Sabado, Abril 14, 2012

Into Translation

            It was our first day of the summer class 2012 at PNU, but actually it was already the third day due to some conflicts that arose in the number of students enrolled. But, fortunately, my subjects enrolled, Translation Techniques and Phonology were not dissolved. I was expecting na laid back lang ang klase ko sa Translation all because Dr. Marquez is our professor, and as we know, Dr. Marquez is Dr. Marquez. 

           But to my shock, iba si Dr. Marquez sa Graduate unlike in my experiences with her during my undergrad with the same subject. The first day, of course, went into the discussion of Introduction and definitions of translation, then meron na siya, paunti-unti na binibigay na sample translations. 

               She asked the class to translate this, proverb:

" Love looks through a telescope,
envy though a microscope."

So, we went to literal translation muna, 

' Ang pag-ibig ay tumitingin sa pamamagitan ng teleskopyo,
ang inggit ay sa pamamagitan ng mikroskopyo.'

Pero, syempre, in translation, you have to result to getting the meaning/ idea of what you are going to translate. Sabi niya, 'so, ano ba ang sinasabi ng proverb?'
'Na ang inggit o kapag naiinggit ka, kagaya yan ng pagtingin sa microscope, nakafocus ka lang sa isang maliit na bagay na pinapalaki mo. Pero ang pag-ibig o kapag nagmamahal ka, if love reigns in your heart, kagaya yan ng pagtingin sa telescope, malawak ang pagtingin mo sa mga bagay-bagay. Nagiging open minded ka.'

Well, oo nga naman. Hindi ko akalain na maririnig ko pa kay Dr. Marquez ang isang romantic na idea na gaya nito. Sabi pa nga niya, 'try niyo yan sa buhay niyo, but, it's easier said than done.' 

Nakakatuwa na rin isipin na, nagmamahal na nga ako. Dahil, kahit ano pa ang sama ng mga pangyayari at kung ano pa man, ewan ko ba? talagang nagagawa ko pa rin makita ang ganda ng isang tao. Nagagawa ko pa rin silang mahalin, despite and in spite of. 

             

Lunes, Abril 9, 2012

Deja vu

         Have you been in a totally new situation, yet felt it was familiar, and that you have experienced it in the past? 
              Such experiences are called deja vu.
       The term "deja vu" comes from the French, meaning "already seen", and describes the experience of feeling that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously.

The experience of deja vu is usually accompanied by a compelling sense of familiarity, and sometimes with a strong sense that one has experienced or have been in the same situation or place in the past.

It is said that the experience of deja vu seems to be very common, and that 70% of people report having experienced it at least once in their lives.

1.Deja vu could also be triggered through the five senses. 
It could be a smell, the taste of food, the decor, combination of colors, pitch of voice, background noises or anything else that triggers OLD MEMORIES. 

You might not consciously remember the original situation that brought that memory, but you remember having experienced it, and you associate it with the present experience.

2. The sight, clothing or manner of speaking of the person or persons who are with, might remind you of someone you have once met in the past.

from: www.successconsciousness.com/deja-vu.htm - 

  And I think, I did experience deja vu.

              And it gives me the creeps. 

              Parang ayoko na. I mean, okay na nga eh, pero kailangan pa ba talaga na ibalik pa kung paano tayo dati. Hindi ba pwede na same date, but different year. Hindi ba pwede na same place but different food. Hindi ba pwede na same situations pero different conversations, different jokes. Kasi, honestly, ang hirap eh. Lalo kong narerealize ang hirap na ang tagal makalimot ng utak ko. Kasi, it took me a few months para ilibing sa subconscious mind ko ang mga memories natin, both good and bad para hukayin mo ulit at muling ipaalala sa akin ang lahat. 

                  Why don't we come up with new memories to fill in to my conscious and subconscious minds? (Effort ba para sa ating dalawa iyon?) Hindi, gaya ng nangyayari ngayon, na parang ibinabalik lang natin sa dati ang lahat. Hindi ba sabi nga, 'History repeats itself to those who do not know history.' Kasi natatakot ako. Natatakot ako na dahil ibinabalik natin sa dati ang lahat ay malaki ang nagiging probability na mainis uli ako, mayamot, mairita, sa kung anuman ang bigla mong masabi. Kaya, ayoko na. Ayoko na. Nilagyan na nga natin ng scotch tape ang 'lamat', hindi ba?! 

                                  Pero, siguro nga, mahirap para sa ating dalawa na basta-basta na lang isantabi ang lahat ng mga nangyari dati, both good and bad. Dahil, parehas nating alam na may 'naganap' naman talaga. Akala ko nga nung una, ako lang ang nag-isip na may 'conflict'. Parang, huwag na lang nating pag-usapan?! Huwag na lang natin balikan?! or, kailangan pa ba talaga?!



Linggo, Abril 1, 2012

Moments of Impact

These flashes of high intensity that completely turn our lives upside down, actually end up defining who we are.

The thing is, each one of us is the sum total of every moment that we've ever experienced with all the people that we've ever known,
and it's these moments that become our history
like our own personal greatest hits of memories that play and replay on our minds over and over again.

A Moment of Impact
- holds a potential for change,
-has ripple effects far beyond what we can predict;

sending some particles crashing together, making them closer than before:
                                        Collie, Jef, Red, and Yssa












Joan and  Sir Mark
                                    Jane and Mara
while sending others spending off into great ventures:
       Ms. Chammy and Ms. Yhel                   
                
                    Ms. Camacho and Madonna
      










                                                                      Joyce                                                                   


                           Ms. Sincioco







                         
    Sir Rod











ending where you never 
thought you'd find them:              
                                              Viel


that's the thing about moments like these-
you can't,
no matter how hard you try, 
control how are they gonna affect you,

you just got to let the colliding particles land 
where they may and wait...
until the next collision.

                                              (All words are taken from the movie, The Vow)