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Quote from: bugsay on May 04, 2013, 07:18:15 PM
hehehe   

He he, pwede pud kuwang sa puspos. Ayaw lang gamita ang imong furniture, kay it's not worth it...

The police became aware of the gang when they posted pictures of themselves on Facebook sitting in the stolen cars, drinking champagne and in one example even eating a “cash” sandwich. Sometimes justice is exceptionally sweet.

Idiot criminals essentially capture themselves
April 30, 2013
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n London, a group of 8 young men stole 9 luxury cars, which included BMW’s, Porsches, Range Rovers and a Mercedes Benz. They were caught by police when they decided to do this stupid thing…basically they broke the first rule of "Fight Club".

K - Kulang
S - Sa
P - Pakong

In the youth of a state, arms do flourish; in the middle age of a state, learning; and then both of them together for a time; in the declining age of a state, mechanical arts and merchandize. Learning hath his infancy, when it is but beginning and almost childish; then his youth, when it is luxuriant and juvenile; then his strength of years, when it is solid and reduced; and lastly, his old age, when it waxeth dry and exhaust. But it is not good to look too long upon these turning wheels of vicissitude, lest we become giddy. As for the philology of them, that is but a circle of tales, and therefore not fit for this writing.



For the conduct of the war: at the first, men rested extremely upon number: they did put the wars likewise upon main force and valor; pointing days for pitched fields, and so trying it out upon an even match and they were more ignorant in ranging and arraying their battles. After, they grew to rest upon number rather competent, than vast; they grew to advantages of place, cunning diversions, and the like: and they grew more skilful in the ordering of their battles.

As for the weapons, it hardly falleth under rule and observation: yet we see even they, have returns and vicissitudes. For certain it is, that ordnance was known in the city of the Oxidrakes in India; and was that, which the Macedonians called thunder and lightning, and magic. And it is well known that the use of ordnance, hath been in China above two thousand years. The conditions of weapons, and their improvement, are; First, the fetching afar off; for that outruns the danger; as it is seen in ordnance and muskets. Secondly, the strength of the percussion; wherein likewise ordnance do exceed all arietations and ancient inventions. The third is, the commodious use of them; as that they may serve in all weathers; that the carriage may be light and manageable; and the like.

Upon the breaking and shivering of a great state and empire, you may be sure to have wars. For great empires, while they stand, do enervate and destroy the forces of the natives which they have subdued, resting upon their own protecting forces; and then when they fail also, all goes to ruin, and they become a prey. So was it in the decay of the Roman empire; and likewise in the empire of Almaigne, after Charles the Great, every bird taking a feather; and were not unlike to befall to Spain, if it should break. The great accessions and unions of kingdoms, do likewise stir up wars; for when a state grows to an over-power, it is like a great flood, that will be sure to overflow. As it hath been seen in the states of Rome, Turkey, Spain, and others. Look when the world hath fewest barbarous peoples, but such as commonly will not marry or generate, except they know means to live (as it is almost everywhere at this day, except Tartary), there is no danger of inundations of people; but when there be great shoals of people, which go on to populate, without foreseeing means of life and sustentation, it is of necessity that once in an age or two, they discharge a portion of their people upon other nations; which the ancient northern people were wont to do by lot; casting lots what part should stay at home, and what should seek their fortunes. When a warlike state grows soft and effeminate, they may be sure of a war. For commonly such states are grown rich in the time of their degenerating; and so the prey inviteth, and their decay in valor, encourageth a war.

The changes and vicissitude in wars are many; but chiefly in three things; in the seats or stages of the war; in the weapons; and in the manner of the conduct. Wars in ancient time, seemed more to move from east to west; for the Persians, Assyrians, Arabians, Tartars (which were the invaders) were all eastern people. It is true, the Gauls were western; but we read but of two incursions of theirs: the one to Gallo-Grecia, the other to Rome. But east and west have no certain points of heaven; and no more have the wars either from the east or west, any certainty of observation. But north and south are fixed; and it hath seldom or never been seen that the far southern people have invaded the northern, but contrariwise. Whereby it is manifest that the northern tract of the world, is in nature the more martial region: be it in respect of the stars of that hemisphere; or of the great continents that are upon the north, whereas the south part, for aught that is known, is almost all sea; or (which is most apparent) of the cold of the northern parts, which is that which, without aid of discipline, doth make the bodies hardest, and the courages warmest.

When the religion formerly received, is rent by discords; and when the holiness of the professors of religion, is decayed and full of scandal; and withal the times be stupid, ignorant, and barbarous; you may doubt the springing up of a new sect; if then also, there should arise any extravagant and strange spirit, to make himself author thereof. All which points held, when Mahomet published his law. If a new sect have not two properties, fear it not; for it will not spread. The one is the supplanting, or the opposing, of authority established; for nothing is more popular than that. The other is the giving license to pleasures, and a voluptuous life. For as for speculative heresies (such as were in ancient times the Arians, and now the Arminians), though they work mightily upon men's wits, yet they do not produce any great alterations in states; except it be by the help of civil occasions. There be three manner of plantations of new sects. By the power of signs and miracles; by the eloquence, and wisdom, of speech and persuasion; and by the sword. For martyrdoms, I reckon them amongst miracles; because they seem to exceed the strength of human nature: and I may do the like, of superlative and admirable holiness of life. Surely there is no better way, to stop the rising of new sects and schisms, than to reform abuses; to compound the smaller differences; to proceed mildly, and not with sanguinary persecutions; and rather to take off the principal authors by winning and advancing them, than to enrage them by violence and bitterness.

But to leave these points of nature, and to come to men. greatest vicissitude of things amongst men, is the vicissitude of sects and religions. For those orbs rule in men's minds most. The true religion is built upon the rock; the rest are tossed, upon the waves of time. To speak, therefore, of the causes of new sects; and to give some counsel concerning them, as far as the weakness of human judgment can give stay, to so great revolutions.

There is a toy which I have heard, and I would not have it given over, but waited upon a little. They say it is observed in the Low Countries (I know not in what part) that every five and thirty years, the same kind and suit of years and weathers come about again; as great frosts, great wet, great droughts, warm winters, summers with little heat, and the like; and they call it the Prime. It is a thing I do the rather mention, because, computing backwards, I have found some concurrence.

The vicissitude of mutations in the superior globe, are no fit matter for this present argument. It may be, Plato's great year, if the world should last so long, would have some effect; not in renewing the state of like individuals (for that is the fume of those, that conceive the celestial bodies have more accurate influences upon these things below, than indeed they have), but in gross. Comets, out of question, have likewise power and effect, over the gross and mass of things; but they are rather gazed upon, and waited upon in their journey, than wisely observed in their effects; specially in their respective effects; that is, what kind of comet, for magnitude, color, version of the beams, placing in the reign of heaven, or lasting, produceth what kind of effects.

If you consider well of the people of the West Indies, it is very probable that they are a newer or a younger people, than the people of the Old World. And it is much more likely, that the destruction that hath heretofore been there, was not by earthquakes (as the Egyptian priest told Solon concerning the island of Atlantis, that it was swallowed by an earthquake), but rather that it was desolated by a particular deluge. For earthquakes are seldom in those parts. But on the other side, they have such pouring rivers, as the rivers of Asia and Africk and Europe, are but brooks to them. Their Andes, likewise, or mountains, are far higher than those with us; whereby it seems, that the remnants of generation of men, were in such a particular deluge saved. As for the observation that Machiavel hath, that the jealousy of sects, doth much extinguish the memory of things; traducing Gregory the Great, that he did what in him lay, to extinguish all heathen antiquities; I do not find that those zeals do any great effects, nor last long; as it appeared in the succession of Sabinian, who did revive the former antiquities.

Solomon saith, There is no new thing upon the earth. So that as Plato had an imagination, That all knowledge was but remembrance; so Solomon giveth his sentence, That all novelty is but oblivion. Whereby you may see, that the river of Lethe runneth as well above ground as below. There is an abstruse astrologer that saith, If it were not for two things that are constant (the one is, that the fixed stars ever stand a like distance one from another, and never come nearer together, nor go further asunder; the other, that the diurnal motion perpetually keepeth time), no individual would last one moment. Certain it is, that the matter is in a perpetual flux, and never at a stay. The great winding-sheets, that bury all things in oblivion, are two; deluges and earthquakes. As for conflagrations and great droughts, they do not merely dispeople and destroy. Phadton's car went but a day. And the three years' drought in the time of Elias, was but particular, and left people alive. As for the great burnings by lightnings, which are often in the West Indies, they are but narrow. But in the other two destructions, by deluge and earthquake, it is further to be noted, that the remnant of people which hap to be reserved, are commonly ignorant and mountainous people, that can give no account of the time past; so that the oblivion is all one, as if none had been left.

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Ang inyong ubos nga alagad...

Quote from: jorgeanna on May 04, 2013, 03:04:57 PM
number 1 topic in zhangzhou

Mao ba? Sabagay, naa may mokaon og rat meat outright diha. Of course the misrepresentation is both illegal and immoral...

Quote from: bugsay on May 04, 2013, 02:49:17 PM
hehehe...mao lage tawon..

Para sipti, bisan maglakaw ra kag pauli gikan sa eskina, pag-helmet lang...

Quote from: bugsay on May 04, 2013, 02:55:50 PM
hehehehe....klaro nga kadtong migo nimo maoy imong gihunahuna...

He he, giangin lang ka nako aron imo kong tagoan. Korog akong itlog, tiaw moy tulion...

Quote from: bugsay on May 04, 2013, 02:47:36 PM
klaro nga syarpsyoter ni'ng tabogok ay...

Naa ba diay tabogok nga bongoton...

Quote from: islander on May 04, 2013, 12:46:25 PM
hinoon, pang-variety.  pang-alegre.

He he, that means the operation, er, show, must go on!

Quote from: islander on May 04, 2013, 12:45:57 PM
hapa gyod.  daghan na mong way buot.  ayo ra mong panglatuson.

Apilag latos si Bugsay, permi man gud siyang absent, nisukol na lang si Botoy og way lami...

Quote from: bugsay on May 04, 2013, 02:42:47 PM
lip n rayt ang tagay kay lip n rayt pod ang fiesta...

He he, lip an rayt pud and sukamod?

Quote from: bugsay on May 04, 2013, 02:31:08 PM

sige kog kakita ug ingon ani....kanang nasobrahan na sa tagay...

He he, di na diay kinahanglan ang literal homecoming. Mas OK na nga paagi kay menos sa gasto, doble pa ang igo...

8. Avoid Them

Where all else fails, simply avoid them altogether. Reduce contact, limit conversations with him/her, hang out with others if it’s a group outing, or as a last resort - cut him/her out of your life. Even if both of you are from the same team and in the same workplace, you can’t be working with each other 24/7. Use a combination of all 7 approaches above in the times you absolutely have to interact, then just steer clear of him/her during the other times.

I have a friend who is particularly critical. Being around her feels suffocating. No matter what I talk about, she’d have a way to add a negative slant. For example, if I’m sharing about something I’m excited over, she’d reply with some lackluster comment, about how it’s not such a big deal or it’s just normal. In our day-to-day conversations, she barely has anything encouraging or positive to say, choosing to focus on the “bad” things. Even when it comes to seeking solace, it’s hard to get an empathetic response. Half the time, I feel like I need to ready myself for a negative comment. Because of this, she has been repelling her friends, including me, over the years.

Sometimes it may just be that both of you are not compatible as friends at this phase of your lives, and that both of you are better off apart from each other. If the relationship is causing you anguish, then do yourself and the person a favor by breaking it off.

Treat them with kindness. Be generous with your emotions with them. Drop them a compliment. Give them a smile. Say hi. Ask them out for a meal. Help them out in areas you know they can benefit from your help. Get to know them personally. Don’t judge the effectiveness of  your actions by their initial reactions.
They may react adversely at first, but that’s because they are caught off guard by your behavior. Likelihood is, they are wary because they have rarely been treated in this manner. Just continue on with your kindness, and soon enough they will react with positivity too.

While the effects may not be immediate and it may just be a small improvement in your eyes, in their universe it’s a huge shift. And through time, your relationship with the person will evolve into a different one altogether.

I thought this is a very powerful quote. It’s true, isn’t it? If you think about it, why are the critical people so critical? Why is it so hard for them to be positive? Why are they so scarce with their emotions? It’s because they lack it themselves. This is why they are not able to offer it to others. And if they are so critical to others, chances are they treat themselves with the same, if not higher, level of criticalness. They aren’t even giving themselves the love they desire.

7. Show Them Kindness

This may be a huge leap forward for some. You are probably wondering: “Why should I be kind to them? They are causing me so much anguish as it is. They most certainly don’t deserve me my kindness!”

I watched Peaceful Warrior about half a year ago, and there was a quote I really liked:

“The people who are the hardest to love are the ones who need it the most.”

As they say about online flaming â€" “Don’t feed the trolls”. If you can’t stop them from voicing their opinions, then you have an option of ignoring them. Give a simple 1-2 liner response, one that acknowledges receipt of the comment but doesn’t engage further in the discussion. And if the person presses on, then just ignore him/her altogether. At this point, it’s obvious that he/she wants to ignite a response in you. By not doing so, you maintain your locus of control of the situation.

Just as the critical people need to take responsibility for their comments, we have to take responsibility for receiving the negativity too. With every occurrence, there is always the event itself, and our perception of the event. We can’t change how people want to act or say around us, but we can change how we act around them. We always have a choice. If we don’t want to accept the negativity, then just don’t accept it. The negativity is not ours if we don’t take it.

Some people may voluntarily offer criticisms, even when you’re not asking for them. These criticisms may well be out of line and done in poor taste. One way you can respond is to retaliate in anger.

However, since the person must have a lot of angst to be voluntarily dispensing criticisms in the first place, your retaliation will probably only invite more of such comments from him/her. No sooner will this become a heated, ugly debate with one another â€" one which is unlikely to end well.

6. Disengage from their Criticism / Ignore Them

Here’s an insightful story I’ve heard several times before, but never grow tired of:

Buddha was well known for his ability to respond to evil with good.  There was a man who knew about his reputation and he traveled miles and miles and miles to test Buddha. When he arrived and stood before Buddha, he verbally abused him constantly; he insulted him; he challenged him; he did everything he could to offend Buddha.
Buddha was unmoved, he simply turned to the man and said, “May I ask you a question?”
The man responded with, “Well, what?”
Buddha said, “If someone offers you a gift and you decline to accept it, to whom then does it belong?”
The man said, “Then it belongs to the person who offered it.”
Buddha smiled, “That is correct.  So if I decline to accept your abuse, does it not then still belong to you?”
The man was speechless and walked away.

However, the natural reaction of critical people is to criticize, not praise. So if you talk to them about something in hopes they will respond in enthusiasm and encouragement, stop doing it. You have seen their critical behavior in action before, so it shouldn’t surprise you if they continue to dish out criticisms at what you say. Albert Einstein would tell you that doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity, and he’s right. If you still insist on putting yourself in the same situation, then you really have no one else to blame but yourself!

5. Don’t “Ask” for Opinions if You Can’t Take It

If you can’t take what the person has to say, then don’t ask for his/her opinion. This includes invitations for opinions, by virtue of just talking on the topic. Critical people like to dispense their opinions even where they are not asked, so just make sure you don’t mention it in front of them.

Some of my friends would complain about how their critical friends put them down all the time. Yet for some reason, they keep putting themselves in the receiving end of criticisms after that. In a way it’s probably done subconsciously for validation and acceptance, simply because it’s so hard to get encouragement from critical people.

Ask yourself â€" Why am I feeling uncomfortable with his/her comment? Why am I unhappy about what he/she just said? What is it about it that is bothering me?

Keep asking and drilling down to the root cause. The first set of answers will be directed toward the external world, such as issues with the other person. However, as you keep drilling down, the answers change from outward-directed to inward-directed.

This means the discomfort is not because of the person; it’s really because of something in you. It could be a certain belief or a certain similar situation from the past. The final answer should be one which helps you gain closure on your discomfort and helps you to directly act on the situation by your own actions, without expecting anyone else to change.

4. Address Your Discomfort Within

Just as their criticisms reflect something about their inner frameworks, our discomfort with their criticisms reflect something about our inner frameworks too, especially if we are bothered about it.

If I ever feel uncomfortable about others’ comments, I’ll look within to understand why I’m feeling that way. Chances are, it made me uncomfortable because it has struck a chord with an inner belief. The next step is then on me to discover what it is. This is consistent with everything we face in life too. Sources of discomfort should be seen as a compass for growth. As I shared in one of my quotes in 101 Inspiring Quotes, “Fear, uncertainty and discomfort are your compasses toward growth”.

3. Take it as a Source of Honest Feedback

Honesty can never be underrated. Take their criticisms as a source of reliable, honest feedback, rather than seeing them as uninvited criticisms. At least with them, you know what you see is what you get.

I would much rather be out with a directly blunt person than with someone is seemingly nice but is fake. Some people pretend to be nice and supportive in front of you, when in actuality they are not in agreement and they are just concealing their misgivings. I’ve come across a couple of such people, and while the friendship initially starts off on a high note, the revelation of their dishonesty later on disgusts me to no end and puts an abrupt end to the friendship. On the other hand, I have friends who may be uncomfortably blunt when I first know them, but later reveal themselves to be true gems because they are reliable and true to their words.

The previous company I worked at is an American MNC, so the communication was often direct and to the point. There were times when people would be overly curt and blunt, especially when caught in pressing situations and tight timelines. One of the general managers was well known for his fiery temper, lashing out with verbal attacks and swearing at people when things were not going well.

While some might gasp at this behavior, there is really no reason to take offense, because that’s just how he chooses to communicate. Of course it’d be ideal if everyone communicates in a sociably tactful manner, but ultimately you can’t change how others act. You can however, change how you perceive something. What really matters is the message the person is trying to convey, more than what exactly is being said.

Needless to say, the ones who chose to take comments in negative light put themselves through unnecessary unhappiness; The ones who sieved through the words and got to the essence of the message were able to improve based on the feedback. My past experience has made me more perceptive because rather than focus on exact words being said, I listen to what the person is communicating. The ability to actively “listen” beyond words is critical for all of us in connecting and building strong relationships.

Filter through their words (more importantly, your interpretations of their words) and get down to the real message. What are they trying to communicate? Why are they saying these? What are their intentions? Are they really trying to be *ssholes or is it a different intention?

Behind their words may lie great insights. If you can get past the “how” and get down to the “what“, you gain access to valuable feedback for improvement. Two powerful things occur here:

Firstly, you are a step ahead in your journey of conscious living because you are no longer behaving in a reactive manner.

Secondly, you are literally more knowledgeable now you know the real intent of their feedback. This can be constructively used in your journey of self-improvement. Neither of these can happen if you are hung up over the criticism.

2. Objectify the Comments â€" Understand the Underlying Message

Sometimes, I feel critical people are just misunderstood. They may be trying to offer an opinion that’s misinterpreted due to their lack of tact. At times, this swirls into a big misunderstanding. They become labeled as *ssholes even though they really aren’t trying to be.

Unfortunately, people become hung up over “how” communication is done (the words used, the tone of communication), rather than “what” is being communicated (the message). The former ensures the message is conveyed correctly, but ultimately it is the message that matters. Critical people may be curt, but we are the ones who choose to attach the negativity to their words. Critical people may lack tact, but that’s because they lack awareness of how their behavior implicate others. You may be surprised, but sometimes they are really just clueless on how they are coming across until they see themselves in action. If you are taking their comments negatively when they don’t intend to be negative at all, that’s probably the worst way to expend your energy.

Last time, I used to take a critical friend’s comments to heart. I’d wonder why she was always so discouraging, and would feel defensive when she voiced out with her unwelcome criticism. However, when I observed her treatment of our common friends, I realized she did this with the others too. Same comments, same criticisms, same hang-ups with them, even though I never saw anything wrong with our common friends. Not only that, there was a trend in what she said and harped on. It was then I realized it wasn’t about me; it was her inner frameworks. It was a liberating realization. From there on, I no longer took anything she said personally and was able to objectify the situation.

1. Don’t Take It Personally

Most of the times, their criticisms reflect more about themselves than about you. They react in this manner because of certain beliefs and frameworks they have about life. You may think the critical person is all out to get you, but it’s more likely he/she reacts in this same manner toward everyone else too.

Here’s one simple way to check â€" Think about the common friends you have with the critical person. If possible, identify people of the same standing as you, so it’s comparable. After this, try to be present the next time they are with each other and observe how the critical person interacts with him/her. How does the critical person behave? Does he/she give the same pattern of comments? Does he/she focus on the negative things? Does he/she come across as critical? Chances are high that it’s going to be a yes.

8 Helpful Ways To Deal With Critical People


Naturally, critical people aren’t the first people you’d think of hanging out with. While you can try to get out of their way, you are bound to run into one or two of them in school or at work. Here are my 8 tips on how to handle them:

Does this sound familiar? This is a typical behavior of critical people. Critical people can be real downers, just like energy vampires. No matter what you say, they always find some way to derail the mood of the conversation. You can’t ever remember when’s the last time they gave a compliment or encouragement. They have an uncanny ability to scrutinize and zoom into every little problem there is. Following which, they fixate on these issues and offer unwanted opinions on them. If that’s not enough, they top it off with their projection of all the possible bad things that can happen.

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Imagine this. You are in a good mood today. There’s something you are really happy about and you decide to tell your friend to share the excitement. However, your friend listens mainly in nonchalance while you are gushing away. Worse still, he/she starts giving his/her 2 cents about how it’s not really not that great. Talk about a wet blanket! Before you know it, your mood switched 180 degrees, from a happy state to one of annoyance and irritation.

Aesop's Fable translated by George Fyler Townsend


A MAN who had traveled in foreign lands boasted very much, on returning to his own country, of the many wonderful and heroic feats he had performed in the different places he had visited. Among other things, he said that when he was at Rhodes he had leaped to such a distance that no man of his day could leap anywhere near him as to that, there were in Rhodes many persons who saw him do it and whom he could call as witnesses. One of the bystanders interrupted him, saying: "Now, my good man, if this be all true there is no need of witnesses. Suppose this to be Rhodes, and leap for us."

Usa ka masipang sagpa milandig sa akong aping ug gisundan sa tindak ingon sa kakusog sa patid sa kabayo. Nalipong ako. Si bisan kinsa nga kon mao pay nakasul-ob sa akong sapatos, malipong gayod ug malimot!

Nalimot ako nga gikuha ko ang korta sa bolsa sa akong kalsones ug, ingon kadali sa pagpamilok sa mata, mitidlom ang suwab sa dughan ni Iyo Mino ug nangitag agianan ang kala’ ngadto sa iyang kasingkasing!

Wala ako makabati nga misinggit si Fe sa kalisang. Gibiyaan ko sila ug nanaog. Midagan ug midagan sa kakusog nga wala ko himatikdi samtang ang akong mga ngabil nagkibot-kibot sa mga pulong uban sa makusog nga hangos nga gisakgaw sa hangin.

Midagan gihapon ako ug wala mokutat ang kakusog sa akong mga lakang nga nagdala kanako ngadto sa ganghaan sa munisipyo.
(KATAPOSAN)

Motukas na unta pag-usab ang akong ngabil kon wala pa nako makita usa ka anino nga mipilit sa masinaw nga sawog atbang kanako. Sa pagyanghag ko pa, nagtindog atubang kanako ang iyang amahan! Mga matang nag-ugom og kalayo mitama kanako. Ug napaso ako sa labihang kainit. Wala makaantos, midungoy ako.

â€"Mao diay kining sagbot? Gipakaingon ko baya nga dugay nang naluka lakip ang iyang mga gamot ug gituohan ko pa gani nga dugay nang nahimong yuta. Sagbot, pastilan kining sagbot…!â€" naminti si Iyo Mino, nangagot ang mga ngipon sa dakoanayng kalagot.

Gipakaingon kog gitusak-tusak sa mga baraw nga bronse ang akong kalawasan. Sa tumang kasakit, milugos ako pag-ingon: â€"Sr. Velasquez… apan diha ra kutob.

â€"Tuod, Fe, unsa may imong mapaabot kanako gawas sa akong pagka timawa?

â€"Utang-buot, Raul, ayaw intawon ako padungga niana. Gawas sa imong gugma wala nay lain nga puy-an ko pa ning kalibotan. Sa adlaw unya nga mabugnaw ikaw kanako, kon mao man kaha nga ang tanan nga may kainit dunay kabugnaw, dili ako mawili nga motalikod ning kalibotan.

Dili hitupngan ang akong kalipay sa pagkabati ko ning mga pulong ni Fe. Gibati ko ang dakong garbo nga nakapanag-iya ako sa usa ka babaye ingon kang Fe.

â€"Daghang salamat, Fe, ug maorag nabuak ang akong dughan sa labihang kahimuot ug kalipay.

Sama sa gabii nga miagi, gipayungyong ko gihapon ang akong kalo ug lahi sa akong pagtuo may mga matang mapangutan-ong misagnunot kanako. Gisenyasan ako ni Fe nga nag-akbo sa tamboanan, sa pagpasaka. Sa walay pag-usik og diyotayng tipik sa gutling, gituman ko ang sugo.

Si bisan kinsa malimot nga nagdagan diay ang takna kon anaa sa atubangan sa iyang manulunda. Nalimot ako nga, gawas kang Fe, ang sulod-balay nanghimaraot kanako. Nagbanos-banos kami pagsumbong sa nahitabo kanamo sulod sa duha ka tuig.

â€"Abi nimo, Raul, daghang nagsugyot kanako labi na ang mga katabang ni Max, sa pagpabulag kanimo. Unsa kunoy mapaabot ko nimo? Matod pa gayod niya ay: kabuang bayang babayhana nga mibulag kang Max nga unta kini, dakog yuta, daghag kalubihan ug hangtod sa bisan kanus-a dili makaila og litohon.

Unsa kaha ang kalipay sa kagabhion kon aduna pa lamang siyay dughan nga maantigong mobati diin sa iyang sabakan nagpauraray sa katulogon ang duha sa iyang mga anak nga nagdamgo sa kalipay nga nabanhaw?

Gisugat ko ang kabuntagon sa dakong kalagsik. Nalipay na ako nga namati sa mga awit sa kalanggaman, sa mga tinapya sa balod sa lapyahan ug sa alimyon sa kabulakan.

Usa sa mga tipak sa awit nga gikabuangan, mogula karon ug unya sa akong baba samtang nag-ilis ako. Sumala sa akong taknaan, ikawalo na sa buntag ang pagsakay ko gayod sa trak. Wala pa gani manginit ang akong gilingkoran mihunong ang sakyanan tungod sa taytayan diin gikan dinhi lima kun unom ka balay una sa ilang Fe.

Gihapyod-hapyod niya ang akong buhok nga nangalkag.

â€"Salamat, Raul.

â€"Ang imong amahan…

â€"Dagway, nalimot na karon siya, Raul, sa hitabo. Nagtuo ako nga dili na ikaw kasilagan niya.

â€"Dili pa unta karon panahon, Fe. Dili pa ako makapaila kaniya.

â€"Kalimti na lamang kana, Raul. Ugma sa buntag balik nganhi. Si Papa adto sa Sibonga, mamuwang. Si Mama maoy akong pabantayon sa tindahan. Magsulti kita pag-ayo. Sublion ta ang atong mga saad. Uyon, senyorito?

â€"Mobalik bitaw ko dayon kay pabalikon man ko…â€"gibakakan ko siya.

â€"Raul, Raul, mao diay…â€"nalusno si Fe ug namugnaw ang iyang kalawasan. Gisapupo ko siya ug usa ka mainit nga halok nga nakapahiuli kaniya.â€" Raul!

â€"Fe, sublion ko ba diay gihapon ang pag-ingon nga wala nay lain dinhi sa kalibotan gawas ra gayod kanimo ang higugmaon ko sa tinuoray. Fe, pangutan-a ang Bulan. Sa iyang kahayag, tug-anan ikaw. Wala ako magluib kanimo bisan sa mga gabiing bulanon may gikuyog-kuyogan akoâ€" mga binuhat nga ginganlag babaye, kinsa, kaluoy sa y*&^%, mikalawat sa mga bakak kong paghalad. Dili ingon ang kalipay nga akong bation kon niadtong mga higayona dinha ikaw sa akong kiliran. Ngano nga mipauli ako aron pagtagbaw sa imong tinguha, mapalandong gayod nimo unsa ang gidak-on sa akong gugma. Motuo na karon ikaw kanako, Fe; unsa no?

Pinaagi sa akong tudlo nga gikuros ko sa akong ngabil, mibalik pagtak-om ang iyang baba nga hapit na unta mopagula sa usa ka laing tingog. Migula ako sa laing ganghaan ug mipadayugdog paingon sa lapad nga anino sa bangkal.

Misunod si Fe kanako. Midagan ugâ€" gipahiluna ang iyang lawas sa akong dughan. Mihilak siya.â€" Raul, kadugay god nimo. Ngano gong gipaantos ko nimo sa labihang kamingaw? Raul, atua tingaliy gibilin nimo didto ug nagpaabot kanus-a ikaw mobalik, tinuod no?

Walay nakaalinggat kanako sa akong pagsulod. Kon dinha man, wala magpakabana kay wala na man makaila kanako. Wala gani motutok kanako aron pagsusi kinsa kining mipalit og usa ka kahang sigarilyo, si Iya Silya. Wala na makaamgo sa akong tingog sa pag-ingon ko: Iya, padungkaa no ko.â€" Gihatag ang posporo ug mipadayon pagsulti sa iyang tupad.

Dungan sa pagsiga sa palito, mikulikot sa akong dunggan ang usa ka pinugngang tingog: â€"Raul!â€" dinha ra kutob. Giinanay ko pagwaling ang akong ulo paingon sa gigikanan sa tingog ug, sandig sa ganghaan nayon sa taas ingon og nalumoy si Fe!

Hain si Fe, nagliraw ang akong mga mata. Wala siya sa sulod sa tindahan. Kaniadto, dili gayod mosayop. Nagkuba-kuba ang akong dughan sa kahinam. Buot na akong mosud-ong kaniya, pagtan-aw kon wala ba among-amongi sa mga tuig ang madamgohon niyang mata, ang taliwtiw niyang ilong ug ang mga angay sa ngabil nga nangindahay kanunay sa usa ka halok.

Misulod ako sa tindahan kinalimtan ang usa ka hitabo nga nakapadagsa kanako sa layong dapit. Way sapayan nga itukmod ako ni Iyo Mino pag-usab. Way sapayan, basta makakita lang ako kang Fe.

Nakita ko usa ka pus-onong tawo nga mitungab sa dakong hungot sa tuba samtang ang magtatagay mipagulag usa ka inggit nga talidhay. Liyok paglingkod simpig sa malingin ug diyotay nga talad atubang sa delantirang ganghaan, may nagdamang tulo ka tawo. Usa ning tulo mao si Iyo Mino, ang amahan ni Fe.

Giagda ko ang akong mga lakang ug pinayungyong ang kalo nga misabay sa tindahan. Didto sa sulod, dinhay upat kun lima ka tawo nga nagkalingaw og kabildo. Maayong pagkayaka sa lantay nga nagsabak og tulo ka manong tabako, mao si Iya Silya, ang inahan ni Fe.

Nahinumdom na karon ako sa among panagkuyog-kuyog duha ka tuig kanhiâ€" sa mga kaaginhong abentura nga nahisulat sa panid sa akong dughan nga gilawa-lawaan na hapit sa kalimot.

Milabay ako nga wala himatikdi nila. Gikalipay ko kadto aron dili sila mahibulong ug matawo ang yagaw nga hungihong.

Unya, miungot ang akong mga tiil ug nahunong ako. Kawhaan ka lakang kapin kun kulang, dinha na ang ilang balay diin sa silong nga gihimong tindahan, nagpundok ang pila ka tawo sa gawas.

Dulom ang gabii apan bisan pa, hisugatan ko karon ug unya ang karaan kong mga higala nga wala makaila kanako. Ubanan ako nila usahay sa ilang panan-aw pagsuhid kinsa ako, apan nalimot na sila sa akong bayhon. Hisiplatan ko si Joe nga nag-akin-akin sa puthawng pasamano sa taytayan; si Lou nga mipalanog og katulogong huni uban sa himalatyong gahob sa kitara; si Tiroy nga miagik-ik sa katistis kaha sa estorya ni Andoy; ug diha usab si Porto nga nagyawyaw sa kataposang estropa sa balak ni Ranudo.

Mikawat ako paglakaw paingon sa Balangay Santa Teresita diin sulod sa napulo ug walo ka tuig kun labaw, gipangga si Fe sa dakong pagmahal ug pagtahod. Kay siya buotan, kay siya dili mapinigon sa mga higala, kay siya manggibuhaton ug matinagdanon sa mga kabos. Napili siya nga hara sa usa ka higayonâ€" sa kaanyag ba kadto, sa kabuotan kun sa buhat, ang akong kaisipan wala makatultol hain ang tinuod, samtang namaybay ako sa balisbisan sa usa ka balay dili na layo sa ila.

Makapamaol gayod sa paa ang gilay-on gikan sa akong gitrabahoan paingon sa landiganan. Ug ang gidugayon sa panaw paingon sa Sugbo, ug patighulog sa lungsod sa Kabkad, igo gayod makatumpig kakulba ug kahinam ug kalagot ilawom sa dughan.

Wala ko tug-ani ang akong ginikanan sa tinuod hinungdan ning akong pag-uli sa dili maong panahon. Nahikurat sila ug sa wala madugay natagbaw sa akong lanses.

Niana sa paghimo, hiilhan ako sa iyang amahan ug mosandig ako pagtuo nga magbasol siya sa iyang gibuhat.

Apan si Fe nagsangpit kanako sa pakiluoy. Gihipos ko ang akong mga butang ug sa walay pupananghid sa mga binuhat nga buot manag-iya sa akong ngalan, milakaw ako taliwala sa kangitngit sa kagabhion. Unsay akong kahadlokan? Agta kun huramentadong moros nga naghupo sa kapungpongan nga nag-atang sa iyang biktima? Bisan unsa pa, wala, sa labing diyotay, matay-og ang akong galamhan sa kahadlok. Dinha si Fe, nag-iwag kanako ingon nga manulunda.

Nadawat ko, usa ka hapon, sulat gikan kaniya. “Balik kanako, Raul. Ayaw intawon pagdugay. Usa ka adlaw… usa ka ang-ang ngadto sa lubnganan. Dali, dali, dali! Sa makausa pa, ning nagsingabot kong kataposan, hatagi akog usa ka halok, bisan ingnon tang pulonga, silbing handomanan ning himalatyon mong Fe.”

Dili ako buot nga hikit-an ko pa ang dagway sa iyang amahan. Nakat-on ako sa pagkasilag kaniya. Dili pa unta panahon. Gisingkamotan ko ang paghikling ning dapit aron ang nagkagidlay kong paglaom mobalik sa kanhing kainit.

Didto na ako sa layo. Gihibalag ko si Inday, si Ester, si Mira, si Glenda ubp.; mga babayeng dili ikabaligyag sikapat, mga anak sa hamiling banay ug may mga malamatong panagway. Apan nahibulong ako. Sa akong pagkatulog, pukawon ako ni Fe, maoy mohatag kinabuhi sa akong mga damgo. Sa kahilom sa akong pag-usara, makighagwa siya kanako ug makigdula.

Ang among mga sulat nahimong taytayan nga mitadlas sa kadagatan ug kawalogan diin, ingon sa damgo, moduaw ako kaniya ug siya kanako ug maghimamat; magsubli pag-awit sa huni sa gugma ug paglig-on sa saad ug panumpa.

Sugilanon ni Marcel M. Navarra


SA pagyahat ko pa, nagtindog atubang kanako ang iyang amahan. Ang mga matang nag-ugom og kalayo mitama kanako. Napaso ako sa labihang kainit. Wala makaantos, midungoy ako. Ikaduha na kining kapaso ug labing dako kaysa una. Milamay pag-ayo ang kaul-ol hangtod sa akong kabukogan.

Ang una, nakapalangyaw kanako ngadto sa layong dapit diin buot ko na lang unta tudloan ang akong kasingkasing sa paghikalimot kang Fe. Kay gikasilagan ako sa iyang amahan. Unsay akong sala, wala ako masayod. Tungod ba kaha kay kanunay akong hikit-an niya nga mosulod sa ilang tindahan aron pagpalit og sigarilyo, unya makigsulti sa tindera nga mao si Fe, ang iyang anak nga gihigugma ko sa tinuod; ug tungod ba kay unsay ania kanakoâ€" ang kakabos ug pagkalahi kanila nga maoy nag-agda sa iyang kasilag… hain niini, naglibog ako.

China's penal code, which forbids unsafe and poisonous food, does not specify what acts are considered in violation of the law.

Adulterating baby food so that it severely lacks nutrition is also punishable as a crime under the guidelines. Negligent government food inspectors are also targeted for criminal punishment.

The supreme court said 2,088 people have been prosecuted in 2010-2012 in 1,533 food safety cases. It said the number of such cases has grown exponentially in the past several years. For example, Chinese courts prosecuted 861 cases of poisonous food in 2012, compared to 80 cases in 2010.

"The situation is really grave and has indeed caused great harm to the people," Pei Xianding, a supreme court judge, told a news conference.

"We cannot tolerate it any longer. We must punish the criminals severely, or we cannot answer to our people," Pei said.

The announcement came as China's top court on Friday issued guidelines calling for harsher punishment for making and selling unsafe food products in the latest response to tainted food scandals that have angered the public.

The Supreme People's Court said the guidelines will list as crimes specific acts such as the sale of food excessively laced with chemicals or made from animals that have died from disease or unknown causes.

Among those arrested were 63 people who allegedly ran an operation in Shanghai and the coastal city of Wuxi that bought fox, mink, rat and other meat that had not been tested for quality and safety, processed it with additives like gelatin and passed it off as lamb.

The meat was sold to farmers' markets in Jiangsu province and Shanghai, it said.

Despite years of food scandals â€" from milk contaminated with an industrial chemical to the use of industrial dyes in eggs â€" China has been unable to clean up its food supply chain.