Archive for July 13th, 2009

Tigulang Nga Kahuy*

Posted: 13th July 2009 by Marocharim in Practice Sessions

The fireflies gathered
Quickly, rapidly
Like clocks, for the kapre’s moment of thought.
He stood atop the kahuy
Carefully, quietly
And saw the two lovers holding each other’s hands.
The lovers kissed
Gently, sweetly
And never saw the monster or the iput-ipot around.
The kapre mouthed
Tan’awun ta’ka
And watched as the lovers held each other in embrace.
The man whispered
Palangga ta’ka
And left his woman under the [...]

Man in the Box

Posted: 13th July 2009 by Marocharim in Stuff

He who tries
Will be wasted
Feed my eyes
Now you’ve sewn them shut.
- Alice in Chains, “Man In The Box”
Facelift, Columbia Records (1991)

Burning Keys

Posted: 13th July 2009 by Marocharim in Life

I used to play the keyboard reasonably well.  Among the instruments that I’ve tried – from guitars to wood flutes to harmonicas to drum kits – it’s in piano where I first learned to read (and tried to write and compose) music.  I didn’t have a piano teacher, so I never really became a virtuoso [...]