Brokeback Mountain (A synopsis)

Brokeback Mountain (A synopsis)

By Raymond Verana

You made my heart as a lonely hunter man in the mountain. I’m right here waiting for you, sitting beside next to me.  –Raymond Verana (telling these words to Juancho).

Here is my synopsis how briskly appearances the two characters: Jack and Ennis. It made me moved to the unexpectedly significance of the two on how they love brought to the Brokeback Mountain. Ennis is getting married to Alma and Jack is a lovely boy. Who knows what will be happened and how they life is getting tough and rough. After the stunning story they made in mountain. This is what happened:

•   Because of the silly cold on the mountain, Jack inviting Ennis to make love to him that night. The fact they really bad wanted it.
•  It is possible between two boys the connection of the weirdo feelings. Ennis want to escape his life and Jack is ready to be the place of world Ennis. They accepted who they are.
• Ennis get lonely while Jack is riding a car away for him. He cried. (This is the awkward feeling he felt, he cried because he found that Jack is a mystery pieces in his life).
• They have missed each other. The only Brokeback Mountain is the only place they can live happily. Jack wants to build a relationship to Ennis to be with him for the rest of his life but Ennis refuse it because of his situation. In the end, Ennis realize it he need Jack into his life after he died.
• The both characters never telling the words “I LOVE YOU”. The fact is they’ve been waiting who will tell this.

This for Juan David Hernandez:

I am now in love with you, but the distance and the boundary is against with us. I wanted you there on Brokeback Mountains. YOU AND ME.

I wanted you to be my boyfriend.

I wanted you to be my husband.

I wanted you to be marry with me.

I wanted of a high-altitude every night.

I wanted to travel the world together with you.

I wanted you to be part of ME.

I wanted YOU.

But the bottom line is?

The time.

Only the time can speak to us... when.

The time can only decide us... to meet.

The time is our most enemy.

But the time somehow can our be friend

But not only times... can do break us.

When the time come brought you and me

To the world of eternity

Baby I promise,

You and I...

Will be...

FOREVER.

Across Friendship

Across Friendship

by: Raymond Verana

The day has been set to write this letter from my Friend Juan David Hernandez.

My Across Friendship

Across the sky

Across the desert

Across the forest

Across the mountains,

Across the valley,

Across the land and island,

Across the sun and moon,

Across the day and night

Across the time and zone.

Tongues Out :P

Juancho

I found a new friend from the other side and that is YOU my little zombie Juancho. This is how difficult to understand how on earth that you and I became a friend and how the destiny should I add you on Facebook for the reason that I don’t know why. Hence, I want to thank God that I know you on behalf of yourself. Maybe it was sound vivid however God knows how lucky I am to find you. (hard to explain the feelings)

You told me about yourself and you trust me for your honesty, I confess mine too... you accept me for being who I am and I accept you for being who you are. We trust with each 

other. 

Let open the sky, to turn the star to be light, let the sun give heat the life, let us ride the time to see how beautiful the life on us. I am not afraid to fall the hope for us or the possibility to see beyond things. We’ve been in the labyrinth of this life and continue to find out this Journey. Let us fly because the sky is so high, to reach our dreams is a big come true.

Little Zombie :)

You are the one of a kind to speak me, as I worth you eye to eye like the two times colourful is a tough to discover.

Friends Forever

From this day and from the day we forward. You and I always be ACROSS FRIENDSHIP.

My 21 BRAVEST guns honour

April 16, 2016

my 21 honours'

Gumising ako ng may sama ng loob sa aking puso. Aaminin ko na hindi maayos ang pagkakatulog ko dahil sa sakit na nararamdaman. Una, Mababa si Daryll sa ESP subjek at hindi ko nakita iyon. Ikalawa, Nagtatampo si Ella kung bakit si Daryll ay napayagang mag-destinction kahit siya ay mababa sa ESP. Ikatlo, naiinis ako kay Sir Rhen dahil sa pagiging mababa niyang pagbigay ng grade sa Cluster B. Ikaapat, Utang-uta na ko sa sistema nararanasan ko sa pusang inahit na edukasyon sa aking trabaho bilang isang titser.

Young Archers

Namumugto ang aking mata dahil sa mga luhang iniyak ko kagabi. Matamlay ang umaga ko at paputol-putol ang bawat paghinga. Balisa ako ngayong umaga. Kailangan ko mahanap si Ms. Diana para mapabago ko ang grade ni Daryll. Nagkasalubong kami ni Mam Yolly, ngunit ayaw ko siyang kausapin dahil naaburido lamang ako sa kanya.

Hindi ko alam kung anong paraan ang gagawin ko sa 7B, ako mismo ay nahihirapan. Nagtatanong kung bakit nga ba ganito ang nais mangyari sa akin. Kailangan bang masaktan bago ka matuto? Bakit ganito ang buhay ng isang guro.

Masaya na akong makita ang mga anak ko sa 7B na sila ay pinaparangalan dahil sa kanilang hirap na ginagawa sa kanilang pag-aaral. Gusto kong masilayan ang kanilang mga ngiti na gumuguhit sa kanilang labi. Gusto kong marinig sa kanilang labi na sila ay nagagalak dahil sa gantimpala na kanilang nakamit at bunga ng pagmamalasakit sa kanilang pag-aaral at para sa kinabukasan ng ating bayan. Sila ang mga kabataaan na bubuo ng henerasyon para sa bukas.

Sir Mond feeling Proud :D

Pumunta kami nina Abeh at Julia sa Yellow Cab upang bumili ng pizza para sa 7B labis akong natuwa dahil kahit papaano naigala ko ang dalawa sa nalulugmok na sitwasyon na nangyayari sa ULS. Dahil nakakatamad panoorin ang isang kadamakmak na bata pinaparangalan na hindi mo naman alam kung nagpurisigido ba sa pag-aaral o umasa na lamang sa mataas na grade pero wala namang natutunan.

Gayunpaman. Humihingi ako ng patawad sa aking mga anak sa 7B na sana na maging bukas ang isipan nila sa mga pangyayaring nagaganap sa ating lipunan na ginagalawan. Huwag makakalimot na dalawin ako kahit sila ay Grade 8 na. Ipinagbubunyi ko ang karangalang natamo ninyo sa inyong pag-aaral. Mahal na mahal ko kayo mga anak 7B.

Let it go

Let it go

-A moment of Reflection this Lenten season.

March 26, 2016

I'll Start my expedition

1. Be brave- I have been fighting for many years to its ending and yet somehow I continue learning from this labyrinth of life. I learn that if I should go with my hesitation there is no something will happen but if you think that you can it will move you beyond on the probability of possibility, this is so leap of faith and no matter what it takes and no matter what the consequences brought it to you. You just lived on this infinite blue sky and this horizon of green battlefield. I am ready to let it go.

2. Believe- This is not the end of me... this is the beginning (hold on) T Do I need to be kind? Do I need to be bad? Do I need to be right or wrong? Do I need to be leader or follower? Do I need to be eloquence or listener? Do I need to be genius or to be fool? Do I need to be gentleman or to be rude? Do I... no... no more question Mond, Just believe in yourself, Just be YOU. I am ready to let it go.

Capacity to see beyond

3. Love- I know that I have been in love with some... (maybe we called it infatuation) Wishing I have new love. Wishing Yep that is mine. I know I have been in love with you since we’re college. The feeling is there, nothing change, nothing is faded, it still in my memory. I Love you. But if we are destiny to be of us, well Thank God you are the best gift that I have. But if God’s plan is not to be of us, then, I know I should accept it. Pipps, you are the wildest dream and the dream that want to come true. If you are happy with your partner then so be it and God knows that I am happy for you. I am ready to let it go.

4. Family- I know that we’re not a perfect family. Yes, I know, sometimes I wish I can redo what are my mistakes in my family. I cannot choose who I want to be my father, mother and even in my brothers. Well, accept them whoever they’re. I love them whatever or what for the reason. They’re family to be destined to myself. I love them. I am ready to let it go.

5. Light and Dark- I’m alive... everything is sound. One song says “We need the darkness to see the lightness”. Maybe God something has reason why this all happening to me. I am not perfect man but yet I tried to be just ME. 

YOUR NEXT STEP: INNER PEACE

YOUR NEXT STEP: INNER PEACE

MAY 11, 2015

“REMEMBER DRAGON WARRIOR, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WHEN YOU HAVE INNER PEACE.” MASTER SHIFU SAID TO PO (KUNG FU PANDA).

I DO BELIEVE THAT HAVING INNER PEACE IS ONE KEY TO BE SUCCESFUL IN LET. BUT LET ME FIRST DEFINE WHAT THE INNER PEACE IS. INNER PEACE REFERS TO A STATE OF BEING MENTALLY AND SPIRITUALLY AT PEACE, WITH SUFFICIENT KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING TO KEEP ONESELF TO BE STRONG IN THE FACE OF FRICTION OR STRESS. PEACE OF MIND IS GENERALLYI ASSOCIATED WITH HARMONY, HAPPINESS AND CONTENTMENT.

My LET Journey 2015

IN MY LET JOURNEY, I CAN SAY THAT IT IS A VERY THOUGH AND ROUGH COMPETITION WITH MYSELF: FAIL, PASS OR TOP. MANY CHANCES ARE I AM NOT BEING CALM AND NOT PEACE DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS OF MY LET. MY LET PREPARATION ACTUALLY STARTED WHEN I WAS A VOLUNTEER TEACHER IN BAGAC, BATAAN. I SPENT MY FREE TIME WITH THE NATURE BESIDE THE BEAUTIFUL SEA AND READING BOOKS UNDER THE TREE AND IT MADE ME CALM AND COOL. WHEN I WAS IN MINDGYM MY LEARNING WAS INCREASED, MY DRILLS TEND TO BECOME LOW AND HIGH. ACTUALLY, I’M VERY INTERESTED WITH MY BATCHMATE 2 (DEBATERS: CALLED OF OUR COACHES IN MY BATCH) I LEARNED FROM THEM. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I’VE HAVE REALIZED? SOMETIMES WE ARE TOO CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WAS AND WHAT WILL BE. REMEMBER WHAT MASTER OOGWAY SAID: YESTERDAY IS A HISTORY, TOMORROW IS A MYSTERY, BUT TODAY IS A GIFT THAT’S WHY IT IS CALLED PRESENT.

THE WAIT WAS AGONIZING, BUT EVENTUALLY AFTER LET ITS FOUND RELAXING. SO NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, GIVE YOUR BEST AND BELIEVE IN YOURSELF BECAUSE THERE ARE NO SECRET INGREDIENTS TO BECOME SPECIAL - IT IS ONLY “YOU” TO MAKE SOMETHING SPECIAL. YOU JUST HAVE TO BELIVE IT’S SPECIAL.  NOW YOU MUST CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY, DAWN IS COMING AND OPEN YOUR EYES, OUR WORLD IS WAITING… nO MORE EXCUSES, OK? LET IS YOURS, OWN IT! FULFILL YOUR DESTINY LETTERS’.

=RAYMOND M. VERANA (BATCH 2: AUGUST 2014)

Who are you - Kung Fu Panda 3

March 22, 2016

Who are you?

It is been one year and a month after I left my brotherhood in Lasallian Formation Center (LFC). I thought it was be my destined to become a brother, wearing black and white robe, rabath, and spending moment with my brotherhood and to the people ( I mean students, and randomly). I know that I am wounded, scar on my memory, and yet here I am still alive breathing every fresh air. The battle is not finish, I’ll keep on it and yeah I know I will be very a good man in this century and someday I will get there to finish my race.

Me and Br. Vince

I remember, when I am having redition to Br. Vince he always saying to me this lines “Who are you?” for me this is the difficult question for me, for which I do not know the answer, I am always lips-tighten... “Who am I?” I think the answer was very deep, buried in my heart that I don’t know myself... This is too much chasm that the question and answer are very agonizing and struggle on my past... Sorry Br. Vince I didn’t answer your most precious question with me... “Who are you?” Maybe someday, I will find that answer and when we met I will tell you everything to me. Thank you Br. Vince.

This is it :)

And now, after I watched Kung Fu Panda 3, the answer is still clear to me... maybe the water on me is not agitated to me anymore... to see myself or rather as my reflection of myself... I think I know who I am. Yesterday is a History (My experienced which define me now), Today is a gift (Today I am teacher), Tomorrow is a Mystery (that is very true, that I don’t have any idea what would be happen).

This is I am: I am student, I am student leader, I am honour student, I am awardees, I am volunteer, I filled my life with sweet and bitter, I am ex-brother, I am a TEACHER that make me who I am as RAYMOND MANLIGUEZ VERANA. 

Suragao Cactus

Suragao Cactus

March 9, 2016

Nanliligid ang luha ko, nanlalamig ang pawis at hindi ko maiwasan na matulala. Hindi pala gaano kadali ang magtanim ng Suragao Cactus sa pamantasang nais na uminog sa buhay ko. Naiiyak ako... habang kausap ako ni Prop. Buban dahil hindi ako nakapasa sa Entrance Exam, wala akong salita na mahukay sa aking sarili, malalim ang pagkakabaon nito at wala akong mahigilap na sagot.

Suragao Cactus

Malakas ang pakiramdam ko na hindi ako nakapasa sa Entrance Exam simula noong sinabi ni Ms. Malou na may interview ako kay Prop Buban. Tama nga ang hinala ko. Unang pumasok sa isipan ko: Hindi ata ako nakapasa sa Exam. Hindi nga nagbibiro ang tadhana, binagsak ko ang pagsusulit sa Entrance Exam. Bakit ganito kailap sa akin ang kapalaran?... Bakit kailangan maranasan ko ang bumagsak?... Sa Exam lang ba naipapakita kung gaano ka kagaling?... Minsan nagtatanong ako sa sarili ko... Ganun na lang ba ako kahina sa sarili ko? May pinag-aralan naman ako... pero bakit ganun ang naging resulta ng exam ko? Alam kong hirap ako sa Math, pero pinagtyagaan ko ang exam ko, nag-alay ako ng kaunting panahon para sa pagrereview... Nadalian ako sa Major ko, medyo ok lang naman sa akin ang Verbatim... baka nagkamali lang ang ICTC. Ginawa ko pa rin ng makakaya ko. Nagdesisyon na ang aking tadhana, hindi ako nakapasa sa exam, ngunit lumaban pa rin ang Suragao Cactus ko... alam ko nakatadhana sa akin ang magtanim ng halamang ito sa Unibersidad na ito at habang binubuhay ko nang may pagsisikap at taos puso, makikita nilang lahat na ito ay magiging isang puno at pumapaimbulog pataas. Titiyakin ko na may puso akong at malinis sa pagkakagawa nito. Mula sa aking pangarap hayaang maging abo ito sa katotohanan.

Kanino ba dapat ako humingi ng patawad sa sarili ko o sa Diyos? O pareho lang? PATAWAD. Gusto kong mag-aral at sisiguraduhin ko na “hinuhuwad ang mga salita mula sa paráng at sa kasukalan nito tila uusbong ang isang munting Suragao Cactus hanggang sa umindayog at pumaimbulog ito pataas, hanggang linangin, makita at mabasa ang kanyang Obra Maestro.” Kahit mahirap sisikapin kong mag-aral dahil may pangarap ako at sisiguraduhin kong makakakuha ako ng medalya na alam kong pinaghirapan at pinagsumikapan ko ito. Ang lahat ng ito at alam ko na ako ay isang Ordinaryong tao na bumubuo ng Suragao Cactus sa malawak na disyerto ng diaspora.