Split Second

(Written in 2001. A very short story about regret)

The sound of metal rails breaking and crashing filled my head. The view of empty space before me cleared it out. Silence came.

I remember the time when I used to play hind and seek with my friends. I was just seven years old back then. I would hide behind my big, fat uncle and no one would find me. Yes, he was that big. I wish I could go back and play again.

I remember the time when I had a crush on my fifth grade classmate. I would look at her as often as I possibly could. As far as I was concerned, she and I were the only people in the classroom. Then one time at recess, I stole a kiss from her. She was so surprised with what I did so she slapped me but I didn't mind. I sure wish I could go back.

I remember the time when I picked a fight with my high school classmate. I had bruises all over my body but I was fortunate because my face was spared so my mom didn't notice I got into a fight. I was too proud not to accept a challenge. I wish I could go back and chose to swallow my pride. That way, we didn't have a fight.

I remember the time when I would take strolls with my high school buddies. We would follow good-looking girls and try to talk to them. Every time we did that, we forget all the bad things in our lives. We stroll like there would be no tomorrow. I wish I could go back. Life was much fun then.

I remember the time when I attended my first college class. I still had some of my old friends with me but it was no easy task anymore but we didn't care. We had each other then. I wish I could go back. I really do wish I could.

I remember the time when I had my most serious relationship. It wasn't like the past ones that I didn't even seem to care about the girl. She cared for me so much that I changed a lot just for her. I gave up my most earthly desires. We had to part ways for the reason that she was hurt with what I have done. Why have been I so stupid and insensitive? She has given me so much and I gave her pain in return. I wish I could go back; try to fix it and start from scratch. It was worth the try.

I remember the time when I received my first paycheck. It was an achievement that I was so happy about. It was the very first sign of true independence. It was not like a part-time job or a summer job. It was more than those. I wish I could go back. The feeling was indeed fulfilling.

I remember the time when I had a little too much to drink. How could I forget? That was just an hour ago. I drove my car not considering the dangers that might happen. I wish I could go back and not have that much to drink or not drink at all.

I have crashed through the metal rails along the cliff and there's no turning back. I wish I could go back and do the wonderful things that I used to do. I wish I could go back and change the wrong decisions that I have made. But I can't, not now, not ever. All I have to do now is to wait for the very last sound that I'll ever hear and I wish it were laughter.

CRASH!

Random Thoughts (from FLBB)

(This was written back in 1998 (FLBB stands for Funny Little Black Book). This is one of the few things I wrote having the title, Random Thoughts. In the succeeding writings, I figured I use 'other' thoughts until I came up with my other blog's name, Canned Thoughts, which was also a title of a few articles I've written. I took out a couple of paragraphs to shorten it. Yes, I know. It has a topic about sex and it even mentioned that I haven't done it, yet. So what, that was ages ago. Now is different.)

Let's take a breather for a while and think about anything; the universe, magic, love, hate, understanding, sex, aliens, whatever. What do you usually think about when you're not doing anything at all? Of course, we think of different things because we are different people. Let me write this thing as we go along. Type what I'm thinking about or whatever enters my mind.

Friendship. That's a very big thing, don't you think? What if you spent your whole childhood with a friend of the opposite sex. Some would find it corny, really. You can't make a move without telling him or her. It's actually nice to have one. You're there to support one another and help one another in times of need. So, you both have grown into mature individuals. You now have your own lives. But you see each other occasionally. Do you think that there's a chance for you two to be together in life as lovers? We can't really say. Most of the time, it's sad to lose someone that close to you. If he or she gets along with another person, you sometimes regret the things you've done. Hey, who said life was fair? But in the end, even though you never got together, you would still remain as friends no matter what.

Enough of the mushy stuff. I don't want to cry or anything. Taking a look around, you would sometimes notice an empty space. Space. It's big. It's wide. Is there really somebody else out there? I guess so. Because if there's none, it would be a very big waste of space. Is that space meant to be for humans alone? Maybe. In the time when our sun dies, which will be a very long time from now, where would our species go? Maybe that space is meant for us. Of course, we can't really tell for sure. How do we explain the so-called sightings of UFO's? Some would say, "I'd believe it when I see it." but would eventually freak out when they do. It's a good thing that the governments of the world aren't freaking out because some thin that they know and saw. But that's none of my concern now because I've bigger fish to fry.

How about sex. Never tried it, yet. Some say it's good, while some say otherwise. What do you think? There's this girl I had a chat with. She was , I guess, over sexed or something. I was surprised but not shocked. I asked her for it anyway. It was at the IRC (server) quarterdeck or zed. Look for a channel that sounds perverted. Trust me, there's a lot of them out there. That's the typical sex in the internet for you. Cybervirgins, beware!

Here's something that I think you've already seen; Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. Near the end when the bad guy was playing chess by himself; notice that the chess pieces suddenly vanished when Ace cam in and told him what he found out. I guess the director forgot that. Or how about the movie Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, while Sonya was fighting Meleena, she was all muddy all over. After a while, she was squeaky clean. Where did she take a bath? I don't know.

Okay. That's enough. Writing things that go through your mind is not really hard. You can write all you want. The problem is that you won't have much space to write it on. You know what I mean?

Quotes

(This is one of my older works. Completed in 1997, this literally launched by writing career. Career, what a word. It took me a while to compile all of the quotes. I got the Idea from a game I played. I forgot the name of the game. C'mon, it was more than a decade ago. I took out some of the quotes because the entire thing is 15 pages long and most of it is in Tagalog so many of you might not understand.)

Greetings! This compilation of quotations is nothing more than a bunch of bologna. Everything that you will read is true, therefore, you must take it as it is and don't bother changing any. That's why they're called quotes, lame brain. However, if you would like to disagree with me, feel free to shut up.

Before anything else, I would like to thank all the people who contributed to this compilation though some of them are already dead and some never really existed. My friends whose names sometimes appear more than once. My Instructors who sometimes don't have the slightest idea of what they're saying. The really great people who have said great things that make us more human. Of course, who would forget the man named Anonymous, for without his words, we will not be enlightened. My relatives. And of course, myself. Hey, I did something, too.

"If you don't have anything else to do, just go home and plant kamote."
- Sir Las Marias

"If you don't know the answer, go ask the janitor."
- Sir Las Marias

"You can't kiss a girl unexpectedly ----- only sooner than she thought you would."
- Jack Seaman

"Necessity is the mother of invention'"
- Anonymous, See what I mean. His words enlighten us.

"Erika!"
- Richard

"Richard!"
- Erika

"Don't go away mad. Just go away."
- Some alligator

"Better keep that assignment or else I will put that in your anus."
- Sir Las Marias, This guy is one heck of a 'bleep'

"You're old when you forget how to start your rocking chair."
- Anonymous

"Love is blind; friendship tries not to notice."
- Otto von Bismarck

"You should get rid of your expressions like the 'shh' and the 'fff'."
- Sir Gerard Espiritu

"If at first you don’t succeed, try again but don't beat on a dead horse."
- Marc Peter Thomann

"As soon as you cannot keep anything from a woman, you love her."
- Paul Geraldy

"Love is not blind ---- it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less."
- Rabbi Julius Gordon

"Keep your eyes and mind open, and believe in the impossible."
- Harry Blackstone, a magician

"Be kind to your friends. If it weren't for them you'd be a total stranger."
- Iowa Farm Equipment Retailer

"They insult us by not surrendering and begging for their lives."
- Gladiator, Gambit and the X-Ternals #2, April 1995

"Mess with the best. Die like the rest."
- Crash Override aka Zero Cool, from the movie 'Hackers'

Well, I guess that's it for the first batch. There will be a second batch, of course, because if there's a first, there's a second and a third, etc., and because quotes come and don't go. They keep coming. You might not notice it but that thing that you are thinking now might be the next stupid quote to be written here. No offence but it's true. You might say something stupid enough to be written here or maybe something that sounds so good and complicated that it makes me say, 'Duh!.'

Comic Relief

(In the spirit of the 9th ToyCon here in the Philippines and it being DC's 75th Anniversary, I thought this would be a fine post. This was written in 1999. I got the Idea from a comic book magazine and some of the entries a from there. Unfortunately, I forgot which magazine it was.)

Greetings, True Believer. Have you ever wondered what your favorite comic book character wears under his, her, or its costume? Well, look no further because here's a list that you might find interesting. From Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, etc.

Wolverine - any animal's hide
Cyclops - Winnie the Pooh boxer shorts
Spawn - a symbiotic life form (from Hell)
Superman - His pants
Jean Grey - a thin layer of green Jell-O
Beast - large, blue briefs (actually that IS his costume, making it none)
The White Queen - lingerie (that's her costume, too)
Supreme - panties and/or briefs
Jubilee - Kleenex
Mr. Fantastic - himself
Druuna - her skin, yeah baby!
Captain America - a 50-year old flag
Human Torch - nothing, it got burned
Invisible Woman - invisible panties, wow
Wonder Woman - what you see is it (kindda like The White Queen)
Cat Woman - skin tight leather
Poison Ivy - poison ivy
Robin - Batman's old ones
Batman - Alfred's old ones
Doomsday - Superman's cape
Polaris - a chastity belt
Iceman - a real bad wedgie
Medusa - hair
The Hulk - disposable briefs
The Flash - friction-free undies
Spartan - spray paint
Void - microchips
Maul - an underwear made out of tough garters
Voodoo - edible panties
Black Cat - black, velvet over-alls
Calypso - miniature heads
Magneto - iron filings
Cable - cables
Maggot - worms
Ghost Rider - his skeletal system
Aquaman - scales
Spider-Man - Calvin Klein briefs
Gambit - Hanes
Rogue - So-en (local underwear brand)

Obsolete Darkness (Revised)

(Written in 2007. This has never been printed out.... Ever.)

The Random Introduction of the Weirdomorbidasentimentahumoristicaserious Thoughts

Almost all introductions start from the very beginning, so here goes nothing:

In the beginning, there was darkness. Then came light, the Earth and the Heavens, the beautiful creatures, the amoeba and protozoan of the pre-Cambrian period, the dinosaurs of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous Era, the mastodon and the sabre-toothed tiger of the ice age, the arrival of Nibiru, and finally, homo-sapiens. But wait, there's more. There's still the Thirty- and Hundred-year Wars, the French Revolution, WWI and WWII, Star Wars, the Vietnam and Gulf Wars, and the War on Terror. That would be too far into the beginning and most of it is speculation.

A good book contains pieces of great value and achievement. Each piece is thought of and screened up to the very last word. There is a sense of responsibility on the part of the writer. Not! Tell that to the many people who write their autobiographies in a very kinky way. In a word, WRONG. Writing a book is plain and simple. Just write about your sexual fantasies about everyone, compile them and you've got yourself a book. Books, however, are getting scarce by the day with the onslaught of technology. Almost every literary thing is going digital. Heck, you might find this on the net instead of a good, old-fashioned, tangible, paper back or hard bound. But writing is writing. Everyone has the right to write. Just be careful of writing libellous stuff or something that would violate Copyright laws.

We write every single idea we could possibly think of. Imagine how much brain cells I've burned out just writing this introduction.