kung helicopter ka, anong presyo mo?
Libre sa gusto kong dalhin sa alapaap.
Libre rin kung ang pagsakay sa akin ay ang magiging sanhi ng pag-ahon niya mula sa kalunos-lunos na sitwasyon (parang rescue mission).
MAHAL kung trip mo lang ipagyabang na na-experience mo ang helicopter (at talagang damang-dama ko ang kabastusan ng metaphor na ito).
Mahal din kung gusto mo lang sumakay ng helicopter para tingalain ka ng mga maiiwan mo sa baba.
Pero sulit. Sulit ang helicopter na to.
What are the literary elements in Forgotten language? (i.e. “malalim” na Tagalog)
I’m not sure. I don’t know. Not my expertise, I guess?
How do I ask a friend if he/she’d like to be a friend with benefits?
How intimate are you with each other?
If you guys have been through a lot, I don’t think it’s wise to consider that situation. But if as friends you’ve only known each other quite recently or superficially (a badly put term, sorry), then it’s ok.
Start by hanging out in more intimate places. Like bars, moviehouses. Avoid hanging out in “safe” zones like The Mall, or in school/the office.
Engage in non-verbal flirting. Press your body closer to him/her when dancing in the bar, or lean towards him/her while watching a movie. Glance at his/her eyes more often than friends do.
AVOID TALKING about other people you are interested in, but do inquire about the boy/girl that he/she likes. This sets the parameters that you’re not looking for anything exclusive, and he/she is free to chase the girl/guy of his dreams.
Use technology. The wonderful thing about mobile technology—and by that, I mean phones—is that we get to communicate on an intimate level… from a distance. If you feel a bit frisky, or after you’ve communicated NON-VERBALLY your intent, maybe you can start venturing into more dangerous territory. Send that naughty text message and see how she/he will react!
Play your cards right, and keep a poker face on. See how you can coach it out of him/her first.
Girls usually have this thing where they go pukin’ drunk when it’s just the two of you. Girls ARE smart, they won’t drink more than they can handle unless they’re with people they trust. So, if a girl gets really drunk and there’s just the two of you, she’s telling you something. I’m NOT ENCOURAGING taking advantage of a drunk girl, but UNLESS YOU HAD A HAND IN GETTING HER DRUNK, then it’s insulting to think she’ll actually drink more than she could.
So why do girls have to act drunk just to make the first move? Because society forces undue “propriety” on them. Because Filipino society has this thing against women being more forward than men. I say, DOWN WITH THAT. It’s basically the same concept why “consentual rape” is an element in Pinoy pocketbook romances: Guy and girl fights, girl slaps guy, guy forces girl to kiss, girl slaps guy again (“bastos!”), guy kisses the girl again, and then girl “eventually gives in”. There’s this concept of “eventually giving in” in our psyche/consciousness that is very, very, very dangerous. It re-affirms the old way of thinking that girls can be forced into liking sex: boys think they SHOULD force sex, and girls think they should get FORCED first. I really really really really feel uncomfortable watching those scenes on TV and in the movies.
Hugot ba sa totong buhay ang mga batutean hirits niyo? O tamang para may maihirit lang?
Yung iba, oo. May pinaghuhugutan dahil may pinagbaunan (sabi nga ni Dakila). Yung iba, kathang isip lang.
Minsan may mga sinusulat kami na taliwas sa personal naming pananaw. Kailangan kasi ang dynamics ng Balagtasan/Batutean ay Point-Counterpoint-SM Centerpoint. So kung yung isa, Pro-Choice (Abortion) yung isa dapat Pro-Life.
Parang court of law ang Batutean/Balagtasan eh. It’s not about what you believe in, or what the truth is. It’s about what you can prove, it’s about how well you can argue a point.
Kumusta ang “Wag Mong Salingin”? -nida ;p
On hold muna this month. hahaha… Sabi ko sa sarili ko, hold ko muna personal projects for a month kasi I’ve committed to the Philippine International Arts Festival at I start working full time again kasi. I’ll take February as an “inspiration break”. March na uli ako mag-commit to it, tutal wala pa naman kaming matinding shows on March.
Hehehe.
Nagkaka-angasan ba ang Batutes? Kung oo, bakit mehganon?
Definitely. Una, siguro dahil pare-pareho kaming lalake. Pangalawa, dahil artists kami at may kanya-kanya kaming ego. Ego naman talaga ang unang tinatamaan sa mga collaborative efforts kahit sa anong larangan. Pangatlo, dahil mataas ang tingin namin sa ginagawa namin, naaapektohan kami ng pressure. Kailangan yun eh. Kung hindi elevated ang tingin mo sa ginagawa mo, kung wala kang respect sa ginagawa mo, wag mo na lang gawin. Mag open mic night ka na lang forever.
Part talaga siya. We just have to handle it and manage it better.
What does it feel like to be part of The Batutes?
You mean, HOW?
Mahirap. Kasi, as I’ve said, tatlo kayong artist who must work together as a team. Ngayon na-e-experience na namin yung ganong hirap. I’m committed to it, but I’ve also committed to a day job recently, so I’m still in a period of adjustment where I have to compromise one for the other.
Pero it’s fun. It’s like we’re in a rockband. Except we don’t have any instruments. The Batutes is very much a band, for all our intent and purpose. We find it hard to function with a member missing.
bakit sobrang nakakaakit ang mga mahirap makuha?
Kasi inherent in our human nature yung need to achieve, and the more we can’t achieve something, the more we are challenged to strive harder for it.
As a safeguard to that—para di naman lahat ng tao ma-krung-krung—we also have a built in defense mechanism where we deny the need for the things we don’t need. That’s why hindi lahat ng tao umiiyak na “gustong ko nang bagong helicopter!” pero yung mga can-afford magkaroon ng bagong helicopter, nagiging MAHALAGA to their very existence ang magkaroon ng bagong helicopter… more important na nga than having, say, a functional family.
Yung mga taong mahirap makuha, para silang helicopter. Wag sila masyadong magpataas ng presyo dahil at some point, DOM na lang makaka-afford sa kanila, so good luck.
Mataas ang pangarap namin. Pangarap naming magka-conference room.
The Batutes. Ang BOSS ng Philippine performance poetry.
Since writer ka, I’ll ask you this question: I have two friends who are writers. Last week, medyo nagka-away kami. ‘Di naman talaga away. Nagkapikunan lang. So the question is, do you think they’ll love a Moleskine notebook as a peace offering?
I hope so. Dagdagan natin ng sariling domain para group nila para sulit.
On my laptops keyboard (QWERTY) there are some ridges on the F and J buttons, what are they for?
It’s for a system of typing called Touch Typing. Para madali mo masense yung proper positioning of the figners, may ridges sa F and J keys bilang marker ng mga hintuturo.
May touch typing class kami nung high school. Boring siya, pero we treated it like a video game. Pataasan ng score in terms of Words Per Minute so natuto naman kami. I think as a writer, ako ang pinaka-nagbenefit from that class kasi I get to keep up better with my thoughts when I’m writing eh.
nagsisimula nanaman akong mag ala call center agent. haha
Oi, MALVAR! Bakit ang aga mo magising?
The Batutes
Philippine International Arts Festival
Feb 07, 2010 - 4pm - Glorietta 4 Park (“Sa may mga dolphins.”)
Watch.
The Batutes
Philippine International Arts Festival
Feb 07 2010, Glorietta 4 Park (“Sa may mga dolphins.”)
