ha-ha.
As of this writing, I can already feel that you like me and we are exiting the friend’s zone. As what you’ve said, I got you already. You don’t want me to leave. Of course I won’t. And as what I’ve said to you, I never leave and it’s people who are leaving me. You then said that you’re different and you chose to stay.
Let’s make this one step at a time, cherish every moment that we are talking with each other and let’s take it slowly but surely. Wherever this may lead us, I will always be here for you. And oh well, I’m starting to like you too.
Thank you for always telling me that I am worth the wait because I am Cielo and this is me - your dear one. All your efforts to get into me is truly appreciated, my dear two. I just hope that you will stand by for all your words.
Trust is a big word that we have to gamble in this life. We can trust without loving. But we can’t love someone without trusting. To make this work into the next level, we must learn to give it to each other. I’m getting there dear two. Just wait for me. I do hope that you will trust me too.
We both know that we are in the stage of knowing ourselves, our life goals, our individual dreams, and living our life separately with different plans. I don’t know either on when will be the right time for us to get into a deeper relation - more than a simple acquaintance or a friend or a talk-mate. I think we just have to enjoy each other’s company for the mean time. Let’s not rush into “it”. I want to know you more, to understand you more and of course to trust you fully. Yes, I am fragile. Yes, I am weak. I got hurt easily and crying is my favorite hobby. I am currently on the thought of, “I don’t want to be with the wrong one again.” But hopefully (the soonest), I can finally say to myself that “whatever it takes me, you are worth the pain” and I am ready to gamble again my heart. Yes, I am currently not a risk taker, but I will get there soon and you’re on the first list on who I want to take this gamble with. (Apparently, you’re the only person on the list, ha-ha-ha!)

 Time Check: 12:23 a.m. May 31, 2015

Project Pearls Summer Program (May 31, 2015)

Project Pearls
Summer Program
May 31, 2015

Today is the last day of Summer Program and will be back on July 5, 2015 as After School Program.

As for the list of activities held today, kids can play at the ten booths that we volunteer-teachers prepared for them. Some of the booths were photo booth, bowling, pingpong balls, fish catching, basketball, archery, toss the ring on the bottle, etc.


Kids were gathered in the center for a prayer as the beginning of today’s activity.

Then after the song and dance, Miss Jedda led some parlor games for the kids that included “Bring Me”, “Team/ Dress-Up Relay” and lastly, “Newspaper Dance”. The last game was joined by some volunteer-teachers and was partnered by selected kids. Winners were given prizes.


Each kid had a ticket that has ten spaces or boxes on it provided for the stamps. We, volunteer-teachers must put a stamp on the ticket when the kids have finished playing the games on the booths that were assigned to us. Once the children were done playing on the ten booths and completed the stamps, foods and gift pack were given to them as a reward or prize.


Truly I may say that the kids enjoyed the last day of our Summer Program. The tiredness and haggardness that we felt are worth it when we see smiles on their faces. 


Share.Advocate.Volunteer.Be a Blessing.




To join Project Pearls or to donate, this is their website: www.projectpearls.org/
And this is their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectPEARLS1
Or simply coordinate with Ms. Jedda Punzalan at this number:  09051443012
Ivolunteer website: (to look for other organizations that you can join) http://ivolunteer.com.ph/

Project Pearls Summer Program (May 24, 2015)

Volunteer Journal:
Project Pearls Summer Program (May 24, 2015)

We’re now down to the second to the last class of our Summer Program. Next week will be the graduation day of the kids.
The usual meeting place is at LRT 2- Recto Station in front of Isetann Mall. By seven in the morning we were now ready to start the day. We reached Helping Land by riding three different jeepneys.
Today is Art day and we will also tackle a lesson about Shapes.

Before the class would start, Ms. Jedda oriented all of us about the Do’s and Don’ts of being a Project Pearls volunteer. She also let us introduced ourselves and shared with each other how we found Project Pearls. On my part, I discovered Project Pearls through the website www.ivolunteer.ph.

The kids were fewer this time because according to Miss Jedda, there’s an event on a nearby barangay and some kids were there. Each volunteer teacher would have a 2-3 kids to handle. I handle again 3 kids that were in the Kinder level. They were Ryza, Crisel and Mary Joy and all of them are 6 years old. Ryza and Crisel have been my former students for the previous weeks.

After a five to ten minutes getting to know with the kids, all were instructed to come in the center for a short activity.
The activity started with a prayer then followed by a song and dance led by Ms. Jedda. Then after that, games for the kids were followed. We played a hula hoop game emphasizing our topic today which is Shapes.
After the games, the kids were back to their places with their respective volunteer-teacher. We read them story and from that story book, we will have a settings analysis.
In line with our topic which is Shapes, we will cut out different shapes from the color paper to create the settings on a whole bond paper.
I read my students the story book, “Ang Alamat ng Palay.”  And from there we got three settings. A farm, mountains and a house with a nearby river. I cut the shapes and I let my students paste in on their coupon bonds.

One of my students whose name is Mary Joy got an award of being one of the best arts. Insert proud volunteer teacher again here. She got a pack of school supply.

Another worth full Sunday again with them has been well spent.

Share. Advocate. Be a blessing. Volunteer.



To join Project Pearls or to donate, this is their website: www.projectpearls.org/
And this is their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectPEARLS1
Or simply coordinate with Ms. Jedda Punzalan at this number:  09051443012
Ivolunteer website: (to look for other organizations that you can join) http://ivolunteer.com.ph/