Merry Christmas \(m)/

Now this is what I call tidings of rockingly good cheer! Awesome!!!

(Although it would still be a scary notion to have Twisted Sister suddenly appear on Christmas day in Santa’s stead.)

Ah… Friends, both old and new…

From my friends from a relatively earlier time…

This is Marxius a.k.a Mac the Master. Mac used to be a visible part of the Tolentine Star staff until he transferred to an aeronautics school. We’re still buddies though.

Here’s his blog: http://outrunningthoughts.wordpress.com/

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From the people I (relatively) recently befriended…

This is Hannah whom I met during the recent CEGP Lubas here in Bacolod City. Hannix is from UP Tacloban and she is the Associate Editor of its official student publication, UP Vista.

Here’s her blog: http://xoxohannie.tumblr.com/

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From the people I know but rarely make contact with…

These are Ma’am Hannah and Sir Julius. They’re more than just a couple. They’re a tag-team tandem made up of Julius Mariveles (broadcast/print journalist – slash – photojourn. extraordinaire) and Hannah Papasin Mariveles (freelance feature writer – cum – university professor), both  awesome yet modest mentor figures. That’s why they’re just two of the cool peepz I look up to.

Here’s their blog: http://negrossugarbacolodspice.wordpress.com/

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Whether you peepz are old or new,

as long as you’re my buddies and comrades,

there is always a free page for you in my book

and extra space in my heart. 

Good luck, godspeed, God bless!

AKO PO AY SI PACIANONG PISSED-OFF

NOTE: Napag-isipan ko lang ang konseptong ito dahil it came to mind noong kabibili ko ng pinaka-latest na “Kikomachine Komix” Bilang 7 (“Sorrowful, Sorrowful Mysteries”) ni Manix Abrera. Yeah, beybeh!

Kung si Manix Abrera ay may Bertong Badtrip, heto ang mas malala…

Ako po ay si Pacianong Pissed-Off.

Paciano*, dahil yun ay isang palayaw na may kahulugang malapit sa given name sa aking birth certificate.

Pissed-Off, kasi… I’m pissed off.

Pissed-off ako dahil sa mga nangyayari…

Pissed-off ako dahil:
- sa kapalpakan ng gobyerno at iba pang kasapi nitong palpak na lipunan.
- sa mga circumstances na lubhang negatibo ang dating sa pamumuhay ng tao sa lipunang ito.
- sa haggardness na aking natatamo mula sa mga gawain.
- sa kapalpakan at kaeng-engan ng ibang taong nasa proximity ko.
- sa sarili kong mga kapalpakan at kaeng-engan mismo.

Ang pinagkaiba lang namin ni Berto (aside from the fact na fictitious comic book character lang siya) is that nilalabas niya yung kanyang kinikimkim at tinatago ko naman yung akin. In other words, he’s psychotic and I’m neurotic.

Henceforth, when Pax Florius gets pissed-off…

Make way for PACIANONG PISSED-OFF.

* – Etymological basis: “Paciano”. Root word – Sp. “paz” – L. “pax” – Eng. “peace” – buong pangalan ko “Peace Flores”