Better Than I Love You

I received this through e-mail I think way back in high school. It took me a while to find it.

 -TBB

A man wakes up at home with a huge hangover. He forces himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins and a glass of water on the side table. He sits down and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees it is in prefect order. So’s the rest of the house.
He takes the aspirins and notices a note on the table: “Honey, breakfast is on the stove, I left early to go shopping. Love you.”

He goes to the kitchen. Sure enough, a hot breakfast and the morning newspaper await him.

His son replies, “Oh that!
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The Art of Mindf*cking

No, don’t try to reason with me, this is too much. I will try not to think of you when I wake up in the morning and ask myself if somehow you are also awake. I have my own life to lead and my own life to think of. No, I won’t even think of you while I’m eating my lunch wondering if you’re doing the same thing, because (more…)

Girls need to realize

I didn’t write this, but I agree to some extent, though… 

Guys don’t care if you’re friends with
other guys.

But when you’re sitting next to us,
and some random guy walks into the
room and you jump up and tackle him,
without even introducing us, yeah, it
pisses us off.

It doesn’t help if you sit there and
talk to him for ten minutes without
even acknowledging the fact that we’re
still there.

We don’t care if a guy calls OR TEXTS
you, but at 2 in the morning we do get
a little concerned.

Nothing is that important at 2 a.m.
that it can’t wait
till the morning.

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Twenty Questions

20 Questions ni Juan Ekis — A Must Read Palanca Award Winning Piece.
This play won in the palanca awards, dulaang isang yugto category.

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MGA TAUHAN

Jigs ­ Fresh grad. Kabarkada ni Yumi. Magtatrabaho bilang researcher sa isang financial firm

Yumi ­ Commercial Model. Kabarkada ni Jigs. 2 years ahead kay Jigs.

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TAGPO

Gabi. Sa isang kwarto ng isang beach resort. Naglalatag ng kumot si Jigs sa sahig habang inaayos ni Yumi ang kanyang higaan.

YUMI Sige na, Jigs. Huwag ka nang magpaka-gentle man. Naaawa ako sa’yo e. Tabi na tayo sa kama.

JIGS Hindi, okay lang ako dito.

YUMI Huwag ka nang maarte. As if naman re-rapin kita no. Malaki naman itong kama e. Hatiin na lang natin sa gitna.

JIGS Sure ka?

YUMI Hindi mo naman siguro ako mamanyakin no?

JIGS (Matatawa) Okay ka lang?

YUMI Kung gusto mo, gamitin na lang natin iyang kumot na divider.

JIGS Good idea.

Isasampay nila ang kumot mula sa kisame para mahati ang kama sa gitna. Magse-settle down ang dalawa.
Ilalabas ni Jigs ang libro niya: "Puppy Love and other Stories" ni F. Sionil Jose.
Si Yumi naman ay magpapatugtog ng Japanese Zen Music habang nagsa-zazen.

YUMI Do you mind?

JIGS No, go ahead. I’m just reading.

Magsa-zazen si Yumi. Magbabasa si Jigs. Pareho silang di maka-concentrate.
Papatayin ni Yumi ang CD player niya.

YUMI I can’t believe our friends.

JIGS Oo nga e.

YUMI Dapat ginagawa nila ‘to sa mga bagong pasok sa barkada o kaya sa bagong…ay oo nga pala.
Bagong graduate ka. Congrats.

JIGS Thanks.

YUMI So what’re your plans?

JIGS Kinukuha akong researcher sa ADB. Kinukuha rin ako ng BPI sa OTP nila.

YUMI Wow naman. In demand.

JIGS Di naman masyado. Who the hell invented this tradition anyway?

YUMI (Matatawa) You won’t believe it.

JIGS Ikaw?

YUMI Malay ko ba na mabibiktima rin ako nito balang-araw.

JIGS So why did you start it?

YUMI Wala ka pa sa tropa nun e. Freshman ka pa lang siguro noon. Wala lang. Napagtripan lang namin si Ronald.
E may crush siya kay Meg. Noong unang beses magpunta rito ng barkada, sabi ko, magsimula kami ng tradition.
Ilo-lottery namin ang pangalan ng mga lalaki at ng mga babae. Kung sino ang mabubunot, silang dalawa ang pagsasamahin
sa isang kwarto sa loob ng tatlong araw. And then, we’ll all see what happens. Pero dinaya namin noon yung kay Ronald
at Meg. Puro Ronald at Meg ang mga pangalan na nakalagay sa lottery.

JIGS (Tatawa) Ang sama ninyo!

YUMI Kaya nga nakarma na ako e.

JIGS So is our case, dinaya? O talagang lottery?

YUMI (Teasing) Ano sa dalawa  ang gusto mo? (more…)

Let’s Drink to That

 A toast to all the good guys out there.
A toast to the romantics who believed that love conquers all.
A toast — to us — who’d go out of our way to show how much we love our girls.
A toast to the men who’d hopelessly kneel under the freezing rain to be forgiven.
A toast to us, who tirelessly  waited for her return. (more…)