Lost in Uncertainties

Salimpusa is a wonderful word, salimpusa is not in our dictionary.

Every master was once salimpusa. "Master" is also a wonderful word and it is in the dictionary. Maybe the "master" who made the dictionary had really bad memories of being salimpusa, enough to scratch the word from his masterpiece.

Salimpusa is not popular, not even great. But "great" and "popular" are great and popular words, so that made them to the dictionary. "Lonely" is a lonelier word than salimpusa, but you can make a great poetry out of loneliness. "War" is more devil than salimpusa, but you can weave great history through war and heroes were born out of war. So that gave "lonely" and "war" an elite spot in the dictionary.

Salimpusa is an overused words. If the world’s population is six billion, expect that salimpusa was used more than double or thrice that number because everyone was once salimpusa. Even the animals has their own version of the word. And salimpusa comes handy and very flexible: it could be an "ultimate mockery", or a "saving grace" to start the ball rolling. All the words used in this paragraph are in the dictionary. Except obviously for salimpusa, because salimpusa means "salimpusa", and the "meaning" salimpusa is an alien word because it is not in the dictionary.

Salimpusa has all the reasons to be out of the dictionary but its legacy continues. If you care enough, I dare you to bring out your salimpusa story and help salimpusa achieve its long-due recognition.

The salimpusa war has just begun!

I finally told her I will stay for good. But first she needs to listen.

First, I am a christmas-sy person. I’ve always looked forward to this time of the year when all the goodness in life are within my reach: toys, new clothes and shoes, chocolates, sweets, crispy money, and fancy foods. Sometimes I wish I could hang a sock again, write a long letter to Santa, visit my ninongs/ninangs, kiss baby Jesus after Simbang Gabi, light fireworks, form a group of carolers, party all night, and pray not to fall asleep until Christmas eve.

Second, Christmas is synonymous with family, and friends as well. It is the only time when familiar faces you haven’t seen for quite some time came into life, when you realized the people in the pictures are real, when distances between nations got nearer, when a P300 load can be consumed in less an hour. In my family, the holiday season is a torn between two places: Marinduque or Bicol. But anywhere it would be it’s still a time to celebrate.

Third, I  completely forgot I am now a family man. Beginner’s mistake. I am too insensitive to assume I could do the same things I did for the past Christmas/es. I am sorry, I am really immature. This year’s christmas and all others to come will be different from those I’ve used to have, but this year will be happier. No doubt on that, especially with you and baby Ice.

Yes, I told her I’ll stay for good. And it feels good.

Happy holidays everyone!