Astro Mayabang 2 - Script

1 of 87 ASTRO MAYABANG (Astro the Proud) Screenplay by Jason Paul Laxamana Estimated running time: 80 minutes 1. E !
" #$%&'( S!#EE!S " &$) *Superimpose main credits+ $ teenage guy ,earing an en-ironmental a,areness statement s.irt is ,al/ing do,n t.e street. 0e is drin/ing soda on plastic. $fter finis.ing it1 .e t.ro,s it casually on t.e ground. $ lady ,earing an 23 Lo-e Jesus 4.rist5 statement s.irt is ,al/ing do,n t.e road carrying .ea-y grocery bags on one .and. S.e is spea/ing ,it. someone on .er cellp.one1 .eld by .er ot.er .and. S.e is angrily s.outing curses at someone on t.e p.one. $ muscular guy ,earing a 2!oug. 6uys 7ear Pin/5 s.irt is 8ogging ,it. a girl. 0e stops from 8ogging and rests on t.e ground ,.ile panting. !.e girl goes on 8ogging. $ .ea-ily made up1 obese ,oman is ,al/ing do,n t.e street ,earing an 239m so sexy5 statement s.irt. $ young couple bot. ,earing c.eesy couple s.irts are ,al/ing do,n t.e street. !.ey are s.outing at one anot.er1 until t.e guy slaps t.e girl1 ,.o fig.ts bac/ ,it. a 8ab in t.e stomac. of t.e guy. 7e see t.e sexy figure of a ,oman ,earing s/impy clot.es. S.e turns around and ,e see t.at it9s a cross:dressing man. ;rine flo,s by t.e rubber s.oes of a man facing a ,all t.at says1 in lo, <uality paint1 2=$7$L ;(303 &3!'.5 $fter peeing1 t.e man >ips .is pants and turns around?it9s a tall and lan/y guy clad in a stylis. t.ree:stars:and:a:sun 8ac/et1 a P.ilippine flag:inspired .ip .op cap1 roc/ star s.ades1 and faded 8eans. 0e .as a lollipop in .is mout.. 7it. a c.in t.at is al,ays pointing diagonally up,ards1 t.e guy is $S!#' &EL$ 4#;@1 AB. 0e crosses t.e busy road li/e it9s a cat,al/1 relying on .is perip.eral -ision to tell ,.et.er t.ere9s a -e.icle t.at is about to run o-er .im or not. A. E ! " =$)$%30$% P$#C " &$) !.e Sala/ot $rc.?a famous landmar/ of $ngeles 4ity?stands proudly at t.e center of t.e grassy1 semi:cro,ded =ayani.an Par/. !eenage Dilipino couples are lying do,n on t.e grass staring blan/ly at t.e s/y. 4.ildren in ragged clot.es are c.asing one anot.er merrily around t.e Sala/ot $rc.. $n old1 fat 7.ite man is ,al/ing do,n t.e par/1 accompanied by a young bro,n:s/inned ,oman ,earing ma/eup done une-enly?ma/ing t.e complexion of .er face lig.ter t.an t.e rest of .er body?and tig.t clot.es t.at gi-e emp.asis to .er sexy figure.
A of 87 $ group of male and female dancers are re.earsing a certain .ip:.op dance some,.ere near t.e bamboos. 3n anot.er part of t.e par/1 a cli<ue of adolescent Coreans ,earing trendy clot.es are seated on t.e grass1 exclusi-ely interacting among t.emsel-es and let.argically ta/ing p.otos of one anot.er. !.roug. a simple .and gesture1 one of t.em calls on a dar/:s/inned Dilipino cigarette -endor from not -ery far and buys a pac/ of (arlboro Lig.ts (ent.ol. $bout fi-e .undred steps a,ay from t.e Sala/ot $rc.1 t.ere stands a .uge tree t.e branc.es of ,.ic. pro-ide ample s.ade to t.e ones resting beneat. it. $t t.is particular moment in time1 t.e s.ade is en8oyed by1 among ot.ers1 $S!#'. $s if a master1 .e is seated on t.e grass in front of t.ree younger boys?a mixture of 6ot.ic and g.etto in getup?,.o loo/ at .im in a,e and listen to .im intently1 especially =$%6=$%61 17. !.e ot.er boys are S0E#73%1 1E and P'(S1 17. $S!#' 6erman... 0apon... $ustraliana... Coreana... =umbay... $meri/anang puti... $meri/anang itim... (exicana... #ussian... 3nsti/... 3ndonesian... =$%6=$%6 PilipinaF $S!#' pauses for a ,.ile. $S!#' Siyempre automatic na iyon. =$%6=$%6 Sino sa /anila yung pina/a:o/eyF $S!#' )ung 6erman. Pero mas maganda sa pandinig yung ungol nung 0apon. )ung /asing mga taga:$sya1 lalo na yung mga sing/it1 mas matinis ang ungol. )ung mga puti1 pu,ede mong pag/amalang ba/la minsan. S0E#73% (atini/ /a sa mga foreigner na c.ic/s no1 Cuya $stroF Paano mo ba sila dinidis/arte.anF $S!#' Sila ang dumidis/arte sa a/in. Pag/atapos /o silang matuso/1 .ina.anap:
G of 87 .anap pa nila. $lam mo naman ang mga Pinoy1 magaling sa /ama1 .alima, ang tite. $S!#' demonstrates using .is .ands1 s.o,ing a six:inc. measure bet,een .is t.umb and pointing finger. $S!#' (ga ganito ang a/in /apag na/atayo. $S!#' places .is illustrating .and closer to t.e faces of =$%6=$%61 S0E#73%1 and P'(S. !.e boys recline in t.eir seats1 and t.en loo/ at one anot.er. !.ey don9t /no, .o, to react to $S!#'9s disclosure of t.e si>e of .is erected penis. $ pretty1 sporty 4.inese mesti>a 8ogs past t.e tree t.e boys are resting under. =$%6=$%6 points at .er using .is lips. =$%6=$%6 E yunF Porma.an mo1 /uya. P'(S1 S0E#73% 'o nga1 /uyaH $S!#' turns .is .ead to,ard t.e direction of t.e 8ogging beauty. 0is eyes focus on .er nape1 t.en do,n to .er armpits1 t.en finally do,n to .er buttoc/s. $fter a fe, seconds of longingly staring1 .e faces t.e boys again1 bac/ in .is usual 239m cool5 pro8ection. $S!#' &i /o type. G. E ! " =$)$%30$% P$#C " &$) !.e &$%4E#S try out t.e ne, steps demonstrated by t.eir leader =L3!@. !.en t.ey sit on t.e grass and drin/ some ,ater. =L3!@ ;y seryoso .a1 malapit na yung contest. Sana by tonig.t ma:perfect na natin yung steps. Jao1 yung design ng costumeF J$' (shyly) 7ala pa e. (ay suggestions ba /ayoF 'ne of t.e male dancers *&$%4E# G+ sees from .is seat someone from far a,ay. 0e points at t.at person to s.o, .is fello, dancers.
B of 87 &$%4E# G 6anun1 aya, niyoF $ll of t.e dancers turn t.eir .eads to t.e guy9s direction. 3n a par/ t.at is as cro,ded and di-erse as e-er1 standing out is $S!#' ,it. .is patriotic attire in an area near t.e Sala/ot $rc.. 7it. a siga attitude1 .e ,al/s around t.e area in random directions1 c.ec/ing out passersby one by one1 ta/ing off .is lollipop from .is mout. from time to time. $ll of t.e &$%4E#S1 except J$'1 pro8ect an expression of disgust. J$' /eeps .is sig.t on $S!#'1 as if analy>ing .im from .ead to toe. $S!#' sees an adult 7.ite couple coming .is ,ay. 0e ta/es off .is s.ades?re-ealing a pair of .andsome eyes?and .is cap. $ fe, seconds before t.e $mericans pass by .is direction1 .e does an eig.t:second .eadstand. !.e 7.ite couple ignores .im1 ,.ile a fe, Dilipinos turn t.eir attention s.ortly to .im. Some girls try to .ide t.eir laug.ter at $stro9s ,eird antics. $S!#' ,ears .is s.ades and cap again1 unmindful of t.e people9s reaction to,ard .is mediocre .eadstand. $ young beggar approac.es t.e 7.ite couple t.at passed by $stro1 tugging t.e ,oman9s s/irt ,.ile stretc.ing out .is ot.er .and as/ing for alms. !.e couple tries to ignore t.e /id. $S!#' sees t.e incident. 0e ta/es off .is s.ades?no, re-ealing fierce eyes?and runs to,ard t.e $mericans1 li/e a police officer confronting culprits caug.t in t.e act. 0e unplugs .is suc/er from .is mout. and points it at t.e couple1 ,.o free>e in confusion instead of fear. $S!#' (in Pinoy English accent) 7.y you don9t gi-e money to t.e /idF 703!E 7'($% (in British accent) Excuse meF $S!#' 6i-e .im moneyH 703!E ($% 7.at t.e .ellH !.e young beggar bites .is nails and gi-es $stro a ,ondering stare. People1 including t.e &$%4E#S1 begin gat.ering around t.e scandalous scene. !.e 7.ite ,oman is tugging .er .usband9s slee-e1 trying to persuade .im to 8ust ignore $stro. =ut t.e man ,on9t budge. $S!#'
I of 87 !.is Dilipino c.ild is poor because of ,.at you $mericans did to my countryH 7.y not gi-e .im some of your dollarsF 703!E ($% $ctually1 my friend? $S!#' &on9t you actually actually meH )ou9re in t.e P.ilippines1 you spea/ !agalog to meH Caya di umaasenso ang Pilipinas e. Se-eral laymen laug. at $stro9s lines. 703!E ($% 7e are not bloody $mericans1 you imbecileH 7e9re =ritis.H $S!#' )ea.1 you go suc/ a melon1 coloni>erH (sings Bayan Ko out of tune) 3bon mang may layang lumipad Culungin mo at umiiya/ =ayan pa la:da:di:da $ng 9di magda:da:ri:na:da 703!E ($% 7.at t.e .ellH 703!E 7'($% Let9s go1 dear. !.e couple lea-es $S!#' and .is inco.erence. $s t.ey ,al/ a,ay1 $S!#' increases t.e -olume of .is singing and begins punc.ing t.e air ,it. .is fist li/e in a demonstration. $S!#' Pilipinas /ong minumutyaH Pugad na:ra:da at dalitaH $/ing ad.i/a1 la:di:ri:da:layaH !.e cro,d applauds and roars in laug.ter. $S!#' stops singing for a moment and ta/es a loo/ around .im. $ll .e sees are people guffa,ing in entertainment. 7it. pride1 .e ,ears .is s.ades bac/1 suc/s .is lollipop again1 and ,ipes off t.e s,eat t.at .as started to form in .is fore.ead. !.e cro,d begins to disperse. !.e young beggar approac.es $S!#' and stretc.es .is .and out to .im. $S!#' .ands .im t.e
E of 87 lollipop from .is mout.1 still ,et in sali-a. !.e beggar stares at t.e lollipop blan/ly. Gb. E ! " 6$(='$ J3LL$ " &$) $ s.iny car stops in front of a .ouse t.at loo/s as if it belongs in a typical $merican neig.bor.ood. $ 7.ite $merican mesti>a in .er mid A0s alig.ts t.e car ,it. an excited smile. S.e is &$7% 6$(='$1 AB. E-en ,it. minimal styling1 s.e is a natural beauty. S.e is .olding a .ome -ideo camcorder on one .and. ;pon alig.ting t.e -e.icle1 s.e points .er camcorder at t.e .ouse in front of ,.ic. t.e car par/ed. 0er smiles fades a bit as s.e puts do,n t.e camera. &$7% 3t doesn9t loo/ any different from our .ouse in San Drancisco. $ stout1 bro,n:s/inned old man alig.ts t.e car .appily as ,ell. 0e ,ears .is t.ic/ glasses. 3t9s &$7%9S &$&. $ t.ird guy comes out of t.e dri-er9s seat and goes directly to t.e compartment of t.e car. &$7%9S &$& $t least ,e ,on9t .a-e to ad8ust muc.. &$7% 7.at place is t.is againF &$7%9S &$& 4lar/ Dreeport @one1 Pampanga. 3t9s used to be $merican air base. &$7% 3 see. &$7%9S &$& !.is is ,.ere 3ggy gre, up. $m 3 rig.t1 3ggyF !.e t.ird guy brings out t.e baggage one by one from t.e trun/. 0e is 366)1 A7. Drom .is semi:formal getup and .is neat grooming1 .e seems to be a man of class and erudition. 366) ;.:.u.. 0ey1 listen1 do you guys ,ant to grab some lunc.F 3t9s on me.
7 of 87 &$7%9S &$& (atutulog muna siguro a/o1 i.o. 7.y don9t you ta/e &a,nF $/o na9ng magpapaso/ ng mga baga.e sa loob. &$7% loo/s at 3ggy1 and t.en .er fat.er. &$7%9S &$& 3t9s o/ay1 &a,n. 3t9s a c.ance for you to bond ,it. your cousin. &$7% ta/es a loo/ at 3ggy again and smiles. &$7% 7ill you s.o, me aroundF 366) Sure. 366) .ops inside t.e car. &$7%9S &$& 7atc. o-er .er camera1 ,ill youF =a/a aga,in sa /anya bigla. $lam mo naman dito. 366) 3 ,ill. &$7% sig.s and rolls .er eyes at .er fat.er9s ,arning1 and t.en steps inside t.e car. Gc. 3%! : L3J3%6 #''(1 ($($ S;C9S #ES3&E%4E " &$) $n ancestral .ouse1 t.e place is full of ,ooden materials?c.airs1 tables1 picture frames1 etc. !.ere is a solemn religious gat.ering ensuing among a group of around fifteen people of -arious ages1 ,.o are altoget.er singing 2'ur Dat.er5. !.ey are surrounding a Sto. %ino image1 .eld by an old man seated in a lotus position. 'ne of t.e fifteen?,.o stands out for smiling ,.ile e-eryone around .im is deep in praise?is a middle:aged1 c.ubby1 and ob-iously gay man ,earing a c.ec/ered polo s.irt1 slac/s1 and blac/ leat.er s.oes. 0e is ($($ S;C1 BI. 0is 8olly eyes ,ander across t.e room ,.ile lip:sync.ing t.e prayer1 obser-ing eac. and e-eryone. 0e is trying to suppress laug.ter. Suddenly1 t.e image begins to s,ay -iolently left and rig.t li/e a metronome1 causing t.e people
8 of 87 to clap at t.e percei-ed miracle ($($ S;C stands up and ,it.dra,s in frig.t at t.e dancing relic. 0e stays at t.e bac/1 eying t.e Sto. %ino. 6radually1 a smile gro,s on .is face. 0e giggles. ($($ S;C $ng /yuuut. Gc. 3%!KE ! " 366)9S 4$#K#'$& 3% 4L$#C " &$) 366) and &$7% are not tal/ing. &$7% is loo/ing outside t.e ,indo,1 ,.ile 366) .as .is eyes on t.e road. 366) ta/es a loo/ at &$7%. 366) So .o, do you feel about mo-ing .ere in t.e P.ilippines for goodF &$7% doesn9t ta/e .er eyes off ,.at s.e9s loo/ing at. &$7% Excited. )ou /no,1 ne, en-ironment. %e, t.ings to learn. %e, friends. Stuff li/e t.at. 366) &on9t you .a-e any friends in t.e StatesF &$7% 3 do. 366) )ou don9t feel bad about lea-ing t.emF &$7% 0mm... 366) is running out of <uestions. 0e smiles at t.e t.oug.t of some idea. 366) 0o, about your boyfriendF
L of 87 0e must .a-e gone cra>y ,.en you told .im you9re lea-ing. &$7% snic/ers and finally turns .er .ead to face 366). S.e pinc.es .im lig.tly on t.e forearm. &$7% 3 don9t .a-e a boyfriendH 366) $ beautiful girl in t.e States1 no boyfriend1 at t.e age of ABF 3 don9t belie-e it. &$7% 7ell1 you s.ould. 366) )ou /no,1 .ere in t.e P.ilippines1 some ,omen can actually go? &$7% loo/s outside again. S.e sees an $yta man selling ,.at loo/s li/e nati-e musical instruments?flutes1 guitars1 and bird:c.irp:ma/ers. &$7% 7ait1 ,aitH 3ggy1 stop t.e car. 366) 7.atF 7.yF &$7% Please. 366) par/s t.e car on t.e roadside. &$7% <uic/ly grabs from .er purse .er camcorder. S.e steps do,n from t.e car and ent.usiastically runs to,ard t.e $yta. S.e turns on .er camera and begins documenting t.e $yta1 ,.o tries to demonstrate to &$7% t.e instruments .e is selling. 366) ,atc.es &$7% impatiently from t.e car. B. E ! " S3&E7$LC1 &'7%!'7% " &$) 3n a street called #i>al1 -endors of pirated music and -ideo discs fill t.e cro,ded side,al/. 3n one boot. ,.ere a component is playing in full blast an independent Dilipino rap song1 $S!#' is bro,sing t.roug. t.e pirated music 4&s. 0e is perspiring strongly.
10 of 87 !.e JE%&'#1 a s/inny1 dar/:s/inned boy in .is early A0s1 impatiently ,atc.es $S!#'. !.e JE%&'# points to a (ic.ael Jac/son compilation. JE%&'# 3to1 sir o1 mabenta po ngayon. $S!#' does not respond. 0e continues going t.roug. t.e rac/s of 4&s. !.e JE%&'# points t.is time to a 7onder 6irls 4&. JE%&'# 3to1 sir1 o. $S!#' !s/. $no yung latest na 'P( moF !.e JE%&'# s.o,s $S!#' t,o 4&s: one entitled 9!inagalog9 and t.e ot.er1 Dreddie $guilar9s latest album. $S!#' !s/. (eron na 9/o ng mga iyan e. $S!#' ,ipes t.e s,eat from .is face. %ot only is t.e summer sun9s .eat and t.e area congestedM $S!#'9s multi:layered outfit t.at ,ould be ideal in ,intry places ma/es us ,onder ,.y .e is able to bear ,earing t.ose /inds of clot.es in a pro-ince as .ot as Pampanga. Suddenly1 $S!#' stops bro,sing t.roug. t.e 4&s. 0e bites .is nails in ner-ousness. $S!#' (to VENDOR) S.itH $nong oras naF JE%&'# struggles to find anyt.ing t.at could tell .im t.e time. $S!#' !ignan mo sa cellp.one moH JE%&'# Lobat po e. $S!#' !s/. $S!#' impatiently grabs .is o,n cellp.one from .is poc/et and c.ec/s out t.e time. 0e raises t.e p.one in t.e air and loo/s closer at t.e L4&. $S!#' $y puc.aH
11 of 87 $S!#' runs a,ay. Ba. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 ($($ S;C9S #ES3&E%4E " &$) !.e room is filled ,it. religious images of 4at.olicism?statues of saints1 crucifixes of -arious si>es and colors1 posters of t.e Jirgin (ary1 etc. 3n a corner1 a 8olly:loo/ing1 c.ubby gay man called ($($ S;C1 BI1 ,earing only a ,.ite /amisa and a pair of s/impy s.orts1 is painting an image of a flagellant. !.e door on .is far rig.t begins to s<uea/ open. $ blurred image of a religious DL$6ELL$%! /no,n to Capampangans as magdarame1 complete ,it. t.e body ropes1 .ead co-er1 and ,.ip1 sans t.e s,eat1 dirt1 and blood1 enters ,it.out a ,ord and slo,ly ,al/s to,ard t.e c.ub1 t.e ,ay t.e magdarame ,al/ do,n t.e street during 0oly 7ee/. $s t.e DL$6ELL$%! dra,s nearer and nearer1 t.e fat guy begins to giggle li/e a sc.oolgirl. !.e DL$6ELL$%! stops beside t.e c.ub1 drops .is ,.ip1 and begins to massage .is s.oulders. ($($ S;C $lam mo1 dapat pumunta /a dito nung umaga para sana na.a,a/an mo yung sumasaya, na Sto. %ino... nang na,ala na sana iyang problema mo. Sensing complaint from ($($ S;C1 t.e DL$6ELL$%! begins to massage more affectionately. ($($ S;C giggles. ($($ S;C gets a sealed blue1 diamond:s.aped tablet from a dra,er ,it.in .is reac. and .ands it to t.e mysterious penitent. ($($ S;C '1 patigas. 6o. !.e DL$6ELL$%! stops massaging1 recei-es t.e tablet1 and exits t.e room <uic/ly. I. 3%! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) Jarious:colored statement s.irts declaring .eroic exclamations regarding nationalism1 en-ironmentalism1 ci-ility1 and e-eryt.ing socially praise,ort.y fill t.e clot.es rac/ on one corner. Posters1 figurines1 bracelets1 nec/laces1 badges1 pins1 and ot.er accessories t.at symboli>e some political or p.ilosop.ical point of -ie,1 especially t.at of Dilipino pride1 dominate t.e containers and s.el-es beside t.e counter. $s ,e see t.ese items1 ,e .ear t.e dramatic but do,n:to:eart. D( &J:li/e -oice of an adult man named #$DD)1 G01 declaiming ,.at seems li/e a yout. leader9s call for socio:ci-ic action
1A of 87 from fello, youngsters. 0e is t.e o,ner of t.e medium:si>ed but ,ell:interior:designed s.op called 9Store nang #affy9 *Capampangan for 9#affy9s Store9+1 as ,ritten in fun/y neon:colored spray paint on t.e signboard outside t.e s.op. #$DD) (O ! ) 3/a, ba1 /abayan. Cung alam mong anumang oras dedo /a na1 di /a man lang ba manginginig sa /abaF Casi pag/atira sayo1 ,ala na tsong e1 iyon na. 7ala naman S.enlon dito na pu,edeng .ingan ng ,is. ng mga ini,an mo para bu.ayin /a #$DD) laug.s at .is S.enlon analogy. $ gullible:loo/ing and seemingly malnouris.ed =')1 1A1 listens intently ,it. mout. .alf:open to t.is young1 rugged:loo/ing man ,.o .appens to be spea/ing from t.e s.op9s main counter. #$DD) is ,earing multicolored gangster clot.es and out:of:t.is:,orld accessories. Drom anot.er corner1 40;1 181 is coolly listening to #$DD)9s declamation. Drom t.e gangster clot.es .e is ,earing1 .e seems to be part of t.e store9s staff as ,ell. #$DD) tries to suppress .is c.uc/le. 0e loo/s at t.e =')1 ,aiting for .im to at least snic/er at .is mention of S.enlon1 but t.e =') doesn9t mo-e a single muscle of .is face. #$DD) S.enlon?yung sa &ragon =all. )ung dragon na lumalabas /apag na/ole/ta la.at ng &ragon =allF =') doesn9t react. #$DD) &i ba /apag naipon la.at ng bola pu,ede /ang .umiling ng /a.it anoF &i /a ba nanonood ng &ragon =all datiF Sina Son 6o/u1 di mo /ilalaF !.e =') s.a/es .is .ead. #$DD)9s c.uc/le declines into a fa/e1 a,/,ard smile. #$DD) $ny,ay1 ayun. Si Jose #i>al /asi1 nung babarilin na siya sa1 /inunan muna siya ng pulso. $yun1 normal lang ang pagtibo/. 7ala man lang ni /atiting na pagtaas ng presyon. 6anoon siya
1G of 87 /a.andang mamatay... para sa ating bansa. #$DD) mo-es closer to t.e boy and loo/s at .im straig.t in t.e eye. !.e s.op o,ner9s face begins to tremble passionately. #$DD) ("his#er) 3/a,1 bata1 /aya mo ba iyonF !.e =') still doesn9t ans,er. 0e bends bac/,ards a bit to a-oid #$DD)1 ,.o is getting too near. $fter a fe, more seconds1 #$DD) suddenly raises .is -oice1 ma/ing t.e c.ild and 40; 8ump. #$DD) ("ails) Caya mo ba1 .aFH !ears are about to flo, from t.e c.ild9s eyes. 0e s.a/es .is .ead ner-ously. #$DD) reclines and grabs from belo, t.e counter a ,.ite s.irt on a .anger. 7ritten on it are grungy texts in bold faceM it9s a sentence t.at goes: 24'%S;(($!;( ES!. :J.P. #i>al5 =')9s nec/ elongates to get a better read of ,.at is ,ritten. =') 4on... consu... #$DD) 4onsummatum est. 3yan ang .uling bu/ambibig ni #i>al bago siya barilin. Camu/.a din ng last ,ords ni Papa Jesus. =') finally smiles ,idely1 as .is eyes dilate in a,e. 0e c.uc/les loudly1 ,it. 8ets of -iscous sali-a firing t.roug. .is unpleasant:loo/ing set of teet.. =') !ang:ina mo1 Cuya #affyH $ng astiiiiiiigH $no9ng ibig sabi.in niyanF #$DD) <uic/ly snaps .is .ead to,ard t.e direction of 40;1 ,.o .as broug.t out .is PSP to /ill .is boredom. 0e signals 40; to pro-ide t.e ans,er1 but 40; merely s.rugs. 0ence1 #$DD) .olds up t.e s.irt in t.e air. Slo,ly .e raises .is ot.er arm and points at t.e text on t.e s.irt1 as if ready to expound on its meaning. #$DD) !.ree .undred pesos ito sa mga turista. Pero para sayo1 /abayan1 t,o .undred lang.
1B of 87 =')1 ,.ile still smiling and s.i-ering in excitement1 merely stares at #$DD). Ia. E ! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) $S!#'1 carrying a plastic bag1 is rus.ing do,n t.e street until .e reac.es #$DD)9s store. 0is >ipper is open but .e doesn9t recogni>e it. *7e mig.t not recogni>e it eit.er.+ 0e approac.es t.e door. 0e is about to grab t.e /nob ,.en t.e door opens by itself. $ .appy =') ,earing a 24onsummatum Est5 s.irt prances out of t.e s.op. $S!#' .ot.eadedly ,atc.es t.e =') prance a,ay. 0e enters t.e s.op. Ib. 3%! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) 4.imes ring as $S!#' enters t.e store. #$DD) and 40; smile at .im at once. 0e9s a regular customer. #$DD) '1 /abayan1 bu/as ang >ipper mo o. $S!#' doesn9t respond to t.e greeting. 0e ta/es a loo/ at .is >ipper and closes it nonc.alantly. 0e proceeds to t.e counter ,.ere #$DD) is. $S!#' Pare1 /ailangan /o ng customi>ed na s.irt para ngayong .apon. (atatapos /aya ng mga alas /uatroF #$DD) 3lan baF $S!#' raises .is .is index finger. #$DD) Cayang:/aya. (ay dagdag nga lang ng sing/u,enta /asi rus.. $S!#' 6anun baF ' sige1 sige. $S!#' brings out from .is plastic bag a pin/ !:s.irt and .ands it to #$DD). #$DD) ta/es a loo/ at t.e s.irt ,eirdly. $S!#' brings out a print out of a certain text1 ,.ic. ,e can9t see yet. 0e .ands t.e paper to #$DD). $S!#'
1I of 87 3to yung ilalagay sa .arap. #$DD) smiles upon reading t.e text on t.e paper. #$DD) $na/ naman ng puuuu.... 3/a, na ang lo-er boy. 3ntrigued1 40; ta/es a loo/ at t.e paper1 too. 0e ,idely smiles. Ic. 3%! " 4L$SS#''( " &$) $ young female teac.er is in t.e classroom1 busily c.ec/ing t.e boo/s of .er secondary: le-el students. S.e is 4L$3#E ($%$L$%61 AB. S.e .as straig.t1 blac/ .air and .er simple beauty ma/es .er an ideal (aria 4lara for any %oli (e !angere staging. $lmost all t.e boys in class secretly ta/e long ga>es of .er1 o-er,.elmed by .er beauty? except for one ric.:loo/ing guy1 ,.o is .olding in .is .and ,.at loo/s li/e a computeri>ed researc. paper. 4L$3#E is approac.ed by t.e #340 S!;&E%!. !.e malicious students begin taunting 2yi/eeee5 on t.e #340 S!;&E%!1 as t.ey begin to laug. at t.emsel-es. 4L$3#E stops .er c.ec/ing to see ,.at9s .appening. 4L$3#E 4lass1 .u,ag maingay. #340 S!;&E%! (a9am1 excuse me po. #340 S!;&E%! .ands .is researc. paper. ;p close1 ,e see t.at tainting t.e beautifully designed co-er is red in/?a mar/ stating t.at .is score is 1L out of I0. 4L$3#E understands t.e #340 S!;&E%!9s point ,it.out .im mentioning it. 4L$3#E &i mo madadaan sa ganda ng font at sa colored na pictures ang grade mo1 4astro. E. E ! " D3S0=$LL S!$LL =ES3&E 0360 S40''L 6$!E " L$!E $D!E#%''% Se-eral elementary students1 ,.ile eating t.eir fis. and c.ic/en balls are c.eerfully listening to $S!#'. $S!#' !apos1 nung isang ara, naman1 nilibre
1E of 87 /o ng .alo:.alo si =oy =aluga1 /asi di pa da, siya na/a/ati/im ng ganun. %ung naubos na niya1 tinanong /o1 2'1 ano9ng masasabi mo sa .alo:.aloF5 $S!#' ta/es off .is cap. 0is .air?,et in s,eat?glistens in t.e faint sunset lig.t. $ll student eyes are on $stro1 ,aiting for t.e punc.line. DE($LE S!;&E%! Cumusta da,1 /uyaF $S!#' 2$yosH5 sabi ng =aluga. 2Sa umpisa ,alang lasa1 pero .abang lumalalim1 patamis ng patamisH5 !.e students roar in laug.ter. 'ne female student e-en spits out .er coconut 8uice. $S!#' %a/alimutang i.alo ng puc.aH 0a.a.aH $ female teac.er ,earing glasses .as been listening to $S!#' from t.e bac/ gate of t.e sc.ool. 3t9s 4L$3#E1 and s.e is not .appy ,it. $stro9s presence. $S!#' sees .er. 0e points at .er excitedly1 ma/ing t.e students turn to .er direction. $S!#' Psyc.ic a/o. Caya /ong .ulaan ang pangalan ng magandang titser na yun /a.it .indi niyo sabi.in. !.e students loo/ at one anot.er1 pu>>led and amused at t.e same time. 4L$3#E panics and loo/s around .er1 as if expecting somet.ing -ery embarrassing. $S!#' snappily does a cadet:style about:face turn and un>ips .is 8ac/et. !.e students1 as ,ell as 4L$3#E1 loo/ at .im1 ,ondering ,.at .e is up to. $S!#' un>ips .is 8ac/et1 slo,ly strips it a,ay from .is upper body1 and ,raps it around .is ,aist tig.tly. $S!#' appears to be ,earing under .is patriotic 8ac/et a baby pin/:colored inner s.irt1 apparently ,et at t.e bac/ and armpit areas due to perspiration. $S!#' (screams to the s$y) 3sa1 dala,a1 tatloH Paglingon /oH (alalaman na ang pangalan moH $S!#' 8umps GE0 degrees and points at t.e text on .is s.irt1 rapper style. 3t reads: 24L$3#E1 C$L;6;#$% &$ C$H5 *Capampangan for 24laire1 3 lo-e you.5+.
17 of 87 !.e students along ,it. t.e fis.ball -endor begin to applaud ,ildly at $S!#'9s romantic antics. Some students bring out t.eir p.ones and begin ta/ing p.otos and -ideos of $S!#'. 4L$3#E on t.e ot.er .and sig.s and scratc.es .er .ead in deep embarrassment. !.e students9 applause1 .o,e-er1 forces .er let out a flattered smile. 7. E ! " S!#EE! " L$!E $D!E#%''% $ non:s.ades ,earing $S!#' is strolling do,n t.e street ,it. 4L$3#E. 3n contrast to .is attitude:laden pro8ection ,e9-e seen before1 $S!#' t.is time acts li/e a giddy sc.oolboy ,.o does ,.at appears more li/e prancing instead of strolling. 4L$3#E .as .er eyes only on t.e road1 filled ,it. c.ildren playing random street games. $S!#' $yos ba itong !:s.irt /oF Pinaga,a /o 9to sa Store nang #affy. &un din /ayo nagpapaprint ng mga pang:3ntrams ninyo di baF 4L$3#E 'o yata. E,an. $S!#' $y1 oo nga pala. (arunong /a bang mag:ayos ng cellp.oneF 4L$3#E 0indi. $S!#' Parang may sira /asi yung a/in. $ya, mag:ring. 4L$3#E =a/a na/a:silent. $S!#' 0indiH !ry mo ngang i:ring. 4L$3#E 0indi nga a/o marunong mag:ayos. $S!#' $lam /o. Para lang mapa/ita /o yung problema. Sige na.
18 of 87 4L$3#E irritatedly gets .er p.one from .er purse. $S!#' excitedly gets .is o,n p.one?a dated model1 but enclosed in a colorful .ousing?out from .is poc/et. 4L$3#E presses t.e 4all button. $S!#' places .is p.one close to 4L$3#E9s face as a smile gro,s misc.ie-ously on .is face. $ .ig.:treble mono -oice comes out from t.e boy9s p.one. 3t screams 2L$=); 4L$3#E5 repeatedly?it9s t.e -oice of $S!#' s.outing t.e line1 recorded on .is p.one1 looped1 and made .is p.one9s ring tone. 4L$3#E bites .er lip and immediately cancels t.e call. !.e teac.er stops ,al/ing and turns to $S!#'1 ,.o also stops. 4L$3#E $stro1 tingin /o mas maganda /ung? $S!#' SandaliH $S!#' suddenly grabs 4L$3#E9s .and. $S!#' !ara1 may ipapa/ita a/o sayo. 4L$3#E $no na namanF $S!#' =asta. 0e runs ,it. 4L$3#E1 ,.o is forced to come. 7a. 3%! " 4$# " L$!E $D!E#%''% 366)1 ,.o is ,earing .is s.ades1 and &$7% are still inside t.e car. &$7% is ta/ing -ideos of ,.at s.e sees outside1 but ,e do not see t.em. &$7% 7.at are t.ose guys eatingF 366) (sno%%ishly) Dis. balls1 s<uid balls1 c.ic/en balls. &$7% 4an ,e try someF 366) 3t9s street food. %ot safe.
1L of 87 &$7% sig.s in dismay. $fter a fe, seconds of silence1 somet.ing catc.es &$7%9s attention again. &$7% 7.at are t.oseF 366) !ricycles. &$7% Seems fun to ride on. 366) 7.at forF 7e .a-e a car. &$7% s.uts off .er camcorder1 puts it bac/ to .er purse1 and sits bac/. S.e reclines .er seat. S.e seems upset. $fter a fe, seconds of silence1 &$7% gets from .er purse t.e musical instrument s.e got from t.e $yta. S.e puts it in .er mout. and begins playing it .orribly. 366) sees .er and panics. 366) S.ouldn9t you ,as. t.at firstF &$7% doesn9t respond and continues to play. S.e blo,s .arder. $nnoyed1 366) grabs t.e instrument -e.emently from &$7% and /eeps it on .is left. 8. E ! " &3CE " S;%SE! $S!#' and 4L$3#E are -ie,ing t.e surroundings from a di/e in (abalacat. !.ey are ,atc.ing t.e sun set. 4L$3#E .as to raise .er .and to protect .er eyes from t.e sun ,.ile $S!#' is 8ust coolly staring at it1 t.an/s to .is s.ades. $S!#' &ito tayo madalas maglaro ng :(en noon1 naaalala moF %agsusuntu/an tayo1 /unyari a/o si 7ol-erine. !apos i/a, si ano... sino na nga ulitF $S!#' struggles to recall ,.om 4L$3#E lo-ed to imitate as a /id. 4L$3#E is not tal/ing. S.e turns a,ay from t.e sun. $S!#' begins to bite .is nails as .e /neels on t.e floor. $S!#' $y sino /a na nga ulitF
A0 of 87 $S!#' ,ipes .is s,eat off using .is slee-es. 0a-ing failed in recalling1 .e decides to 8ump to anot.er topic. $S!#' &i /o na maalala. $ny,ay1 nagbabaon pa a/o ng tingting noon para ga,ing blade /unyari. !apos? 4L$3#E =east. $S!#' 0aF 4L$3#E =eastH $ng ginagaya /o noon si =east. $S!#'9s smile ,idens. 0e ta/es off .is s.ades and .angs it on .is 8ac/et9s collar. $S!#' Si =eastH 0a.a.a. S.et. 'o nga1 si =east nga. Cebabae:babae mong tao si =east pa ang pinili mong gaya.in. Caya tuloy ang .ilig mong maglambitin sa mga puno. 4L$3#E (atalino naman. $S!#' 0alima, pa rin. 4L$3#E doesn9t argue any furt.er. $S!#' Para /ang lala/i noon. Pati /apag umii.i gusto mo na/atayo1 .a.a. Sino bang mag:aaa/alang magiging ganyan /a /aganda pagtandaF Pang:=inibining Pilipinas. 4L$3#E %agbabago /asi ang tao. $S!#' !otoo iyan.
A1 of 87 $,/,ard silence ensues. $S!#' 4laire1 pa/asal tayo. 4L$3#E ta/es a loo/ at $S!#'1 ,.o .as been staring deeply at .er all t.e ,.ile. !.ere is meaning in .is stare. 4L$3#E ma/es eye contact longer t.an usual1 but .er face s.o,s s.e is bot.ered by some idea. $S!#' stands up and attempts to /iss .er1 but s.e turns around and ,al/s a,ay ,it.out a ,ord. $S!#' tries to catc. up. $S!#' Saan /a pupuntaF 4L$3#E ;u,i. $S!#' 0atid na /ita. 4L$3#E .astens .er pace. $S!#' notices t.at t.ere is somet.ing ,rong. 0e runs to catc. up and 8umps in front of 4L$3#E to stop .er from marc.ing a,ay. 4L$3#E stops. $S!#' 4laireH 4L$3#E (angry) !igilan mo na ang pa/i/ipag/ita sa a/in. $S!#' coolly grabs .is s.ades .anging in .is 8ac/et9s collar and ,ears it li/e an action star. Somet.ing about 4L$3#E9s tone causes $S!#' to lose .is ent.usiasm for t.e afternoon. $S!#' )ung PE teac.er baF 4L$3#E s.a/es .er .ead ,ea/ly. $S!#' )ung Principal sa elementary na di pantay ang mataF 4L$3#E s.a/es .er .ead again. $S!#' )ung nagsubstitute sayo nung nilagnat /aF
AA of 87 4L$3#E !s/. Pinsan /o iyon. $S!#' Sirit na. 4L$3#E 0indi mo siya /ilala. $S!#' $no9ng pangalanF 4L$3#E continues to a,ay from t.e di/e ,.ile $S!#' tries to catc. up. 4L$3#E tries to speed up1 but $S!#' begins to 8og to /eep up ,it. .er speed. 3t ta/es a ,.ile before 4L$3#E ans,ers. 4L$3#E 0yun 4.oi. $S!#' $noF 4L$3#E 0yun 4.oiH $S!#' 3ntsi/FH 4L$3#E Coreano. $S!#' !ang:ina... ano9ng ipapa/ain nun sayo1 pansitF !apos /a/arati.in /a /apag nag:a,ay /ayoF 4L$3#E Coreano nga1 .indi 0apon. 4L$3#E finally stops striding and angrily faces $S!#'. S.e pus.es .im ,it. manly strengt.1 ma/ing .er more seem li/e a Jictorina instead of a (aria 4lara. 4L$3#E (angry) =a/it ba ganyan /a /ung ma/apagsalitaF %i .indi mo pa nga na/ita ang tao e.
AG of 87 $S!#' (angrier) $ng sabi.in mo1 sinagot mo siya /asi /amu/.a siya ng mga napapanood mo sa mga Coreanobelang tang:inaH 6anyan naman tayong mga Pilipino1 .indi baF =asta Pilipino1 pangitH $tat palaging ma/alampungan ang dayu.anH 4L$3#E 0aF Paano naman napaso/ sa usapan iyanF $S!#' raises .is rig.t arm1 all fingers ,it.dra,n except t.e pin/y. 0e ,iggles it li/e it9s a giant ,orm stic/ing out of .is fist. $S!#' %a/i/ita mo ba 9toF 4L$3#E (im#atient) $lin1 iyang .inliliit moF $S!#' 'o. %a/i/ita mo baF 4L$3#E SiyempreH $no a/o1 bulagF $S!#' mo-es .is pin/y closer to 4L$3#E. $S!#' 0a,a/an mo. 4L$3#E drops .er purse and slo,ly ,raps .er fingers on $S!#'9s ,iggling pin/y. !.e eyes of t.e t,o silently meet1 bot. ,aiting for t.e ot.er to tal/. $S!#'9s face remains unfa>ed1 ,.ile 4L$3#E9s is getting cran/ier and cran/ier as t.e seconds of $stro not explaining ,.at .e is trying to say pass by. 4L$3#E $no na naman? $S!#' 6anyan /aliit ang titi ng mga Coreano /apag tinayuan. 4L$3#E is disgusted. 3n a snap1 s.e ta/es .er .ands off t.e Corean penis t.at is $stro9s pin/y1 and pic/s up .er bag. S.e slaps $S!#' in t.e c.ee/. %ot contented ,it. one .it1 s.e gi-es .im
AB of 87 anot.er. $S!#' ta/es off .is s.ades and ,it. teary eyes loo/s at 4L$3#E in s.oc/. $S!#' (soft&s#o$en) !raydor /a sa mga /ababayan mo1 4laire. !raydor. =andang .uli sa Coreano /a rin pala papatol. 4L$3#E %gayong minuto ring ito1 nandoon pa rin si 0yun sa =amban1 tumutulong sa isang medical mission sa mga $yta. $S!#' $no namang? 4L$3#E %oong na/alipas na linggo1 sumama siya doon sa mga nag:tree planting sa (acabebe. $S!#' Ca.it ano pa ang? 4L$3#E (shouts) %oong ara, na nag/a/agulo sa amin at munti/ na a/ong mabali, sa lung/ot1 mas pinili mo pang mag:mall para manood ng matc. ni Pac<uiao. $S!#' free>es in .is position1 as 4L$3#E begins to sob. S.e ,ipes t.e tears off .er eyes madly. 4L$3#E (softer) 3/a, /asi1 $stro1 .anggang salita /a lang. 0anggang yabang /a lang. Casi .indi por/e sinabi mong ma.al mo ang isang tao o bagay o /ung ano pa man iyon1 .anggang doon na lang. 4L$3#E ,al/s a,ay. !.is time1 $S!#' doesn9t follo, .er. 8. E ! " $LLE) " %360!
AI of 87 $ .and is -iolently ,riting t.e ,ord 2P3%')H5 on a concrete ,all using ,.ite spray paint. $fter putting t.e dot on t.e exclamation point1 t.e o,ner of t.e .and?$S!#'?drops t.e can1 ta/es t,o steps bac/1 and ta/es a loo/ at .is complete ,riting. 3t reads: ;73 %$1 (6$ C'#E$%'H ($=;0$) $%6 P3%')H L. E ! " S!#EE! " %360! 7e .ear an underground nationalistic .ip.op song blasting in t.e bac/ground. 3nstead of a normal ,al/1 $S!#' slam:dances .is ,ay .ome proudly as if in a mos. pit1 ,.ile singing t.e lyrics of 2=ebot.5 0e 8umps a lot more -iolently in t.e part of t.e song t.at goes: 2DilipinoH DilipinoH DilipinoH DilipinoH5 10. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''( K &3%3%6 $#E$1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " %360! !.e upbeat music is replaced ,it. s.eer silence. 7.ile ,.istling t.e tune to Dreddie $guilar9s 2$na/15 $S!#' passes casually by t.e sala set ,.ere a stoc/y old man?.is fat.er1 EI?is snoo>ing loudly on t.e main sofa ,it. bottles of beer scattered around .im. $S!#' t.en ma/es it to t.e dining area1 ,.ere a ,oman ,it. messy .air and a blac/ eye is smo/ing slot.fully at t.e t.e dining table1 ,it. a rosary on t.e ot.er .and. 3t9s .er mot.er. $S!#' does not pay attention to .er as ,ell and goes directly to a room1 t.e door of ,.ic. .as a .uge map of t.e P.ilippines posted on it. 10a. 3%! " $S!#'9S #''(1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " %360! $S!#' loc/s t.e door1 s,itc.es t.e lig.t and t.e electric fan on1 and begins to ta/e off .is clot.es. $s .e undresses1 ,e see t.at no part of $stro9s room ,alls is bereft of posters1 cutouts1 and p.otos of famous people ,.o are eit.er full:blooded Dilipino or partly Dilipino?$rnel Pineda1 $pl.de.$p.1 %icole of t.e Pussycat &olls1 4.arice Pempengco1 Lea Salonga1 (anny Pac<uiao *biggest poster in t.e room+1 Jasmine !rias1 =amboo1 =atista1 DPJ1 Enri<ue 3glesias1 and mysteriously1 e-en Sandara Par/. $S!#' strips do,n to .is loose boxers1 ,.ic. .as its o,n customi>ed Pinoy:inspired design. 0e grabs a folding bed from a corner of .is room1 unfolds it ,.ile ya,ning1 and t.en lies do,n. 10b. 3%! " 4'DDEE S0'P " %360! 366) and &$7% are in a coffee s.op. 366) is sipping .is bre,ed coffee in a manner t.at s.o,s /no,ledge of proper eti<uette. 366) 3 lo-e t.eir coffee .ere.
AE of 87 &on9t youF &$7% on t.e ot.er .and is loo/ing at a table of foreigners be.ind .er1 ,it. a dar/:s/inned girl ,earing promiscuous clot.es. &$7% .as not touc.ed .er cup of coffee. 7ondering1 s.e faces 366). &$7% !.ere are a lot of foreigners .ere1 .u.F 366) ta/es a gulp. 0e misc.ie-ously smiles. 366) 7elcome to $ngeles 4ity. 7anna see a place t.at9s really full of foreignersF 10c. 3%!KE ! " 4$# K D3EL&S $JE%;E " %360! %eon lig.ts and t.emed buildings line bot. sides of Dields $-enue. 6irls in s/impy costumes are scattered all o-er t.e area1 usually accompanying old 4.inese1 Corean1 7.ite $merican1 =lac/ $merican1 Japanese1 and $rabic men. 366) is dri-ing slo,ly to s.o, &$7% t.e place. 0e is smiling excitedly. 366) 4ool1 isn9t itF &$7% seems bot.ered. S.e .as ne-er seen anyt.ing li/e Dield $-enue1 not e-en in t.e States. &$7% 7.at is t.is placeF 366) Dields $-enue. !.ose girlsF !.ey9re prostitutes. &$7% merely ,atc.es outside ,it. a s.oc/ed expression on .er face. 366) 0ey1 ,.ere9s your cameraF )ou s.ould get t.is on -ideo. &$7% s.a/es .er .ead and decides to stop loo/ing outside t.e ,indo,. &$7%
A7 of 87 3sn9t all t.is illegalF 366) s.rugs carelessly. 366) !omorro, 39ll pic/ you up at ten. Let9s go ,atc. a mo-ie. &$7% smiles excitedly. &$7% 3 ,anna see a local mo-ie. 366) %o ,ayH &$7% 7.yF 366) !agalog mo-ies suc/. 3t9s li/e ,atc.ing your parents fig.t on t.e big screen. $nd t.en you disco-er fi-e minutes later t.ey9re not your real parents. (snic$ers) Jesus. 11. 3%! " $S!#'9S #''( K &3%3%6 $#E$1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " &$) $ local rap song is playing from a small1 c.eap 4& player on one corner of t.e room1 ,.ere to,ers of 4& cases also rise. 3n front of a bro/en mirror1 $S!#' is putting ,ax on .is .air. Dor t.e day1 .e is ,earing a collared s.irt ,it. a P.ilippine arc.ipelago design on t.e .eart part. $/o (ismo dog tags .ang li/e dog c.ains around .is ,aist1 ,.ile baller bracelets of ,.ite1 yello,1 blue1 and red circle around .is rig.t arm. $fter grooming .is .air1 .e opens t.e cabinet?re-ealing more clot.es t.at imply Pinoy pride? and dra,s out a s<uare metallic coo/ie container. 0e opens it and sees only a fe, coins. $S!#' PunyemasH 0e .urls t.e container across t.e room and storms out of .is room. $S!#' angrily approac.es .is mot.er ,.o .as not mo-ed from .er position t.e nig.t before.
A8 of 87 S.e is still smo/ing and as static as e-er. $S!#' specifically ta/es a loo/ at t.e rosary. 7e can still .ear t.e local rap song playing faintly in t.e bac/ground. $S!#' %asaan yung pera /oF 7it.out loo/ing at .er son1 $stro9s mot.er pus.es a bo,l of tuna closer to $stro and t.ro,s in front of .im a bag of bread. $S!#' grabs a piece of bread from t.e bag and t.ro,s it ,it. all .is force at a nearby ,all. 0is mot.er simply puffs out smo/e. 0e grabs anot.er piece of bread and t.ro,s it all t.e same. 0is mot.er puts out .er cigarette. S.e t.en uses bot. .er .ands in .olding t.e rosary as s.e begins to silent pray. $S!#' grabs a t.ird bread1 but t.is time1 slices it in t,o using .is .ands1 puts a spoonful of tuna in bet,een1 and t.ro,s it on t.e nearby ,all as ,ell. $S!#' Cun,ari1 i/a, la.at nung mga tinapay na binato /o sa dingding. 6anoon /atindi ang galit /o sayo. %arinig mo1 9%ayF 3lagay mo ang sarili mo sa sapatos ng mga tinapay na iyonH =u,isit na bu.ay itoH (ay padasal:dasal /a pang nalalaman. $stro9s mot.er still .as no reaction. $S!#' stomps bac/ to .is room and closes t.e door ,it. a bang. 0e turns up t.e radio to a deafening -olume. $fter a fe, seconds .e storms out of t.e room1 texting someone on .is p.one ,.ile ,al/ing. 1A. 3%! " &$7%9S #''(1 6$(='$ J3LL$ " &$) !.e screen of &a,n9s p.one s.o,s a text message of 366) saying: 2'n my ,ay.5 &$7% is lying do,n on .er bed ,it. eyes ,ide open. S.e puts do,n t.e p.one s.e .as been reading. S.e stares blan/ly at t.e ceiling. $fter a fe, seconds1 s.e sits up and in.ales deeply. S.e begins to tremble in exasperation1 scratc.ing .er .ead li/e a disturbed person. S.e lets our a suppressed scream of being fed up. 1Aa. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 6$(='$ J3LL$ " &$) 3n a semi:formal getup muc. more glamorous t.an t.e one .e ,ore t.e day before1 366) /noc/s at t.e door of t.e 6amboa residence. &$7%9S &$&1 ,.o .as been reading t.e local paper ,.ile ta/ing coffee1 opens t.e door.
AL of 87 &$7%9S &$& '1 3ggy1 may na/alimutan /ayoF 366) doesn9t get .im. 366) $no .oF &$7%9S &$& =uti bumali/ /ayoF 366) (confused) 3 8ust arri-ed. 3s &a,n readyF &$7%9S &$& 0aF E. /anina pa umalis1 a/ala /o sinundo mo na /anina. 366) is be,ildered. 1Aa. E ! " JEEP%E)1 4L$#C : &$) &$7% is seated beside t.e dri-er9s seat inside t.e 8eepney. 0er nec/ coming out of t.e open ,indo,1 s.e en8oys t.e ,ind blo,ing t.roug. .er .air1 as e-ident ,it. .er ,ide smile. 1Ab. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 ($($ S;C9S #ES3&E%4E " &$) 7e see a lo,:resolution -ideo of a cute baby in t.e arms of a mot.er. Soot.ing music plays on t.e bac/ground. $s t.e camera mo-es closer to t.e face of t.e baby1 t.e cute t.ing turns into a red:eyed demon and ,ails monstrously ,it. a .ig. -olume. 4lad only in a bat. to,el ,rapped around .is body as if .e9s a ,oman1 ,it. a to,el ,rapped around .is .ead li/e a 0indu1 ($($ S;C screams in frig.t1 but t.en laug.s out loud at .imself after,ard. 0e .as been ,atc.ing ,.at t.ey call a screamer *.ome:made -ideos t.at .a-e surprise .orror tric/s in t.em+. !.e door on .is far rig.t begins to s<uea/ open. $ blurred image of a religious DL$6ELL$%! enters again. $s t.e DL$6ELL$%! dra,s nearer and nearer1 t.e fat guy begins to giggle li/e a sc.oolgirl. !.e DL$6ELL$%!1 li/e before1 stops beside t.e c.ub1 drops .is ,.ip1 and begins to massage .is breasts from beneat. t.e bat. to,el.
G0 of 87 ($($ S;C 6aya.in mo yung sumasaya, na Sto. %ino. !.e DL$6ELL$%! stops ,ondering. ($($ S;C &ali na1 sige na. !.e DL$6ELL$%! stops massaging and .esitantly steps bac/. 0e t.en begins to imitate t.e ,obbling dance of t.e miraculous infant Jesus. ($($ S;C laug.s uncontrollably. ($($ S;C gets a sealed blue1 diamond:s.aped tablet from a dra,er ,it.in .is reac. and .ands it to t.e mysterious penitent. ($($ S;C ' tama na iyan. 3nom1 goH !.e DL$6ELL$%! stops dancing1 recei-es t.e tablet1 and exits t.e room <uic/ly. 1G. 3%! " S40''L S;PPL3ES S0'P " &$) $S!#' .ands a t.ousand peso bill to t.e cas.ier in payment for: blue1 red1 and ,.ite cartolina1 yello, art paper1 glue1 scissors1 ruler1 pencil1 and a roll of ,.ite string1 all of ,.ic. are still spread on t.e counter. 4$S03E# Sir1 ,ala /ayong smaller billF $S!#' &ali naH !.e cas.ier inputs data in t.e cas. register. 1Ga. E ! " E%!#$%4E 'D S40''L S;PPL3ES S0'P " &$) $n EDDE(inate guy1 181 ,.o is ,earing casual clot.es and a girly sling bag1 is smo/ing at t.e rig.t side of t.e s.op entrance. 7it. t.e crumple in .is fore.ead1 .e seems to be in a bad mood. $S!#'1 ,it. .is usual action star attitude1 suddenly comes out of t.e s.op carrying plastic bags of t.e items .e purc.ased. !.e traffic lig.t on t.e ot.er side of t.e road lig.ts up t.e static red man symbol1 and a G0 second countdo,n begins. !.e EDDE(1 upon seeing $S!#'1 t.ro,s a,ay .is cigarette and approac.es $S!#'. 0is bad mood is suddenly transformed into a ,ide smile.
G1 of 87 EDDE( (res#ectfully and cheerfully) $y1 /uyaF =a/a pu,ede po silang maabala /a.it saglit lang po. $S!#' doesn9t ans,er. !.e stoplig.t s.o,s t.e number 1I1 and continues to count do,n. EDDE( ;m1 bali po /asi1 mga self:supporting student /ami1 galing pa po ng 4aloocan. =a/a po pu,ede /aming .umingi ng /a.it /aunting tulong lang po by purc.asing itong mga items po na binebenta namin. EDDE( grabs a .andful of colorful pens from .is bag and s.o,s t.em to $S!#'. EDDE( =ali .eto po1 nagtitinda po /ami ng mga pens po. $yun po1 may iba9t ibang /ulay po sila. (ay green1 gold1 orange1 fuc.sia1 red1 atsa/a iba9t ibang /ulay pa po. $S!#' ta/es a snobbis. loo/ at t.e pens and t.en at t.e EDDE(. $S!#' !ig:mag/anoF EDDE( =ali sir1 da.il fund:raiser po namin ito1 medyo ma.al compared sa normal na pen. $yun po1 /ung gusto niyo /aming suporta.an1 bili na po /ayo. 3sang daan lang po ang isa. $S!#' doesn9t ans,er. EDDE( Cung aya, niyo naman pong bumili ng pen1 pu,ede rin po /a.it magbigay na lang /ayo ng donation. $ny amount ,ill be appreciated naman po. $S!#' =a/la /a baF EDDE( eyes mo-e around in panic and confusion.
GA of 87 EDDE( $:$no .o iyon1 /uyaF $S!#' Sino ang paborito mong singerF EDDE( ;m... Lady 6aga po. !.e animated running green man symbol lig.ts up. $S!#' abandons t.e EDDE( ,it.out a ,ord and crosses t.e road. 1Gb. E ! " =;S) S!#EE! " &$) &$7% is no, out of t.e secure >ones of 4lar/. S.e is .olding .er camcorder pointing at t.e people s.e sees on t.e side,al/?beggars1 sari:sari store o,ners1 traffic enforcers1 students1 etc. S.e passes by t.e stalls of fis. balls1 ,.ere t.e young boys t.at manage t.em smile ,armly at &$7%1 as t.ey ma/e poses for t.e camera1 and t.en s.ying a,ay. &$7% is amused. Suddenly .er p.one rings. S.e pic/s it up. &$7% 0elloF 7.at is it1 &adF &$7%9S &$& replies but ,e do not .ear. &$7% 7ell1 3 decided t.at 3 ,anted to go out on my o,n. So1 .ere 3 am. &$7%9S &$& replies. &$7% laug.s sarcastically. &$7% &adH )ou9re treating me li/e a little girl. 39m? (#ause) 39m not really sure ,.at place t.is is1 but stop ,orrying1 39ll find my ,ay .ome. (#ause) %o. (#ause) 3 said noH !s/.
GG of 87 &$7% .angs up and continues to ,al/. 1B. E ! " =$)$%30$% P$#C " &$) $ fragile P.ilippine flag:inspired /ite is soaring in t.e s/y. Dlying it from do,n belo, is $S!#'. 0e is running merrily around t.e par/ li/e a little boy. 0e is not ,earing .is s.ades1 re-ealing a yout.ful -ersion of .is eyes. People in t.e par/ are di-ided in c.oosing ,.ic. to ,atc.: t.e /ite $stro is flying1 or $stro .imself. Se-eral Coreans are ta/ing motion s.ots of a sprinting $S!#'. &$7%1 ,.o .as a stic/ of fis. balls on one .and1 is still filming around t.e area. !.en1 s.e sees t.e interesting /ite. S.e points .er camera at a running $S!#' and extremely >ooms in at .im. &$7% laug.s. S.e t.en tilts .er camera up to ta/e a -ideo of t.e /ite in t.e air. 7it. eyes focused up,ards1 $S!#' cras.es onto &$7%1 ,.o li/e,ise didn9t see t.e guy coming because .er .ead ,as tilted up,ards. =ot. of t.em fall to t.e grass1 but &$7% fell ,orse. 0er camera is e8ected from .er .and. &$7% 'uc.... $S!#' <uic/ly stands up and free>es at t.e sig.t of &$7%1 ,.o is trying to feel .er bac/ as s.e tests ,.et.er s.e could stand up .astily or not. $S!#' begins to tremble guiltily. !.e /ite fails its aerodynamics and cras.:lands on t.e o,ner9s .ead. $S!#' Casalanan moH 0a.arang:.arang /a /asi sa daan. &$7% attempts to sit up. &$7% 'uc.... $S!#' lets go of .is /ite9s string and .elps &$7% stand up?not gently1 t.oug.. $S!#' (e'as#erated) &i mo ba a/o na/itang tumata/boF &$7% (in (merican accent)
GB of 87 3 ,as ta/ing a -ideo of your /ite1 sorry. 3 didn9t see you coming. (y bad. &$7% gains .er balance and lets go of $S!#'9s assistance in standing uprig.t. $S!#' pic/s up t.e -ideo camera from t.e ground and .ands it o-er to t.e girl1 ,.o turns it off and puts it inside .er purse. &$7% '.1 t.an/s. %ice /ite1 by t.e ,ay. &id you ma/e itF $S!#' is about to let out a ,ord1 but .esitates. 0e turns a,ay and pic/s up .is /ite. 0e sits do,n on t.e grass1 pretending to be busy ,it. t.e string. $S!#' %asaan tayoF &$7% 4ome againF $S!#' (e'as#erated) !s/H %asaan tayoF $nong lugar itoF 7.at place are ,eF &$7% ;m1 =ayani.an Par/F 2En:8e:lis5 4ityF $S!#' puts .is s.ades on1 rises from .is seat1 and fiercely faces &$7%. $S!#' 7e9re in t.e P.ilippinesH )ou9re Pinoy1 rig.tF &$7% )ea.1 but? $S!#' Pilipino /a1 Pilipino a/o1 e ba/it pa:3nggles:3nggles /a diyanH &$7% '.1 rig.t. Sorry1 3 guess. $S!#' sits on t.e grass again and ,it. a pout on .is lips begins to roll t.e string of .is /ite. &$7% merely ,atc.es .im and .is string:rolling.
GI of 87 &$7% (a#ologetic) )ou see1 3 gre, up in t.e ;S. !.is is only my second day in t.e P.ilippines. 39m still trying to /no, about it as muc. as 3 can1 since my &ad already decided t.at ,e9ll be staying .ere for good. $S!#' is finis.ed rolling t.e string. 0e t.en tries to straig.ten t.e crumples in some parts of t.e /ite1 e-en t.oug. it9s impossible to using bare .ands. $S!#' )ou9re in t.e land of Pilipinos1 so you s.ould spea/ Pilipino. &$7% 3 can9t. (om and &ad only spo/e to me in Englis.. $S!#' So no, ,e .a-e to ad8ust to youF 3f 3 -isit t.e States and 3 don9t /no, Englis.1 ,ill people ad8ust to meF %o ,ayH !.ey ,ill tell me to go suc/ a melon. &$7% sits beside $S!#' and grabs t.e /ite gently from .im. $S!#' blus.es and lo,ers .is .ead in timidity. &$7% 7ell... you don9t really .a-e to tal/ to me in Englis.. 3 can understand a bit of Pampango1 since 3 .ear it often from my uncles and aunts in t.e States. Drom my %a#a)s and dara)s1 rig.tF &o you spea/ Pampango1 tooF $S!#' lo,ers .is s.ades1 exposing t.e upper .alf of .is eyes to &$7%. 0e mo-es closer to &$7%9s face and establis.es a sustained eye contact ,it. .er. $S!#' (in Pam#ango) $no9ng pangalan moF &$7% (slo"ly in Pam#ango "ith (merican accent) $/u... i... &a,n1 as in &:$:7:%. $/u i &a,n 6amboa.
GE of 87 $S!#' returns .is s.ades from its original position and ta/es a,ay t.e /ite from &$7%9s .ands. &$7% is uncertain of ,.at $S!#'9s action means. &$7% Sorry if 3 said t.at ,rong. 3 told you 3? $S!#' %a/a/ain /a na ba ng /amaruF &$7%9s face brig.tens. S.e s.a/es .er .ead excitedly. 1I. 3%! " C$P$(P$%6$% E$!E#) " &$) $S!#' and &$7% are seated at a table for t,o beside a ,indo,. $S!#' is staring at not.ing in particular outside t.e ,indo,1 ,.ile t.e girl1 ,.o is slo,ly sipping ,ater from .er glass1 .as .er eyes and ears on t.e guy in front of .im. $S!#' 4.arice Pempengco... $rnel Pineda... Lea Salonga... (anny Pac<uiao... &$7% #ig.t1 t.e boxer. $S!#' $pl.de.$p ng =lac/ Eyed Peas... %icole 2S.enger5 ng Pussy 4at &olls... Julio 23nglesias5... Enri<ue 23nglesias5... &$7% (ama*ed) E-en Enri<ueF $S!#' =atista... Jasmine !rias... Janessa 20ad8en5... &$7% Drom 0ig. Sc.ool (usicalF $S!#' 'o1 yung may scandal.
G7 of 87 !apos1 si 4risteta... &$7% 4risteta ,.oF $S!#' Pinagluluto niya si 'bama sa 7.ite 0ouse. %a/alimutan /o apelyido. &$7% Li/e1 t.e .ead coo/ or c.efF $S!#' 'o. &$7% 3 see. 7o,. !.is may sound strange1 but 3 /inda feel some boost of pride 8ust by /no,ing t.at t.ese people are Dilipinos1 or of Dilipino descent. )ou /no, ,.at 3 meanF (e1 being a Dilipino1 too. $S!#' nods coolly. &$7% )ou /no, ,.at1 $stroF 39ll only be .ere for a mont.. 3f it9s not t.at muc. of a disturbance1 could you1 li/e1 get me Dilipino stuff t.at 3 can bring bac/ to t.e ;SF $S!#' Dilipino stuffF &$7% )ou /no,... !raditional Dilipino clot.es. (usic. !.e best Dilipino mo-ies. (usical instruments. 'r boo/s and maga>ines. )ou /no,. Dilipino stuff. $S!#' ta/es a gulp of ,ater from .is glass. &$7% &on9t ,orry1 39ll be paying for t.em. $S!#' (in Pinoy English accent) %o1 no1 it9s o/ay. 39ll ta/e care of t.em.
G8 of 87 4onsider t.em as gifts from me. Cind of li/e remembrance. &$7% &a/al a salamatH Suddenly1 t.e ,aiter comes ,it. t.e food t.ey ordered: sisig1 adobong /amaru1 lec.on pa/si,1 buro1 and ot.er -iands &$7% .as ne-er seen or tasted before. S.e loo/s at t.e food in a,e. BE+,N -ON.(+E /,.0 0(PP1 B(2K+RO3ND -3!,2 1E. E ! " =$)$%30$% P$#C " &$) !.e dancers are practicing t.eir mo-es. $S!#' passes by t.em carrying a flag:inspired /ite. !.e dancers don9t mind .im1 but t.eir eyes follo, .im. 1Ea. E ! " #$%&'( S!#EE! " &$) $S!#' *,it.out s.ades+ is ,al/ing li/e a ramp model and cuts across t.e cro,d. $ll eyes on .im. 17. E ! " S3&E7$LC " &$) 3n one stall1 $S!#' is bro,sing t.roug. pirated &J&s of t.e latest Dilipino mo-ies. 0e accidentally ,anders to t.e porn section1 ,.ere .e ta/es a longer time loo/ing at t.e co-er and bac/ co-ers of t.e interesting titles .e comes across. 17b. E ! " #$%&'( S!#EE! " &$) $S!#' is ,al/ing li/e a ramp model1 but t.is time1 .olding a plastic of pirated 4&s. 0e gets .is s.ades and ,ears it proudly. 18. 3%! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) $S!#' is rummaging t.roug. Pinoy pride clot.es for ,omen. 0e pic/s se-eral designs and .ands t.em o-er to #$DD). =ills of money are fed into t.e cas. register by #$DD). 18a. 3%! " #$%&'( S#EE! " &$) $S!#' is still ,al/ing li/e a ramp model1 but t.is time1 .olding se-eral more plastic bags of clot.es and ot.er items .e boug.t from #affy. 18b. 3%! " JEEP%E) " &$) $S!#' is sipping softdrin/s in a plastic ,.ile &$7% is .olding an empty plastic cup of
GL of 87 fis.ball sauce. $S!#' and &$7% seem to be merrily tal/ing about somet.ing. $fter $S!#' finis.es .is drin/1 .e t.ro,s t.e plastic out of t.e ,indo,. &$7% laug.s at t.e strange be.a-ior and appears to as/ $S!#' about it. $S!#' gets t.e plastic cup &$7% is .olding and t.ro,s it out of t.e ,indo,1 too. 23. B(2K+RO3ND -3!,2 18c. 3%! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) $S!#' is c.ec/ing out dog tags and ot.er Pinoy pride accessories li/e bracelets1 belts1 caps1 and badges1 as ,ell as t.e ot.er s.irts. 40; is in anot.er area of t.e s.op entertaining customers. #$DD) Para /anino ba 9yang mga binibili moF Cay 4laireF $S!#' Pss.. 0indi no. Cay &a,n. #$DD) 2&on5 as in &on JuanF $S!#' Sino yunF #$DD) &on Juan1 Prinsipe ng /a.ariang =erbanya. $S!#' &i /o /ilala. 2&a,n5 as in &a,n @ulueta. Pil:am siya. ;pon .earing t.at &a,n is Dilipino:$merican1 #$DD) begins to t.in/. $S!#' .ands o-er t.e stuff .e intends to buy. $S!#' 3to la.at. #$DD) computes t.e total price ,it. a calculator. $S!#' is carelessly ,aiting1 /no,ing .e is capable of paying. #$DD) ;mmmm... !.ree nine. $S!#' is surprised.
B0 of 87 $S!#' ' ba/it ganunF Patingin. $S!#' gets t.e calculator and adds t.e prices of t.e indi-idual items one by one. #$DD) ,atc.es .im. $S!#' '1 t,o eig.t lang e. #$DD) gets t.e calculator and inputs an additional e<uation. #$DD) $dd mo niyan ng one t.ousand one .undred. ;m1 t.ree nine. $S!#' ' e. san galing yung one t.ousand one .undredF #$DD) Ele-en items ito1 so isang daan1 times ele-en1 e<uals one t.ousand one .undred. $S!#' E ba/it tinimes mo ng isang daan yung ele-enF #$DD) finally loses .is smile and s.ifts into a cold business expression. #$DD) Pare1 .indi mo sinabing Cano pala iyang pinagbibil.an mo. 3ba ang presyo ng mga 9to para sa mga .indi Pinoy. Pinalampas /o na nga yung mga una mong binili e. $S!#' E .indi naman Cano si &a,n e. 0alf lang. #$DD) t.in/s for seconds. 0e gets t.e calculator again. #$DD)
B1 of 87 ' siya1 t.ree t.ousand t.ree .undred fifty. $S!#' '1 ba/it na naman ganunF &i ba nga t,o eig.tF #$DD) (ay patong na isang daan ba,at items para sa mga foreigner. Pero? $S!#' E .indi naman nga foreigner si &a,nH 0alf lang. #$DD) 'o nga1 patapusin mo muna a/o1 /abayanH Caya nga yung /ala.ati niyang $meri/ano lang ang pinapatungan /o. 3mbes na isang daan1 sing/uenta na lang. $S!#' !s/. Solid /a naman. 1L. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 ($($ S;C9S #ES3&E%4E " &$) ($($ S;C is ,earing a tig.t:fit sando t.at gi-e emp.asis to .is semi:obese figure. 0e is playing 2$ 4ountry Story5 in .is laptop t.is time. ;nfinis.ed paintings depicting t.e -arious le-els of .ell as described in &ante $lig.ieri9s 9&i-ine 4omedy9 can be found scattered in t.e room. !.e mysterious DL$6ELL$%! comes approac.ing again in .is usual 0oly 7ee/ ,al/1 causing ($($ S;C to giggle in mirt. li/e a delig.ted toddler. !.e DL$6ELL$%! reac.es ($($ S;C. 0e massages .is s.oulders ,it. -ibrating .ands. ($($ S;C feels tic/ling s.i-ers run t.roug. .is spine. 0e laug.s gaily in pleasure. Drom t.e same dra,er as before1 t.e ($($ S;C .ands t.e DL$6ELL$%! a sealed tablet. ($($ S;C &ali. 3nom. !.e DL$6ELL$%! stops .is massaging1 gets t.e tablet1 and ,al/s out of t.e room. RE!3-E 0(PP1 B(2K+RO3ND -3!,2 A0. E ! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$)
BA of 87 $S!#' instructs #$DD) t.roug. ent.usiastic .and gestures ,.at part of a ,.ite female s.irt #$DD) s.ould place t.e 2Proud to be Pinay5 text ,.ic. $S!#' .ad printed out in a type,riting paper in all:capital (onotype 4orsi-a font style. A0a. E ! " #$%&'( S!#EE! " &$) $S!#' is carrying lots of bags of different items. 0e struggles to ,al/ coolly but it is ob-ious t.e bags are getting .ea-y. A1. E ! " S3&E7$LC " &$) $S!#' is flipping t.roug. music 4&s in .is fa-orite pirated music 4& stall. 4ompilations of un/no,n local artists and underground rappers dominate t.e rac/s. A0b. E ! " #$%&'( S!#EE! " &$) $S!#' is still ,al/ing do,n t.e street li/e a ramp model. !.is time1 ,e can barely see .is face ,it. all t.e t.ings .e is carrying. 0is pace .as slo,ed do,n. AA. E ! " =$)$%30$% P$#C " &$) !.e &$%4E#S re.earse t.eir steps1 ,.ic. .a-e gone intricate. !.ey stop at t.e sig.t of $S!#'. 3n slo, motion1 $S!#' is .appily flying .is /ite. $ closer loo/ at .is face s.o, t.at it9s .is ,idest smile in t.e film so far. !.e /ite dramatically soars in t.e brig.t summer s/y1 s.o,ing not e-en a single sign of aerodynamic failure. $S!#' /eeps sprinting around t.e par/ 8oyfully ,it.out letting go of .is /ite. END -ON.(+E (ND B(2K+RO3ND -3!,2 AAa. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 6$(='$ J3LL$ " &$) &$7% is lying do,n on t.e sofa1 playing t.e musical instrument s.e boug.t from t.e $yta. S.e doesn9t /no, .o, to play it1 but s.e tries any,ay1 producing an experimental sound. &$7%9S &$& comes to t.e li-ing room in a rus.. 0e is trying to ,ear .is =arong. &$7%9S &$& (in Pam#ango) Sigurado /a1 o/ey /a lang ditoF 3:loc/ mo yung mga pinto pag/aalis namin. )ung mga bintana i:double c.ec/ mo. 0u,ag /ang mag:e:entertain ng /ung sino:sino sa loob .aF Cung may emergency1
BG of 87 na/apas/il sa ref yung number ng security. &$7% (#issed) &ad1 39m AB. &$7%9S &$& (in Pam#ango) (as maganda na yung nag:iingat. Lalo na babae /a. &$7% sarcastically smiles. Just t.en1 366) enters t.e .ouse into t.e li-ing room. 0e is ,earing .is expensi-e:loo/ing s.ades. 0e ta/es .is .an/y from .is poc/et and ,ipes .is face ,it. it. 366) $y grabe1 ang init sa Pilipinas. #eady /a na1 !itoF &$7%9S &$& Saglit lang i.o1 i:double c.ec/ /o lang ang mga papeles /o1 .aF (a.irap na yung /ung /ailan nasa (a/ati na tayo1 doon a/o ma/a/aalala ng na/alimutan. 366) Sige po1 !ito. &$7%9S &$& Sensya /a na1 i/a, muna ang dri-er namin dito .abang ,ala pa /aming /otse. 366) lets out a respectful laug.ter. 366) '/ey lang po yun. &$7%9S &$& lea-es t.e li-ing room and goes to .is room. &$7% is not paying attention to 366). S.e begins playing .er instrument. 366) ,atc.es .er. 366) )ou sure you don9t ,anna comeF =a/a ma:bore /a dito.
BB of 87 &$7% s.a/es .er .ead. 366) '/ay. 0ey1 3 ,ant to introduce you to some of my friends one of t.ese days. (aybe ,e could grab a dinner or somet.ing. &$7% 4an 3 bring a friend alongF 366) is surprised. 0e ta/es off .is s.ades. 366) 7.o9s your friendF &$7% )ou9ll see. &$7% continues playing t.e instrument. AG. E ! " S$L$C'! $#401 =$)$%30$% P$#C " &$) Earp.ones are plugged on &$7%9s ears. S.e is listening to some sort of underground .ip .op music playing from .er laptop. 7e can .ear faintly from t.e earp.ones t.at it9s 23tsumo5 by &ice N CL. $S!#'1 ,.o is ,earing a long:slee-ed s.irt ,it. a Jose #i>al in/ blot design and a pair of yello, s.ades1 is ,aiting for &$7%9s feedbac/ eagerly. &$7%9s genuine smile fades into a forced1 confused one. &$7% !.ese are DilipinosF $S!#' 'o. &ice N CL. &$7% =ut ,.y is t.e c.orus in JapaneseF $S!#' Subu/an mo yung panlimang trac/. &$7% double clic/s !rac/ OI on .er laptop. $ different song begins playing. &$7% .ears t.e first fe, seconds of t.e trac/.
BI of 87 &$7% 3s t.is some sort of country roc/ song or somet.ingF %oF $S!#' $ntayin mo yung unang linya. !apos .ulaan mo sinong /umanta. &$7% ,aits. !.e -ocalist finally begins ,it. t.e first stan>a. S.e loo/s at an excited $S!#' cluelessly. $S!#' Si Pac<uiao iyanH $stig di baF &$7% pretends to be surprised. AB. E ! " ';!S3&E DE($LE #ES!#''(1 4L$#C ($3% 6$!E " &$) $S!#' is carrying a bul/y bag t.e contents of ,.ic. ,e cannot tell. 7it. pouty lips1 .e is ,aiting outside t.e female restroom. 0e is s,inging .is arms left and rig.t. !,o girls in semi:formal clot.es come out of t.e restroom. &$7% pee/s from t.e door s.yly. $S!#' (e'citedly) '/ey baF &$7% launc.es a pretending:to:be:s,eet smile. &$7% $stro1 ,.at 3 .ad in mind actually ,ere traditional Dilipino clot.es. Li/e /imonos for t.e Japanese and c.eongsams for t.e 4.inese. )ou /no,1 nati-e clot.es. $S!#' $.1 gusto mo ba.agF &$7% 7.atF $S!#' Parang yung suot ni !ar>an. &$7% %o... 3 don9t /no, ,.at t.ey9re called1 but one
BE of 87 time 3 sa, some nati-e s/irts in t.is Dilipino maga>ine in t.e airplane1 ,orn by ,omen ,it. 8ars on t.eir .eads. )ou /no, ,.at t.ose are calledF $S!#' stops s,inging. 0e drops t.e bags on .is feet. 0e pretends to t.in/ .ard by feeling .is goatee:less c.in ,it. .is fingers. $S!#' $.1 sa mga (uslim na babae. 7ala. 7alang ganun dito. Sa (indanao yun. $S!#' approac.es &$7%1 ,.om .e reali>es is not getting out of t.e restroom. 0e pulls .er arm gently and tries to p.ysically get .er out. $S!#' $no9ng ginaga,a mo diyanF Labas na. &$7% s.yly comes out ,earing a t.ree:stars:and:a:sun 8ac/et on top of t.e (onotype 4orsi-a 2Proud to be Pinay5 s.irt t.at $stro .ad custom:made for .er. Some call center agents ,aiting for t.eir s.uttle ser-ice nearby giggle at t.e sig.t of &$7%. $S!#' obser-es &$7% for a couple of seconds. 0e returns to t.e bags .e dropped on t.e floor. 0e grabs a flag:inspired cap from one of t.e bul/y bags1 along ,it. some nec/laces and bracelets. 0e .ands t.em excitedly o-er to &$7%. Some of t.e bling:blings fall to t.e floor. &$7% <uic/ly rescues t.em from t.e dirt. $S!#' 3suot mo pa iyan. !apos pa:picture tayo sa Sala/ot. &ali na. &$7% is frig.tened of t.e idea1 but can9t bear refusing $stro. S.e puts on t.e cap. AI. E ! " S$L$C'! $#401 =$)$%30$% P$#C " S;%SE! (o-ing sil.ouettes of a giddy boy and a barely mo-ing lady are seen under t.e Sala/ot $rc.. !.e $rc. appears li/e a blac/ space s.ip par/ed on eart.1 because of t.e effect of t.e lig.ting caused by t.e setting sun be.ind it. !.e boy is instructing t.e girl to do some ,eird poses. !.e girl appears to obey t.e boy1 but not ,it.out .esitation. Drom time to time1 t.e sil.ouettes appear to burst into laug.ter. AE. E ! " C$P$(P$%6$% E$!E#) " &$)
B7 of 87 $ postcard .eld by a man9s .ands s.o,s a pristine tropical beac.. 7e .ear t.e -oice of a man and a ,oman con-ersing?t.ey belong to $S!#' and &$7%. $S!#' (O ! ) =oracay. &$7% (O ! ) )ea.1 =oracay. 3 .ear about it a lot from relati-es. $S!#' flips t.e card and re-eals next a picture of t.e =ana,e #ice !erraces. $S!#' #ice !erraces. Pang:,along 2,ander5 of t.e ,orld 9to. &$7% %iceH Dlip to t.e next postcard. $S!#' 0undred 3slands. Dlip to t.e next postcard. $S!#' =ul/ang (ayon. Dlip to t.e next postcard. $S!#' Pagsan8an Dalls. Dlip to t.e next postcard. $S!#' 3ntramuros. $S!#' s.uffles t.e postcards li/e playing cards. 0e inserts t.em at t.e bac/ poc/et of .is purposely tattered 8eans. 0e stands up from .is seat and stretc.es .is legs for some seconds. &$7% ta/es a sip from .er glass of iced tea.
B8 of 87 &$7% So ,.ere ,ill you bring me firstF $S!#' (eron na yatang mga flig.t sa 4lar/ papunta doon1 lalo na ngayong summer. (ay dis/u,ento pa. &$7% '.1 but any of t.ese spots accessible by landF !.roug. bus or 8eepneyF $S!#' returns to .is seat. 0e tries to grab .is glass of iced mango 8uice1 but accidentally /noc/s it do,n. !.e 8uice <uic/ly spread out on t.e table. =ot. .e and &$7% stand up immediately to a-oid getting ,et. &$7% <uic/ly signals a ,aiter from afar. &$7% 7aiterH $S!#' !s/. $ng layo /asi nilagay sa a/in /aya na.irapan a/ong abutin. !.e ,aiter arri-es ,it. a rag. &$7% pic/s up .er o,n glass from t.e table. !.e ,aiter begins ,iping. $S!#' leans on t.e ,all ,.ile ,aiting for t.e cleanup to be done. $S!#' 0undred 3slands. Sa Pangasinan lang iyon. ' /aya /ung gusto mo sa =ana,e. &$7% 7e don9t really .a-e to go -ery far. 3 ,as t.in/ing of 8ust any scenic place around .ere. 3t doesn9t .a-e to be a beac. or forest or ca-es ,it. lots of foreigners and stuff. Just... a different place t.at9s nice1 and? $S!#' Sa mga mall1 ganunF &$7% %o1 no1 not malls.
BL of 87 $S!#' 0mm... (ga simba.anF &$7% 7ell1 if t.ey9re /inda out of t.e ordinary1 3 guess t.ey9ll be fine. $S!#' ta/es off .is s.ades1 moistens t.e lenses ,it. .is breat.1 and cleans t.em ,it. .is Drancis (. .and/erc.ief. $S!#' 0u,ag sa simba.an. &$7% 7.yF $S!#' $yo/ong ma/ita si Lord. $,/,ard silence. &$7% ;m1 my &ad used to tell me about a to,n destroyed by a -olcano. )ou /no, .o, to go t.ereF $S!#' stares blan/ly at &$7%. A7. E ! " L$0$# $#E$1 ;%&E# !0E ($%4$!3$% =#3&6E " L$!E $D!E#%''% $S!#' is -iolently drying .is perspiring face ,it. .is .an/y. 0is face s.o,s .e despises t.e .eat caused by t.e summer sun1 ,.ic. bla>es up abo-e in t.e cloudless s/y. Drom afar1 &$7% is 8oyfully trying to fly $stro9s /ite. E-en t.oug. s,eating a bit1 s.e seems to not mind. &$7% (shout from afar) 0ey1 $stroH $S!#' $noH &$7% (y camera9s in my bagH 4an you ta/e a picture of me .ereF
I0 of 87 $S!#' impatiently tries to find t.e camera from &a,n9s bag1 ,.ic. s.e dropped carelessly on t.e sandy ground. &$7% 3t9s so coolH 3 ,ant to s.o, to some friends bac/ in t.e ;S ,.at it9s li/e in t.e P.ilippines. $S!#' 0indi naman ganito ang Pilipinas. Pampanga 9to. Porac lang 9to. &ito lang 9to. =a/a a/alain nila ano... $S!#' finds t.e camera. 0e turns it on and aims it at &$7%. &$7% &on9t ,ait for me to pose. Just ta/e candid p.otos of me. &$7% spins around1 runs around1 in spite of t.e /ite falling to t.e ground. $fter tiring .erself1 s.e pic/s up t.e /ite and ,al/s bac/ ,it. satisfaction to $S!#'. &$7% gets a face to,el from .er bag. S.e dries .er perspiring s/in ,it. it. 7it. a smile1 .e loo/s at an exasperated $S!#'. S.e begins to sing t.e Capampangan fol/ song 9$tin Cu Pung Singsing.9 S.e is not certain ,it. all of t.e lyrics1 but sings any,ay in a po,erless1 almost ,.isper:li/e singing -oice. &$7% (sings) (tin $u #ung singsing -etung yang tim#u$an 4a da da da di da 4a da da da di da !ang$an $eng sininu# King metung a $a%an -e"ala di di da 4a di di di di da &o you /no, t.is songF $S!#' continues t.e song in a faster tempo. $S!#' ,ng su$al ning lu% $u !usu$dul $ing %anua -i$urus $ung gamat Ba%o ning lamesa
I1 of 87 Ninu mang mana$it King singsing $ung mana Kalulung #usu $u -angina ya $aya &$7% ta/es off .er s.irt ,.ic. is .alf:,et from perspiration. s.e runs t.e to,el around .er glistening body. $S!#' ta/es a <uic/ loo/ at &$7%9s almost na/ed torso and .er bra. 0e t.en loo/s a,ay1 pretending to obser-e somet.ing in t.e s/y. &$7% (y (om used to sing t.at at .ome ,.ile coo/ing. 7.at does it meanF $S!#' (ay isang tao. (ay singsing. %a,ala ng mo/ong. !apos1 ayun1 nagmama/aa,a sa mga tao na isauli sa /anya. &$7% leans for,ard to reac. .er bag from t.e ground. $S!#'9s eyes snatc. a ga>e at t.e clea-age of &$7%. &$7% 7.y did .e lose t.e ringF $S!#' (ay nagna/a,. &$7% 7.oF $S!#' &i niya alam. =asta na lang na,ala sa lalagyan. &$7% gets a ne, s.irt from .er bag and ,ears it. S.e is trying to ponytail .er .air. $S!#' begins /ic/ing random roc/s on t.e ground. &$7% 7.at .appens if t.e ring is ne-er foundF $S!#' &i binanggit sa /anta.
IA of 87 &$7% 3 see. 7.at ,ould you do if it ,ere youF $S!#' turns around and faces &$7%. $fter seconds of staring at .er blan/ly1 .e accidentally snee>es .ard. A8. 3%! " $S!#'9S #''(1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " %360! $ topless $S!#' is lying do,n la>ily on .is bed1 staring at t.e roof. %o sound is .eard inside .is room1 except $S!#'9s .umming of t.e tune of 9$tin Cu Pung Singsing.9 3n t.e middle of t.e song1 $S!#' lets out a loud1 long flatus. 0e continues .umming. 0e stands up and reac.es for a bat. to,el from t.e cabinet. !.e lig.ts suddenly go out1 snappily putting an end to $S!#'9s calm .umming. $S!#' $na/ putang bro,noutH A8a. 3%! " &$%4E S!;&3' " %360! !.e &$%4E#S are seated on t.e floor1 surrounding a candle as if doing a ritual. !.e candle is t.e only source of lig.t1 casting .orrifying lig.ting on t.e people9s faces1 as if t.ey9re engaged in a telling of scary stories. =L3!@ mo-es closer to t.e candle and tal/s to J$'. =L3!@ (horror style) 0oy Jao1 asan na yung design ng costumeH J$' acts li/e .e9s a bit scared. !imidly1 .e raises a colored s/etc. of a design .e came up ,it.. 3t loo/s li/e an et.nic 4ordilleran costume1 ,it. loinclot. and all. =L3!@ s.a/es .is .ead. 0e ta/es t.e s/etc. a puts it abo-e t.e candle1 burning it. =L3!@ Culang ng pag/a:modern. J$' s.o,s anot.er s/etc.. 3t loo/s li/e a Corean pop costume. =L3!@ t.in/s about it for a moment1 but burns it again. =L3!@ 0mm. Culang ng pag/a:Pinoy e..
IG of 87 J$' s.o,s anot.er s/etc.. 3t loo/s li/e $stro9s ,ardrobe. =L3!@ and t.e &$%4E#S s.a/e t.eir .eads -iolently1 and t.en burns t.e s/etc. ,it. t.e candle9s flame. &$%4E#S (almost demonic) %ooooH J$' reclines in fear. Suddenly1 t.e lig.ts go bac/ on1 destroying t.e .orror mood. !.e dance studio is re-ealed. !.e &$%4E#S stand up casually. =L3!@ ' game1 bali/ practice. J$' scratc.es .is .ead in frustration. 0e blo,s t.e candle out before standing up to 8oin .is fello, dancers in re.earsing. AL. 3%! " L$J3S0 #ES!$;#$%! " %360! &$7% is ,it. 366) and .is set of international loo/ing friends?a muscly C'#E$% 6;)1 a a =L$4C $(E#34$% 63#L1 and a (3&&LE E$S!E#% 6;). $ll of t.em are listening to an ent.usiastic &$7%. &$7% 0e ma/es t.is P.ilippine flag:inspired /ite ,.ic. .e flies around =ayani.an Par/1 ,.ile ,earing all t.ese Dilipino pride bling:blings and 8ac/ets. 366) 0e9s not insane1 is .eF !.e group bursts into laug.ter. &$7% 7ell1 3 .ope notH =ut .e9s /inda cute. $ bit s.ameless1 but <uite a c.aracter. =L$4C $( 63#L $ren9t ,e gonna order alreadyF &$7%
IB of 87 '. ,ait1 .e s.ould be .ere any soon. &$7%9s friends loo/ at one anot.er1 as/ing in t.eir .eads1 27.o are ,e ,aiting forF5 &$7% 3 in-ited .im o-er. 0e said .e9ll come. (3&&LE E$S!E#% 6;) 7.oF 366) 0er boyfriend. &$7% glares at 366). $S!#' appears at t.e door of t.e la-is. but almost customer:less restaurant. 0e <uic/ly spots &$7%9s table. (3&&LE E$S!E#% 6;)1 366)1 and C'#E$% 6;) snic/er at t.e sig.t of $S!#'. =L$4C $( 63#L is s.oc/ed1 close to being disgusted. 0e is ,earing .is t.ree:stars:and:a:sun 8ac/et again1 but ,it. more bling:blings t.an e-er. 0e loo/s li/e .e9ll be competing in some .ip.op dance competition. E-en t.oug. t.e restaurant is dimly lit1 $S!#' doesn9t ta/e off .is s.ades. 0e is also carrying a ,.ite plastic bag ,.ic. seems to contain some 2pasalubong.5 =L$4C $( 63#L )ou gotta be /iddingH &$7% .appily stands up to accompany $S!#' on .is s.ort 8ourney to t.eir table. &$7% 3 t.oug.t you9d ne-er come. 7e ,ere 8ust tal/ing about you. !.ey reac. t.e table. 7it. utmost confidence1 $S!#' begins to s.a/e t.e .ands of &$7%9s friends one by one1 ,.ile saying 2(abu.ay5 to eac. of t.em. &$7%9s friends recei-e .im ,it. formal smiles1 except 366) ,.o ,as intentionally snobbing $S!#'. =ut $S!#' s.a/es .is .ands by force any,ay. $S!#' and &$7% ta/e t.eir seats. $S!#' (in Phili##ine English) 3t9s good to .a-e you .ere1 guys. '.1 by t.e ,ay... 3 broug.t you somet.ing from t.e P.ilippines. $S!#' grabs small bags of ,atermelon seeds from t.e plastic bag .e is bringing.
II of 87 0e stands up and proudly distributes t.em to t.e people. !.ey t.an/ $S!#' ,ea/ly as t.ey recei-e t.eir s.are. &$7% tries to retain .er ambiguous smile. C'#E$% 6;) silently reads t.e text on t.e bag .e recei-ed. C'#E$% 6;) (sarcastic) 7atermelon seeds. ;m1 yummyH $S!#' )esH )ummyH )ou must try t.em. !.ey9re made in t.e P.ilippines. 366) )ea.1 it says .ere in t.e bag. 366) and friends try to suppress t.eir laug.ter. &$7% (aybe ,e s.ould order first1 $stro. =L$4C $( 63#L )ea.1 3 t.in/ ,e s.ould. &$7% 39ll ta/e care of t.is. &$7% approac.es a ,aiter. C'#E$% 6;) ta/es a fancy loo/ at $S!#' and .is s.ades. $S!#' notices t.at t.e C'#E$% 6;) is loo/ing at .im. $S!#' )ou a CoreanF C'#E$% 6;) pretends .e is not staring1 but t.en gi-es in any,ay and decides to stri/e a con-ersation ,it. t.e ,eirdo t.at is $stro. C'#E$% 6;) )ea.. 6re, up in t.e States t.oug.. $nd t.en my &ad decided to mo-e .ere because of .is business1 so .ere 3 am. $S!#' &o you /no, ,.o is Sandara Par/F C'#E$% 6;)
IE of 87 7.oF &$7% begins to order for t.e rest of t.e group. !.e ot.er people at t.e table listen to $S!#' and t.e con-ersation .e is .a-ing ,it. t.e C'#E$% 6;). $S!#' S.e9s famous singer in Corea. C'#E$% 6;) '.1 3 gre, up in t.e States. 39m not familiar ,it. Corean singers. 7.y do you as/F $S!#' S.e9s actually Dilipina. 0ere. 3 s.o, you picture. $S!#' grabs from .is poc/et a laminated printout of a group picture of t.e Corean pop girl group A%E1 ,.ere Sandara Par/ is a member of. 0e stands up to gi-e C'#E$% 6;) a better -ie,. $S!#' points at Sandara in t.e picture. $S!#' !.is. !.is is .er. Sandara Par/. 366) ta/es a loo/ at t.e picture. C'#E$% 6;) $re you sure s.e9s DilipinoF $S!#' Dilipina1 not Dilipino. S.e9s a girl. %ot a boy. C'#E$% 6;) )ea.1 ,.ate-er. $ny,ay1 s.e loo/s Corean to me. 366) )ea.1 s.e is Corean. $S!#' pulls t.e A%E1 picture a,ay from t.e boys and returns it to ,.ere .e too/ it from. 0e sits do,n again. $S!#'
I7 of 87 S.e9s only Corean .alf. 7IP of .er is Dilipina. 3 /no, .er Dilipino relati-es .ere. !.ey9re nati-e Pinoys. S.e9s a great singer in Corea no,. &$7% is loo/ing at $S!#'9s direction e-en ,.ile tal/ing to t.e ,aiter. S.e9s smiling. G0. 3%! " 4$# " %360! !.e group is no, riding 366)9s car. 366) is dri-ing as al,ays1 and beside .im is &$7%. $t t.e bac/ seat1 $S!#' is sand,ic.ed bet,een (3&&LE E$S!E#% 6;)1 =L$4C $(E#34$% 63#L1 and C'#E$% 6;). !.e t.ree foreigners are leaned bac/ on t.eir seats1 loo/ing outside t.e ,indo,1 not listening to $S!#'1 ,.o is seated for,ard1 ent.usiastically tal/ing to 366). $S!#' !.e P.ilippines is t.e number t,o economy in $sia1 next to Japan. D3L $( 6;) (sarcastic) '. yea.F 3 8ust read in !ime (aga>ine t.at t.e P.ilippines is t.e lagger of $sia. $S!#' !.at9s t.e fault of our coloni>ers1 especially t.e Castilas and $meri/anos. &o you belie-e in /armaF 366) CarmaF $S!#' )es. !.at9s ,.at9s .appening to t.e States no,. =ecause of ,.at t.ey did to my mot.erland. %o one reacts. $n a,/,ard silence ensues. $S!#' decides brea/s t.e silence after a fe, seconds. $S!#' 'bama .as Dilipino blood1 did you /no, t.atF G1. E ! " D#'%! )$#&1 6$(='$ J3LL$1 4L$#C " %360!
I8 of 87 $S!#' .as alig.ted t.e car1 and so .as &$7%. $S!#' is still tal/ing to t.e (3&&LE E$S!E#% 6;) t.roug. t.e car ,indo,. =L$4C $( 63#L and 366) are ob-iously exasperated ,it. $S!#'. (3&&LE E$S!E#% 6;) appears only forced to listen out of respect1 ,.ic. .e also seems to be gradually losing from t.e ,ay .e sarcastically nods .is .ead in fa/e ama>ement of $S!#'9s claims. $S!#' (anny Pac<uiao... $rnel Pineda... 4.arice Pempengco... =atista... Enri<ue 3glesias... $pl.de.$p... %icole 2S.erin8er5 of t.e Pussycat &olls... 4risteta... (3&&LE E$S!E#% 6;) 7.o t.e .ell is 4ristetaF &$7% sprints to,ard $S!#' and pulls .im a,ay from t.e car. &$7% 4ome no,1 $stro1 t.ey need to go. $S!#' $.1 ganun baF (3&&LE E$S!E#% 6;) ta/es ad-antage of $S!#' turning to &$7%. 0e <uic/ly raises t.e ,indo,. 366) 7.at do you mean 9t.ey need to go9F 0o, about $S!#'F $S!#' is clueless. $S!#' Pardon meF &$7% 7e9re gonna be .anging out .ere for a ,.ile. 366) 7.atF &oes your &ad e-en /no, about t.isF
IL of 87 &$7% Loo/1 3ggy. )ou9-e been .ospitable and all1 but 39d li/e to remind you t.at you are 8ust my cousin. )ou9re not my fuc/ing fat.er. 366) is speec.less. 0e ta/es a long loo/ at &$7%9s bra-e eyes1 and t.en at $S!#'1 ,.o .as been pic/ing .is nose. 366) t.en enters t.e car and brooms a,ay angrily. GA. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 6$(='$ J3LL$ " %360! !.e -illa ,.ere &a,n is staying resembles a typical $merican .ouse1 li/e .o, 4lar/ residences are generally designed to be. $S!#' is seated on t.e couc.1 still ,earing .is s.ades. 0e is motionless1 staring blan/ly at t.e artistic -ase in front of .im. &$7% enters t.e li-ing room from t.e /itc.en. S.e is sipping red ,ine from a c.ampagne glass. Smiling1 s.e ta/es a seat on t.e couc. opposite t.e one $S!#' .as occupied. &$7% notices t.at $S!#' seems to be upset. &$7% &o you ,ant some ,ineF $S!#' %agtatampo a/o sayo. &$7% $nd ,.y is t.atF $S!#' 3/ina.i.iya mong Pilipino /a. &$7% in laug.ter spits out a bit of t.e ,ine s.e .as been playing around inside .er mout.. &$7% (laughing) 7.at are you tal/ing aboutF $S!#' ta/es off .is s.ades and ma/es eye contact ,it. a laug.ing &$7%. &$7% gets a piece of clot. from be.ind .er and dries t.e ,ine s.e scattered. $S!#'
E0 of 87 (re#rimanding) =a9t di mo sinuot yung mga binili /o para sayoF &i ba usapan natin terno tayoF &$7% (still giggling) Sorry. 3t slipped from my mind. $S!#' suddenly /ic/s t.e lo, table in front of .im1 ma/ing t.e -ase fall. &$7% stops .er giggling and .er drying. S.e focuses .er attention on $S!#'. $S!#' (shouts) 0indiH %a.i.iya /a lang. 3/ina.i.iya mong Pinoy /a. 3/ina.i.iya mo a/o. &$7% puts do,n t.e glass of ,ine s.e9s .olding and t.ro,s a,ay t.e piece of clot.. S.e angrily rises from .er seat and approac.es $S!#' ,it. .er .ands a/imbo1 loo/ing do,n on .im. !.e t,o loo/ at eac. ot.er furiously ,it.out a ,ord. $fter a fe, seconds1 &$7% bursts into laug.ter again1 confusing $S!#'. &$7% )ou crac/ me up1 $stroH $S!#' !a,a pa1 sigeH Suddenly1 &$7% climbs onto $S!#' in .is couc.. S.e ,raps around .er arms on t.e boy and mo-es .er face close to $S!#'9s lips. $S!#' begins to s.i-er ner-ously ,it. mout. .alf:open1 unable to let out a single ,ord. &$7% (gently) 3t9s not about ,.at you ,ear1 $stro. 'r ,.at you eat1 or ,.at you drin/. 7.en a person spea/s Englis.1 it doesn9t automatically means s.e9s not proud of .er roots. $S!#' is still speec.less. 0e begins to loo/ tensed1 but at t.e same time1 trying to argue ,it. &$7%9s dissertation. &$7%
E1 of 87 7.at matters is ,.at9s inside t.is part. &$7% puts .er .and on $S!#'9s left c.est ,.ere t.e .eart beats underneat.. S.e caresses it slo,ly1 t.en mo-es closer to $S!#'. &$7% (seducti5ely) 3 li/e you. 39m proud of your efforts. E-en if you9re not ,earing t.is? &$7% ta/es off $S!#'9s cap. &$7% ...or t.is? &$7% un>ips $S!#'9s 8ac/et1 and strips it gently off t.e boy9s body. $S!#' is not resisting. !.e remo-al of t.e 8ac/et re-eals a red inner s.irt ,it. CCC design in front. &$7% ...or e-en t.ese? &$7% ta/es off $S!#'9s nec/laces and puts t.em aside. &$7% ...or e-en t.is? &$7% slo,ly raises $S!#'9s s.irt. $S!#' raises .is arms so t.e s.irt can go off ,it. ease. !.e girl tosses t.e s.irt a,ay. S.e puts .er .ands on $S!#'9s c.ee/s1 closes .er eyes1 and plants a /iss on .is fore.ead. !.en anot.er on .is nose. !.en finally on .is lips. !.en anot.er. $S!#' refuses to close .is eyes. !.ey9re ,ide open1 loo/ing at t.e girl trying to ma/e out ,it. .im. $S!#' (trem%ling) &a,n... &:&a,n... &$7% s.uts $S!#' up by /issing .im again on t.e lips. $S!#' finally closes .is eyes. $s t.e t,o torridly /iss1 &$7%9s .ands slo,ly descend from t.e boy9s c.ee/s1 do,n to .is nec/1 t.en do,n to .is c.est. $s t.e /issing begins to intensify1 t.e .ands of t.e lady begin to cra,l do,n $S!#'9s solar plexus1 do,n to .is na-el1 and finally1 do,n to Dilipiniana buc/led belt t.at $S!#' is ,earing. &$7% ta/es off t.e belt as t.ey continue /issing.
EA of 87 ;pon reali>ing t.at &$7% is about to un>ip .is pants1 $S!#'9s eyes open as if ,a/ing up from a nig.tmare1 and ,it. all .is strengt.1 pus.es &$7% a,ay from .im. $S!#' (shouts) SandaliH &$7%9s sensual moment is cut. S.e loo/s at $S!#' curiously. &$7% 7.at9s ,rongF $S!#' fixes .is pants1 stands up1 and loo/s for .is belt. &$7% is eagerly ,aiting for $S!#' to explain. &$7% $stroH $S!#' ,ears .is belt <uic/ly. 0e t.en grabs .is s.irt from t.e floor1 and ,ears it bac/ as ,ell. !.en t.e nec/laces. !.en t.e 8ac/et. ;nable to ta/e $stro9s refusal to say a ,ord1 &$7% approac.es .im and corners .im ,.ere .e can9t mo-e. &$7% 0ey1 ,.at9s ,rongF $S!#' pauses to reflect. $fter a fe, seconds1 .e tries to let out a ,ord1 albeit s.yly. $S!#' &a,n... /asi... 0indi ano... &$7% 4ome on1 baby. Say it. $S!#' (eron a/ong ano... &$7% ,aits for $S!#' to finis.. =ut $S!#'9s face suddenly lig.ts up ,it. .ope. 0e pus.es &$7% aside. 0e ,al/s to,ard t.e -illa door and puts on .is s.oes speedily li/e t.ere9s no tomorro,. &$7% 7.ere are you goingF
EG of 87 $S!#' &a,n1 .intayin mo /o. (ay /u/unin lang a/o. Saglit na saglit lang. =ali/ a/o1 promise. !.e cloc/ s.o,s t.at t.e time is already 1A:G0 past midnig.t. GG. 3%! " L'==) K L3J3%6 #''(1 ($($ S;C9S #ES3&E%4E " %360! $ door leading to t.e main lobby s<uea/s open. $S!#'9s .ead appears from t.e open door. Loo/s around suspiciously1 t.en <uietly proceeds inside. $S!#' proceeds to t.e door leading to t.e li-ing room. 0e ta/es a pee/ inside and sees ($($ S;C in a tig.t la-ender s.irt and ,.ite1 laced1 s/impy boxer s.orts1 8ollily doing somet.ing on .is laptop computer. $S!#' mo-es a,ay from t.e door and goes to a dirty cabinet some,.ere in t.e main lobby. 0e ta/es off .is cap1 8ac/et1 and s.irt1 and t.en opens t.e cabinet. 0e places t.em inside in exc.ange of ,.at loo/s li/e a DL$6ELL$%! costume1 complete ,it. props. $S!#' <uic/ly puts on t.e costume. %o, dressed li/e a DL$6ELL$%!1 .e proceeds to t.e li-ing room door and enters dramatically. !.e DL$6ELL$%! ,al/s bit by bit closer to ($($ S;C past t.e religious paintings and sculptures. 7e .ear ($($ S;C c.uc/le louder and louder as t.e DL$6ELL$%! inc.es closer. ;pon reac.ing ($($ S;C1 t.e DL$6ELL$%! drops t.e ,.ip on t.e floor and begins to ogle ($($ S;C9s protruding man:boobs. ($($ S;C s.rie/s in mirt.. ($($ S;C (6o$ingly) $aaaayH 0u,ag poH 0u,ag poH $fter a fe, seconds1 ($($ S;C stops .is laptop acti-ity and gets a piece of tablet from .is dra,er. 0e .ands it to t.e DL$6ELL$%!. ($($ S;C PatigasH %o, naH DL$6ELL$%! stops .is sensual ogling of ($($ S;C9s breasts. 0e grabs t.e tablet and .urriedly runs to t.e lobby. !.e DL$6ELL$%! ta/es off .is .ead gear. 0e gets a cup of ,ater from t.e refrigerator and <uic/ly consumes t.e diamond:s.aped pill. $fter s,allo,ing it1 .e goes to t.e cabinet again1 ta/es off .is 0oly 7ee/ parap.ernalia1 and ,ears bac/ .is original clot.es.
EB of 87 ($($ S;C is .eard singing a /undiman:li/e tune in falsetto. GB. E ! " S!#EE! " %360! $S!#' is bris/:,al/ing in t.e middle of a dirty street. 0e passes by se-eral beggars sleeping on card boards and broads.eets on t.e side,al/. GBa. E ! " $LLE) " %360! $S!#' passes by t.e ,all ,.ere .e -andali>ed: ;73 %$1 (6$ C'#E$%'H ($=;0$) $%6 P3%')H 0o,e-er1 random posters from acti-ists1 e-ent producers1 and employment recruiters .a-e already co-ered se-eral parts of $S!#'9s -andalism. GI. 3%!KE ! " JEEP%E) " %360! $S!#' is t.e lone passenger in one 8eepney ,.ic. can accommodate up to t,enty passengers. !.e -e.icle is not yet running1 but t.e engine .as already been started by t.e dri-er. !.e dri-er /eeps on .on/ing. 6ro,ing impatient1 $S!#' as/s t.e dri-er in an exasperated tone. $S!#' (anong1 tara na .oH &#3JE# $y ,ala pa /ong sa/ay1 i.o. Cung nagmamadali /a1 lumipat /a na lang muna siguro ng sasa/yan. $S!#' scratc.es .is fore.ead in .elplessness. Suddenly1 .e feels .is p.one -ibrating in .is poc/et. 0e immediately c.ec/ it out. ;pon loo/ing at .is p.one9s LE&1 .e sees ($($ S;C calling. $fter fi-e seconds of trying to come up ,it. a decision1 .e c.ooses to turn off .is p.one ,it.out pic/ing up. GE. E ! " 4L$#C ($3% 6$!E " %360! =ot. of $S!#'9s .ands are on .is crotc. area1 as if a man no longer able to .old off .is urine. 0e runs past t.roug. t.e ,eary youngsters ,.ose ,ardrobe imply t.ey could be call center agents fres.ly off from ,or/1 or only about to go to ,or/.
EI of 87 0e boards anot.er still:empty 8eepney. ;nable to ,ait any longer1 .e alig.ts it and proceeds to a cab par/ed from not -ery far. 0e immediately boards it. $S!#' 9%ong1 sa #ed,ood po. !$ 3 &#3JE# !.ree .undred po1 no1 sirF $S!#' finally loo/s at t.e dri-er in s.oc/. $S!#' =a/it naman ang ma.alH E para saan pa9ng metroF !$ 3 &#3JE# Dixed rate po /asi talaga e. 3pagtanong niyo man po sa mga se/yu diyan. $S!#' E ba/it ang ma.alF (u/.a ba a/ong dayu.anF G7. E ! " D#'%! )$#&1 6$(='$ J3LL$ " %360! 7e see $S!#' alig.ting a cab. 0e forgets to close t.e door1 until t.e !$ 3 &#3JE# yells at .im to do so. 0e runs excitedly to,ard t.e front door. G7a. 3%! " L'==)KL3J3%6 #''(1 6$(='$ J3LL$ " %360! &$7% .as fallen asleep on t.e sofa. S.e is ,o/en up by t.e continuous ringing of t.e doorbell1 and -iolent /noc/s on t.e door1 so -iolent t.ey could be mista/en as t.e ,or/ of a poltergeist. S.e strides to t.e door let.argically. 0o,e-er1 excitement is no longer e-ident1 e-en in .er body language. 0er face resembles t.at of a person suffering from migraine. &$7% opens t.e door. 3t9s $S!#'1 still .olding .is crotc. area1 breat.ing .ea-ily as if fres. from some aerobic acti-ity. $S!#' (#anting) 6ameF &$7% doesn9t nod. 0o,e-er1 s.e .esitantly gestures $S!#' to come in. S.e leads .im to t.e li-ing room casually. &$7% t.ro,s .er body lifelessly on t.e couc.. $S!#' doesn9t sit do,n. 0e is still panting
EE of 87 ,.ile .olding .is crotc.. $S!#' (#anting) 6ameF &$7% ta/es a loo/ at $S!#'. S.e notices .is .ands and ,.ere t.ey are placed. S.e snic/ers ,ea/ly. &$7% 7.at are you doingF $S!#' 0aF &$7% (laughing slee#ily) 7.y are your .ands on your dic/F $S!#' laug.s as ,ell. 0e ta/es off .is .ands and re-eals an apparent protrusion in .is crotc. area. $S!#' 6ameH &$7% stops laug.ing. S.e loo/s uncomfortably at $S!#'9s ob-ious erection. S.e fixes .er .air and sits properly. &$7% $stro1 let9s sa-e t.at for anot.er time1 s.all ,eF $S!#' =a/itF Eto na o. (ta#s his erected #enis) $no pa bang /ulangF &$7% 7ill you loo/ at t.e time1 $stroH 3t9s four in t.e morning alreadyH 39m tired and sleepy. 39m no longer in t.e mood. &ad ,ill be arri-ing by eig.t. $S!#'9s temper is beginning to rise1 as s.o,n in t.e c.anging tone of .is -oice.
E7 of 87 $S!#' Edi sulitin na natinH Eig.t pa lang naman pala darating e. &$7% 3 said noH $S!#' 9%o9 mo yung mu/.a moH E eto na nga o1 matigas naH %agtaxi pa a/o pabali/ dito tapos .i.indiin mo lang a/oF $no9ng a/ala mo sa sarili mo1 $meri/anaF Ca.it sa States luma/i yang pe/pe/ mo1 /asing:Pinoy lang iyan ng /a.it anong pe/pe/ o titi ditoH &$7% messes up .er .air in confusion. S.e doesn9t understand ,.ere $S!#'9s anger is coming from. S.e stands up po,erfully1 undressing t.e last bit of let.argy s.e ,as feeling earlier. &$7% So ,.at are you fuc/ing upset aboutF )our moneyF )ou ,ant to reimburse it or somet.ingF $S!#' !ingin mo1 nang.i.inayang a/o sa peraF E mag/ano na ang ginastos /o sa /a/apasyal sayo /ung saan:saanH &$7% !.en ,.atH $S!#' )ung effort1 &a,nH $S!#' tones do,n and begins to get teary:eyed. 0e mo-es closer to &$7% and places .is .ands on .er s.oulders1 ,.ic. are trembling in .atred. $S!#' (gently)
E8 of 87 )ung effort... &$7%9s anger as seen on .er face isn9t fading a,ay. =ut s.e struggles to lo,er .er tone to gi-e respect to $S!#'9s s.ift to being a softy1 &$7% 7.ere ,ere you any,ayF $S!#' is speec.less. 0e .asn9t prepared a lie as excuse. 0e is .esitant to tell t.e tru.. $S!#' Cumu... C:Cumu.a a/o ng... &$7% ,aits impatiently. $S!#' ...ng ano... Casi &a,n... &$7% closes .er eyes1 trying to suppress .er temper. $S!#' 6aling a/ong... 0indi /asi... &apat /asi intindi.in... =a/it ba... !.e girl erupts. &$7% 'ut ,it. itH $S!#' is .o,e-er offended ,it. &$7%9s rage. 0e pus.es .er bac/ ,it. considerable strengt. using .is arms. &$7% is forced to ta/e four steps bac/,ards. !.e furious tone of $S!#' re:possesses .im. $S!#' $/in na la.at ng binigay /o sayoH &amit1 accessories1 la.atH &$7% 6ladly1 you mot.erfuc/erH &$7% stomps to .er room and grabs all t.e plastic bags t.at contain stuff gi-en to .im by $S!#'. S.e slams t.em on t.e floor in front of $S!#'1 ,.ose erect penis is still manifesting from under .is pants. &$7% )ou9re a sic/:minded moronH
EL of 87 )ou9re insaneH 6et out of .ereH $S!#' !ang:ina mo rinH Palib.asa luma/i /a sa $meri/a /aya ganyan ang asal moH Puta /aH $S!#' pic/s t.em up ,ildly and ,al/s a,ay to,ards t.e door. 'n .is ,ay to t.e door1 $S!#' remembers somet.ing and turns around. $S!#' )ung butong pa/,anH !.e lady gone berser/ catc.es up and t.ro,s t.e bag of ,atermelon seeds s.e got from $S!#'. &$7% 6et lostH )ou ma/e me sic/H Duc/ youH 6o to .ell1 you bitc.H G8. E ! " S!#EE!1 4L$#C " %360! 4arrying plastic bags1 clot.es1 etc. ,it. .is t,o .ands1 $S!#' ,al/s rapidly under t.e orange lig.t of t.e lamp posts. 0e is still trembling in rage and disappointment. Some s.irts and .and/erc.iefs fall from .is arms. 0e doesn9t care. $fter a fe, more steps1 .e lets out an anguis.:filled roar. 0e t.ro,s t.em all t.at .e9s .olding a,ay from .is .ands1 scattering t.em on t.e clean and pa-ed side,al/s of 4lar/. GL. 3%! " $S!#'9S #''(1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " %360! $S!#' sits on t.e corner of .is room1 loo/ing at not.ing in particular. 'n t.e floor beside .im is a /ite1 one t.at .as 2&a,n1 Caluguran &a Ca5 ,ritten poorly on it using art paper cutouts. $S!#' pic/s it up and ta/es a ga>e at it. 0e rips it apart emotionally. 0e stands up1 loosens .is belt and ta/es a pee/ of .is man.ood under .is pants and underpants. 0is face trembles in anger. $S!#' (to his dic$) 6agoH 6ago /aH 7alang /u,entaH 7ala /ang maipagmamayabangH $ng dali:dali mong ma/noc/:out. Pa/yuH 6agoH
70 of 87 $S!#' pounds at .is crotc. area se-eral times -iolently. GLa. E ! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) 40; is .olding a broomstic/. 0e is smiling at t.ree girls outside1 all of ,.ic. seem to .a-e a crus. on 40;. 'ne of t.em is ta/ing a cellp.one p.oto of 40;. 63#L 1 $ng pogi pogi mo naman /uya. 40; 0e.e1 di naman masyado. 63#L 1 .ands .er p.one to .er companions and <uic/ly goes to 40;9s side. 63#L 1 'y1 /unan mo /aming mag/asama. Dull body1 .alf:body1 tsa/a .eads.ot. 63#L A ' sige1 tapos /ami .a. 40; ' sige1 tapos tayong la.at. !.e ot.er girls s.rie/ in infatuation. 40; and 63#L 1 poses1 but before t.e ot.er girls could clic/ t.e camera1 40; signals t.em to stop. 40; $lam mo mas maganda sana /ung terno yung mga suot natin e1 para Proud Pinoy tayong la.at. 63#L G Saan naman /ami bibili1 /uyaF GLb. 3%! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) 40; and t.e t.ree girls *clinging to 40;+ enter t.e s.op. 40; ' dali1 pili na. !.e girls go to different parts of t.e s.op to see ,.ic. to buy.
71 of 87 $t t.e cas.ier area1 a SE ) (ES!3@$ is .olding a Pinoy Pride 8ac/et1 trying to negotiate ,it. #$DD). SE ) (ES!3@$ Please1 gi-e it to me for a .undred less. #$DD) $,,1 sorry1 3 can9t. !.e price is fixed. !.e SE ) (ES!3@$ mo-es closer and touc.es #$DD)9s .and. #$DD) loo/s at t.e touc.ing .and ner-ously1 and t.en to .er c.est1 and t.en to .er puppy eyes. SE ) (ES!3@$ PleaseF !.e girls .olds #$DD)9s .and tig.ter. #$DD) Dine. SE ) (ES!3@$ )aaayH SE ) (ES!3@$ smiles. GLc. E ! " S3&E7$LC " &$) 7e see a tarpaulin of a Pac<uiao matc. .ung on top of t.e door of t.e Capampangan eatery. 4L$3#E is in a 8eepney1 on .er ,ay to sc.ool. S.e sees t.e tarpaulin. S.e ta/es .er ga>e off it. 3t seems to bring bad memories. 3nside t.e 8eepney1 t.ere is a 4';PLE ,earing identical s.irts *t.e same couple of Se<uence 1+. 6;) %ood tayong Pac<uiao1 .aF 63#L &i man a/o ma.ilig sa boxing e.. 6;) 0mp. %ung i/a,1 sinama.an /ita dun sa concert ng Super Junior sa (aynila /a.it nababaduyan a/o sa /anila.
7A of 87 63#L Sige na nga. Lo-e naman /ita e.. !.en t.e couple does exaggerated public display of affection1 not minding 4L$3#E9s presence. 4L$3#E ,atc.es t.em in disgust. B0. 3%! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) $S!#' is c.ec/ing out t.e s.irts in t.e store1 along ,it. ot.er /ids. 0e <uic/ly bro,ses t.roug. t.e rac/s but seems to be not interested in any of t.em. #$DD)1 ,.o is .olding in .is .ands a 2Learn Corean5 boo/let1 is ,atc.ing .im from t.e counter. #$DD) $no9ng .ina.anap natin1 pareF $S!#' flips t.roug. t.e last rac/1 and still doesn9t find ,.at .e is searc.ing for. 0e goes to t.e counter. #$DD) <uic/ly /eeps .is boo/. $S!#' 7ala na bang ibang stoc/F #$DD) 3yan na iyan e. 0alos nabili mo na yata la.at ng design namin. Pero .intayin natin si 4.u. (ay pinaga,a /aming mga s.irt na limited edition. (%eat) '1 ayan na pala e. !.e door c.imes ring1 and in comes an excited 40;1 carrying a medium:si>ed box. S.oppers turn t.eir eyes on .im. #$DD) 3yan na ba iyanF 40; 'o1 /uya. 40; goes to t.e counter and places t.e box t.ere. #$DD) grabs a cutter and slas.es t.e box open. !.ere are .ooded s.irts inside. S0'PPE# 1 Cuya1 ano iyanF #$DD) '1 limited edition lang ito.
7G of 87 Lima lang na piraso ang meron nito. #$DD) brings out one of t.em and s.o,s t.em to t.e people. $ll of t.em are a,ed. $S!#'9s mout. ,aters at t.e sig.t of t.e design. #$DD) $stig baF !.e s.oppers bu>> in appro-al. !.e design is a -ertical =aybayin text1 ,ritten 4.inese calligrap.y style. #$DD) $lam niyo /ung anong ta,ag sa sulat na 9toF S0'PPE#S $libataH #$DD) Eeeeeeng/1 maliH S0'PPE# 1 3yon po9ng sabi ng titser namin sa sc.ool. #$DD) Sabi.in mo sa /anya1 (a9am? S0'PPE# 1 Lala/i po. #$DD) '1 e di1 Sir1 ano baF %ag:aral /a ba ng mabutiF 0u,ag mong ta,aging alibata. Sulat $rabo yun e. (%eat) Sir1 /aniyo... Putang:inang =aybayinH =aybayin ang ta,ag sa lumang sulat natin. 3:update niyo naman iyang tinuturo niyo sa amin. !.e s.oppers murmur in delig.t at t.e ne, piece of /no,ledge t.ey obtained. $S!#' bites .is nails in excitement. 0e loo/s around1 loo/ing paranoid o-er somet.ing.
7B of 87 S0'PPE# A $no9ng salita ang na/asulat1 /uyaF #$DD) doesn9t ans,er. 0e ta/es a meaningful loo/ at 40;1 li/e expecting .im to ans,er t.e <uestion. 40; s.rugs. #$DD) loo/s at t.e s.oppers again. !.ey9re all eagerly ,aiting for .im to disclose t.e meaning of t.e text. #$DD)9s face is panic:stric/en1 but is trying to /eep .is cool. $S!#' suddenly raises .is .and. $S!#' (ag/ano9ng isa1 #affyF #$DD) <uic/ly turns .is attention to $S!#'. #$DD) 'ne:fi-e talaga ang mga ito ba,at isa? $S!#' 'ne fi-eH !.e s.oppers randomly express t.eir disappointment on t.e .ig. price1 as ,ell. #$DD) PeroH Pero da.il para:pare.o naman tayong Pilipino dito... e tig:LLL pesos na lang. $stig baF !.e s.oppers murmur among t.emsel-es louder. Some approac. 4.u and try to bargain. #$DD) begins putting t.e s.irts on .angers one by one. $S!#' ,al/s nearer to .im. $S!#' Pareng #affy1 ba/a naman pu,edeng do,n payment muna. %a/alimutan /o /asi yung pera /o sa ba.ay e. #$DD) smiles at $S!#'. #$DD) E di /unin mo na muna. (alapit /a lang naman dito1 di baF $S!#' ' sige1 pero ipangreserba mo /o1 noF =ibili talaga a/o.
7I of 87 #$DD) nods ,ea/ly. B0a. E ! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) J$' is ,al/ing do,n t.e street1 ,it. earp.ones plugged on .is ears. 0e is .olding a folding fan1 and is -iolently fanning .imself due to t.e .eat. 0e passes by #affy9s store1 ,.ere $S!#' rus.es out. $S!#' bumps onto J$'1 but t.en continues running. J$' 6agoH J$' ta/es a glare at $S!#'1 but .is attention is caug.t by t.e store. 40; is trying to put t.e ne, s.irts on display. J$' enters t.e store excitedly. B1. 3%! " =$%6=$%69S 0';SE " &$) =$%6=$%61 ,.o loo/s li/e .e 8ust ,o/e up?.air messy and .is eyes full of and t.ic/ rolls of morning glory?is spea/ing ,it. $S!#'. =$%6=$%6 Pasensiya na1 Cuya. 7ala talaga e.. $S!#' *'.S.+ Ca.it limang daan lang. !apos deli.ensiya na lang a/o ng limang daan sa iba. =$%6=$%6 7ala talaga /uya e.. !ry niyo /ay /u,an... BA. 3%! " S0E#73%9S 0';SE " &$) S0E#73% *from Se<uence 1+1 ,.o is .olding a blac/ eyeliner1 is spea/ing ,it. $S!#'. $S!#' *'.S.+ ...pambili lang ng gamot1 tol. (aa,a /a naman sa pamang/in /o. &i na ma/a.inga. S0E#73% Cuya1 /ung meron lang talaga a/o1 /aso ,ala e..
7E of 87 $S!#' *'.S.+ Sa ermats mo1 di ba pu,edeng mang.iramF S0E#73% crumples .is fore.ead in doubt. BG. 3%! " P'(@9 0';SE " &$) P'(@ *from Se<uence 1+1 is spea/ing ,it. $S!#'. P'(@ $/o rin1 /uya1 namomroblema e. (ay /ilala /a bang murang nang:aabortF BB. E ! " S40''L ($3% 6$!E " &$) $n angry 4L$3#E is spea/ing ,it. $S!#'. 4L$3#E $ng /apal lang1 $stro. 3yon lang ang masasabi /o. $ng /apal. =asta /a na lang susulpot dito tapos? $S!#' *'.S.+ Cay Jing,a1 di ba pu,edeng ma/adeli.ensiyaF 4L$3#E Jing,aF $S!#' *'.S.+ )ung boypren mong CoreanoF Sige na naman o. 4L$3#E sig.s and s.a/es .er .ead in disbelief of .o, $S!#' is be.a-ing. BI. 3%! " &3%3%6 $#E$1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " &$) $stro9s mot.er1 still in .er usual position1 puffs smo/e from .er cigarette. S.e is still .olding a rosary. S.e is not establis.ing eye contact ,it. $S!#'. $S!#' *'.S.+ Cung ,ala1 edi sabi.in moH
77 of 87 Para /ang tanga1 di /a magsalitaH Cina/ausap /a ng maayos1 tapos... (a.irap /a /asi /aya di mo mabigyan ang ana/ mo ng peraH (a.irapH $stro9s mot.er points at somet.ing be.ind $S!#' using .er lips. $S!#' turns around and sees .is fat.er lying do,n on t.e sofa1 still ,it. bottles of gin and beer scattered around .im. $S!#' Psss.. Puc.a. $S!#' storms out of t.e .ouse. BE. 3%! " ($3% L'==)KL3J3%6 #''(1 ($($ S;C9S #ES3&E%4E " &$) $S!#' enters t.e main lobby. 0e is surprised to see anot.er man *($% 1+ trying to ,ear t.e flagellant costume from t.e dirty cabinet. !.eir eyes meet1 but ($% 1 s.yly cuts t.e eye contact. $S!#' proceeds to t.e door leading to t.e li-ing room. =eside t.e door1 anot.er man *($% A+ only in .is boxers1 is seated on t.e floor ,it. a bottle of beer on .is .and. 0e c.eerfully smiles at $S!#' and raises t.e bottle .e is .olding. ($% A ' pare1 s.otH $S!#' ignores .im and proceeds inside t.e li-ing room. ($($ S;C1 as usual1 is in front of .is computer. (assaging .im1 barber:style1 from be.ind is anot.er man *($% G+ ,.o is only in .is 8eans. ($($ S;C seems to be .a-ing t.e time of .is life. $S!#' is be,ildered. $S!#' (ama Su/H ($($ S;C loo/s at $S!#' temperamentally and <uic/ly returns .is attention to .is computer. ($($ S;C turns bitc.y. ($($ S;C E,an /o ba ba/it a/o nagtiyaga sayo. E andami:dami namang ibang lala/ing .indi /ailangan uminom ng /a.it ano para tigasan. !ulad na lang nitong si !aguro. ($% G smiles innocently at $S!#'1 una,are of t.e issue bet,een (ama Su/ and $stro.
78 of 87 !,o more .un/y men suddenly appear in t.e li-ing room1 ,.o seem to .a-e only ,o/en up. !7' (E% 6ood morning1 (ama. ($($ S;C *s,eetly+ 6ood morniiiiingH !7' (E% =ili lang po /aming pag/ain. ($($ S;C Sige. 3ngat /ayo. !.e !7' (E% exit t.e li-ing room. $S!#' glares at t.em. $S!#' (ama1 .u,ag naman ganito. (ay emergency lang /agabi sa ba.ay /aya umalis a/o. ($($ S;C ...ng ,alang paalam. $S!#' %ag:panic na /asi a/o. %aalis na sa isipan /o? ($($ S;C Sus1 /a.it fi-e seconds lang pu,ede mo namang ipagpaalam sa a/in. !apos tinata,agan /ita1 pinatay mo ang cellp.one moH Emergency1 emergency. $ng sabi.in mo1 dine/,atan mo /o ng Jiagra. (ay babae /ang na/adyugdyugan1 noF E di dun /a na sa /anya. $S!#' approac.es ($($ S;C ,it. puppy eyes. ($% G mo-es a,ay to gi-e ,ay to $S!#'. $S!#' (ama naman. Sorry na. ($($ S;C Sorry sorry /a diyan. $yo/o ng
7L of 87 ma/ita ang pagmumu/.a mo dito1 /a.it /ailan. $S!#' places .is .ands on ($($ S;C9s arms. $S!#' (ama... ($($ S;C s.a/es $S!#'9s .ands a,ay. ($($ S;C 0ay na/u1 manigas /a diyanH $y1 di /a nga pala tinitigasanH (laughs) ($% G c.uc/les as ,ell1 albeit a,/,ardly. $S!#'1 ,it.out ,arning1 springs from t.e floor and angrily tac/les ($% G1 pinning .im on t.e ,all1 and repeatedly attempting to punc. .is face. $S!#' 6ago1 sinong pinagtata,anan mo1 .aF $/ala mo ang la/i la/i ng titi moF 0aF Punyeta /ang animal. ($($ S;C screams in panic and calls out on t.e ot.er men for .elp. ($% 11 ,.o is no, in complete flagellant gear1 and ($% A enter t.e li-ing room to stop an $S!#' gone berser/. E-entually1 all t.e men gang up on $S!#'. $ll t.is commotion transpires in a li-ing room full of religious images. B7. 3%! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) 40; and #$DD) at t.e counter are listening to $S!#'1 ,.o .as bruises all o-er .is face and clotted blood on .is lips. $S!#' is trembling1 almost close to tears. 40; and #$DD) are a bit s.oc/ed of $stro9s sad fate. $S!#' Pare... pinagtulung:tulungan nila a/o. 3madyinin mo1 mag:isa lang a/o. Sila apat. #$DD) Sino ba /asi ang mga iyonF $S!#' E,an. (ga adi/. Laging nag:iinom sa barangay namin. =alang ara,1 ma/a/ati/im
80 of 87 din ang mga iyon. #$DD) !s/ ts/ ts/. #$DD) reac.es for some coins from .is poc/et. 0e .ands t.em to 40;. #$DD) =ili /a ng yelo sa tapat. 40; Sige /uya. 40; exits t.e store. #$DD) gets a monobloc c.air and .ands it to $S!#'. !.e latter sits. #$DD) #elax /a muna diyan. Suddenly1 $S!#' begins searc.ing .is o,n body for somet.ing. 0e c.ec/s .is side poc/ets1 .is bac/ poc/ets1 inside .is 8ac/et1 and e-en inside .is s.oes. 0e begins searc.ing ane,1 more panic/y t.an t.e former. $S!#' PareH #$DD) 'F $S!#' %a,a,alaH #$DD) $ng alinH $S!#' rises from .is c.air and searc.es again -arious parts of .is ,ardrobe. $S!#' !ang:inang mga iyon oH #$DD) $no ngaF $S!#' )ung pera /o1 /inu.a din nilaH )ung pambili /o ng !:s.irt sayo.
81 of 87 #$DD) does not /no, ,.at to say. $S!#' sits do,n again and co-ers .is .ead ,it. .is .ands. $S!#' 6rabe ng malas 9to oH Pare1 iyon ang pambibili /o nung limited edition niyo e. $aaaa.H (alasH Letse. $S!#' rises from .is c.air and mo-es .is .ead close to #$DD)9s. $S!#' =a/a pu,edeng pang:reserba mo a/o ng isa. =abayaran /o naman e. Sige na1 pare. #$DD) smiles artificially. #$DD) Sorry1 tol1 pero .indi pu,ede e.. $S!#' Sige na naman1 tol. $S!#' ta/es off .is s.ades to s.o, .is bruises. $S!#' !ingnan mo inabot /o o1 para /umu.a lang ng perang pambili nung bago niyong tinda. $ng tagal:tagal /o ng su/i dito1 tapos ngayon lang a/o ma/i/iusap1 .indi mo pa a/o pagbibigyanF #$DD) Sorry1 $stro. $S!#' Laglagan na ba1 pareF #$DD) 0indi1 pare. 3big /ong sabi.in1 ,ala na yung mga !:s.irt. (ay isang grupo ng mga dancer na napadaan dito /anina. =inili nila yung lima1 susuotin da, bilang costume doon sa contest na sasali.an
8A of 87 nila mamayang gabi. $S!#'9s face dims. 40; returns ,it. t.e ice .e boug.t. B8. E ! " S$L$C'! $#401 =$)$%30$% P$#C " %360! !.ere9s a gat.ering .appening at t.e grandstand. Loud1 upbeat music can be .eard ,.ile concert lig.ts ma/e t.e atmosp.ere festi-e. !.e grandstand is surrounded by a medium:si>ed cro,d. $S!#' is ,atc.ing from a distance as people rus.ing to ,atc. t.e e-ent pass .im by. 0'S! *'.S.+ Ladies and gentlemen1 6roup number se-en1 mula sa =arangay Sapang =ato. Pala/pa/anH !.e cro,d roars. $ fi-e:member dance group begin occupying t.e stage. $ll of t.em are ,earing t.e limited edition s.irts from #affy9s store. !.ey begin performing t.eir impressi-e .ip:.op piece. !.e audience ,ails ecstatically. $S!#' ,atc.es t.em carefully. 0e obser-es t.e dancers9 intricate mo-es. !.en .is eyes loc/ on t.e s.irt design ,.ic. .e ,as expecting to .a-e. Drom afar1 .e sees &$7% documenting t.e dancers. =ut .e loses sig.t of .er because of t.e cro,d. $S!#' t.en rus.es to find .er1 but to no a-ail. BL. 3%! " $S!#'9S #''(1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " %360! $S!#' is in front of .is mirror1 trying to duplicate t.e dance steps .e sa, from t.e par/. $las1 .e does t.em poorly. $S!#' lies do,n on t.e dusty floor of .is room. 0e ta/es a ,ide loo/ at all t.e posters of famous Dilipinos .e co-ered all corners?including t.e ceiling?of .is room ,it.. $ll of t.e people in t.e posters seem be to loo/ing at .im1 t.in/ing .e9s a 8o/e. !.e serious: loo/ing personalities seemed angry ,it. .im. Some of t.e smiling celebrities seem to be ma/ing fun of .im. Suddenly1 in .is .ead1 $S!#' begins to .ear t.em laug.ing li/e ,ic/ed demons. =it by bit1 .is face and body trembles. &espite .is extreme anguis.1 a considerable amount of tears starts tric/ling do,n from .is reddening eyes. Jeins under t.e s/in of .is .ead and nec/ begin to t.rob. 0e lets out .is loudest roar.
8G of 87 0e stands up and begins ripping all t.e posters from .is ,all -iolently. 0e ta/es off .is Pinoy pride parap.ernalia and t.ro,s t.em all o-er .is room until .e is only ,earing .is 8eans. BLa. 3%! " &3%3%6 $#E$1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " %360! $S!#'9s roar ec.oes up to t.e dining table1 ,.ere $S!#'9S ('( is at. 0er blac/ eye is still e-ident. S.e is smo/ing as usual. S.e doesn9t react at all. =elo, t.e table1 a mouse is trapped on a flypaper. 3t9s struggling to brea/ free. BLb. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " %360! $S!#'9s roar ec.oes up to t.e li-ing room. $S!#'9S &$& is sleeping on t.e sofa1 out cold. $ .alf:empty bottle of gin is still semi:inserted in .is mout.. $S!#'9S &$& (drun$ and "ea$) (abu.ay /a1 Ca DreddieH (abu.ayH D$&E !' =L$4C I0. 3%! " $S!#'9S #''(1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " &$) (orning rays of sunlig.t s.ine t.roug. t.e ,indo,. !.e room is a mess. $ll t.e posters seem to .a-e been ripped off t.eir respecti-e positions on t.e ,all. !.e tape used by $stro in posting t.em .o,e-er left small rectangle:s.aped paper lefto-ers. 4rumpled and s.redded posters are scattered on t.e floor. !.e cabinet is an e<ual mess. !.e clot.es1 8ac/ets1 pants1 and .and/erc.iefs .a-e been ripped in se-eral ,ays. 4&s?bot. bro/en and fortunately ,.ole?are lying in random places of t.e room. !.e radio is ,rec/ed. $S!#'9s P.ilippine flag:inspired under,ear is left lifeless some,.ere on t.e floor1 too. I1. 3%! " =$#$%6$) 0$LL " &$) !.e .all is cro,ded. Se-eral people from t.e lo,er class1 mostly males1 are ,ildly c.eering in front of a giant !J set placed in a strategic location inside t.e =arangay 0all. =$%6=$%6 and friends are also among t.e cro,d. $lso t.e /id t.at boug.t a 4'S;(($!;( ES! s.irt from #$DD). $ll of t.e people are ,atc.ing Pac<uiao9s matc. ,it. 4lottey on pay:per:-ie, pro-ided for free by t.e =arangay 4aptain.
8B of 87 =$%6=$%6 (to other %oys) %asan si Cuya $stroF !.e ot.er boys s.rug. Suddenly1 t.e audience in t.e =arangay 0all re8oices. =$%6=$%6 and t.e boys 8oin t.e re8oicing as ,ell. IA. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 6$(='$ J3LL$ " &$) &$7% is eating a cup of yogurt ,.ile ,atc.ing !J. S.e 8umps in excitement upon seeing from t.e ne,s t.at Pac<uiao ,on against 4lottey. IG. 3%! " #$DD)9S S!'#E " &$) #$DD) is .anging ne, s.irts on one corner of .is store ,.ile slig.tly groo-ing to some .ip .op trac/ .e is listening to t.roug. .is iPod. !.e s.irts .a-e a grungy (anny Pac<uiao design ,it. a caption t.at says: P$(=$%S$%6 C$($'. IB. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 ($($ S;C9S #ES3&E%4E " &$) ($($ S;C is surrounded by .is boy toys ,.ile re8oicing. !.e men re8oice as ,ell. ($($ S;C sig.s in relief. ($($ S;C 0ay1 3 lo-e you PacmanH II. 3%! " L3J3%6 #''(1 &EL$ 4#;@ #ES3&E%4E " &$) $S!#'9S ('( and $S!#'9S &$& are ,atc.ing t.e ne,s toget.er in t.e li-ing room. =ot. of t.em are 8umping in 8oy ,.ile ,atc.ing t.e ne,s on Pac<uiao9s matc. on tele-ision. !.is is t.e first time ,e see t.em brea/ t.eir routine1 t.an/s to Pac<uiao9s matc.. II. E ! " S$L$C'! $#401 =$)$%30$% P$#C " &$) !.e -enue isn9t as cro,ded as .o, it usually is. !.ere are only a couple of dirty street c.ildren .appily running around t.e meado, in spite of t.eir undernouris.ed p.ysi<ues. Some teenage foreigners1 mostly Coreans1 are .a-ing picnic on t.e grass. $t t.e center of t.e stadium belo, t.e Sala/ot $rc.1 t.ere sits a man in a plain ,.ite s.irt1 old:fas.ioned 8eans1 and rubber slippers. %o caps1 no s.ades1 no accessories. 0e is motionless1 staring at not.ing in particular. 3t9s $S!#'. 0is .air is cleanly combed. 0is eyes pro8ect a muc. purer soul inside .im. IE. E ! " S3&E7$LC " &$)
8I of 87 $S!#' is let.argically ,al/ing do,n t.e road. 0e reac.es t.e part of t.e street ,.ere t.e 0oly #osary 4.urc. is standing. $ perspiring 63#L in ,.at could be described as .ig. sc.ool 4.ristmas party attire sees $S!#' and approc.es .im ,it. a ,ide smile. 63#L (#er$y) (agandang ara, po1 sirH Pu,ede po ba silang maabala /a.it sandaling:sandali langF 7or/ing student po /asi a/o galing ng &inalupi.an... $S!#' stops ,al/ing and turns .is .ead to t.e rig.t. 0e ta/es a loo/ at t.e to,ering c.urc.1 ignoring t.e 63#L9s continuous mar/eting. I7. 3%! " 40;#40 " &$) $S!#' enters t.e c.urc.. 0e .esitantly dips .is finger on t.e 0oly 7ater beside t.e entrance1 smells .is fingers1 before finally ma/ing a sign of t.e cross. 0e is ama>ed at t.e spacious ceiling and t.e s.ining images at t.e bac/ of t.e altar. 0e ,al/s do,n t.e aisle1 staring at Jesus 4.rist on t.e cross. 0is face is full of regret. 0e is getting teary:eyed. $S!#' stops in front of t.e altar and finally bursts in tears. $S!#' (%ro$en 5oice) =a/it naman /asi ganyan1 LordF Sabi mo pantay:pantay mo /aming nili/.a. Pero .indi eH $ng labo mo. (ay pinapaburan /a e. $S!#' cries some more. 0e ta/es a seat in t.e front pe,. $fter a fe, minutes1 .e calms do,n. 0e ,ipes .is tears. $S!#' (to crucifi') Sorry po. $S!#' genuflects and begins to pray solemnly. $S!#' Pata,arin niyo po a/o1 &iyos /o. Pata,arin niyo po a/o. (agbabago na po a/o.
8E of 87 D$&E !' =L$4C ,.ile 2(agbabago na po a/o5 ec.oes I8. E ! " S!#EE! %E$# =$)$%30$% P$#C " &$) 4L$3#E1 in a Sunday dress1 is strolling do,n t.e par/ ,.ile spea/ing ,it. someone on t.e p.one. 3t9s .is boyfriend 0);%. 4L$3#E 7.at did t.ey sayF (0yun res#onds %ut "e do not hear) #eallyF (%eat) !.at9s really greatH 3 really ,is. you could ta/e me to =aler one day1 0yun. (%eat) 3 /no,. (%eat) ;.:.u.. (%eat) 7e9ll find time. '/ay. See you tonig.tH (%eat) Lo-e you1 too. 4L$3#E .angs up. 0er smile stops ,.en s.e sees somet.ing in t.e middle of t.e par/. S.e ta/es a closer loo/1 but is still <uite not certain about ,.at s.e9s seeing. 3n anot.er area of t.e par/1 someone is ta/ing a -ideo?it9s &$7%. S.e >ooms in on somet.ingKsomeone1 and t.en ma/es a s.oc/ed expression. =$%6=$%61 S0E#73%1 and P'(S are beneat. t.eir fa-orite tree in t.e par/. !.eir 8a,s drop at t.e sig.t of t.e same t.ing t.at surprised 4L$3#E and &$7%. =$%6=$%6 Cuya $stro1 anong nangyari sayoF !.e &$%4E#S are under t.e Sala/ot $rc.. !.ey are trying to assist =L3!@ to do a .eadstand. 3n an in-erted -ie,1 =L3!@ sees t.e same t.ing. 0e stands up and points at .im so .is fello, dancers can see. J$' snic/ers. 3t9s a man in a 8ac/et ,it. grungy 4.ristian designs. !.e man is gi-ing a,ay fliers1 ,.ile .olding a 0oly =ible on .is left .and. 7.en .e turns1 ,e see t.at it9s actually $S!#'1 publicly preac.ing about 6od. 0e places .is .ands o-er people ,.o pass .im by1 blessing t.em in t.e name of t.e Lord. People are annoyed1 some are amused.
87 of 87 4L$3#E s.a/es .er .ead and ta/es a deep sig.. &$7% turns a,ay and lea-es. S.e approac.es a car ,it. 366) on t.e dri-er9s seat. $S!#' is maya%ang again. IL. E ! " S!#EE! " &$) 4losing song: (isc:en:scene music -ideo featuring t.e &$%4E#S1 performing a song called 2Para !oot5 *original+. $S!#' and ot.er c.aracters appear in t.e number1 too.
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1 of 87 ASTRO MAYABANG (Astro the Proud) Screenplay by Jason Paul Laxamana Estimated running time: 80 minutes 1. E !

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