For children of all ages

from dyeyourhairpurple

"You're all invited to go to this event, where Heights will be releasing two children's books, Pepe Pedikab and The Poisoned Apple and the Place She Calls Home

It's this Wednesday, at the Natividad Galang Fajardo Room (first floor Dela Costa Hall), 4:30-6:00 PM

IT'LL BE FUN!! : D

Oh and there are only 250 copies of each book, so come to the launch so you guys can get one!

SEE YA'LL THERE : 3"

Ace Marra's 5 Pre-College "Compositions"

Author: Ace Marra
Title: Ace Marra's 5 Pre-College Compositions
Response to: Heinz's The Looking Back Challenge
Type: a collection of poems
Author's Notes: All of these were written when I was in fourth year high school. I didn't have any idea that I would end up in Creative Writing (and that I would be writing in Filipino too). Please don't judge me. XD


Behind the Clouds

The stars hid behind the clouds
Silently finding the bounds
Of there where a planet rounds
Zillions of miles from the grounds

Look up at the dark night sky
Feast your eyes and heave a sigh
Surrender your heart and cry
It's your last to see a lie

Taste the pain as if it's yours
Find where the thorn sinks and bores
Time is gold, you helpless whores
Let the star trace its own course

You are born to cry and bleed
There's no time to raise your creed
Have only yourself to lead
Others die for you to heed

Erase those damned illusions
Eliminate emotions
Hug tightly the depression
Enjoy all the commotion

Behind the clouds you must hide
Use the planets as your guide
Like the way to you they lied
Pursuing stars to collide.


Words of an Illiterate

Next to me, the stars await
Of words that were said too late
These are the moments that I hate
Times that illusions create

Search my body for my soul
You'll find it dead as a ghoul
Squeeze my heart and make a hole
See me smile and play my role

My words don't spill like my blood
I kept them; they're all I had
In this world that is so mad
No one believes in my ballad

Depression sinks into me
Weird though, it makes me lively
Once again, people shall see
Their own damned hypocrisy

Fear not to make a mistake
Just always find what's at stake
Enjoy the pain and the ache
Keep your words, they're all you'll rake.


Confused

Bright sunny sky
Fill my heart with sense
Stop denying what's been dying
Stop ending what has already ended.


Grim

Sugar candies and sweet pies
Loneliness and red wet eyes
Something to sink your teeth into
When there's nobody to talk to

Make friends with Hansel and Gretel
Burn the wicked witch in hell
Toothaches and heartaches become one
The gingerbread house is going down.


Grieving

I could not help but cry
Because of this broken tie
All along t'was a lie
And all I care's to die.

there's a place somewhere

lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar...

Ang lugar ay isang place. Ang lugar ay isang lugar. Ang "lugar" ay isang salita. Habang tina-type ko pa, nagiging mga letra na lang ang lugar: l - u - g - a - r. Tapos parang makina na ang mga daliri ko, may timing na sinusunod (hindi ako nagcopy-paste): l - space bar - u - space bar - g - space bar - a - space bar - r - space bar...Nawawala pati yung ibig sabihin.

Lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar lugar.

Nasaan?

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Ikaw ang Ilog Pasig. Ang labo.
Ikaw ang RSF. Walang signal na masagap.
Ikaw ang Honesty Store. Ang hirap maging totoo.
Ikaw ang Daang Bakal. Maraming pasikot-sikot.
Ikaw ang University Archives. Misteryoso.
Ikaw ang Bellarmine. Malayo.
Ikaw ang Parang, Marikina. Walang kasiguraduhan.
Ikaw ang Makati. May dalawang mukha/identidad.
Ikaw ang Cubao Expo. Alien pero swak naman.
Ikaw ang Mag:net cafe. May Happy Mondays.
Ikaw ang Heights pubroom. Madalas magulo.
Ikaw ang OAA (Office of Academic Affairs). Lifesaver.
Ikaw ang Delta of Happiness.
Ikaw ang Kagawaran ng Filipino. Feel at home.
Ikaw ang Math Department. Nakakanerbiyos.
Ikaw ang Theology Department. Mas nakakanerbiyos.
Ikaw ang Mount Banahaw. Mahiwaga.
Ikaw ang bagong Rizal Library. Under construction.
Ikaw ang Guidance Office. Maraming natatakot.
Ikaw ang Denmark. Sa panaginip ko pa lang nararating.

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Lagpas na ako haha, belated happy vday!

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I, I wanna fall from the stars
Straight into your arms
I, I feel you
I hope you comprehend

- Stars, Simply Red

HEIGHTS: of love and other guilty pleasures

"Heights Valentines' Open Mic
Guilty Pleasures Special Issue Booklaunch
Theme: Moulin Rouge

February 13, 2009
Sec B Foyer
4:30pm onwards
free food and drinks, and the latest folio!

Bring a date. ;) "

watch the teaser. :)







and for this, i will offer you words:













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namulot ako

at ito ang aking napulot:


Even If Now I Saw You
Izumi Shikibu

Even if now I saw you
only once,
I would long for you
through worlds,
worlds.

(translated by Jane Hirshfield with Mariko Aratani)







at ito pa, pahabol (c/o JC):


[unknown title]

My love
is like the mountain grass;
though its abundance increases
there is none that knows.










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adik ka di ba? etong sa yo.

TEXT TULA CONTEST

Details:

As part of the celebration of the National Arts Month-Philippine International Arts Festival 2009, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Sining Gising TV program launch "Text Tula."

Text Tula invites all Filipinos to send a quatrain (four lines) in Filipino languages and dialects. Entries must be on the sub-theme "Sa Sining, Bida ang Pinoy sa Galing."

Five winners will be selected weekly who will receive P500 worth of load for mobile phones.

Entries can be submitted to the following numbers:
(for Smart/ Talk and Text) 0920-9514916 / 0928-3482991
(for Globe and Touch Mobile) 0926-6562210
(for Sun) 0923-3553719

Or email through sininggising@yahoo.com

Winners will be announced and posted weekly.

For queries, please contact Mr. Wilyan Maglente at 5272192.

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pilas

Tapos ko nang basahin ang Walong Diwata ng Pagkahulog ni Sir Egay at pucha mahigit isang-daang beses siguro akong napamura habang nagbabasa at matapos magbasa. Ang galing, shet. Parang ganito yung writing exercise namin nung fiction workshop kasama sina Sir Derain at Sir Yapan. Yung paglalaro ng oras, pagpapayaman ng sjuzet kahit na napakatipid ng fabula. Ang galing, ang galing. Magandang project 'to. Super good job kay Sir Egay. :)

At dahil dun nai-inspire at nai-inspire akong magsulat. Hehe, at least may motivation na ako ngayon matapos ang lahat ng ka-emohang pinagduldulan ko sa sarili nitong nakaraang linggo at maaaring pinagduduldulan ko pa rin sa sarili ko ngayon, at malamang na ipagduduldulan ko pa rin sa sarili ko sa mga susunod na araw o linggo o buwan o taon. Sinong makapagsasabi?

Anyway, nakahanap na rin kasi ako ng writing spot ko. Yung perfect spot kung saan mas malaya akong nakapagsusulat (ng fiction ha, ibang usapan na pag tula). At hindi, hindi sa RSF (Rizal Study Foyer) ilang oras bago ang pasahan ng short stories sa FA 106 kay Sir Yuson (bagaman oo, nakapagsusulat din ako run. yun nga lang crammed ang result at stressed ang isip ko). Eto: indian sit sa edge ng kama ko, kaharap ng laptop at katabi yung notebook at bolpen (kasi madalas pag pinagsusulat ako ng fiction, tula ang naisusulat ko at vice versa. minsan din nagdo-drowing ako sa kalagitnaan ng pagsusulat. siguro nangyayari yung kapag hindi ko nahahanap sa mga salita yung gusto kong "sabihin."). Sa ngayon nakapag-iisip/nakapagninilay lang ako kapag ang tumutugtog sa media player ko ay Up Dharma Down, o kung tumutugtog sila sa isipan ko.

(Biruin mo yun, ngayon lang ako nakahanap ng writing spot ko. Magaling na bata.)