Gaya-gaya

Minsan may nagtanong sa akin,
marunong ka nga ba talagang magmahal ng totoo?

Palagay ko, baka hindi nga.
Hindi dahil sa wala akong emosyon, o wala akong pakialam,
o masama akong tao, o hindi talaga kita gusto.

Takot lang ako.

Mukha lang akong matapang, pero ang totoo nyan,
duwag ang puso ko.

At kung sino mang duwag ang magsabi na
marunong siyang magmahal ng totoo,
wag kang maniwala dun.

Hindi duwag ang tunay na alam mo na.

Pero kung may isang bagay na alam kong marunong ako---
at sadyang magaling ako---
ito ay ang mang-gaya.

Kaya kung marunong kang magmahal ng totoo---
at minahal mo ako---
itaga mo sa bato kong puso, gagayahin kita.

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Top 10 Misguided Notions Tungkol sa Kailangan ng Tunay na Babae

10. A woman should have something perfect to wear if the employer 0r date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour…
Perfect dress-perfect dress pa... Ang Tunay na Babae ay hindi papayag na one hour lead time lang.

9. Every woman should know whom she can trust, whom she can't, and why she shouldn't take it personally...
Ang Tunay na Babae ay palaging mame-mersonal.

8. A woman should have enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own, even if she never wants to or needs to…
Ang Tunay na Babae ay walang pera. Ang kanya'y kapangyarihan ng bato at plastic. Kung kailangan talaga ng cash, pwede isangla ang eternity ring.

7. A woman should have a feeling of control over her destiny…
Ang Tunay na Babae ay mataimtim na maghinihintay lang sa kanyang destiny. Pag dumating na, saka nya ito iko-control.

6. A woman should have a youth she's content to leave behind…
Ang Tunay na Babae ay hindi tumatanda.

5. A woman should have a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to retelling it in her old age…
Ang Tunay na Babae ay discreet at hindi magchi-chika ng juicy past nya sa mga apo.

4. A woman should have one friend who always makes her laugh and one who lets her cry...
Ang Tunay na Babae ay tatawa one minute at hahagulgol the next. Dapat ang kaibigan nya all-in-one.

3. Every woman should know where to go, be it to her best friend's kitchen table, or a charming inn in the woods, when her soul needs soothing...
Duh. Ang Tunay na Babae ay magsha-shopping. Period.

2. Every woman should know when to try harder and when to walk away…
Ang Tunay na Babae ay hindi trying hard at sya'y magwo-walk out kahit kelan nya gusto!

1. A woman should have a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra…
Black lace bra lang ang kailangan ng Tunay na Babae; say the word at asahan mo meron darating na may dalang screwdrivers at cordless drill.





Whacked lines borrowed from "30 Things Every Woman Should Have & Should Know By The Time She's 30" by Pamela Redmond Satran, Glamour Magazine, May 1997. And yes, na-forward na to sa email mo for sure.

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Ang Tunay na Babae 101: Writing a Unique Poem for Him

Tayo ay emosyonal. Pag nahibang sa pag-ibig, nako-consume. Kailangan ng outlet. Kailangang matutong mag-convert ng emo charge into creative energy.

Kung hindi sya matanggal sa isip mo, eh di gawan mo na lang ng tula.

But your poem should be unique. Hindi generic. Yung pag nabasa nya, lalambot ang puso nya dahil alam nyang ginawa mo talaga yun para sa kanya.

Lahat ng Tunay na Babae ay dapat matutong mag-ACROSTIC. Ito ay ang pag-sulat ng tula using the letters of a name as the first letters of each line.

Pwede kang kumuha ng ideas dito:


Many times I wonder how this feeling grew in me
Even during classes, you're the one I always see
Longing for your smile, it thrills my loving heart
Very much attracted to you from the start
In everything you do, wherever you may be
Now and for always, I dream of you and me


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Before and after
Ever and ever
Never forget you


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Just when I thought I was all alone
And no one was there to call my own
You came along and now you're my man
Saying you love me just as I am
Over and over, I'll say it's true
Nothing comes close to my feelings for you



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Ever wondered where I've been?
Figured why it's only now I came in?
Regret those years you settled for nothin'?
End all your might have been's,
Now that the best has come, that's me. Yeah.



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Just want you to know
Romance makes me glow

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Gadammit I lavit
Love master has got it
Ecstatic I shout it
No, no, yes, yes, yes
No, no, yes, yes, yes!




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I love you so much and I always will
So tell me now, baby, how do you feel
Know in your heart that my feelings are true
Over and over, I love you and only you

O diba. Hindi ka na nya makakalimutan nyan.

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