Mga Makabagong Laruan

“Sawsaw suka mahuli taya”
“Tagutaguan maliwanag ang buwan”

Ilan lamang yan sa mga linya ng larong aking kinahiligan nuong aking kabataan. Kasama ang aking mga pinsan at mga kaibigan, tuwing hapon pagkalabas sa eskwelahan iba’t ibang laro na ang aming pinagkakaabalahan. Andyan ang habulan, patintero, taguan, agawan base, baseball (na ang gamit na pamalo ay tsinelas or kawayan), luksong baka, luksong tinik at kung ano-ano pa. Sa mga ganoong laro ay kuntento na kame. At animo’y walang pagsidlan ang kasiyahan na aming nadarama kapag kami’y nananalo.

Natatandaan ko pa na minsan inaabot pa ako ng gabi sa kalye o sa kapitbahay at sinusundo pa ng nanay dahil maghahapunan na. At minsan dahil din sa pagkahirati sa paglalaro ay napapalo dahil sa libag ng aking damit pag uwi lalo na’t hindi pa sementado ang aming kalye nuon.

Subalit sa pagdaan ng panahon at pag-usad ng teknolohiya ay ang pagdating nga mga makabagong laruan, kagaya ng computers at iba pang gadyets.  Kung noon ay sikat ka na kapag may FAMILY COMPUTER kayo sa bahay o GAMEBOY, ngayon ay mas sikat ka kapag mayroon kang PSP, PS2, Wii, o XBox. Mawawala ka rin sa sirkulasyon kung di mo alam ang mga usong laro sa computer na kinalolokohan at pinagkakagastusan ng mga kabataan ngayon. Kasabay din ng mga gadyets na ito ang pagsikat ng mga “networking sites” tulad ng Facebook, kung saan ay maraming bata ang nahihikayat na sumali dahil din sa iba’t ibang laro na makikita dito.

Ganyan ang buhay ng mga kabataan ngayon, pagkatapos ng eskwela tiyak na kaharap na agad ang mga “gaming consoles” o kung hindi naman ay sa mga “computer shops” mo na sila makikita. Minsan nga eh tumtakas pa sa klase ang iba, makapaglaro lang nang mga paborito nilang RPG. Ang iba nga eh nakukuha pang magsinungaling sa mga magulang na kesyo pumapasok daw ngunit kung pupuntahan mo sa eskwelahan ay hindi mo makikita sapagkat andun sa mga laruan at nagdo-DOTA.

Dahil sa pagdagsa ng mga makabagong laruan na ito at mga makabagong laro, unti-unti (kung hindi pa man) nang nagkakalimutan ang mga kinagisnan nating laro. Bibihira na tayo makakita ng mga batang naglalaro sa kalye at naghahabulan. Napakadalang na natin marinig sa mga bata ng mga sinaunang linya ng mga laro na dati nating kinagiliwan. Animo’y wala na ngang bata ang naglalaro ng turumpo ngayon o nang lastiko. Kakaunti na rin ang mga batang naglalaro nang taguan sa gabi. Dahil kung di man sila nagkukulong sa kwarto nila at naglalaro ng kanilang PSP at computer o nakalog-in sa Facebook at nagpa-Farmville, eh mga nasa pinakamalapit na computer shops naman.

Ito rin siguro ang dahilan kung bakit ang daming bata ngayon ang nagtatabaan, dahil kulang na sila sa mga aktibidad na huhubog sa kanilang katawan. Palibhasa’y ang mga makagong laruan ngayon ay ginagamit na lang nang nakaupo at mga daliri na lang ang naeehersisyo.

Sa mga pagbabagong ito, hindi ba nakakalungkot isipin na unti-unti na talagang naglalaho ang mga laro na dapat ay isinasalin natin sa mga bagong henerasyon. Oo nga’t malaki din naman ang tulong ng mga makabagong teknolohiya sa ating pag-usad at pag-unlad, ngunit sana’y kasabay nga mga pagbabagong ito ang pagpapanatili ng mga lumang laro na ating kinagisnan. Hindi naman siguro masama na pagsamahin ang makabagong teknolohiya sa lumang kultura. Sa ganoong pamamaraan makaksabay tayo sa pagusad ng panahon ngunit hindi naman natin iiwan at kakalimutan ang kahapon.
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“Sa pagbabago ng panahon, wag sana tayo makalimot sa kahapon”

Kalahok para sa kategoryang Blog (Freestyle) ng Saranggola Blog Awards 2011

*Ang mga larawan ay hango sa Google,ibinibigay ang kredito sa mga may-ari

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*Ang akdang ito ay nagkamit ng ika-2 karangalan sa Saranggola Blog Awards 2011 BlogGaling Category at Finalist sa BlogSikat Category

Karapatang Makapaglaro

Oh anong ligaya na tayo’y makakita
Mga batang nagtatakbuhan, duon sa may plasa
Animo’y walang pagod, sa kakalaro
Inaabot na nang gabi, sa pakikihalubilo

Ngunit hindi lahat ng bata, ay may pagkakataon
Na makipaglaro sa kapwa bata, sa lahat ng panahon
Dahil sa kahirapang dinadanas, ng mga Pilipino
Maraming bata ang sadlak, sa pagbabanat ng buto

Mga batang wala pang muwang, ay nagtatrabaho na
Upang makatulong sa kanilang pamilya
Imbes na sa palaruan ang kanilang puntahan
Sa bukid o bundok ng basura sila matatagpuan

Ano kayang naglalaro sa kanilang isipan
Tuwing makakakita sila ng mga batang, nagtatakbuhan
Panibugho o galit, dahil sa kanilang kalagayan
Na ni minsa’y di man lang, nakahawak nang laruan

Imbes na robot at manika ang kanilang libangan
Kariton at basura, ang kanilang tangan-tangan
Dahil sa karukhaan na kanilang kinasadlakan
Wala silang magawa kundi magtiis na lamang

Ngunit ako’y umaasa na darating rin
Ang panahong mga batang ito’y maglalaro din
Hahawak ng laruan, at sa plasa’y magtatakbuhan
Uuwi nang bahay, na puno ng kasiyahan

Pangarap na laruan ay kanilang makukuha
Maraming oras sa paglalaro, ang matatamasa
Karapatang makapaglaro sana’y maisakatuparan
Sa tanong na kung kelan, basta kumapit ka lamang

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Ang tula na ito ay kalahok sa Saranggola Blog Awards 2011

Lobo

“Ako ay may lobo lumipad sa langit, di ko na nakita pumutok na pala”

Sino nga ba sa atin ang hindi nagkagusto sa mga makukulay na lobo. Halos lahat ng mga dumaan sa pagkabata ay nakahiligan ang mga ito. Hindi ba’t napakasarap pangarapin na lumipad kasama ang mga lobo?

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Ang photoblog na ito ay kalahok sa Saranggola Blog Awards 2011

Bida Pilipinas 1st Edition (Shamcey Supsup and Pinoy Support)

In honoring the best of the Philippines, it’s locations, people, food and anything Pinoy, this will be the space to showcase what Filipinos can offer to the world. And on its 1st edition  Bida Pilipinas features the recent feat of the Philippines in the recent Miss Universe pageant.

Miss Universe, Shamcey and Pinoys

Photo taken from Flickr by Bruce C.

After weeks of preparations and excitement from the spectators, the new Miss Universe was crowned earlier this morning (Sep 13,2011 Manila time). On it’s 60th edition held in Sau Paolo Brazil. The judges gave their nod to Leila Lopes to become Angola’s first Miss Universe in history, while making Philippines bet Shamcey Supsup the 3rd Runner-up.

During the coronation night, Shamcey was really favored to win, getting 2nd spot on the fan votes for the swimsuit and evening gown competitions. During the Q&A portion when Shamcey was asked by American actress Viveca Fox if she will change religious belief to marry the person she loves, she answered “If I had to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love because the first person that I love is God who created me and I have my faith and my principles and this is what makes me who I am. And if that person loves me, he should love my God too.” On that moment many people (specially pinoys) expected her to get the crown because on that segment she also topped the fan votes, vesting other final 5 finalist.

Then came the announcement of winners, China was annouced 4th Runner-up, then Philippines was next called as the 3rd Runner-up, followed by Brazil and Ukraine as 2nd and 1st Runner-ups respectively and Angola getting the title.

With that announcement many got disappointed as Shamcey had the nicest answers among them. And even without getting the title she should be placed on a higher spot. Talks on the Twitter and Facebook are also centered in disappointments over the results, some even joked on what judge Lea Salonga should have asked Leila so that she didn’t get the crown. But after all, it’s a contest one is really bound to win over the others. And as what Shamcey herself also said, she has already accepted and she was happy with the result so let’s all accept it also.

What’s nice about this whole story is the fact that we really see how Filipinos can be united behind a fellow Filipino competing with other countries. That for a couple of hours we set aside differences and get united in rallying behind a countrymen representing the name of our country and wearing our country’s colors. May it be in sports when Pacquiao is fighting inside the ring, The Azkals battling it out on the fields, Efren “Bata” Reyes striking on the billiards table and The Phillipine Dragot Boat Team paddling on the foreign seas, our clock suddenly stops just to watch and cheer for our “Kababayans”, and that’s what’s good about us Filipinos.

I just hope that this unity that we show during competitions and pageants will not just be for a couple of hours or even for a day, why shouldn’t we do it everyday? And if that happens I believe we can achieve the progress and development that we longed wanted.

So to every Filipino who brings pride to our country THANK YOU, you makes us prouder Pinoys. And for this current event, thank you Shamcey you brought delight to our country.
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“When the name of the country is at stake, Filipino support is always the loudest”

10 of 9/11

World Trace Center Twin towers on Fire.Photo from Flickr by Cyril Attias

Today, the world, specially the United States, commemorate a dark day in their history. It was a decade ago when the famous Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York fell down as 2 hijacked commercial planes crashed on it.

I was in 3rd year college then, and as a regular viewer of news programs, I regularly surf channels when I know news shows are on. It was in NBN Channel 4 that I first knew about the incident. NBN4 have a tie-up then with Fox News so every primetime evening they are showing Fox News Programs.

At first I thought it was a simple case of a burning building being shown on TV, but moments later when a plane flying around the world trade center building suddenly crashed on the other tower, changed my view of the things. On that very moment the seemingly simple news turned out to be a world history breaking in front of my eyes. Different local news programs also picked up that incident and confirmed that indeed it was terror attack. It was also reported that other series of attacks have occurred in other parts of the US. One in the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia and the other in Pennsylvania which was supposed to be heading towards The White house or The Capitol Compound.

Who would have known that a country such as United States, known for its power would be trespassed by terrorists. With its highly skilled intelligence agencies and the ‘superpower’ country that they are, it was really unexpected to see such event.

Days later US most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden admitted via a video recording that he was the one responsible for attacks. Due to that then US President George W. Bush launched its War on Terror program aimed at capturing Bin Laden and giving justice to the 2 thousand lives taken by that act of terrorism.

Now after 10 years what does it changed? What lessons have been brought about by this massive terror actions? The US may have already killed the main perpetrator (as Bin Laden is already dead), but are they now safer from another threat of terror attack?

This 9/11 incident is not only about the US and their war against terror. Every human being who are advocating a peaceful living here on this world are all part of this scenario. We may not be Americans but we are all humans. We Filipinos are also poised with this imminent threat of terror specially that links to the Al-Qaeda terror group are traced in Mindanao. And we have also experienced many incidents involving terrorist groups in the country and they’re still continuing to terrorize.

I think what we should learn from this is to be vigilant. To look after the welfare of each other. To cease everyday as our last because the rage of terror will always be there waiting for another opportunity. Terrorism is not only about Osama Bin Laden. Yes he may have died, but his group is still alive and anytime they can attack again. The quest for peace doesn’t end by merely killing the mastermind, but killing the root of it’s existence. Because it doesn’t matter how many terror leaders are killed if the core still exist, terrorism will continue.
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“Fighting terrorism is not unlike fighting a deadly cancer. It can’t be treated just where it’s visible – every diseased cell in the body must be destroyed.” – David Hackworth