Extended Lie

Just woke up sitting in the stairs with y palm on my cheek. I look myself in the mirror with my sleepy eyes and frenzy hair. Is its still me? did I grew up according to what my parents want me to? so many questions just rushing in my mind. All I did was stare to where ever my eyes feels comfortable to look. Was it another dream last night that I feel empty today. If it was a dream why did I feel the pain in my chest? why did I made a murmur? was it just a dream or something happened to me last night in which I just don't want to think about it.

As I gasp some air to refresh my mind. So many things I wanted to do, so many plans I want to implement, so many suggestions I want to follow. All those things just pass my mind. It feels frustrating when everyone thinks that they think what you know don't exist. Or the thing that they all know were just fake. You yourself knows the real story and the real deal and things are not the same as they expect and see.But no matter how hard you try you just cant make it. Its like standing in a corner and being useless. You keep trying but still everything is the same. It's like your effort are just being eaten down easily but just brag down your self wort. Pulling your self confidence to the lowest part of your being. When people look at you with sympathy and pity when they found out that it was all wrong. You its not what they think and imagine about you while you yourself had observe the things that were happening around you.

It fees bad when everyone wants and what everybody desires are and agreed was not the thing that happened to you. That its not what they were all thinking in the first place. When all they see was not the truth that was revealed instead it was just an immersion and social denial. When everyone turns there back and conclude. As denials were told and done and shown, criticisms and comparison happened. Letting go of it would be the solution to stop the torment and end the started situation. Its a game that is easy to start but hard to finish.

How can you propose when there are some people that are waiting and observing for your relationship to fall and break. When you noticed that your standing in the place were assumption is placed. Would you tell the words that will made her die inside? even if things are so extrovert. I don't want to arrive to a conclusion that at least I told her. So what If I said it, it was just all garbage that run out from my mouth because there were no feelings attached on it. And i don't want to abuse those line that can change someones feelings to others the moment they hear it.

If telling was an assurance then promises should not be broken. Even signing a piece of paper in front of the altar is not even an assurance to someone you are committed of.At least if she will deny me its not that heavy to accept because there was a level were we assumed.

Gap

Lying in bed staring at the ceiling wondering on what will happen to me today. Just woke up late again when I realize its already morning. As the radiance of the sun beams upon my face and then I rub my eyes. Last night I slept with my cellphone on my ear talking to someone late at night. Hearing her voice in the dawn was like cold swift winds entering my ear that runs to myself and brought me to calmness.

I can clearly hear the voice even if its on the other side of the line but still it was clear when it approaches my ear its like she was there whispering right beside me. It's because late at night when all the world is half asleep only her voice out stands the silence that made us apart.

As we cheat the night expressing things and feelings in private talking secrets and stuffs that entertain us. We laugh with our mispronounced words and grammars. Asking how was your day? as we start and end topics we discussed. The more we know each other sides and backgrounds. We created another world of our own even if it only exist in the hearing senses.

We enter the night together and end the dawn at the same time. Moments like this maybe stolen because our voices are kept low and our actions are only limited coz we can only speak and who needs actions when you got words. We can only laugh silently causing us to giggle. We share things that happened not only for today but also sharing the past as we are trying to relate each other. I can tell that there were part of it that it was serious and formal when the sound of the voice is different from the ones I tease. It's like the words are attached with the other message that you can only feel not hear.

It seems the more I asked the more I got related and the more I got closer before. But it was just coincidence that masked my way and covered myself from her. It like all the people around me were facing there back at me not seeing the front appearance that I can know and recognize them.Realizing that I was just around the corner if you turn around and spin your head I'm just steps away maybe in a corner sitting down with my legs swaying. As I said to myself in silence what a small world that we have but if it was really this small why haven't I known you earlier?, Why haven't I saw you why jut now? things could have been different at the moment? is this the offer of life that they say "everything is connected to everything".

As I found out that maybe it was like this because so many people wanted to be by your side that wanted to be close to you in an instant that wanted your immediate attention. To the people that I witnessed there motive and agenda. As our gap increases more when I saw reality that created a distance between us. Because I considered some things which I shouldn't have done. Ive compared the status and situation that I might get involved among us. And look at were I am standing and located at the moment.

But I don't have same intension's with them, just want to roam around this rotten world and foul life that we have. No matter how i look at it I still arrive in the constant confusion that everything is just going with the flow. If I'm wrong with this interpretation and premonition at least I was happy on the assumption side and I'll just forget it like a bubble that burst in front of me whipping the splash on my eyes erasing the memories that created a temporary enjoyment. In this case i can move on easily because I know it was just temporary. By this time I hope your presence wont linger anymore.

Still...

I knew that this moment would come in time, that I'd have to let you go and watch you fly. I guess there was no easy way to say goodbye. I don't want to leave you this way but I know this might be the very last time we see each other cry.

Still... this heart of mine awaits you, and it'll always will. Flames may fade away but a small spark can sent it ablaze once again.

Still... these weary eyes long for you, for all it sees is how wonderful my life is being spent with you. Though blurred up in tears it will always find that silhouette form of your face.

Still... these arms crave for you warmth embrace, for it'll always remember how ardent your touches feels like. With it I could treasure you forever.

Still... these feet will walk towards you, yearning for us to be together again. For only with you I could embark on a journey of happiness and fulfillment.

Still... I will be here, waiting for you. So if you come back, you'll find me. Believing that someday you and I would be together again.

Betrayal...

Betrayal is nothing new to us, we all share this once or even a couple of times in our lives. The question is why? why do we experience this? why do the people we trust betray us? Is it something we did? Is it something we did not do?

It tore down friendships in a couple of seconds, devastated relationship with its meaning. Why must people do it? What on earth could they be thinking? Is our urge more important to the trust given to us. I know the life we live in is full of it... but to experience it is different from knowing it. You will feel anger and the same time confused. You pity yourself, you want revenge... which in turn will create more ripples in the water.

Trust is something sacred given from one person to another. And in breaking this is like cutting the bond between the two. Have you ever given your full trust to someone? or maybe just a little? And if you did, what if that someone betrays you? What would you do?

I never knew who my real friends are until someone stab me at the back without hesitation. I've know him for quite a long time, I even treated him as brother. My regrets came when I found something. I never knew being betrayed could be this bad, but somehow I'll get over it. But being betrayed leaves a small scar on ones heart, no matter how small... it'll still hurt and it'll remind you to be careful. But, I am not the kind of person who holds a grudge on someone, I'll let it pass, I'll forgive him but it'll never be the same as before.

A Key to Happiness

Often asked by people that I usually acquaint with, is how do they make themselves happy. And I honestly don’t have an idea on what to answer them, and thus I choose to dig a little deeper within what lies beneath the reason of our happiness and how do we obtain and get a grip of it.

I am happy. I am. And because of that I need not to find any reasons why or how or since when, ‘coz actually, I shouldn’t be questioning about it. But instead, I should be thankful. And that is what we should all must think about, not the shortcomings, not the failures, those are there that we might learn from them, not to regret about.

Not one of us asked to be sad. Not ever. We all do want to be happy. We all ask to be happy. And most of the times that our request is being granted are not in the way that we expect it to be. It comes in the simple things and pleasures in life. We are just too caught up waiting for what we have expected the way it would come, too busy that we fail to acknowledge that it’s already been granted, it’s already been there. Though, not in the way that we want it but God knows it’s the best way for us. He has his ways.

It is ok to be sad once in a while. That’s just normal for us to get depressed and stumble during our journey. That’s part of it. After all, how will you know what will make you happy if you wont know what will make you sad? Lots of things in life make us both happy and sad. That is called balance. They co-exist with each other. Without the other, the other is void. Life is not a one-way-street that you get to enjoy only the happy things there are. It’s a two way road that we are all in right now. And unless you begin to understand that sadness is part of being happy, you will never get over your self-titled world with fictional happiness that decorates it.

Be glad in whatever you do. Cherish your family and loved ones. Be true to yourself and do the things that are making you extremely happy and never feel bad of the things that you said because that’s just like trying to be sorry for being true.

I’m bad at parting words. But the only phrase I could say before this article ends. One of the simplest ways to stay happy is to avoid the things that are making you sad.

Stay HAPPY!!!!

Come Fly With Me

Ive been lying here trying to find myself lying in bed with my cheek pressed on my pillow. I guess I woke up again with someone on my mind last night. As I come to think the things that I've been doing lately. I've rushed to places were I find excitement and entertainment to places were I want to be. There were some instant happiness and overjoy that happened. Moments we enjoyed most at the time we witnessed the dark cold nights turn to gray skies. I wish I had wings so that I wont be late to the destination that I want to be in an instance. As i fly and take you there. As I hold your hand and abide you on your floating and breakaway. We will surpass the clouds we used to count and form shapes when we are lying in a green grass with our arms spread out.

We continue our journey it seems like eternity in the making. I took a stolen glimpse from you and what I saw made me a satisfied sigh inside. I closed my eyes for a while and smiled a bit of a gratitude to what i saw on you. As we soar to the sky feeling the rush of wind that glides to our body. As we both scream while we collide with the rainbow on our horizon.

As we go together with the sunset we both fall down from the heavens as I embraced and hug you while cold winds gently pass my skin. Something you whispered that made it very painful to think "I wish this is not a dream".

Struggle

After a long vacation from my writing craft, I have returned to state what is rightfully to be told.

During those absence, I felt like I don’t want to write something or about anything, I felt like exhausted from life itself. My mind ran up dry from squeezing words for writing and so I decided to take a little break. I thought that maybe somehow I could store up on ideas and wisdom for me to deliver an even greater article the next time.

Lots of interesting things flooded my head but none of them seem to make any sense as I mold them into an article. Scenes stumbled upon each other that I couldn’t even figure out which one to start or which one to finish, but all of them seem to be too ambiguous that I couldn’t even decipher what I was aiming for as I continue to make the article. It seems that I always lost my focus in the midst of those paragraphs that I was writing.

It was hard. It felt like I was a failure in doing something I thought I do best at some time. I can’t pull those right words together. I couldn’t put any meaning to what I was writing that I just left them unfinished in the corner of my computers desktop. And I don’t want to gamble on posting an article that is half baked because I know that those who are reading these articles of mine deserves nothing but the best of my writing craft. Thus, articles pile up in me, in my head. And everywhere I go, it seems like there are lots of stories I wanted to tell, but I just can’t pull them off together. Still I waited.

And so, after bringing the pieces together, I’m back, to take what’s rightfully mine, to tell what is there to be told, and to face what is there to overcome, and to finally finish what I already started.

Loud Silence

In the midst of oblivion, I find myself looking back on how and what life might have been so far for me, for us. And every time I come to the final stage of conclusion, life is but a worthwhile stage play, and like every other stage play, everyone acts as to what their role has been. But unlike any other stage play that has a single or two main characters, everyone that has life is the main character of the play.

Where am I going? Am I taking the right path? – These are just questions that pop up my head during these times. As to where am I going, I am not sure. But still, I continue to travel the journey of life and face each hindrance with my head up. Maybe I guess there is no such thing as “THE RIGHT PATH”, no one walks the same path as anyone else, and that is one thing that’s making us unique from every other. We make our own path. That is the right word to state it. When we stumble upon a large field of grasses, you can never see a path, and that is the very reason why you create your own path in the middle of that field. You clear your own way regardless of where it might lead you, but somehow you have the right feeling that over that great field, something good is waiting for you to take. So don’t hesitate to just walk within those large fields, because you’re creating your path and that is the right one.

I can still hear those loud screams from the city, though I’m not very sure if it’s only in my mind or I do really hear it. Somehow I also miss those noises from the city, being in this solitude makes me think of those things I wanted to remember and write, some those I don’t want to remember. In this deafening silence, I ease my mind and clear my head that I may be able to come up with something great somehow, and those great things are mostly from the past.

Gone are those days when I used to argue over a piece of candy with my sister, which in the end, I get to be scolded by my parents for doing so. I miss that. Not the arguments, but the attention. They used to watch over us so discreetly, that every move we make is for them to know and judged. I miss those now that I am here in this solitude night.

I sit here under the perfectly circled light giver of the night. Reminiscing reminiscing reminiscing. “Those were the days…” I mended myself, and those were the days that molded me to what I am today.

Rainy Situations

Sometimes when your alone and no one to turn to and don't know what to do and where to go. Finding, thinking on were to lean on this playful life and when your feeling blu and wanted someone to be with in your sorrow, sadness and triumphs in life. When you think there's no one left but you, think again. And if you want to fall a tear I'll be here to listen to every word that you will say.

And when it rains the heavens pour from your eyes and when there's a dark storm tears flow but your not alone my friend. So many questions in your mind all you want was to know, why its like this this things happening in my life. If you will ask me I don't also know why.

I'm ready to be someone you can use to kill time and cheat moments when the rain comes. I am here waiting just call me and ill run to you.

Getting Away

There's one morning when we are all together and come and gathered. How nice to see and feel that we are still grouped as one. To the ends of the earth till cough hounds our lungs. When tears roll from our eyes, when stars fall from skies.

Watch my eyes do you see what I see or you did not witnessed it? That I'm flying going to heaven. Do you wanna come with me along with my journey or wanna be left behind?

You don't need to hide because you are shy and you don't need to find another one just forget everything including problems and set aside useless things. Take a deep breath because we will depart from this ambiguous life and imperfect destiny that we are capable of believing. Wrong beliefs that lead us to temptations and are you ready? to break away and spread our wings and I'll teach you how to fly.

So many things that are forbidden in this life that are stabbing us but open your heart and mind and let imagination fly.

Gathering

Sometimes we are free for a while and we gather in our own grove and individual ambitions of life. In one pilar secrets we whisper and said even on what will happen were ever you will be going.

But now it seems tomorrow is running so fast to fade and gone. I hope everyone wont forget our togetherness and if we are on circumstances and time of emptyness financially or emotionally just always remember that we've become real friends.

Even if there is no tomorrow of our lives. We drink and dine its like that we are gonna be losing below the bright and round moon. Our stomach that dont have something inside even thou we have no money but every night is so much fun and enjoyble.

Sometimes I dont know whats going on even if what i do. Eveything has an end because now we are forgotten by past and cannot force to revive our togetherness but if you pass by I will call you and get your attention because somehow we became true friends.

Instant sorrow

As the flash of sun rays hits my face that woke me up. Its seems its already morning I see the sky its so clear and blue. Its one of those times were i feel alone inside even when there are people around me. So I guess its you again on my mind last night I try keep understanding things like this and that. But I guess your just another mystery. But lately things have been complex and dry theres nothing simple when your gone. Is there no way of escaping reality and time? because I haven't figured it out.

I wanna spend my time with you in an open green field were in we can run and fall lying in the grass watching formations of the clouds. catch butterflies and dragonflies that captivates our eyes. Pointing fish in the ponds while they hide in the water lilies as we raise our both hands as the winds passes our body. We scream making echoes and sounds. Carve our names on the tree that we always meet. Catch fish on river banks play hide and seek and when you will see me i over you a flower.

And in the night we will watch fireflies as i kiss you goodnight. As truth is coming again . I'll try working again on how to cure my self tomorrow find things that will end the torment inside.I wanna know if our togetherness was just an immersion. And wake up wondering what happened yesterday if ill say did it happened? I wish it did.

Victims of Temporary Peace

How would you see early in the morning instead of tweaking of the birds and crowing of the roaster you hear rapid gun shots blast, gun fire. Smoke arising surrounding the place. Is the war not over? or just started again? when will it end? everyone wants that question to be answered and solved. As flares of mortar flies in the air while innocent civilians flee the affected area were in they were woke up by sounds of destruction as grounds shake when mortars land in the targeted area as bombs fall from the sky not choosing the thing below that will be hit.

What happened to the temporary peace and harmony in that place were civilians and people wanted to maintain? As they rush to leave there place that they called home. Fleeing from fear and scarceness finding another place to take shelter. Young one's and children's don't have any idea of whats going on as they can hear screams and gun fires and unpleasant sound that can def ones hearing.

Who can explain to this children right now on whats going on? How will you let this young one understand the situation were in there own country is in war with their president. As they cover there ears while running from the disturbed place. Some were running while crying and some fall in the ground screaming for help. Poor innocent ones don't know what to do.

As anarchy rise to the place tell me what to do? how should we stop this?we are only killing our own race. Is peace on that place only for temporary? Tell me why?

Gone And Forgotten

Ive been sitting here alone trying to find myself and so tired of being here alone I guess I'm still bleeding inside. Sitting in this dark silent corner of my room. While my toes meet each other and my forehead is leaning my knees. As the breeze of cold wind reaches my skin.I can feel my heart beat, beating slowly as if it's tired, wicked and longing. But I'm still trapped in a constant confusion.

I take some pills just to ease some pain and to numb my feelings but it seems this pain is just to real to be cured and i guess time cannot let it over come easily and erase just like writings that are written on a piece of paper. Then suddenly tears began to shore. Watery eyes as i sob and whimper in the pitch black place.

I want to sleep so that I'll dream again the time when I called you mine when we were on one path of feelings. When the time that we share every stolen moments that we have. At least in my dreams in can pretend that you are mine forever and be happy. As I close my eyes this dreams take me back in ambiguity time either past or future but as long as you are there it will be fine.Somehow I can break away into the painful reality that I'm only up to admiring you now.

As my tears turn dry and silence as at its peak I cant wait for sunshine and face again the reality that keeps me haunting down.

Short Time Happiness

THIS IS A STORY OF A 2YEAR OLD BABY GIRL

Take time to read this story if its familiar to you read it again.

A little girl is waiting for her daddy to arrive home from work she started waiting for 6 pm until 10 pm and finally her daddy arrive.

Little Girl: Daddy Your Home I waited for you because I want you to read my bedtime story

Daddy: Yes I'm here my dear and I'm tired from work I need to sleep

Little Girl: Ahh ok daddy can i ask $1 dollar for waiting for you?

Daddy: Why you need $1 of money what would you do on it?

Little Girl: I want something to happen but I'm not telling you because it's a surprise

Every day the little girl keep asking $1 dollar every night his daddy arrives from home

On the 8th day the little girl waited again for her daddy to arrive but she waited until 12:00 a.m. because her daddy forgot to tell her that they will be having a meeting in preparation for the proposals of the company. The little girl fall asleep in the chair waiting for her daddy facing the t.v. and when her daddy arrive.

Daddy: Hey sweetie wake up...why you sleeping in here why you didn't transfer in your bed?

Little Girl: I waited for you in here but somehow I fell asleep while watching the television

Daddy: Let's go to our room now and I'm tired from the meeting

Little Girl: Daddy How much you earn hourly from your job?

Daddy: Hmmm? why you asked sweetie? I'm earning $10 dollar's per hour.

Little Girl: Can I ask $2 dollars please?

Daddy: Ahh ok heres your $2 lets go to sleep now its getting late

The girl ran into the room and count her total money asked from her daddy hidden below the pillow. As she counted it the total was $10 and she was so happy.

And the father saw while she was counting the money bill and got mad.

Daddy: Look at you, you keep asking money and there you have so much. what is it that you want from the money that i gave you?

Little Girl: Daddy can I ask 1 hour from you? please read my bedtime story? beside me...

What did you learn from the story? Take time to realize. I hope you all enjoyed it thank your for reading it.

Let’s Dance

A gloomy day it is. The clouds are colored in gray as if it’s going to rain soon. The wind is blowing awkwardly within the surface of my skin. Here I am within the view of the skies as I recall all of my memories these past few years of living and have questioned myself more than once, “Have I done enough in life? Was it all worth it?”

These are the questions that I can’t even think of what my answers would be. I usually think over my answers to every question that I face but it seems that this one is different. I can’t even think straight whenever these questions come to mind. Many things floods through my head, reminiscing all the things that happened to me from the moment I realized the pain and joy of life above this earth.

I was thinking about those people I have acquainted with, whether I made their life a little bit different from the moment they meet me, may it be for the good or the other way around. Any way it was, I hope I made a little bit of a change.

I once saw this funeral in a Sunday afternoon. There were not so many people who came along with it and I came to also think about how it would be like when it’s about my time. Will there be few that will come along or will there be hundreds of thousands, and no matter how it may go, I hope, I really hope, that some would take time to come and finally accompany me to my final rest.

To all these, I am pretty much certain that I did well in dealing with this life’s worthwhile journey and it paints me a smile when I come to think about the people that treasures me well and about the people that I cherished the most.

Despite all the pains and hurts that we must get through, to me, living is beautiful, and if there’s any word that would describe it more than beautiful can, I would still say life is more than that. We all just need to see through all the dark curtains that decorate our rainbow filled living in order for us to see the complete combination of colors that God has ever painted, that’s us.

Life is too short to be lying around and doing nothing that would make a difference. So dance the music of life while the beat is still on, you don’t know when the rhythm will stop. Dance while you can!

Let us dance while we still can ‘coz we have done well.

Little Paradise

I want to live in this place its a place were i wanted to be. Clear skies see threw view that widens my eye sight. Blue sea with rich wonders below that amazes my view. I was so delighted as i watch the creatures below school fish at the sanctuary i cant imagine how life under the polluted and battered earth.

Little paradise which i called it. Virgin Nature that awaits my coming that pampers my stay,

how I love to be with it. As I think of this place it rottens me to be a part of it. I want to break away and enjoy the part were i can rest my mind and soul at the same time.

Hidden wonder which leave me breathless. Fresh smooth cool wind that glides my hair and skin. I took a deep breath to fill my polluted lungs and renew it. As i feel the tip of my hair skin some how it finds comfort and tranquility when I'm in this place. Peaceful, Quite and pure silence was there I wont get tedious on watching how nature plays and entertain me at its best. I cant believe this place still exist.

White sand that acts a spa to my feet,deep blue sea I can see that nature is close to me. Unbelievable place unbelievable time with timeless spot I can be found. I wont forget that place even in my dreams Ill carry it . As it suites me while I was on my stay. It removed my pain and agony. Peeled my Grunge and my inside anarchy. I'm lucky that I experienced the place were i want to evolved the place I that reshaped me somehow define and welcomed me. As my journey ends I can smile and do a satisfied sigh. Because I know once in my life time I've been to that hidden little paradise.

Boundless...

I wish I can slide in that colorful rainbow that marked the ever blue sky. Then I would scream so much as I go down the slide with my hair all over the air and with my eyes filled with vague liquid substance. I would do it again and again until I can no longer scream, until I can no longer climb up and down that rainbow.

I would want to ride in a canoe in that untouched and seemingly green oceans. Then I would see dolphins and whales underneath the heaven of waters, and then they would jump across and over my canoe leaving me with amazement and in awe. I would run untiringly in that sugar like white sand in the seashore and leave footprints on it. I would create a castle using the sand.

I want to bath in the rain. I want to feel in my skin those drops of water as they come rushing down from the heavens. I would get wet under the rain while my jeans and shoes are still on. I would spin around like a wheel. I would dance together with the little ones as we bath in the streets. I would like to kiss my girl under the rain as we take shelter in a single umbrella then we would take the umbrella out and let the rain pour on us as we continue to savor the moment.

A place of boundless things. A moment in the absence of sufferings. A scene of delightful views. A journey of endless joy.

In the midst of its ambiguity, I want to dream BIG. I want to dream HIGH. I want to dream GOOD. I want to dream, I just want to dream and dream and keep dreaming.

I want to dream bounded with nothing but joy and happiness. At least in dreams, I can be happy for all eternity, regardless of the moment I wake up and face again what is reality.

Basurero!

Thy skin. Burned by the raging heat of the mighty sun.

Thy face. Painted with a shadow of grief.

Thy eyes. Has lost hope but willing to take chances.

Thy smile. Momentarily substitute the ever lasting pains.

Thy body. Evidence of the what so called poverty.

Thy heart. Bruised by societal discrimination.

Thy feet. Crumpled and strengthened by the dusty and rocky road.

Thy ears. Deafened by all the unsolicited screams.

Thy back. Hardened by the burden and load they carry.

Thy hands. Toiled with undying urge to live.

Thy treasure. Someone else’s garbage.

Thy sweat. Sign of the unwanted tiredness.

Thy food. Someone’s leftovers.

Thy clothes. Torn and dirty, but covers thou from the cold nights.

Thy screams. Loud but unheard.

Thy sorrows. Left unsaid.

Thy hope. Disregarded.

Thy home. The streets.

Thy journey. Endless.

Thy strength. LIFE.

Thy called. BASURERO!

The Coming!

Last week, May 15, 2008, a Thursday morning, I cast my hands to sway goodbye to Cebu onwards to a province called Bohol.

I woke up early, about 4:00 am and have had my bath and gone to the port where the ship to Bohol was anchored. There was about 8 persons already waiting in the ticket booth when I arrived, I came early because I was worried that their might be lots of passengers during that day considering the fact that lots of fiestas are to be held in the place of my destination. I was the first passenger to be given the ticket and that was because, of course, I was too early. As I got my ticket, I rushed to the waiting bay, where all my things are to be inspected by the security, after that, I boarded the boat onto the room where I was assigned to be in as per dictated by what was on my ticket.

Before the vessel started its machines, heavy rain poured out from the skies of Cebu, and I thought to myself that the storm was really strong. When the vessel started to stir its pedal towards Bohol, worried thoughts rumbled in my mind. Waves were very visible in the seas, they were colored in white when they clash with each other, and damn, it makes me think of the unthinkable. We encountered a big ship along our journey towards Bohol, and I thought that ship was somewhere from the northern part of the Philippines. The ship was so huge and started making great waves as our ship was getting closer to each other. Our ship was like in a jumping jack as both ships pass each other. The passenger from the other ship was waving to us like they were saying good luck as we encounter a storm in middle of the oceans.

There was a storm that hit the country before I journeyed my way to Bohol and despite that, I still pursued to be there. I checked the weather forecast the day before my travel, and I saw that the weather won’t be good in the Visayas particularly in Cebu. I was somehow disappointed as I was looking at the forecast thinking that I may not be able to travel the next day. But, I made up my mind and decided to push through regardless of the weather condition that I was about to face.

It has been nearly four straight years that I haven’t visited my province since I was too busy at school and work, two years each respectively and that is one of the many reasons why I really wanted to go to Bohol. I miss my room, I miss my cousins, I miss the silence, and there are just lots of things to miss in my place in Bohol.

The clouds are colored in gray and the sea waters started to color itself the same too as the sky was reflected in the oceans. I can tell that we are now in deep waters as I can’t see any land to where we are right now, only those seemingly unclear mountains up within those distant places.

The vessel was like a car that is tracking in a very rocky road in the mountains. My head pounds from left to right - though it’s not that hard as I can still hold my laptop and try to make this article hoping I could cheat the dizziness I feel within my head, hoping that somehow all these waves could finally end, hoping I can reach my destination safe and sound with this article to be posted the next week.

Our vessel will continue to journey the ocean for the next two hours and thirty minutes and I can’t wait for that to end. We haven’t even reached forty five minutes in our ride and hopefully I’m going off more than that.

Can’t wait to set my footstep in the land of Bohol and so I say – Bohol! Here I come!

MODERN PETS

Dog's are known for being friendly and man's best friend. You can train them to be friendly and helpful. You can also train them to be entertaining like teaching them some sort of different tricks.

In other cases some dogs are highly trained as K9 dogs the one we see with a police officer. Some of then can sniff bomb locations if a bomb threat on an area can happen. They can also determine if a person is carrying a gun or a drug with it.

But what amazes me on this creatures is that some of them are professionally trained to save lives. Just like deploying them on a collapsed building to locate buried survivors. Did you know that some of them are also trained to determine current diseases of a person. Just then i saw this show on T.V. that dogs are sniffing on patients to know if what person has this particular sickness for instance a dog can sniff and know that a patient has tuberculosis. Studies shows that if a person has tuberculosis it's body releases a different kind of smelly aura by which dogs can know because of there smelling ability.

Another is that dog can actually know that a certain woman is having her monthly period. Again by sniffing on her it's because of the odor that the female releases. Isn't it amazing how this pet are acting and trained now a days more and more of them are still trained to help doctor's and scientist to help save lives. Some of them are assigned for other kinds of illness.

But most of us tend to have this pet one common good reason is that we love to have them around. They guard our homes and releases our stress. So the next time a dog barks at you after it sniffed you thing again, it might be trying to remind you of something.

A Stained Identity

I have always been longing to write something about someone. Someone who we often see, someone who we often neglects, someone who has huge place to chill around, someone who we nodded our heads to, someone infamous, someone who we choose to term as – Taong Grasa!

Their bodies are toiled with dirt and stains of all kinds. Their hairs are crumpled together by sands as they sleep within dirty grounds. Their faces are painted by black mascara of unclean survival. Their eyes are almost blotted out and colored in red as they look at something and somehow an ironic sign of hope can be traced within their glances, hoping that maybe someday someone will understand them – the way they understand their worlds.

Not one day during my college schooldays that I haven’t seen these individuals. They wander the streets like as if it was their own backyard. They treat the streets like their home, thus, they sleep everywhere; the sidewalks, the alleys, the whole city. I saw them here, I saw them there, and I saw them almost everywhere. They are just very noticeable. Somehow in a way because they are dirty, maybe because they smile by themselves, or maybe because they act like they own the streets. There are just as many maybes as there are reasons for them to be that way.

I wonder what the government is doing regarding this matter! I believe that they too need some attention and care as much as we normal people do, and somehow it makes me think that maybe the society is making them that way. Ironic as it is, but that’s how I think it is working. You might want to question how I come to think about it. Well, let me give you a little clue.

When we were a child, all of us somehow felt neglected and alone once in a while. Even up to this very moment it still happens. Now, I will ask you. How would you feel if you approach someone for some reasons and you’ll end up to be neglected and thrown away as if they were avoiding you to get close to them like as if you have some kind of viral disease that can infect them, how would you feel? I guess you won’t feel that good. Imagine how would these individuals feel when almost everyone – if not all – would avoid and neglect them every time they come close. How would you feel if you ask for something to eat because you’re hungry and it won’t be given to you? Can you imagine how these individuals feel when their stomachs ask for something and couldn’t eat anything? Darn, I don’t even want to imagine that.

It’s hard to decide for us ordinary people on what to do to solve this case. I am undeniably accused to what I have written in here and I have no intention on evading that fact. What I want to push through is that the concerned government and non-government organization should do now the proper actions that would profit us in the long run as citizens of this city. I don’t know how, who or when, but I do really hope, that by this article, somehow it could reach them the true face of our society.

3rd Gender

Generally people are aware of the gender and the sexes that we have and that's the male and female. It's easy to determine from a male through a female by physicality by which we compare on them.

But i have heard about his issue on T.V. that some countries around the world are practicing and supporting organ transplant. One common patients are homosexuals or gays. First they want a silicon breast to be added on their male body so that they will look like a real woman. And now they are taking actions on adding or replacing their penis into a vagina.

For me i'm againt's that action because if ever a person can accidentally marry a gay by which he thinks that it's a woman. It's all useless and going to the point of no were. They will be disappointed and upset especially for the male side. Expecting that his partner is a woman and can bare a child when he wants to create a family.

But with due respect to some gays theres nothing we can do to force them on not to go on that surgery. At the first place it's their own body and they own it personally and not ours. They have all the rights on it.

What was i thinking is that if you compare a naked woman from a naked gay who has the same physical appearance. Some are doing it because they want to attract some people and attention. But its really up to them to earn respect so that they will be socially accepted by others.

Sunday Morning

The article took place on an early morning on a Sunday. I went to church early because I have an affair to attend to during the afternoon that would end up until the evening. It was a same usual day inside the church, the priest celebrating the mass and we, the people, celebrates with him.

As we were singing the church songs during the mass, I noticed these birds on the ceiling of the church. They were in many numbers, about eight to ten of them. As the song continues to play, I noticed that they were also sounding there “birdie sounds”, the tweet-tweet and the toots as the song were playing. I was thinking that maybe they are singing too. I was wondering too if they are singing with the same tune that we were also singing as the mass was going on.

I was really amazed and fantasized with what I was thinking about then. I was so amazed thinking that even birds do worship God and do the church day during a Sunday. I somehow smiled and said to myself; even little birds can do some sacrifices then I think we, as humans, can do it too.

There are certain things in life that are very amazing and interesting in its simple ways. Just like how the birds sang with their sounds, like the humming of the wind as it blows the fields, and how the great sun colors our mother earth with its rays of light.

Our Great Provider is really an awesome one indeed for giving us these simple wonders that keeps us amazed for the rest of our lives. The Provider I was pertaining to doesn’t matter which God it is that we believed that built it all, but one things for sure, the World was a great and awesome work of art.

We live in the same rounded earth. We must cherish and be thankful for it and make the most out of it to make more livable for the next generations and hundred years to come. We may be not around by then, but at least we contributed something to make our stay a worth while.

No matter what God we worship; may it be Allah, Jesus, or the Buddha, or even Zeus, whether we have all those saints or not, or Goddesses, whether its on a Church, or a Mosque, or whichever altar, it is very clear, that we all, have one thing in common as believers to these Gods, and that is we all want to be saved!

That’s life! Live it.

How small are we?

Have you ever looked up upon the stars and asked yourself, "Are we alone?". I just watched this cool video about comparing the sizes of our planets and I'd like to share it with you.

I was just wondrin, how small are we? And to think that the universe isn't fully ventured, that the fact of bigger stars than W Cephei is still out there. Compared to other stars our sun is just a mere spec of dust the size of an atom.

If this is the case... are there worlds smaller than ours? Are the dust that sometimes gets in our eyes could actually be a small solar system? We'll as you can see the structure of an atom resembles that of a solar system. And also it'd be hard to imagine that our galaxy is also an atom making up something on other worlds which is far greater than ours.

How big is the Universe exactly? I guess no one knows the answer to this question until now? I guess my perspective of the small things just got a little twisted.

Tuli (circumcision)

Its summer once again during this times some things remind me. Flying kites, going to the beach, picnics. But there's one thing familiar that i noticed during this times. Little children getting circumcised. It may be not done and practiced on some parts of the world but in my country(Philippines) are being maintained. All the children undergo on this surgery.

As i watched on the group of children waiting for their turn. Line by line different emotions from the looks for their face. Some are similing somewhat a little excited, some are obviously scared and crying. Some are comparing their organs to who are ready(palos) and have cleaner penis.

To some reactions when the surgery is going on. Other kids are crying when the needle is injected with anesthesia. Some are crying because of the fear that their penis is cutted off. Other's were calm and steady especially ages 16 above.

After all the slicing and stitching at last your penis looks differently and permanently changed now. And can finally say that im a grown up man now.

HOSPITAL SURGERY SCANDAL

While i was drinking coffee and reading a news paper about this scandal that was done in hospital pertaining to a patient that was mistreated by some doctors and nurses. I watched the whole scene in youtube.

A gay patient when to a surgery and after the process was successful doctors and nurses who captured the whole scene act something which we people can think about and rub our heads.

It's clear in the video that they captured the scene with some foolishness included they put a body spray on the anus of the gay patient and all of the people(doctors, nurses) were all laughing and making fun out of it.

Where is there professionalism of there work? is it ethical to do that? are they sincere of there job? those things when poping at my mind. After the patient gave and owe his trust to this people who are licensed to save lives and help propagate lives. This is what they did.

It's not an orgy thing that they are making. The worst thing is that they uploaded it to the internet so that all people in the world would know and notice. somehow i agree to that decision, its good they uploaded it so that all people will know how idiot we are and how cheap we will be.

With due respect to other good and proper doctors and nurses working on that establishment you are now included of the mess that those dumbs have done. The immoral and misconduct treatments they have done was superb showing there field how awful they can be.

An Idiot's Guide to Happiness

It's been quite a while since I wrote something. I've been very busy with work, and also theres this training that I have to attend after work. There was this experience I had with a little boy that urge me to write this post.

One time, I was with my girlfriend in their balcony when I noticed her nephew. He was almost 4 years old. He was playing together with the other kids. He was wearing an old torn t-shirt together with a pair of mismatched slippers. He had a sister and a little brother. His father has no work or any means of income and is also a drug user. Their mother left them because she found out her husband had another woman.

Funny thing is, as I watch this boy... I couldn't find a trace of loneliness in him. He was the happiest boy playing in the street. He runs around freely, not minding how cruel the environment that surrounds him. Then it hit me right in the face.

Why? Why is he still smiling amidst everything .

I noticed that when we grow older... the better we understand things, the more we get afraid. The more we yearn, the more we crave. Our satisfaction becomes more deeper to fulfill. Why is that? Are we not satisfied with what we have today? Why do we feel envy? Why do we feel hatred? Did we feel those feelings when we were kids?

And one more question that keeps me awake at night. "Am I really happy?"

I couldn't answer that question anymore. When we get older, we are no longer contented with what we have. We yearn for more... thus creating hatred, creating greed and everything.

I wish I'd be the same as the boy, playing in the street. Waking up in the morning, thinking what adventures may lie ahead of me with my friends. Running around freely without the doubt of breaking any laws or hurting anyones pride. Shouting my lungs out in laughter without any worries of politics, corruption or killings.

Ignorance is Bliss...

An Inconvenient Truth

It was a Saturday morning, I decided to write something I was eager to write. I can’t keep my mind off of what I saw.

Last night, Friday evening, I’ve watched a documentary entitle “An Inconvenient Truth” by Al Gore. It was somehow shocking and at the same time keeps you wondering about how accurate the facts that he has shown in his documentary.

Al Gore was the running mate for Presidency in the US of Pres. George W. Bush. He was defeated in the last city they fought in, Florida. It was a close vote-race, Gore got 48% while Bush got 49% of the votes. That made Bush won the election. Al Gore was very known for his great seminars and slide shows and one of the many well known work of Gore was the documentary mentioned above.

The whole documentary talks about GLOBAL WARMING! When these two words come to our mind and senses, we tend to picture it out as the melting of the ice caps around the world, which is true! He said that if the whole Antarctica would melt, it would create a vast amount of water increase in the whole world, up until 20ft. from its current sea level, the same as with the entire Greenland, if it’s going to melt.

This alone alarms me!

Almost half of the entire Netherlands would be covered with water if this is going to happen and the twin towers where the 9/11 terror attack happened, which they now call Ground zero (0), would also be submerged under water. Thinking about this scene can really be so disturbing in some cases, but according to Gore, it’s the fact and we should be ready for it if we are not going to take actions now.

Billion of thousand refuges would be evacuating, and where do you think we can put them? What a nice question. The hurricane Katrina, caused a lot of trouble in the US, Global Warming is much more complicated to describe.

What about us? How about the Philippines?

Gore said that most countries near the equator wont be that affected due to the fact that the so called “Ocean Conveyor” or shall we say it simply, the “Oceans Current System”, or the movement of the water of the entire globe is greatly happening near the equator, thus, prevent those countries near the equator from too much damage than those who are far from it. I may be wrong about this, but this is how I understand it and I’m hoping I am though it would be very great if none of these are true.

It was a nice eye-opener when I watched the documentary. It made me aware of the great damage that we are doing to our mother nature. It made me realize about the things that we are taking for granted that was given by earth. It made me realize that I was AFRAID.

“Separating the truth from the fiction and the accurate connections from the misunderstandings is part of what you learned here.” – this was what Gore said we he gave a speech in presenting his documentary to a group of youth in Japan, and that’s exactly what I came to realize as I was watching the entire documentary. The facts were so believable that Gore even gathered data from the National Defense, as what he said.

“When the warnings are accurate, and based on sound science, then we as human beings, whatever country we live in, have to find ways to make sure that the warnings are heard and responded to.” - This was Al Gore’s answer when someone asked on what we can do in our current situation now.

Stopping pollutions is part of the response that Gore was talking about. I myself is a great contributor to this tragedy. No one is exempted.

It’s your call now on how you are going to respond to this situation and hope the very best it would be profitable for the entire human race.

God be with us.

Little Girl

"There was this one little girl who approached me when I was crossing the same street where preachers I have found. Her face was filled with dirt all over and there was a grain of rice in her lip. This is clearly a sign of poverty."

She was begging for a peso and reasoned out that she wants to buy food for her to eat. Her eyes can’t look straight to my own eyes, I don’t know if she was just a shy type of a girl or if she was just not telling the truth. I stared at her for some time. She would glance unto me with a very hungry face, and would later turn her head back down as if she was refusing my eyes to meet with hers. I was standing in the middle of the street during that time, and because of that, she would raise her head up stare to the sky for her to see me. Then I decided to sit down for her to easily look forward. She was still evading my eyes as I look at her dirt filled face. Regardless of that, I asked her if where she would by food if I gave her a peso and if what she would buy for what I have given. She answered me with a stare to the ground.

As I was talking to her, I noticed children of her same age at my back. Like her, they were dirt all over their body; some of them don’t even have shirts. They were gambling. Somehow, a pinch in the heart hit me and I began to question myself whether or not it is right to give this little girl what she was asking for. Then the green light stopped me wandering for me to cross the street. I held the little girl with me crossing on the other side of the street. When we reached the other side I pulled her in a not so crowded corner. I gave her a five peso (Php5.00) coin. As she was accepting it, I can see how toiled her little hands were. It was as if it has never been cleaned from the moment she was given birth. I placed it over her hands and said to her to buy bread instead of doing the gambling. She just nodded at me. I shook her head with my hands and told her to go.

After that, I walked to where I was going. I was still thinking if that was the right thing to do. I was thinking, what if she would just gamble just like the rest of the children in the streets. Then I smiled and talked to myself, “Well then, at least I cared.” And with lightened heart I continued my walk.

“We might sometimes think that we were unlucky in life, heavily burdened and problems of no solutions, but I tell you, we are lucky enough for us to read this article over the internet. We still have an edge over them. Keep the spirits up.”

Dragonball (2009)

Maybe you guys have heard it but I'm re posting it again. One of my favorite anime of all time will have a live action version. This movie will be produced by 20th Century Fox and will star Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim and Ernie Hudson. Director James Wong also penned the screenplay. "Dragonball" is adapted from the manga created by Akira Toriyama; the work was also turned into a Japanese anime series that played all over the world. It tells the story of an alien sent to destroy Earth, who has a change of heart and decides to join the humans in their fight against various aliens and bad guys. It was supposedly April this year but for some unknown reasons moved to April in 2009.

I was surprised upon hearing the news, I am happy to see Gouko and the Gang once more.

8 and counting.

Have you ever encounter the phrase "I'm in-love, I found the perfect person for me". We'll if ever that happened, it ain't true. True Love isn't finding the perfect person or finding your soul mate, True Love only happens when your willing to love a person despite of their imperfections. March is the most celebrated month of my year, because this is the month that a special person became part of my life. It all happened eight years ago.

Jade and I were classmate way back in high school. It was fate that brought the two of us together. I got kicked out of my previous high school because of my delinquencies. I got transferred to her school and spend my Senior year there. My first impression of Jade, she was a snob.. suplada in our term. She only talks to persons she likes to talk to (which later became a good thing for me).

I still remembered the first time she talked to me. One time, while I was letting time pass by doing sketches, someone called my name. I look back and there she was holding a piece of paper and said. "Can you draw me this?", while handing to me a card with Ghost Fighter's (yuyu hakushu) Eugene character (Yusuke) picture on it. How could I refuse a request like that... she was a popular girl at school (back at our time).

Confused, I don't know what I feel since then. I started to miss her all the time, I wanted to go to school as early as possible and go home as late as possible. Then it hit me, I fell in love.

"How can I love someone whose popular? How she love me in return when I am just an ordinary guy? How will she notice my feelings? How shall I express it?" such questions bothered me every night. Until one day I planned on giving her the most murdered tactic in high school... A LOVE LETTER.

The thing is, I never wrote my name or my initials to that letter. Instead... I acted as the delivery boy for a certain someone... which in fact was me. That way, I got to approach her more.. talk to her more. A couple of letters later, I finally gained self confidence and decided to expose everything. It was our very first date.

After that news spread that I am courting her... who new how it got out but I was thankful. Because of that everyone was on my side. I started walking her home, carry her things and spending all my free time to her. Days pass, then weeks, then months but still no answer. I even thought of giving up.

It was the 15th of March, around 5pm. I just smiled to her while she was getting inside the tricycle and then she said to me. "katong imong pangutana ba, akong tubag kay YES". I never forgot that line... I never will forget that day. That day a special person became part of my life... that day Jade became my girlfriend, the 15th of March.

79 Month-saries and 7 Anniversaries passed... we are still going strong. I am proud to say we never had a single cool off or break up during that time. And now we are celebrating our 8th Year anniversary.

Love is like walking in a thick fog, you'll never know what's ahead of you... just continue walking and accept the challenges ahead. It is not the time you spend with someone which is important, but the memories you create.

Requiem of a Finished Journey!

“One of the most memorable events in my life was College. Ah, those were the good times, can’t believe that we could create that bond together – Francis.”

Indeed! It was one hell of a journey!

At the later time of our college years there gathered a number of unknown individuals looking for a great turn in life, strangers who shared the same goal – to pass college and walk the isle of graduation.

I was one of the mere faces of that group of individuals who seeks fun in the middle of the hectic schedule and traumatic stress brought to us by our final foe – IT 29. And because of this same foe, we became united, we became one.

We were always seeking joy in the middle of the doubtful feelings on whether or not we are going to pass our final foe. We were happy people, and because of this we share the same thoughts in having fun all the time regardless of the stance of our situation during those times.

We go to the beach as if there’s no problem. We drink, we drank, we got drunk, and we drink again as if there’s no tomorrow. We laugh, we scream out loud, we party as if we’re going to die the next day. We stroll, we sang though the song is out of tune most of the time. We enjoy, and we loved it. That’s how we escape reality. Then the next day is born, and the cycle begins once more.

On the other side of the story, we get back to reality. Hand in hand, we all faced our college judgment day, as what some refer to it. Some fell short, some over flew, and some crossed with flying colors. Despite that, we accept each others accomplishments and success, the same as equal to each others shortcomings and failures. That made us unique! That made us strong! That made us who we are right now.

I know there were unspoken words left for us, but I guess, right now, those words might be good unspoken rather than to be told. There were lots of things that we missed to do, but at least we did something. There were lots of opportunities to have fun, some we missed out, but at least we did enjoy some of them.

We started off as complete strangers, but we ended up comrades!

It is never too late for a friend to come and touch your life that would keep you buzzin for the rest of your lifetime.

Kageron for life!!!

I Am Legend Alternate Ending

We all know that Dr Robert Neville died at the end. He sacrificed himself to protect the cure where they found at that crucial moment. But did you know that there is an alternate ending?

Instead of dying, he returned the girl (the one he caught and experimented) to her partner (which was the leader of the zombie-like persons).

The good part of the ending was Robert Neville didn't die. He came with Ruth onwards to the hidden City (which was supposed to be Ruth's destination in the Ending) but whenever there is light, there is also a shadow, and that was not finding the cure.

I don't know the why there was an alternate ending... maybe theres a sequel to the story... but who knows?

Dr. Neville instead jumping with a grenade, opens the door and confronts the enemy

Dr. Neville releases his captive experiment.

Dr. Neville sit silently as he watches the zombie-like creatures heads out of his lab.

Dr. Neville with Ruth and heads to the Last City of Man.

Tabbed-Links Tutorial (in Cebuano)

I've learned a lot of tricks on the net lately one of my favorite was using CSS to create a Tab-Style Link. Because there are a lot of tutorials out there, I want to be unique... therefore I'll be explaining it in my native tongue... (Cebuano)

Requirement: Basic Knowledge sa CSS (Mag post nlng pud ko CSS Tutorial)

Mao ni ang output nga atong ma buhat.

Sa unang tan-aw ang kada button mura ug usa ka image pero sa tinood composed ni siya og duha ka part:

Left Image

Right Image

Ang rason nganong 2 kabuok image ang gigamit kay para maka allocate ta og sakto nga width para unya sa text or name sa link nga ibutang. lisod man gud kun usa ra imong image nga gamiton kay limited ang space para sa text.

Also, ma noticed pud ninyo ang image nga gigamit kay mura ug naay reflection. Ang usa kay naay border nga gray, ang sa ubos pud ana same nga image pero light blue ang border. Ang gamit ani niya kay ang paghatag og illusion nga ni highlight ang imong image. Although ma achieve ni nimo using javascript pero mas dali ni gamiton kun CSS na ang gamiton

So pag construct na sa page ang atong buhaton.

First Ato sang i structure ang atong link. Pwede raman nato diretso gamiton ang <a> nga tag pero take note nga duha ka bo-ok ang atong himoon nga background image. So ang paagi ani is mo add ta og lain container para sa link.
So: <a> => ang background niya ang left image
<span> => ang background niya ang right image

so ang atong anchor tag unya ingon ani na ug structure:

<a href="samplelink.htm"><span>link name</span></a>

So ato na i construct ang CSS. Para magamit nato ug balik balik ang style ato ni sya i butang ug Class. Note nga kun mag declare ka ug usa ka class sa CSS kinanlan nga magsugod ni og (.) period nga character then ang pangan sa class (ex: .classname)

So, atong nganlan ang atong class og tablink.

.tablink a
{
float: left;
margin:0;
padding-left:4px;
text-decoration:none;
line-height: 30px;
background:transparent url(menuleft.png) no-repeat left top;
}

.tablink a span{
background: transparent url(menuright.png) no-repeat right top;
padding-top:5px;
padding-right:15px;
padding-left:11px;
color:#5b8fbe;
display: block;
float: left;
cursor: pointer;
}

.tablink a:hover { background-position:0% -42px; }
.tablink a:hover span {background-position:100% -42px; }

Ang first block atong gi declare ang style sa anchor nga tag, so mao ni atong buhaton .tablink a nagpasabot nga ang Anchor tag ra ang applyan ani nga style ug wala na siya lain hilabtan. Then ang .tablink a span meaning ang span nga sulod sa anchor tag

Ang float:left nagpasabot nga ang tag naa ani nga class i padaplin sa pina ka kilid (left) ug idikit ang mga tag nga naa pud sa iyang tuo ngadto niya.

Ang margin:0 nagpasabot nga walay margin ang tag nga atong gi apply-an

padding-left:4px nagpasabot nga butangan nato ug padding nga 4px ang left-side sa anchor tag. Ang rason nganong butangan nato kay para makita nato ang background nga image ug aron dili pud mo diki maayo ang text nato sa left side gyud sa anchor tag.

text-decoration:none nagpasabot nga wala'y ibutang underline ani nga tag bisan ug anchor tag atong gitawag.

line-height:30px mao ni ang nagdala sa height or ang barog sa imong link, 30px kay ang height sa image nga akong gusto ipakita is 30px man.

background:transparent url(menuleft.png) no-repeat left top; mao ni ang pag butang sa background sa anchor nga tag, no-repeat para dili mo-tile ang image then left og top ang position niya.

Ang second block maoy nag declare sa span nga tag nga naa sulod sa anchor nga tag background: transparent url(menuright.png) no-repeat right top; ang background niya kay ang right na nga image then instead nga left ang position niya, atong gi butang sa right para pag modikit jud ang image sa pinaka right sa imong span nga tag.

padding mao ni ang nag da ug allowance sa tag para naa siya space sa isig ka kilid (left,right ug top) pero ang left minus 4px nlng kay ang declare man ko sa anchor tag og padding nga 4px.

display:block gigamit ni nako para ang style sa iyang display kay block or mura ug box-type

cursor:pointer kini css-hack ni siya, iyang gi ilad ang html nga mahimong hand ang mouse cursor nimo bisan ug naka point ni sa span nga tag.

ang third nga block mao ni ang nagdala ug effect sa image, diba maong duha ka image akong gigamit kay para maka create ta ug illusion nga ni highlight? So ang technique nga atong gamiton is i change lang ang position sa imong image so mao nang nigamit ko ani nga rule background-position:0% -42px;. Note nga negative (-) value ang akong gigamit kay ang y axis sa imong image gi pa start nimo ug -42px.

So mao na ang atong tutorial regarding sa tabbed styled links, para ma apply na nimo kinanlan nimo ibutang ug container tag imong mga link ex:

<div class="tablink">
<a href="link"><span>a long long link</span></a>
<a href="link"><span>a long long link</span></a>
<a href="link"><span>a long long link</span></a>
</div>

Here is a sample

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