John Keating [talking about people in old awards ceremony photographs]:
They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you. Their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. [the students lean in] Listen, you hear it? [whispers in a raspy voice] 
Carpe — hear it? — Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys [GIRLS!], make your lives extraordinary.

Para Kay Nai, Isang Alon

 

Pag-ibig

sa panahong

digmaan

ang palaging

iniisip, sinasambit, ginagawa.

Sana naman

nagkaroon,

kahit saglit,

ng panahong umibig

bago ka nila pinaslang.

Hindi sa atin

ang digmaang

ito.

Ngunit inangkin

mo, inalagaan, inalayan

ng buhay.

Digmaan,

panahon lamang

ang

sa iyo.

Digmaan,

ipinagkait mo

ang buhay ng

isang kaibigan

ko.

 

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Enero 13, 2010

Sapagkat naalala ko ang isang pag-uusap natin tungkol sa isang kasamang marikit.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view/20100111-246729/UP-student-pal-killed-in-clash-with-troops

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