fly with mhe

Got back from Cebu City early this morning. I was at Cebu City for only  20 hours, spent 18 of the 20 hours with my siblings. Its back to the usual working life again. But at least I got to spend time with them even though how short it is. It was a holiday indeed. We went to MV Logos Hope, the famous floating bookstore. I have always wanted to visit this boat. I had visited its sister ship, Doulos twice when it docked at CDO and Cebu City years ago. But this visit is a privilege since we were given a tour of the ship, which is not part of their service. There are 200 crews from 50 different nations. They multi-task and take care of their own. We got to see their mess hall, their theater, the bridge and meet some of the crew before going back to the book fair. Of course, no Logos tour is complete without buying some of their books which we got for bargain. Imagine, bought 3 McGraw-Hill academic books for Php500, that’s a bargain. My eyes had their feast, if not for the limited resources. Nonetheless, I consider it a treat to have visited the ship in their once in 10years visit to the queen city of the south. After a heart-filled dimsum lunch, we were off to UP Cebu to witness their cosplay. It was their college days and cosplay was part of their contest and program. My sis and Isai enjoyed the visit as they were anime spotting. Then to Ayala Terraces for a dinner treat and some bonding.

Though the visit was so short, I enjoyed iy immensely. I miss my younger sibs, since they were so close to me. They have gone to Cebu City to work. Time really flies. We used to flock into my room and just stare into the ceiling or pinch and tease each other. Missed those days.

A month after the Sendong, how is the city? Recovering? Na-ah.. Not with all this political drama and bickering. All politics and no action. Not even a hint of mercy for the victims that the political powers put in harm’s way.

We went to Balulang this afternoon to help our friends clean up their house. It was my first time to go there by commute after the tragedy. It is still evident in some streets that  there were no actions or help extended in some areas. One area is still in mud and deemed impassable. One affected area I passed by everyday still has muddy street and it seemed like no one cared enough since houses in that area were washed out. And, take note, I haven’t seen any group or just anyone cleaning up there. I once saw groups of people in the city hall cleaning. Yet it was not the city hall premises who needs help, its the community. No one lives in the city hall premises, and nothing needs to be cleaned there except for the cemented ground which they use as parking lots for government vehicles parked idly there. Plus there is this bickering and finger pointing of who’s to blame and all. There were exchanges of words concerning a higher political power. All through all that, I haven’t read in the newspaper about him giving a statement about all the fuzz. Its the son defending the king of all its actions. Where could he be? I haven’t even seen pictures of him mingling with the people he said he loved because ‘they’ put him in position. Not forgetting also that the king takes all the credit of all the donations sent through his office.

After a month, has the government done enough? More so, has the king been doing his work? I may be so judgmental but these disapproval has come from years back. Pardon me.

I acquired a second-hand touch screen phone recently. Honestly, I didn’t want to own high-end phones, not for its features but because it cost big to my wallet and I can’t easily pull it out from my bag or pocket in the streets. Yeah it has a cam, fm radio, music player, memo, task pad, dictionary, etc. It sure cost a lot, if I bought it brand new. Call me thrift, but a phone such as that  is not a good investment for me. Let’s just say, its not bad trying to get used to phones as this anyway. Along with this, is the fact that I have to give up my ordinary Nokia phone I use for 6 years now. I like that phone, I could use it to make a call, send and receive text messages even in the middle of the street or even when I’m not looking at it. In 6 years, I haven’t even replaced its battery pack, haven’t bought a new charger, haven’t bought a cover replacement, or even bought any protection on it. As of every phone, this one have emotional attachment with me. Say that I have emotional separation anxiety with this. The good thing is, I’m giving it to Kevinski, at least I get to use and see every now and then. Yet still, with an attachment such as that, it thugs.

I used to ride with the wonderment of the full moon. I used to look at it for minutes just staring in awe, admiring His creation. I used to, and still do trace and identify star formations; big dipper, small dipper, Orion’s belt, etc. I used to be linguistically productive during full moon. I had observed that I could write poems and prose during and nearing the full moon. I missed that though. I had been out of touch with that part when I got busy with career and started building walls around me. I reverie in the beauty of it, until now. I was reminded that being that way is not at all bad, or weird in any way. Forgot that the full moon encourages me to look inside and get in touch with myself. The part that I distance myself from when work and other emotional baggage started to cloud in.

Blogger’s block.

My laptop is back. Beloved bro asked to bring it with him to Cebu for some very, very important repairs.

Need to get back to work, finish these test papers and submit it tonight.

The sky was clear last night, the moon bright though its not yet full. The atmosphere serene. I took a leave from work yesterday to rest, use my allotted sick leave for the year and maybe have my laundry. Sadly though, there’s no water coming out from our faucet yesterday. Plan fail. Reality, we plan for things to do in an hour, in a day. Forgetting that there’s Someone out there who loves you so much and is in control. Instead of sulking in my house with no water, I got a text  and went out. I went with my friends and distributed kitchen utensils and water to residents in Kala-kala, Macasandig and to an organization of persons with disability in Consolacion. Not a bad day at all. Some bonding time with a friend from Cebu City and some friends here. Dinner. Then off to do my 3 weeks worth of laundry. The sky was clear, the moon bright, the atmosphere serene. So quiet that it solicits for  a melancholic like me to stare at the moon above and reverie.