paglisan

this is the 3rd week that i haven't gone to church nor joined our dorm
fellowship... my quiet time has suffered much longer though... i met
some old friends today when saligan held its acquaintance party. even
the uplb people came. i really loved our picnic at the lagoon. but i
wish i had a proper lunch before going there... we also held games we
couldn't seem to finish and i didn't feel like playing. dean, ate yoni
and i had to leave early though. i had this going-away party to attend
later. i promised myself i would attend church services today and i
haven't submitted my church membership yet... but tina and heather are
leaving in a couple of days and i felt that i at least owed them my
presence. i really enjoyed eating and talking with the navigators. we
had fun singing songs and translating them. but the whole time i was
there, i kept thinking "what if i went to church instead?" anywayz,
ever, rachel, jordan and i performed paglisan with everybody joining
in. it turned out to be an upbeat version of a supposedly tear-jerking
song. here's how it goes:

kung ang buhay ay isang umagang nakangiti
at ikaw ay ang lupang sinusuyo ng bituin
di mo man silip ang langit
di mo man silip, ito'y nandirito pa rin

*kung ang lahat ay may katapusan
itong paglalakbay ay makakarating din sa paroroonan
at sa iyong paglisan
ang tanging pabaon ko ay pagibig.

sa pagbuhos ng ulan sa haplos ng hangin
alaala mo ay nakaukit sa pisngi ng langit
di man umihip ang hangin
di man umihip, ako'y nandirito pa rin

(repeat * twice)


by
the time we finished, i badly wanted to go home. one reason is my not
acquiring a late-night permit, the other is that people didn't seem to
care because they were just too busy enjoying themselves. at least ate
macky noticed that i was sad, and she and kuya al and ever accompanied
me. by the way, tina and heather gave me a picture. i was really
touched. i'm still thinking of what to give to them tomorrow... i guess
this is where it ends.