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The Serpent Bearer
Magelane V. Leoparte
It was 13 of January when I was watching the news. Suddenly, I heard about the 13th sign of the Zodiac; I ignored it. The next day, my classmates were talking about the new Zodiac sign: the OPHIUCHUS. Suddenly, WHOA! I am now the great romantic Leo from a meticulous Virgo. What the fudge? This is just all because of the shift in Earth’s alignment. This encouraged me to know what others’ view about this. People I know, including me, were aghast about the news on the reassignment of dates in the Zodiacs. I often surf the net and read blogs. And there were lots of vicious feedbacks regarding their new Zodiac Sign. Some changed, some did not. I listed various reactions that are remarkable. “Your personality traits can’t just change overnight. Come on, they’re meaning to tell me I’ve been living 20 years as a Sagittarius and all of the sudden I’m a freaking snake bearer? Hell no.” –Gemma. This one’s violent. “Sign has been around since the ancient Babylonians thousand of years ago. It’s a great sign! -- they say really special people are born in this time.” –Haiku Molly. I guess Haiku likes the setting. “I just lost my Sagittarius status and I am very upset over it. But traits don’t change. I have seen many people not behaving to the traits of their horoscope.” –Anonymous. So do me. The question is: Is this for real? For me, it isn’t. Why? It’s because I haven’t read a horoscope of an Ophiuchus in a newspaper or on the net, have you? Besides, more people don’t believe in this. I am still the Virgo that everybody used to know. Traits don’t change like what the anon said. Though you’re not acting like your zodiac sign, being yourself is enough. So whether the news is true or not, live your life as if you never before. Never mind the zodiacs; one’s fortune is based to oneself. Seek to God and He will never fail you. th
www.pncherald.wordpress.com ng bra, dahil minsan hindi na kumportable at minsan masakit – pwede pang maging sanhi ng cancer (na ikamamatay mo!) – ay magsusuot na lamang ng bra – bra na para sa mga lalaki – para hindi ka na lang masisi at tahimik na lang ang buhay mo. Sana ay may mabago sa sitwasyong ito. Alam mo ba kung bakit may “bra-burning” sa America noon? Alam mo ba kung bakit may mga babae na hindi talaga nagsusuot ng bra? Alam mo ba kung bakit ganito ang kalakaran ng mundo tungkol sa mga babae? Maging aware ka sana at magbasa-basa! At kung may lalaking magkukumento ng negatibo dito sa article na ito, malamang, isa siya sa mga lalaking pinalaki ng tradisyonal. (Comments to this article may be submitted to the PnC Herald office or e-mailed to literaryfeatures@yahoo.com)
Ang Huwaran
Magelane V. Leoparte
Ano nga ba ang iyong nagagawa bilang estudyante ng paaralan? O kaya naman ay bilang guro? Bilang mag-aaral, hindi ka lamang pumapasok upang mag-aral ng leksyon kundi may responsibilidad ka din para sa paaralan. Lalo na kung ito ay sasalamin sa iyong kinabukasan. Sa lagay ng ating unibersidad, hindi magandang puro negatibo ang naririnig sa murang edad nito. Pitong taon pa lamang tayo ngunit sari-saring paninira na mula sa kanyang nasasakupan. Hindi ba nila nababatid na sila’y nabibilang din sa tinatawag nilang huli? Hindi masama ang magkaroon ng opinyon, kung ito’y hindi maganda, maaari namang positibo na lamang at mag-isip ng paraan upang lalong mapabuti ang iyong pinapasukan. Wala nang mahihiling pa sa mababang matrikula ng pamantasan, ano kaya ang magagawa mo upang makabawi man lang? Lagi ka bang tututol sa mga batas? Hindi susunod sa alituntunin? Sisirain ang mga lamesa’t silya? Magpapakalat ng mga mensahe nang hindi ka nagpapakilala? Sadya bang ganito ang ating likas? Nakakalungkot isiping may mga taong ganito. Walang institusyong perpekto. Ang hinihiling lamang ay ang iyong kaunting pagtulong at pagsuporta. Tigilan na sana ang anumalya, bagkus ay magkaisa. Bago magreklamo’y unawain muna kung ano ba ang dahilan. At ‘wag kalilimutang dumaing sa tamang kinauukulan. Iwasang hindi magpakilala, maging matapang ka. Marami pa ring naniniwala sa kakayahan ng bawat isa na mapaunlad ang Pamantasan. Isa ka ba sa kanila? Kung oo, ako’y saludo sa ‘yo. Hindi mahalaga ang kamalian kung ika’y nagmamahal. Sama-sama tayong magbago at makiisa sa pag-unlad ng Pamantasan.
Criteria for Judging Via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiuchus
BRA for MEN LynnBb3 Kung ako ang masusunod, hindi ako magsusuot ng bra. Bukod sa nakakalimita ito sa paggalaw ko, medyo nahihirapan akong pumili ng talagang sakto sa ‘kin. Naiinis lang ako kapag alanganin sa cup ang sukat ko. (Ginawa pang kanin ang dibdib ko!) Kaya napagtanto ko – PARA SA MGA LALAKI ANG BRA. Bakit ko nasabi ito? Sige, isa-isahin natin ang mga realidad. Sa tuwing pipili ka ng bra, ang pinipili mo ay yung makakapagpaganda sa hulma ng hinaharap mo; panget ang nakalawlaw – dapat “firm” or “contoured”. Para kanino? Dapat may “cleavage”. Para kanino? At kailangang maganda ang design ng bra – floral, stripes, o plaid. Para kanino? Hindi ba’t ikaw lang naman ang makakakita niyan? Unless, of course, isusuot mo siya sa ilalim ng blouse mong manipis para makita ng maraming tao kung ano ang hitsura ng bra mo. Sa bahay, maginhawa ang hindi naka-bra. Maaliwalas sa pakiramdam, nakakagalaw ka ng maige, at hindi issue ang cleavage. Pero kapag mamamalengke ka saglit o may bibilhin lang sa tindahan sa may kapitbahay, tiyak magsusuot ka ng bra o kukuha ng tuwalyang pantakip sa hinaharap mo. Baka kasi may makakita sa malaya mong dibdib at kung ano pa ang isipin nila. (Nakikitingin na nga lang, mareklamo pa!) Ang nasa isip mo siguro parang malaswa ka kapag hinayaan mong nakabuyangyang ang iyong boobs. Ikaw ang bastos, ikaw ang malandi, ikaw ang nang-aakit. MALI! Maling-mali, kapatid. Tayo ay nakatira sa isang lipunan kung saan ang mga lalaki ay pinalaki ng tradisyonal – pwedengpwede nilang gawin ang gusto nila dahil pinapayagan sila. Pwede silang mamboso, mang-harrass, manghipo, “magbiro” ng bastos, at mang-rape – dahil kaya nila. At ang masaklap dito, ang rason nila palagi, “yung babae kasi, inakit ako, maiksi ang short, walang bra! At mga lalake ang madalas paniwalaan, AND THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT! Kaya kahit ikaw ay isang hamak na babae na ayaw muna magsuot
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nferiority complex! The thing I always say to myself whenever I feel some self pity. Self pity that makes me sad and wonder how it would feel to live in somebody else’s body. Growing up in a judgmental world is hard. There will always be comparisons that people slap in your face and tell you how you should look like and what kind of person you should be. Things are set in what they call STANDARDS (STupid AND ARrogant Daunting Style) - standards that not all people could achieve and STANDARDS that make my life miserable. For people, beauty is measured by our appearance, not with the standards of “the bigger the better”, but with the standard of “the thinner the better.” In the 14 years of my exis“Things are set in what tence, I was always laughed at, not they call STANDARDS because I’m funny and witty but be(STupid AND ARrogant cause of the word they would deDaunting Style) - stan- scribe me – FAT. Because of this, I always a candidate for pranks. dards that not all was I felt rejection is always at my side people could achieve and loneliness is my companion. I and STANDARDS that accepted that no matter what’s inside make my life miserable”. me, people will always judge me with what they see with their blind eyes. I learned to rely on myself, learned to smile to hide the tears flowing in my heart. I realized how hypocrites those people are that say true beauty is in the heart. I learned how to ignore every teasing I heard from people and built a barrier around my chest to spare me from the pain. In time I learned to accept and believe that the only way for the people to accept who I am is when I understand, find confidence and happiness within me. I made some friends who understood and loved me because of who I am and didn’t abandon me because of how I looked like. I tried to forgive people for being naïve of the feelings of others. One day, I’ll find the strength to tell them that things are not always what they seem. That FAT people like me can give something helpful to them. And things are not always measured by STANDARDS. Someday I would be able to tell them that life should be taken easily and that full bodied flavor is where good food critics find pleasure.
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