The Artidote

April 26 at 2:09am · 

"telling someone you’re not ready for a relationship 

but expecting them to give you relationship benefits is abuse. it’s confusing, it’s hurtful." —

R.H.Sin#ThingsThatMakeYouGoHmm

artwork by Nono Astro Irareza

Life changing-experiences you should have

                                                   Take photo on a bridge

                                                      Join colour run

                                            Zipping pass by the clear waters

                                              Attend a concert

Climb a mountain

Hawla

AKO AY SYANG BINHI NG AMA LUPA AT LANGIT TILA IISA PANAGHOY NG HAYOP ANG DINIG NILA PATAK NG LANGIT NGAYON AY BRIDGE: IKINULONG ANG SARILING PANINIWALA SA HARAP NG BERBO SIYA AY IKINATWA CHORUS : OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, MULA SA HAWLANG GINTO OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, SUMPA NG LUPA'T BATO OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, MULA SA HAWLANG GINTO OHH, HOOH, HOOHO, II- STANZA SAKOP NG UTAK GALIT AT AWA SARILING AMA BAKIT MO NAGAWANG BIHAGIN ANG BERBONG UTOS NIYA LANDAS NG LUHA SA KATAWAN NG IBA. III-STANZA KAPIRASONG DIWA BIGKAS NG AMA LIKHA NG HIWAGA LIGAW NA SALITA HALIK NG TAO KAMANDAG NG DILIM SA LAHAT NG ORAS HINDI NIYA MAATIM.

Si indarapatra ay sulayman

Noong unang panahon ayon sa alamat ng pulong Mindanaw, 
ay wala ni kahit munting kapatagan.  Pawang kabundukan 
ang tinatahanan ng maraming taong doo’y namumuhay 
maligaya sila sapagkat sagana sa likas na yaman. 
Subalit ang lagim ay biglang dumating sa kanilang bundok 
na dati’y payapa.  Apat na halimaw ang doo’y nanalot. 
Una’y si Kurita na maraming paa at ganid na hayop 
pagka’t sa pagkain kahit limang tao’y kanyang nauubos. 
Ang Bundok Matutum ay tinirhan naman ng isang halimaw 
na may mukhang tao na nakatatakot kung ito’y mamasdan, 
ang sino mang tao na kanyang mahuli’y agad nilalapang, 
at ang laman nito’y kanyang kinakain na walang anuman. 
Ang ikatlo’y si Pah na ibong malaki.  Pag ito’y lumipad 
ang Bundok na Bita ay napadidilim niyong kanyang pakpak, 
ang lahat ng tao’y sa kuweba tumahan upang makaligtas 
sa salot na itong may matang malinaw at kukong matalas. 
Ang Bundok Kurayang pinananahanan ng maraming tao 
ay pinapaglagim ng isa pang ibong may pitong ulo; 
walang makaligtas sa bagsik ng kanyang matalas na kuko  
pagkat maaaring kanyang matanaw ang lahat ng dako. 
Ang kalagim -lagim na kinasapitan ng pulong Mindanaw 
ay nagdulot ng lungkot sa maraming baya’t mga kaharian; 
Si Indarapatra na haring mabait, dakila’t marangal 
ay agad nag-utos sa kanyang kapatid na prinsipeng mahal. 
“Prinsipe Sulayman, ako’y sumasamo na iyong iligtas
ang maraming taong nangangailangan ng tulong mo’t habag.” 
“O mahal na hari na aking kapatid, ngayon di’y lilipad 
at maghihiganti sa mga halimaw ang talim ng tabak.”
Binigyan ng singsing at isang espada ang kanyang kapatid 
upang sandatahin sa pakikibaka.  Kanyang isinabit 
sa munting bintana ang isang halaman at saka nagsulit; 
“ang halamang ito’y siyang magsasabi ng iyong nasapit.” 
Nang siya’y dumating sa tuktok ng bundok na pinaghaharian 
nitong si Kurita, siya ay nagmasid at kanyang natunghan 
ang maraming nayong wala kahit isang taong tumatahan; 
“Ikaw’y magbabayad, mabangis na hayop!” yaong kanyang sigaw. Di pa nagtatagal ang kanyang sinabi, nagimbal ang bundok 
at biglang lumbas itong si Kuritang sa puso’y may poot; 
sila ay nagbaka at hindi tumigil hangga’t malagot  
ang tanging hininga niyong si Kuritang sa lupa ay salot. 
Tumatag ang puso nitong si Sulayman sa kanyang tagumpay 
kaya’t sa Matutum, ang hinanap naman ay si Tarabusaw; 
sa tuktok ng bundok ay kanyang namalas ang nakahahambal 
na mga tanawin:  “Ngayon di’y lumabas nang ikaw’y mamatay.” 
Noon di’y nahawi ang maraming puno sa gilid ng bundok, 
at ilang saglit pa’y nagkakaharap na silang puso’y nagpupuyos. 
Yaong si Sulayma’y may hawak na tabak na pinang-uulos; 
ang kay Tarabusaw na sandata nama’y sangang panghambalos. 
At sa paghahamok ng dalawang iyong balita sa tapang
Ang ganid na hayop sa malaking pagod ay napahandusay. 
“Ang takdang oras mo ngayo’y dumating na,” sigaw ni Sulayman 
At saka sinaksak ng kanyang sandata ang tusong halimaw. 
Noon di’y nilipad niyong si Sulayman ang Bundok ng Bita; 
siya’y nanlumo pagka’t ang tahanan sa tao’y ulila; 
ilang sandal pa ay biglang nagdilim gayong maaga pa
at kanyang natantong ang kalabang ibon ay dumating na. 
Siya’y lumundag at kanyang tinaga ang pakpak ng ibon, 
datapwat siya rin ang sinamang-palad na bagsakan niyon; 
sa bigat ng pakpak, ang katawan niya sa lupa bumaon
kaya’t si Sulayman noon ay nalibing nang walang kabaong. 
Ang kasawiang ito ay agad nabatid ng mahal na Hari 
pagka’t ang halaman noon di’y nalanta’t sanga’y nangalabi; 
“Siya ay patay na!” ang sigaw ng kanyang namumutlang labi, 
“Ang kamatayan mo’y ipaghihiganti buhay ma’y masawi.” 
Nang siya’y dumating sa Bundok ng Bita ay kanyang kinuha 
ang pakpak ng ibon.  Ang katawang pipi ay kanyang namalas 
nahabag sa kanya ang kanyang bathala; biglang nagliwanag 
at ilang saglit pa ay nakita niya ang tubig na lunas. 
Kanyang ibinuhos ang tubig na iyon sa lugaming bangkay, 
at laking himala!  Ang kanyang kapatid ay dagling nabuhay, 
sila ay nagyakap sa gitna ng galak at ng katuwaan, 
saka pinauwi itong si Sulayman sa sariling bayan. 
Sa bundok Kurayan na kanyang sinapit ay agad hinanap 
ang ibong sa tao’y nagbibigay-lagim at nagpapahirap; 
dumating ang ibong kaylaki ng ulo at kukong matalas
subalit ang kalis ni Indarapatra’y nagwagi sa wakas
Sa kanyang tagumpay may isang diwatang bumating magalang, “Salamat sa iyo butihing bayani na ubod ng tapang, 
kaming mga labi ng ibong gahaman ngayo’y mabubuhay.” 
at kanyang namalas ang maraming taong noo’y nagdiriwang. 
Nabihag ang puso ng mahal na hari sa ganda ng mutya
kaya’t sa naroon ay kanyang hiniling na lakip ang sumpa 
na sila’y ikasal.  Noon di’y binuklod ng isang adhika 
ang kanilang puso.  “Mabuhay ang hari!” ang sigaw ng madla. 
Ang tubig ng dagat ay tila hinigop sa kailaliman; 
at muling lumitaw ang lawak ng lupang pawang kapatagan, 
si Indarapatra’y hindi na bumalik sa sariling bayan, 
at dito naghari sa mayamang lupa ng pulong Mindanaw.

The World Is an Apple

This is a story of how wrong decisions become greater burdens to a family.  Mario’s family happens to be in the lower bracket of society.  He cannot even provide for his family’s basic needs.  Albeit all this hardships, his wife Gloria, still manages to keep her good virtuous.  She insists that the way they are living is a much better than the one they will have if they do wrong acts.    But Gloria’s entire constant reminder to Mario did not prosper.  Mario decided to come back to his old life of crime when he lost his job when he tried to steal an apple for his daughter.  He keeps on insisting that his priority is to provide what his wife and daughter needs.  He left with Pablo, his old crime buddy, even if Gloria pleaded very hard for him not to go with the man.   
This is a sad representation of what is happening in the society today.  Due to lack of better opportunities to heighten one’s standard of living, some become entangled with the wrong crowd.  By doing so, these individuals do not help their family at all; instead, they end up worsening their family’s problem.  It is man’s basic instinct that drives him towards his survival.  But, no matter what, he should not forget that society expects him to conform to its norms.  One’s action is weighed right or wrong and thus should be kept towards the proper action.

http://www.shvoong.com/humanities/1760480-world-apple/

The Ramayana Story (Epic)

Briefly The Ramayana Story

This is an epic poem of courage, magic and humor, containing 18 books and 24,000 verses divided into 500 songs. Set in India, Rama (avatar--incarnation--of the God Vishnu) and his wife Sita have been banished from their kingdom of Kosala for fourteen years, due to a plot by the mother of one of Rama's four brothers to keep Rama from the throne. Rama's brother, Laksmana, accompanies the couple. King Rawana of Ceylon spies the beautiful Sita and creates a plan to abduct her. He sends one of his minions, magically disguised as a golden deer to entice Rama and Laksmana away from Sita. Rama goes after the deer, instructing Laksmana not to leave Sita. Rama brings down the golden deer with his bow and arrow. The golden deer reverts to its original shape and with its dying breath calls out "Help, help, help" in Rama's voice. Sita, hearing Rama's voice, entreats Laksmana to go and help Rama. When he refuses, she goads him into leaving. Laksmana draws a magic circle around Sita and tells her that she must stay inside it until he and Rama return. When Sita is alone, Rawana appears, disguised as an ailing old man, who begs Sita for help. When Sita steps out of the magic circle to aid the old man, the old man changes into Rawana and abducts Sita, telling her that Rama is dead. He rises in the air with her and flies to his Kingdom.

Jatayu, King of the Birds, (also known as Garuda) spies Rawana carrying off Sita and they battle in the air. Rawana delivers a fatal wound to Jatayu who falls to the ground, where he is discovered by Rama and Laksmana. Jatayu is near death and manages to tell Rama of his failure to rescue Sita.

Rama and Laksmana travel onward and enlist the aid of the army of wanaras, a race of huge monkeys. Sugriwa, King of the wanaras, agrees to help Rama rescue Sita in return for Rama's support of Sugriwa's attempt to regain his rightful throne in the land of Guakiskenda. When Sugriwa meets his nemesis, Subali, Rama saves Sugriwa's life with a magic arrow which kills Subali. After Sugriwa is crowned King of Guakiskenda, the white monkey general, Hanuman, is sent to Alengka (Ceylon) to scout the defenses and to deliver Rama's ring to Sita, so that she would know that Rama was alive.

After a narrow escape from the stomach of Wikateksi, the enormous sea monster which guarded the approaches to Alengka, Hanuman kills Wikateksi and flies to the capital of Alengka, the kingdom of the giants. Fortunately, there are many monkeys living among the giants, which provide cover for Hanuman, who reduces his size. He looks everywhere in the city for Sita. Eventually Hanuman finds Rawana's palace and the women's quarters. Hanuman meets Sita in the garden and gives her Rama's ring, which she recognizes at once, and tells her that Rama is on his way to rescue her.

Hanuman, in order to test the strength of the city, resumes his normal size, climbs to the top of a tall building and hurls a challenge to the awestruck crowd below. He begins to destroy the buildings around him by using an uprooted palm tree as a club. He is felled by an arrow shot by the crown prince of Alengka, Hindrajit. Hanuman is shackled in chains and sentenced to die by slow fire. Hanuman appeals to Agni, the god of fire, to save him. A wall of flame springs up between Hanuman and the watching crowd. With a burst of strength, Hanuman breaks his bonds, and swinging a glowing torch picked up from the fire, goes on a rampage which ends in the burning of a large part of the city. Assuring himself that Sita's pavilion is safe, Hanuman leaps into the air and flies back to Guakiskenda.

After hearing of Hanuman's exploits, Rama adopts him as his own son. The army then heads for Alengka, which they find surrounded by a boiling sea. By hurling huge boulders into the sea, the monkey soldiers build a causeway to the island. Rawana learns of the invasion and assembles his generals. Some of the generals resent Rawana's evil rule, but heretofore have lacked the courage to oppose him. Wibisana, Rawana's brother, as spokesman, points out that it was because Rawana abducted Sita that Alengka is now beset by enemy armies. He suggests that Rawana release Sita and avoid bloodshed and loss of life and property. Angered, Rawana strikes Wibisana, who then deserts to Rama's army. Rawana is tempted to murder Sita, but is thwarted by Trijata, Wibisana's beautiful daughter, who has grown to love Sita as a sister. Rawana turns to another brother, the giant Kumbakarna, who although disapproving of Rawana's crimes and baseness, decides to help because they are of the same blood.

After many guerilla attacks by the monkey soldiers, the two armies finally face each other. Two opposing generals, Kumbakarna and Laksmana challenge each other. Kumbakarna is killed by Laksmana's magic arrow. Other duels take place on the battlefield. Rama spots Rawana and pursues him, shooting showers of arrows, which seem to have no effect on Rawana other than to make him back off. Rawana backs in between two unusually formed rocks which snap together and hold him in an inescapable grip. These rocks are inhabited by the souls of two of his daughters, who Rawana had murdered, and who are at last able to avenge themselves on their father.

Rawana's army surrenders and Rama gives the throne of Alengka to Wibisana. Rama and Sita are joyfully united. The fourteen years of exile being over, Rama, Sita and Laksmana return to Kosala, where they are welcomed by all. However, rumors circulate about Sita's virtue. She offers to test her virtue by fire. She enters the ring of fire and emerges unscathed, her faithfulness confirmed. When the rumors persist, she leaves the palace for the spiritual life.

The Ramayana story is especially important to Hindus because it is possible for ordinary people to identify with the characters and situations. The heroes and heroines are emulated for their positive qualities of honesty, devotion, perseverance, fidelity, and bravery. Strongly evident in this story is the portrayal of pure evil and those who have the courage to resist and overcome that evil.

Thus, the Ramayana story in brief.

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