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Abominable Snow Man: An Essay

counterflow — Wed, 25 May 2005 10:54:30 +0000

Disclaimer: The article you're about to read is fictional but based on actual events just this morning...

Sumabay ako sa kabarkada ko sa pagpasok sa office. Convenient kase unang-una, parehong Ortigas ang work namin, 2) parehong building, and 3) parehong office... (malamang alam nyo nang nagpapahaba lang ako ng entry... :D).

Anyway, hindi iyon ang kwento... Habang nasa daan, (since walang matinong mapagusapan sa umaga) tinanong ko sya...

dok: dude, sa abominable snowman... ano ibig sabihin ng abominable?

dok's brain: naalala ko nun... sa mga cartoons ng circa 1985 to 90, madalas 'to... ex:"Holy shimolly, batman... it's an abominable snowman!!"

dude(nahiya si Peter na gamitin ko ung pangalan nya e): teka, oo nga no... sa tagal ng panahon kong narinig yan, di ko man lang naisip konsultahin ang dictionary para malaman ang ibig sabihin nyan...

dok's brain: uy, ibig sabihin di ako nag-iisa... note to self: you haven't lost me yet.

dok: ok...

Nung nakarating kme sa office, 15 minutes pa lang nakalatag ang pwet ko sa silya nang may matanggap akong e-mail...

from: Peter Emmanuel Juan (na itinago natin sa pangalang dude)
to: dok
subject: Definition of abominable

1. unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
2. atrocious: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

And then, it dawned to me... grabe naman ang nag-coin nitong term for a yeti... "abominable snowman": napaka heart-less... parang ang saklap para sa side ng creature na to ang tawagin syang abominable... pwede namang ugly snowman - babanatan ka pa ng hifalluting term e sisiraan lang naman ung nilalang... At saka, nakakita na ba talaga sila ng totoong yeti ng face-to-face para i-claim na abominable ito? any proof? a photo? maybe it's not so abominable to me or to someone else... maybe the insensitive person who came up with the term just saw a hazy blur or caught it in a really, really bad time (man, if you see someone in the crapper doing his thing - concentrating, you'd definitely find that abominable).

So for the sake of being politically correct (although we already have the word yeti) and (fine, fine) to further the senselessness of this entry, i present to you my new term for (may this be the last time we hear this) abominable snowman...

the misunderstood-dubiously-disfigured snowperson

hmmm, come to think of it... abominable is a good word for a tongue exercise...

repeat after me... abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable, abominable... (galing ko magpahaba ng entry, no? :D)

Afterword: mula sa aking munting survey, napagalaman ko na may mga hindi pamilyar sa mythical creature na Abominable Snowman... i guess, ever since na pullout ung paulit ulit na series ni bugs bunny (the episode where he was taken to the planet mars... "you mean the planet Mars?") noong mid-80's, bumaba din ang kamulatan ng maraming kabataan mula sa Abominable Snowman... aaaaa, sad :(

tula lang

counterflow — Fri, 13 May 2005 09:23:24 +0000

nagpipilit na namang maging makata
itong lapis kong di naman makahanap ng salita

akmang lalapit, dagling lalayo
sa mapangakit na puting papel

nagtatangkang sambitin ang...

sinusubok isawika ang...

pinipilit sabihin ang...

wala akong masabi

nagpipilit na namang maging makata
itong lapis kong di makahanap ng salita

kagaya ko
kapag nariyan ka

~by peter juan

April Fool's Virus?

counterflow — Fri, 01 Apr 2005 13:40:01 +0000

...after a few hours, you'll get the hang of it. :D

Posting Via E-mail

counterflow — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:48:16 +0000

Cool! If you can read this, posting via e-mail by i.PH works. :D Astig! So now, there's no excuse not to post to my blog. Also, we finished tweaking the tagboard. Pwede na yung long characters and long messages.

Xmas 2004

counterflow — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:36:47 +0000

I believe this is Blue's official "first Christmas". This was the first time she really appreciated the gifts and the joy behind it... the glory of ripping off the wrappers.:D

Actually, 2 days before Christmas, nagugulat na lang ako when she suddenly comes up to me, kiss me, and say "Merry Christmas, Papa" (aaaah... *melt*) with her usual "bugoy" smile. She even got newspaper, wrapped it with adhesive tape, and gave it to me. Regalo nya sa akin. Sino ang hindi ma-totouch nun... Bata pa lang marunong na magtipid sa regalo. :D On gatherings with family and friends, sya pa ang lalapit, ki-kiss, and mag-memerry Xmas. Cute!

Christmas eve, she kept on taking the gifts under the tree and asking "Who's this gift for?" When i say the gift is for someone else, she'd say "Ok" and place the gift back under the tree. When i say "for you..." she would light up but since its not yet time to open the gifts and we're waiting for her Granny from church, she would say "let's wait for Granny and Santa". Galing, ambilis ng panahon. Dati she'd sleep off Christmas... now, we're too sleepy to keep up with her. Sobrang libang sya.

I really love our pic taken nung Christmas eve. You could see Blue really enjoying the whole celebration, on one pic, she was even bear-hugging me and Chi for the family pic. Gigil! :D

Anyway, Happy Holidays!

Deadma Shield

counterflow — Wed, 15 Dec 2004 18:22:12 +0000

Sometimes it's so damn difficult to get up and out from bed... It would be easier if we get up and just say, "it's a new day and i'm off to work *big smile*... i'm ready... i'm ready... i'm ready... i'm ready... i'm ready..." (- spongebob) Sana ganun na nga lang... i-minus mo lang ang hypothermia-inducing shower (gloria! pag may heater :D), confrontations with (retard)morning-rush drivers, people-pushers sa mrt, obnoxious officemates, and whatever coaccident i would come across(aksidenteng coincidence - masyadong negative pag accident, masyadong positive pag coincidence... dun tayo sa neutral :D), i might do the "i'm ready" routine. Pero hinde, kasama sa package talaga ng umaga mo ang mga kapestehang ito. Which makes me think, how come, sometimes, we just find ourselves - home, no scratches, no bruises, no ax burried on our skull, ego still in tact, list of cuss words - untouched? Unconsciously, we made it through the day without having anything to bother us... Deadma Shield(sabay latag ng magkabilang kamay sa harap at animoy gumagawa ng malaking plato sa iyong harapan... may optional na kembot)

"What the hell is a deadma shield!?" you may find yourself saying (by the way, the term - i heard from a friend of m'wifey 8), who got it from his gay co-worker). It's nothing like what you see or hear from a sci-fi flick on tv... Its a disposition, which can be more effective if triggered by an action (see: above), to either drive back negative energy or just let it pass through without any effect whatsoever on you. Can be compared to a much smaller version "talk to the hand". Simply put, "paki ko?!"

So, sometimes talaga we just have to be focused. Papa-apekto ka ba sa lahat ng nangyayari sa paligid mo? Its perfectly fine to be conscious, but not to the extent that you let it control you. Tama, sa paggising ko bukas, pagkadilat na pagkadilat, babangon ako sa aking kinahihigaan at... (no matter how gay it sounds and looks... :D)

Deadma Shield!!!

"Tall Cafe Mocha for FREE"

counterflow — Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:49:11 +0000

Sarap ng coffee sa Starbucks. Could most likely be the staple drink for young urban professionals, (coke light comes in close second... weird, but that's another story :evil:). Aliw din ang mga tao. Such a friendly bunch of baristas... But what my friends and i are really fond of doing at Starbucks is listening to the baristas as they call the names of the customers after they prepare their coffee... We always feel the urge to give them weird names...:D

So for example, I ordered my usual tall cafe-mocha... "Tall Cafe Mocha for Dok"... What if my name is...

Reel... "Tall Cafe Mocha for REEL!" - how can you be so sure?
Shure... "Tall Cafe Mocha for Shure!" - well you prepared it, you must really know...
Gud... "Tall Cafe Mocha for GUD!" - Beri Gud 8)
Rever... "Tall Cafe Mocha for REVER!" - Solid!:D
Mi... "Tall Cafe Mocha for MI!" - Uy, coffee break mo? :D
Free... "Tall Cafe Mocha for FREE!" - Aliw, freebies... =))

Aliw! Mwehehehehehehe...

The Perfect Sermon

counterflow — Tue, 30 Nov 2004 23:11:38 +0000

Having been in the seminary for 4 years, i've seen and heard different homilies from various priests. Some could be very interesting, some sleep inducing,some could be very funny, and even some would leave you close to tears.

I guess that's how churches should encourage Sunday mass on their diocese... Give them thought provoking or inspiring homilies that their parishoners would always want to be back for more.

A very good friend of mine told me an anecdote narrated by a Filipino priest, now serving in the US...

Once I was eating at Mcdonald's. I was facing the glass wall, and so i saw this poor kid waving at me from outside, doing a rough sign language. Basically all i can understand from his hand gestures was "i can't talk, i can't hear... can i have your burger?"

I was moved by the condition of the kid. He looked thin beneath his clothes and could clearly use more than just my burger, so i also bought a kiddie meal... I told myself, at least he could have food that could last for the day and a toy which he could enjoy for at least a week. But before i could hand it to him, the security guard shooed him away. I was frustrated at the guard and quickly ran out the door to catch the kid. When i did, i smiled and gave him the kiddie meal... He then, slowly, took the bag and smiled back at me - That smile just became a "happy thought" that could last me a week, I told myself.

But something else happened, unexpectedly. As soon as he got the bag, he took off and ran all the way across the street... And then, he gave the bag of food to a legless man. The kid then turned around, smiled at me, and went on his way.

Now that smile could last me more than a lifetime.

I felt ashamed, and at the same time happy. Ashamed to realize how someone who seemed so deprived could be more able to impart such goodness to a needy stranger. Happy because i was fortunate enough to witness such manifestation of goodness, which in turn i coud share and, hopefully, touch another stranger's life.

Now that's a great sermon...

Random Snapshots

counterflow — Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:58:04 +0000

Peter's rocks... (hehehe, private joke...) I remember back in highschool. We call each other names. Some even have a couple of 'em... 1] Nognog, Negroid, 'Gro... 2] Bunganga, Tenga, Daga... 3] MasterB, Kuto, Bato, Tigidig, Kutsero... 4] Bumbay, Ahas, Jake da snake, Five-six, Kwela Umbrella... 5] Aborigenes... :D Gulay! Just realized how lame they were...

The proud pig... Remeber the story why piglets always fix their eyes on the ground? because they're ashamed that their parents are pigs... mwehehehe... moving on...

The pre-alumni-homecoming homecoming... This was also the day our kicsai site was launched (yes, i designed it - pro bono :D). Check it out! :D

Boys' Night Out

counterflow — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 19:12:34 +0000

The guy to the left is Ray... He's in Afghanistan right now working for UN. He came home last August just for a couple of days...

anyway, i should have posted this a long time ago but the tamblingboys site reached its trial period, and i'm too busy to create another one... So, to Ray, and the rest of the gang, "eto na ung picture natin nuong lumabas tayo... :D"

Ingat dude...