Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Martial Law Babies

Ms. Universe question: if you were born in a different time, what time will it be?

Wala akong definite answer sa tanong na yan,

minsan naiisip ko na sana nabuhay ako ng panahon ng lord of the rings.. then again fictional lang pala yun. minsan naman Renaissance, minsan naman panahon ni Jesus Christ or panahon nila Jose Rizal...

Walang definite answer until last sunday. I finished reading reading a book, it's actually a graphic novel (yey! panay drawings) entitled Martial Law Babies by Arnold Arre (Man! I enjoyed reading your book!) hence my answer to the Ms. Universe question is.. during the time of Martial Law (mga 1971 hanggang 1975 mga ganyan year). Technically I am still born during Martial law (1983) but i am more of 80's to 90's kid.

Iba pa rin siguro ang feeling parang ang sarap ng grade school ka ng 1970's. High school ka ng 1980's at grumaduweyt ka ng college at sumabak sa workforce ng pagpasok ng dekada nobenta.

Bakit?

Kase in effect I will be in my mid 30's to late 30's now - 2009. More than a decade after college.mga 15 years or more na akong nagtatrabaho.

Weird ba?

HIndi naman. I always consider myself as an old soul. Not too old though. mid to late 30's old/young lang. Wala lang. Siguro kase kung asa 30's na ako ngayon.. nakabukod na ako sa magulang ko, nagmamaneho na ako ng sarili kong sasakyan at masaya sa trabaho ko or at least yun yung feeling ko or gusto kong maramdaman.

Or maybe I'm running away from the present that's why I'm so eager to grow old.

hay..

Basta Martiaw Law babies. Isa kang good read. sabi mo nga..

it's A STORY OF LIVING, LOVING AND LEAVING

.. from my generations to your...



Thanks!



Nostalgia. isa kang trip to memory lane. ang saya balikan ng nakaraan.


mga lumang pelikula. lumang tutugin. lumang laruan. lumang palaruan. lumang damit.


ang sarap balikan nung ako'y bata pa.
grade 1 ng 1990,
grumaduweyt ng high school ng 2000.
nagtapos ng kolehiyo ng 2004.
5 taong ng nagtatrabaho ng ngayon 2009.

not yet made. but I swear I WILL BE..










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