She lies gently on my shoulder,
Playful and soft in her grace.
Her perfume dances in the quiet air,
Her hair cascading down her face.
I listen to her gentle breathing,
Sensing her skin pressed against my own,
Anchored by her warmth and weight.
Resting there, she looks like an angel;
I wish this stillness would never break.
Yet I freeze, afraid she might hear
My heartbeat softly whispering her name.
Deceived by the beauty of innocence,
Yearning for your love,
Even as you betray his unconditional devotion.
He waits patiently with open arms.
Breaking down, he bears his disgrace,
Losing his mind throughout the process,
Wandering through space and time,
Far away, yet holding his ground.
He asks forgiveness for himself
Giving up is not an option, nor is defeat.
Pushed aside by the one he loved the most,
He cannot learn from his past mistakes.
Ironically, he insists on his feelings,
Like a fool who cannot understand his own fate.
The sun sinks into the dark abyss
As a hollow night engulfs the world.
A bitter defeat, a quiet death
Like blood-red ink pouring onto the page.
Spilling bitter words from deep within,
Tracing scars across his broken heart.
Yet your light awakened new desires.
Dazzled by thoughts of you,
Caught entirely off guard by your smile,
He is terrified, yet helpless to stop.
Quite by accident, he has fallen in love again.
It’s just too fast and too overwhelming, it’s like a desert storm passed our entwined souls and fate disrupted our flow then everything changed, everything. I can’t keep pace with you anymore, we tried to talk, we tried to try again, still as I gave everything you suddenly gave up, but deep inside me there is a tiny lint of hope that no one could ever understand, maybe it’s called love, maybe it’s just foolish hope.
I blamed everyone for everything, everyone, including myself, everyone, except you, you who are not bound by any mistakes. I know, as they say, it’s my fault for being too attached, for giving too much, I’m guilty as charged. Sadness, pain, shock—mixed emotions that I felt when you left, my written poems that look like violent rants, pictures that are hidden with pain. Despite all of this I didn’t hate you, remember what I said back then? I said, “I just want you to be happy, it’s your decision so you better be happy, likewise if you’re not you’re always welcome to come back.” Honestly, I don’t know what the hell happened to me, why I said that, and up to this time, I still ask myself why did I let you go. Well, I know that regretting will not change anything, but those what-if statements still pop up in my mind from time to time. Yeah, I know it’s about time to fully accept everything, but to put it bluntly, it kills me, you see, it’s not that easy.
People change, but memories don’t. Now, nothing is different except that I’m now trapped by that feeling you caused, that strange feeling that makes us strangers again. You tried to talk to me out of it, but I can’t. Your excuses that I don’t want to hear anymore, your presence I don’t want to feel. I’m sorry for those lame acts that I pulled just to avoid you, I just can’t take it anymore. Our story is not about unrequited one-sided love, it’s about me expecting too much.
Pusong giniginaw, mali ang tinitibok,
Uhaw sa pag-ibig, ulilang lubos.
Nababaliw na isip, nagmamatigas
Batong lumalaban sa subok ng tadhana.
Siya’y nagtitiis habang nasasaktan,
Mga matang laging nakatingin sa kawalan.
Isang lalaking hinding-hindi ka pababayaan,
Naghihintay na mapansin ang nararamdaman.
Laging nariyan, handa’t naghihintay ng pagkakataon,
Siya’y nag-aabang ng kaniyang tamang panahon.
Mayron akong tinatagong lihim
Hindi alam kung paano sasabihin
Daanin ko na lang sa pabirong paraan
Ang pagpaparamdam ng nararamdaman
Hindi alam kung anong gagawin
Natatakot na baka hindi mapansin
Itatago ba o ipaparating?
Everything have I surrendered unto thee
Wherefore, then, hath she left me all alone?
Yet once we laughed, when all was merry,
And by her smile my heart was made her own.
Whither thou goest, let me follow near;
Whence came the doubts that cloud thy mind?
Thou callest to the gods in solemn prayer,
Though truest love was offered thee to find.
To shew my devotion, bitterly I cried,
Yet by her hand a thousand times I died.
O fair Venus, return unto my embrace!
Honor my plea, and grant thy saving grace.
In frozen solitude my spirit lies,
Unseen sorrow masking weary eyes;
Yet rest assured, though worlds fall into night,
Our souls shall bind in eternal light.
I kissed her forehead in the middle of the night,
Under a veiled moon hidden from our sight.
Darkness enveloped the silent hilltop air,
While distant skyscraper lights flickered in a glare.
Before me, my beloved stared into my eyes
A gentle soul wrapped in a dress of white.
A simple man, once longing for love, I felt divine.
Then the cold winter wind brushed against our skin;
A quiet sacred presence stirred from within.
She took my hand and tried to whisper something near.
I brushed her hair aside, but could not hear.
I stepped closer, but her hands pushed me away,
Her tearful eyes speaking what words could not say.
As the truth settled in, my spirit broke in two:
She found peace in my silence, and turned from what we knew.
She walked into the night with no intent to stay,
Until the dark horizon swallowed her shadow away.
And quietly, without a sound, our tragic story closed.
Huwag masyadong mayabang sa thesis kasi lalo ka lang dudurugin. ‘Pag tinanong ang functions, huwag mong sabihin lahat (kung hindi ka naman grade conscious). ‘Pag binanggit mo lahat ng alam mo, yari ka kasi hindi na ‘yun ang itatanong sayo at mawawalan ka ng pang-change topic.
Tamang sagot lang. ‘Pag pina-elaborate, tsaka mo lang i-elaborate. Ang pag-e-elaborate ay parang programming: if ganito, ganyan. Again, huwag mong kukumpletuhin ang sagot mo—ikaw rin. :))
‘Pag nag-Tagalog ang panel, mag-Tagalog ka na. ‘Pag nag-English, Tagalog pa rin.
Eye contact. Kung hindi kaya, tumingin ka sa laptop at magturo-turo sa screen.
‘Pag hindi mo alam ang sagot, dapat may senyasan na kayo ng mga ka-grupo mo o pakiramdaman na lang.
‘Pag hindi ninyo alam ng mga kasama mo ang sagot, huwag kang mag-panic. Ibigay mo ang opinyon mo nang hindi straight to the point. Halimbawa: “Sa bandang ano po ‘yun,” “I think,” “I believe”—mga ganyan. Huwag siguraduhin. ‘Pag mali ang sagot mo, sorry ka na lang. More or less, sila na ang magtuturo sa ‘yo ng sagot.
ANG PINAKAHULING ALAS: “Sir/Ma’am, idadagdag na lang po namin sa recommendation.” Isang beses mo lang pwedeng gamitin ito; bawat sabi mo nito, -1 sa grade mo.
Hindi masyadong technical/codes ang mga tanong (sa panel namin at sa iba rin, maliban na lang sa #9). Ano ang kayang gawin ng admin at user? Ano ang pagkakaiba nila? Paano pumunta sa…? Ano ang mangyayari ‘pag…? Paano ‘pag…? In short, aralin ang UI, huwag masyado sa docu.
Si Sir L^ lang ang mahilig sa technical nung time namin.* Malas mo; mag-orasyon muna bago defense.
Magdasal. Dumaan muna sa chapel.
