Palayain mo ako [LP]

Ito ay kuha sa Hong Kong noong 2005, sa isa sa mga restaurants sa downtown Kowloon. Dito, makikita ang dalawang (mukhang masarap at malaman) mga isda, handang iluto anumang oras. Ano kaya feeling nila? Para sigurong nasa death row.

Sa mas siryosong usapan, naniniwala ka ba sa multo? Sa mga kaluluwang ligaw? Ako kasi hindi. :) Pero sabi ng iba, at kung meron ngang ganito, sila daw ay iyong mga may “unfinished business” dito sa lupang ibabaw. Kung ano man yon at bakit hindi sila makawala ay problema na nila.

Kuha gamit ang aking lumang-lumang Minolta camera at b/w film para sa photography class noong kolehiyo. At para masaya, sasamahan ko ulit ng maikling kwento ang entry na ito. Pasensha na ulit kung hindi nakasulat sa Filipino, at sana’y maibigan niyo pareho.

“Chill”

she wakes up. the sheets are all strewn about at the foot of the bed and she can feel beads of sweat starting to collect on her forehead. casually, as if she didn’t have a bad dream, she wipes the sweat off with a sleeve. bad dream, all a bad dream.

her eyes traveled to the clock atop the desk on her right. 03:26. not bad, she thought. the past nights have not even given her two hours of sleep.

having nothing else to do but wait for dawn, she goes to her desk and scans the debris of paper there. she found the one she was looking for and read it again. for the hundredth time. the words made no sense to her, even as she read them word by word, and only felt grief and betrayal induced by that piece of paper.

…good times… never wanted this to happen… for a reason… best I had.
Good luck, for your event…

she truly must be a masochist, for hating and loving the pain that it brought to her, by reading those words, by recounting the events that ended her life now and her future.

how it came to this, she couldn’t remember anymore. everything happened in a blur. like in a time-space warp. it was delusional to think that things will be the same, give it some time. it was paranoia that pushed her to near-insanity.

the clock tick-tocked. the breeze drifted by. the loose faucet continued to drip somewhere in the house. the paper was still there, bruised and lifeless. she wanted to burn it, forget about it, pick up the phone and order a pizza. (more…)

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45 Responses to “Palayain mo ako [LP]”

  1. Meeya says:

    yikes, kakakilabot ris!

    you have my vote as having the most creative LP entry. :)

  2. Lizeth says:

    hahaha..hindi din ako naniniwala sa multo! :)

    talaga namang mukha ngang masarap ang mga isda na un ah! :)

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    http://theluckywan.blogspot.com/2008/06/litratong-pinoy-11-kalayaan.html

    Lizeth’s last blog post..Litratong Pinoy #11: Kalayaan on http://theluckywan.blogspot.com

  3. tin says:

    ikaw talaga.. gabi na dito at madilim na sa kwarto.. tinatakot mo ako.. ha ha.. :)

    happy weekend, iris!

    Strawberrygurl: LP11 Kalayaan
    BusyMom: LP1 Kalayaan

    tin’s last blog post..LP 11: Kalayaan (Freedom) on http://strawberrygurl.com

  4. Linnor says:

    pag naihain na sila sa hapag-kainan, na-serve na nila ang kanilang purpose sa mundo :) hehehe

    Linnor’s last blog post..Kalayaan on http://linnormarikit.wordpress.com

  5. pao says:

    ang sabi ng isda… napaka-depressing naman ng buhay ko.

    pao’s last blog post..No plastic. on http://nonstandardized.com/lifelog

  6. teys says:

    ang tataba nga ng mga isda, malasang malasa siguro no. Walang kamalay-malay sa naghihintay nilang kapalaran. mmmm :)

    happy lp!

    teys’s last blog post..LP#11 – Kalayaan on littlekitestudios.blogspot.com

  7. toni says:

    Ay! Ayoko ng multo! Takutin ako eh. Hehe. Kaya sa imahe nalang ako ng isda tumingin. :D Maligayang Huwebes!

  8. Dragon Lady says:

    aliw ako sa mga lahok mo! sinamahan pa nang isang malikhaing akda. :)

    isang mapagpalayang huwebes sa iyo, iris!

    Dragon Lady’s last blog post..L.P. #11: Kalayaan on http://jacababes.blogspot.com

  9. Surfergirl says:

    mahilig ako sa seafood pero pag nakikita ko yung mga isda sa fishtank sa restaurants, nawawalan ako ng ganang kainin.
    nakakakilabot yung pangalawang litrato!

    Surfergirl’s last blog post..Thursday Thirteen # 2: 13 Women I Find Beautiful on http://www.mysurfergirl.info

  10. NONA says:

    Multo ata ang mga isda hindi ko makita Iris hehe…pero yung 2nd pic naview ko…nice story ha, kakapanindig balahibo. Akala ko tuloy si katrina yung nasa pic haha. Okay lang sa akin ang mga multo na iyan…marami niyan sa bahay namin. lol!

    NONA’s last blog post..LP # 11-Kalayaan on http://myfreehand.info

    • iris says:

      ay hindi mo ba nakita nona? hmm.. anyway salamat at binasa mo ang kwento :) pero talaga madaming multo sa inyo? nakakatakot naman yon…

  11. betchay says:

    ano kayang luto ang masarap para sa mga isdang yan… ?

  12. masarap kaya sila??magiging malaya na sila sa aquarium pero mamatay naman sila…

    ayoko sa multo…katakot…

    happy huwebes…:)

    emoterang nurse’s last blog post..LP # 11 Kalayaan on http://shamainereyes.blogspot.com

  13. Reflexes says:

    oo nga, parang nasa death row ang mga isdang ito…pero parang masarap talagang kainin.

    maganda ang mga entries mo :)

    Reflexes’s last blog post..LP: Freedom (Kalayaan) on http://manillapaper.com

  14. lino says:

    sila rin ay walang laya…

    lino’s last blog post..kalayaan…(freedom) on http://linophotography.com

  15. Higante ang mga isdang iyan…nakakatakot nga sigurong maghintay ng iyong kamatayan…sa pagkakataong iyan, sigurado ko na mas masaya ang mga isda sa kanilang maliit na kulungan kaysa naman sa kawali sila ilagay.

    hindi ko na binasa ang akda mo tungko sa multo… mag-isa ako ngayon sa bahay eh… mahirap na.

    maligayang lp sa iyo.

    Clicking Away’s last blog post..LP011 – Kalayaan on leapsphotoalbum.wordpress.com

  16. Thess says:

    nakakaawa nga mga isda na nakadisplay ng buhay para lang piliin kung sino sa kanila ang lulutuin …

    kaso..masarap eh!

    Thess’s last blog post..LP #11- Kalayaan on http://www.thesserie.com

  17. Joy says:

    Ayoko ng multo pero naniniwala ako na merong mga gumagalang espirito.

  18. K says:

    I like ghost stories. I actually watched episodes of “Ghost Whisperer” – I haven’t seen one yet but my 3rd eye sees something else some kind of premonition.

    You know how much those live fish? HK$500 for one, it’s popular in YAM-CHA anywhere in HK and of course, masarap syang i-steam. Pag lumaki ng ganyan yung mga mollies ko sa tiny aquarium, lulutuin ko din sila. hahaha.

    K’s last blog post..Way of keeping up the laundry on http://www.knoizki.net

    • iris says:

      yikes creepy K… im really not a fan of ghost stories :) when i was developing this photo in the dark room back in college, it sent goosebumps all over me when the picture slowly came out.. haha.

      really that’s sooo expensive! iniisip ko lang parang lapu-lapu lang yun eh. with mayo :D yum! haha.
      wawa namang mollies yan, di nila alam binibreed sila para kainin.

  19. Girlie says:

    parang di ko kayang basahin yung kwento…natakot ako sa litrato, hindi dun sa isda dahil oo malaman at masarap kainin, lol. Happy Thursday

    Girlie’s last blog post.. on http://hipncoolmomma.com

  20. ces says:

    ay iyong mga isda ha, hindi ang multo, hehe

    ces’s last blog post..LP #11: i have a tale to tell on http://cesanciano.net/spices

  21. ces says:

    ayos ito, mukha ngang masarap sila!

  22. Pinky says:

    Okay pa sa akin yung mga isda e… pero yung multo shot? Ayaw ko niyan!!! Takot ako!!!

    Pinky’s last blog post..LP #11: Kalayaan on http://chinois972.wordpress.com

  23. julie says:

    Maganda pareho ang entries mo, pero ayoko yata ng multo :D

    Isang mapagpalayang Araw ng Kalayaan sa iyo!

    Kalayaan- Freedom

    • iris says:

      hehe salamat julie! wag mag-alala, buhay na buhay naman yang model na ginamit ko sa litrato! :)

      maligayang araw ng kalayaan din sayo!

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