Monday, July 03, 2006
Tearjerker Reads
‘Wag na muna ang mga pelikulang nagpaiyak sa akin. Common na’yon. Ito ang mga libro, actually reading materials, na nagpaiyak sa’kin. (Well, hindi naman talaga ako lumuha pero naantig talaga ako to the point na I had to stop what I was reading dahil naapektuhan talaga ako.)
Noli Me Tangere, Barilan sa Lawa Chapter. Though a voracious reader, wala talaga akong tiyagang magbasa ng mga mahahabang nobela. Fiction pa. Mas enjoy talaga ako sa non-fiction articles ng Reader’s Digest na matatapos mo nang isang basahan. Medyo nag-enjoy lang ako sa required novels nu’ng high school na Ibong Adarna at Florante at Laura. But Noli, ah, that’s a different thing. I found myself reading it kahit hindi pa required ‘yung ilang chapters. Tapos I remember I was reading the Chapter on Barilan sa Lawa at home while lying down on a sofa. ‘Yung part na lumalangoy si Ibarra at paulit-ulit siyang pinagbabaril ng mga kawal. Nakikita pang lumalabas-labas ang ulo niya sa tubig (malamang nagbe-breaststroke siya) hanggang sa dumating na’yung panahon na hindi na muling lumabas ang ulo niya.
Reader’s Digest, Story of Korean Families. For as far as I can remember nagbabasa na’ko ng Reader’s Digest. Marami kasi nu’n sa bahay namin. Meron pa nga kaming mga copies na mas matanda pa sa’kin. As in ang ads ‘yung Toyotal Corolla na may dalawang bilog na headlights endorsed by Ryan Cayabyab na naka-bell bottoms at afro! Totoo ‘to! Reader’s Digest din ang binabasa ko tuwing Holy Week dahil nu’ng wala pang cable talagang off the air ang mga TV stations, minsan Holy Monday pa lang! Tapos bawal ang radyo, bawal mag-ingay at bawal maglaro kasi kapag nasugatan hindi na gagaling…Tignan ko lang kung hindi ka matututong magbasa to stay sane (Hmmm…hindi yata nag-work sa’kin).
Anyway, there was this story about families separated when Korea divided into North and South. Meron akong naalalalang passage when a young boy saw his parents and siblings sail away to Pyongyang and that was the last time he ever saw them again. Pagkabasa ko na “last time he ever saw them again,” I just had to stop reading for a while…Pero may happy ending naman, na-reunite sila nu’ng matandang-matandan na ‘yung magkakapatid.
Reader’s Digest, Story of a Board Game Inventor. Isa pa’tong Reader’s Digest gem. Apparently merong isang board game na ginagamit ng mga counselors to facilitate open communication. Para siyang game where you pick a card and you have to answer the personal question written. Anecdote ng inventor, he played the game with rich neighbors tapos ang nabunot ng question ng kanyang perfect neighbor is “What makes you sad?” or something to that effect. And they thought she would have a hard time thinking of something because she’s beautiful, rich, smart. Tapos ito ang kuwento niya na talagang na pang-Maalaala Mo Kaya: When she was still a young girl her mother deemed her too old for kisses. So what she did was everytime her mom would leave, she would dish out from the trash bin the tissue with which her mom blotted her lipstick and she would kiss that ‘till it’s worn out. O, ‘di ba?
Noli Me Tangere, Barilan sa Lawa Chapter. Though a voracious reader, wala talaga akong tiyagang magbasa ng mga mahahabang nobela. Fiction pa. Mas enjoy talaga ako sa non-fiction articles ng Reader’s Digest na matatapos mo nang isang basahan. Medyo nag-enjoy lang ako sa required novels nu’ng high school na Ibong Adarna at Florante at Laura. But Noli, ah, that’s a different thing. I found myself reading it kahit hindi pa required ‘yung ilang chapters. Tapos I remember I was reading the Chapter on Barilan sa Lawa at home while lying down on a sofa. ‘Yung part na lumalangoy si Ibarra at paulit-ulit siyang pinagbabaril ng mga kawal. Nakikita pang lumalabas-labas ang ulo niya sa tubig (malamang nagbe-breaststroke siya) hanggang sa dumating na’yung panahon na hindi na muling lumabas ang ulo niya.
Reader’s Digest, Story of Korean Families. For as far as I can remember nagbabasa na’ko ng Reader’s Digest. Marami kasi nu’n sa bahay namin. Meron pa nga kaming mga copies na mas matanda pa sa’kin. As in ang ads ‘yung Toyotal Corolla na may dalawang bilog na headlights endorsed by Ryan Cayabyab na naka-bell bottoms at afro! Totoo ‘to! Reader’s Digest din ang binabasa ko tuwing Holy Week dahil nu’ng wala pang cable talagang off the air ang mga TV stations, minsan Holy Monday pa lang! Tapos bawal ang radyo, bawal mag-ingay at bawal maglaro kasi kapag nasugatan hindi na gagaling…Tignan ko lang kung hindi ka matututong magbasa to stay sane (Hmmm…hindi yata nag-work sa’kin).
Anyway, there was this story about families separated when Korea divided into North and South. Meron akong naalalalang passage when a young boy saw his parents and siblings sail away to Pyongyang and that was the last time he ever saw them again. Pagkabasa ko na “last time he ever saw them again,” I just had to stop reading for a while…Pero may happy ending naman, na-reunite sila nu’ng matandang-matandan na ‘yung magkakapatid.
Reader’s Digest, Story of a Board Game Inventor. Isa pa’tong Reader’s Digest gem. Apparently merong isang board game na ginagamit ng mga counselors to facilitate open communication. Para siyang game where you pick a card and you have to answer the personal question written. Anecdote ng inventor, he played the game with rich neighbors tapos ang nabunot ng question ng kanyang perfect neighbor is “What makes you sad?” or something to that effect. And they thought she would have a hard time thinking of something because she’s beautiful, rich, smart. Tapos ito ang kuwento niya na talagang na pang-Maalaala Mo Kaya: When she was still a young girl her mother deemed her too old for kisses. So what she did was everytime her mom would leave, she would dish out from the trash bin the tissue with which her mom blotted her lipstick and she would kiss that ‘till it’s worn out. O, ‘di ba?
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