Does one don confidence, gusto, gumption and two-bit tango rhythm on your feet for such a social do? Uh, I attended that occasion on a pair of well-worn sneakers, wont to every-other-day jaunts that starts out at Quiapo straight to Divisoria and winding up at the Jones Bridge in Sta. Cruz. For a job interview, my third kid also set foot into my leather shoes. He brimmed with confidence, spoke a tad flawless English. He got hired. I ought to get used to my frayed sneakers.
Marikit ang pahiwatig ng tugui sa magbubungkal nito. Matutunton ang laman mula sa punong baging na ibabadya ang paglalaman sa kailaliman kapag naninilaw na ang mga hugis-pusong dahon. Dudukalin—at ibubulaga’t maduduro ang mga daliri sa itim na koronang tinik sa mga 3-5 pulgada ng lalim, wonderful surprise unearthing a porcupine of sorts at such depth, its dagger-quills arrayed out to draw blood of the unwary, maybe soak itself in crimson ink for future writing into earth’s bowels. Magsasanga mula koronang tinik ang iba pang ugat. Na sa dulo’y mahahango ang malinamnam na laman.