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YouTube for Schools

2011-12-13T07:53:00.000+08:00

What if you could give your students access to educational YouTube videos, while blocking them from viewing distracting music vids or inappropriate videos? Well, you can do it today with the help of YouTube for Schools

In Opening up a world of educational content with YouTube for Schools you'll discover that there are hundreds of thousands of videos arranged by grade level.

At the YouTube Teachers' Channel, for example, you'll find the following categories:

Math

Elementary
Middle School
High School - Algebra
High School - Functions
High School - Geometry
High School - Numbers and Quantity
High School - Statistics and Probability

You can even drill down by clicking on the buttons with the "+" on that page, and see the available topics for Elementary Math, for example.

Other subjects include: Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies.

We did not see Sibika, though. :-)

Here's a video based on one of the playlists (or collection of videos) available:

Perhaps our Sibika and Filipino teachers can publish more videos in YouTube? :-D

Moodle Installation

2011-11-01T18:47:00.002+08:00

Are you planning to use Moodle in your e-learning project? Let's learn how to install Moodle together! :-)

When you first install Moodle via Fantastico in your cPanel, you'll see this error message when you first visit your Moodle site:

SECURITY WARNING!

To operate properly, Moodle requires
that you make certain changes to your current PHP settings.

You must set register_globals=off.

This setting is controlled by editing your php.ini, Apache/IIS
configuration or .htaccess file.

To fix this, go to your cPanel and look for QuickConfig (it might be beside Fantastico). Enable QuickConfig, then set register_globals to off.

Then, when you revisit the homepage of your Moodle site, you'll find that the error has disappeared.

In the future, we will update this blog post with tips on how to set-up your Moodle-powered e-learning website. Have fun! :-)

UPDATE: New issue -- After logging into Moodle, the website now displays a blank page. Am now searching online for solutions to this.

How To Click With People

2011-10-23T09:41:00.002+08:00

To succeed in business and in life, you need to learn how to click with people...

Rick Kirschner writes about the secret to better relationships in business and life.

"If you can cultivate your appreciation for and curiosity about the differences between people, you will find that your natural energy, your innate clickability, grows."

No matter what industry you're in, whether you're a real estate broker, or an educator, or a member of a non-profit organization trying to spread awareness of your advocacy program, you are going to interact with people.

Triple Treat Tiangge - Oct 15, 2011

2011-10-06T17:56:00.002+08:00

Round 2 of the TRIPLE TREAT TIANGGE will be held on Oct. 15, 2011 Saturday, 10am-7pm at the Bahay ng Alumni, U.P. Diliman, QC, and you're invited!

The Rock Balancing Philippines group will be with us once again to hold a free demonstration and exhibit their awe-inspiring masterpieces as inspired by nature!

This free entrance event features vintage & brand-new, local & imported artworks, school & office supplies, clothing & footwear, accessories, toys, decor, furnishings & so much more merchandise for the seasoned shopper.

Bring your family & friends - pets are welcome too!

(Still accepting concessionaires for the last remaining selling slots - email Benjamin and Sandy for details!)

Benjamin & Sandy Beltran
Owners & Proprietors: The READING ROOM:
Shop #39, Cubao X
Gen. Romulo St., Araneta Center, Cubao QC

http://thereadingroom.multiply.com
http://facebook.com/thereadingroom

Founders & Organizers: S.T.E.P. U.P. Events
http://stepup2011.multiply.com
http://facebook.com/ourstepup

Brown Bag Vintage and Crafts Market 2011

2011-10-06T17:45:00.005+08:00

Brown Bag Vintage and Crafts Market is an artisan market featuring one-of-a kind handmade products from local artist and home-based entrepreneurs.

Their objective is to provide a platform for budding entrepreneurs and artist to showcase their products and talents respectively.

Their goal is to promote locally produced products, and they also want to provide alternative Christmas gift to shoppers that are unique and reasonably priced.

The event will be on December 9, 2011, at the The Filipinas Heritage Library, Ayala Triangle, Makati Ave. in front of Manila Peninsula.

The venue is right at the heart of Makati’s Central Business District.

Simultaneous to the flea market, various events crafts workshops will be conducted.

For more info:

Eleanor Tolentino, Proprietor
Brown Bag Events Management
09237388164/09158480420
brownbageventsmgmt@yahoo.com.ph
http://brownbageventsmanagement.blogspot.com
http://lovebehindthelens.multiply.com/

Steve Jobs - Favorite Quote

2011-10-06T12:01:00.003+08:00

Steve Jobs passed away on October 5, 2011.

Among the numerous Steve Jobs quotes, this one's my favorite (Business Week, 1998):

"A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them."

So... if you still don't know what you want, keep your eyes open. Keep looking.

AIM Global Marketing and Amazon

2011-10-05T09:29:00.013+08:00

You can succeed in AIM Global Marketing when you work in a team. Don't do everything on your own. Here's proof...

When you build your house, do you build it yourself?
Or do you work with expert carpenters?
When you have chest pains, do you study to become a doctor?
Or do you consult with an experienced cardiologist?
When you want to sell your book, do you distribute it yourself?
Or do you work with Amazon, the largest online bookstore with a worldwide distribution system?

A lot of writers and ebook authors work with Amazon.

Amazon has the webservers. Amazon has the techies. Amazon has the distribution system in place. Amazon even handles the online payment system. Amazon even does online promos and markets various ebooks.

That's what Amazon is good at.

And that's what allows ebook authors to focus on what they do best: write their ebooks.

What about those thinking of becoming AIM Global Marketing distributors?

Will you do the marketing yourself?
Will you do the writing yourself?

You don't have TIME to do all those, because you're very busy with your work.

Fortunately, you can work with a Team.

You will work with the AIM Global Blogging Team (AGBT), because the team will help you write, blog, and market you and your business online.

Here's what you will do after you become part of the AGBT:

You will send (at most) one email a week about a product or service that you enjoyed.
You will handle customers who want to support you in your business, or pass those customers to your friends who are AIM Global Marketing distributors.
You will withdraw your commissions from your own AIM Global ATM account (BDO or BPI).
You will re-invest part of your commissions back to your AIM Global business, part to your Investment/Savings, part to your community or advocacy, and part to bonding moments with your family and loved ones.

Here's what the AGBT will do for you:

Transform your email into a 100-word blog post.
Publish that blog post online.
Promote you online.

Here's what will happen:

People who are interested in the product or service talked about in your blog post will find and read that article.
Those readers will appreciate the help that your email/blogpost gives them.
Those readers will like you because you helped them save time.
Some of them will want to get to know more about you.
They will find the webpage that talks about you.
They will find the part that talks about your AIM Global Marketing business.
Some of them will want to join you, because your article helped them.

Do you see why this "Help Others First" approach makes better use of your time?

This method attracts highly interested customers to you.

Sila na po mismo ang hahanap sa inyo.

Of course, you can spend time and money learning how to write, how to blog, how to set-up a website, how to do Search Engine Optimization (SEO) so that people can find your articles when they search in Google, how to do Social Media Optimization (SMO) so that people find out about you in Twitter or Facebook...

Or...

You can simply send (at most) one email a week to the AIM Global Blogging Team, and the AGBT can help you plant articles for you on the web which will help send interested customers to you.

After all, when you harvest the blessings from this online marketing approach, your team members in the AGBT will also benefit.

It's a true win-win situation!

The writers and techies need YOUR experience with a product or service.

In return, those writers and techies help YOU with all the technical stuff via this email-to-web marketing service.

It's simple: When you earn your AIM Global commissions, the AGBT writers/techies earn override commissions. That's why they are willing to use their expertise and talents to help promote you and your AIM Global Marketing business.

Imagine, in just a year's time, you will have 52 blog posts on the web, tirelessly and continuously marketing you and your AIM Global business 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

All you need to do is join the AGBT, and send one email a week to the AGBT writers/techies.

It will take you only 17 minutes a week to make that one email.
(We'll show you how. You basically just answer 7 short questions.)

That means you'll still have time for your family, your office work, your community, and yourself.

Finally! Thanks to the help of the internet, you can now truly multiply yourself and succeed with your business, while still having the time to enjoy all these blessings with your family and loved ones.

Don't Work Harder, Work Smarter!

It's easy! Just type in your reliable email address in the box below, then click on the "FREE Info" button.

AIM Global Flyers

2011-10-04T23:45:00.004+08:00

Are you looking for AIM Global Flyers because you think these will help you find more Alliance in Motion Global distributors?

Sorry, but there is a better way to market your business.

It's called using the internet. And since you're already here, reading this web page, it's time read about these AIM Global Success Tips.

There are LOTS of ways you can make better and more profitable use of your time. Handing out AIM Global flyers is not one of them.

(And by the way, your job is not to find distributors. Your job is to CREATE distributors.)

AIM Global Success Tips

2011-09-29T16:24:00.000+08:00

Gusto mo bang mag-succeed sa AIM Global? You need marketing training.

Your required skill: Simply send your AIM Global Blogging Team at most just one email a week.

Your email should answer the basic questions of Who, What, Where, When, How, and Why about a specific product or service that you tried or experienced.

Then, the AIM Global Blogging Team will convert your email into a blog post. When interested people find that blog post (with the help of the AGBT's online marketing skills), and then they try the health and wellness or even the skin-whitening products of AIM Global, you will get the credit.

Hindi ka na mangugulit ng tao. Sila na ang mangugulit sa iyo, kasi from the start, interesado sila sa iyo at sa mga offers mo!

Sawa ka na sa rejection. It's time you hire your own 24-hours a day online salesperson: Blog posts written for you, based on your (at most) once a week short email to the AIM Global Blogging Team.

Don't Work Harder, Work Smarter!

It's easy! Just type in your reliable email address in the box below, then click on the "FREE Info" button.

Recipe - Tofu and Veggie Guisado

2011-09-27T19:07:00.000+08:00

Want to whip up a yummy dish of Tofu and Veggie Guisado? You will love this delicious recipe from YummyHunts and Hunt's Pork and Beans! :-)

Ingredients
4 tbsp corn oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 pcs onion, sliced
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 pc chicken cube, sliced into 4
2 pcs carrots, sliced
12 pcs green beans, thinly sliced
1 head cabbage, shredded
1/4 bundle of pechay, thinly sliced
1 can Hunt's Pork & Beans (390g)
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 pinch salt
1 pinch black pepper

Procedure:

1. Saute the garlic and onion in a pan.

2. Add soy sauce, chicken broth cubes, carrots, and green beans.

3. Simmer for two (2) minutes.

4. Add the cabbage and pechay.

5. Add one 390g can of Hunt's Pork & Beans.

6. Add fried tofu.

7. Season with fish sauce.

8. Simmer until vegetables are cooked.

9. Season with salt and pepper.

And there you have it! Another yummy dish from Hunter, Mama Hunt's, YummyHunts.com and Hunt's Pork & Beans! :-)

SHARE this recipe today!

The Holidays Bazaar 2011

2011-09-22T00:18:00.000+08:00

If you're looking for Christmas 2011 bazaars in the Philippines, then check out...

The Holidays Bazaar!@Valle Verde 5 2011
Valle Verde 5 Clubhouse
Ortigas Pasig city
Redgoldenevents@yahoo.com

Call ms Reshell 568-2582, 0917-5139810 for more details

AIMGlobal Training

2011-09-16T18:42:00.001+08:00

Are you looking for AIMGlobal Marketing Training? Do you want to know how to use modern marketing techniques to succeed with AIMGlobal? Here's how...

Step 1: Read Marhgil Macuha's AIM Global Opportunity Plan Presentation by John Asperin

Step 2: Leave a comment under Marhgil's blog post. Specifically, write what is the most important lesson you learned from his blog post, AND... also write what is the next specific ACTION that you will take, now you have learned from his blog post.

Step 3: Post a comment below and let us know that you've done Steps 1 and 2 above.

Then, after you complete Steps 1 to 3 above, we will share with you the Main Secret of AIMGlobal marketing success.

Good luck, and have fun! :-)

Pasko Magnifico 2011

2011-09-15T18:11:00.000+08:00

Pasko Magnifico! Is a 6-day celebration of yuletide season and family togetherness from November 29 to December 1, 2011 at the Venice Piazza Mckinley Hill (Piazza Gardens) and on December 13 to 15, 2011 at the Eastwood City

For more details or question regarding the event you may contact them at

(02) 709-3154 / 661-6962 and 09159506805 or 09463351659/ 09178132622.

You may also email the following:
inquire_infinity@yahoo.com
marketing@iemas.com.ph
kat@mihcreatives.com

Math Homework Helper - Multiplication Tables

2011-09-12T10:19:00.001+08:00

Do you want to help your child memorize the multiplication table quickly and accurately? You can download the multiplication table flash card learning module.

But first, you'll need the free software called MemoryLifter.

Step 1: Click Here To Download MemoryLifter (freeware).

After you download and install MemoryLifter, you can now download and use the Multiplication Table Learning Module which we created just for you.

Step 2: Click on the red "Download Multiplication Tables Flashcards Now" button below:

After you help spread the word about this useful learning tool...

You will see a small window open.

Step 3: Click on the circle beside "Save File As..."

Step 4: Click on the "OK" button.

Step 5: Remember where you downloaded the .mlm file in your hard disk. Filename is multiplication-table-viloriadotnet.mlm

Step 6: Open the .mlm file and MemoryLifter will automatically run.

You'll notice that there has been some progress already.

Please re-start the Multiplication Tables Flashcards for your child, then watch as, over time, your child fills up the green bar.

Step 7: Re-start the Learning Module by clicking on clicking on "Learn", then "Restart Learning"

Over time, you'll see your child have an easier time memorizing the multiplication table.

PLDT MyDSL and Amazon Cloudfront - Slow Connection

2011-09-11T10:55:00.001+08:00

Something seems to be the matter with the PLDT myDSL broadband internet connection. It can't seem to connect to sites hosted in Amazon Cloudfront (*.cloudfront.net).

There's some kind of lag, which means websites that have files stored in cloudfront.net take forever to load. Sometimes, they don't even load completely and thus appear as blank pages.

It's an intermittent issue. Hopefully, PLDT myDSL's connection will go back to normal soon.

Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam - Kindle

2011-09-10T15:22:00.001+08:00

The University Press and Michael Tan present Revisiting Usog, Pasma, Kulam in Kindle format:

In the Philippines, when people see a cute baby and they gush over the young child and keep saying nice things about the baby, they also end with: "Pwera usog."

This means they are warding off "evil spirits" or bad things (e.g., colic).

From what some elders told me when I was a kid, when you pay too much attention to a baby, this tips off elementals or earth creatures (I'm not sure what the correct term is) that then put a hex on the baby.

Kulam - when a witch casts a spell on you. Voodoo. Sticking pins on a doll, and a human being actually feels the pain.

Anyway, I'll go read this book and learn more about this aspect of Philippine culture.

Australia X Factor 2011 - Emmanuel Kelly

2011-09-04T14:48:00.003+08:00

Watch the inspiring video of Emmanuel Kelly and his newfound life in Australia...

Bloggers Blowout Sept 3 - Tech Bloggers

2011-09-03T09:19:00.001+08:00

Orange Magazine is organizing an exclusive Sept 3 Bloggers Blowout, the details of which can be found here.

It's a good way to find out who are the bloggers actively participating in offline or face-to-face events. So do check out their blogs and get to know them, too.

I'll be touching base with the following Tech Bloggers in the coming weeks:

Alwin Aguirre	http://cityroamer.blogspot.com
Alexei Rivera	www.thetechnoclast.com
Jason K. Ong	http://jasonkingong.blogspot.com
Dennison Uy	http://audiovisualjunkie.com
Ricky Castillo	www.thebeautifulmanila.blogspot.com
Marco Polo Demo	http://grabpawikan.blogspot.com
Myk Rome	http://mykrome23.blogspot.com/
Mac Vasquez	macvasquez.blogspot.com
Orlee Pasion	imorleepasion.blogspot.com
Ruth Floresca	mommywrites.blogspot.com
Marnell Delos Reyes	http://www.marnelldelosreyes.com
Patricia Venci	http://www.behindvenci.blogspot.com/
Jayson Biadog	jaysonbiadog.com
Jeffrey Osoc	http://at-random-musings.tumblr.com/
Don Covar	http://kahitanoito.blogspot.com
Montsch Acosta	http://www.techsterr.com
Veronica Therese Mandigma	http://thevirtualonlineassistant.com/
Jennyi Iguis	http://thewebwanderer.blogspot.com/
Tristan Mirasol	www.tenminutestops.com
Philippe Villareal	yajapa.com
Flow Galindez	www.angsawariko.com
Corrine Emata	www.singlemomsupermom.tk
Alex Dizon	http://www.recyclebinofamiddlechild.com
Azrael Coladilla	www.azraelcoladilla.com
John Michael Bueno	www.kumagcow.com

Teach Like A Champion

2011-08-28T23:21:00.000+08:00

Doug Lemov shows you step-by-step how you can teach like a champion with 49 techniques you can use to help put students on the path to college.

"Great teachers plan objectives, then assessments, then activities."

"Not only do the most effective teachers plan their activities, often minute by minute, but they script their questions in advance."

"STRETCH IT The sequence of learning does not end with a right answer; reward right answers with follow-up questions that extend knowledge and test for reliability. This technique is especially important for differentiating instruction."

Getting students to do what you ask, when you ask, is a necessary teaching skill. Juliana Worrell uses non-verbal communication to ensure that students don't interrupt. In Tagalog: "Makuha ka sa isang tingin", but in a more positive way...

Hilary Lewis acknowledges students and reinforces behaviors, not traits. Behaviors are things students can choose to do...

There is still hope for educators and students. With the help of the internet, we can learn from one another and in the process extend those experiences to worlds still relatively untouched by the web.

Be Excellent At Anything

2011-08-19T22:17:00.001+08:00

Tony Schwartz presents ideas and concrete steps you can take for you to Be Excellent at Anything.

You've probably heard it from your superiors, or perhaps you regularly ask your team members to do their best, because what you expect from them is Excellence. How exactly can you achieve that?

“The greatest geniuses sometimes accomplish more when they work less.”

"To achieve excellence, we must practice the skill we’re seeking to build over and over, deliberately, with periods of rest in between. At the same time, we must build the four underlying capacities that make excellence possible: strength and endurance (physical), high positive energy (emotional), control of attention (mental), and a compelling sense of purpose (spiritual)."

"It’s also true that if you’re not actively working to get better at what you do, there’s a good chance you’re getting worse, no matter what the quality of your initial training may have been."

"Great performers, Ericsson’s study suggests, work more intensely than most of us do but also recover more deeply."

So... focus. But not more than 4 hours a day. And not more than 90 minutes before taking a break.

You Can Be Creative

2011-08-11T06:30:00.001+08:00

It's never too late to be more creative, you know. Go read Twyla Tharp's The Creative Habit

"To get the creative habit, you need a working environment that’s habit-forming."

Want to Improve Your Memory?

2011-08-10T06:23:00.002+08:00

Do you find yourself sometimes sheepishly smiling while muttering: "Sorry... seniors moment..."? Well, please check out Kenneth L. Higbee's Your Memory : How It Works and How to Improve It

"The quickest way to become an old dog is to quit learning new tricks."

How Fascinating Are You?

2011-08-09T06:12:00.001+08:00

If you want to motivate or even persuade others, it takes more than just marketing. It also takes fascination.

Sally Hogshead brings you Fascinate: Your 7 Triggers to Persuasion and Captivation, a book which also helps you get to know yourself better.

No doubt about it, you ARE fascinating! The question is, how much? How fascinating are you? Find out your FScore now by visiting:
www.SallyHogshead.com/FScore/

"As a motivator, desire is more powerful than fulfillment."

Learning To Think

2011-08-08T17:56:00.001+08:00

"Learning to write is learning to think. You don't know anything clearly unless you can state it in writing."

That's from the John C. Maxwell's How Successful People Think: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

Read the sample below...

That's why we should strive to learn how to write.

God's Wings

2011-08-08T15:50:00.001+08:00

Got this from friends...

After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers made

their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage.

One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely

on the ground at the base of a tree.

Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick.

When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under

their dead mother's wings.

The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster,

had taken her offspring to the base of the tree

and had gathered them under her wings,

instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise.

She could have flown to safety

but had refused to abandon her babies.

Then the blaze had arrived and even if the heat had scorched her small body,

she remained steadfast...

because she had been willing to die,

so the little babies under the cover of her wings would live.

_________________________________________________

"HE WILL COVER YOU WITH HIS FEATHERS,

AND UNDER HIS WINGS YOU WILL FIND REFUGE."
(Psalm 91:4)
_________________________________________________

My instructions were to send this to people that I wanted God to bless.

Please pass this on to others you want to be blessed.

Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have.

You will treasure it even more when you can share it with someone special.

Researchers and Text Blindness

2011-07-23T11:07:00.000+08:00

Some researchers land on a webpage, don't find the data they're looking for, and then quickly leave a comment stating that they wish there was info on so-and-so.

Apparently, there is text blindness because the page contains a link to another webpage which contains the info that the researcher is looking for.

We'll now test the use of images. Hopefully, they'll see it better.

Mga Anyong Lupa | Land Forms

2011-06-26T06:55:00.000+08:00

Here are examples of land forms (mga anyong lupa) in the Philippines.

Bulubundukin (Mountain Range) – The most famous in the Philippines is the Sierra Madre, which starts in Cape Engaño in Cagayan and runs through Isabela, Nueva Viscaya, Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Aurora until Quezon.

Another example is in Zambales, starting at Cape Bolinao in Pangasinan all the way to the Bataan Peninsula.

In Mindanao, there’s another mountain range between Davao and Agusan. You’ll also find one in Misamis Occidental and in the peninsula of Zamboanga.

Bundok (Mountain) – The tallest land form which has a round or pointed top.

The tallest mountain in the Philippines is Mt. Apo (Bundok Apo), which has a height of 2,954 meters.
Mt. Pulag (in Kabayan, Benguet) is the tallest mountain in Luzon. It has a height of around 2,930 meters.
Mt. Kanlaon (Canlaon City, Negros Occidental) is the tallest mountain in the Visayas.

Bulkan (Volcano) – There are an estimated 200 volcanos in the Philippines (22 – active). Mga halimbawa nga bulkan:

Bulkang Kanlaon (Negros Occidental)
Bulkang Mayon (Bicol)
Bulkan Pinatubo (Zambales)
Bulkang Taal (Batangas) [others refer to this as Bulkan Taal]

Kapatagan (Plains) – Wide and level swaths of land that people can plant and cultivate crops on. Central Luzon is called the Kamalig ng Palay ng Pilipinas (Granary of the Philippines).

Central Plain of Luzon
Sarangani Plain
Kapatagan sa Lanao del Norte

Lambak (Valley) – low, level land between mountains or hills. The largest valley in the Philippines is the Lambak ng Cagayan (Cagayan Valley).

Lambak ng La Trinidad – salad bowl of the Philippines
Lambak ng Aklan
Lambak ng Agusan

Talampas (Plateau) – similar to a valley, but located in a high place.

Talampas ng Baguio
Bukidnon Plateau
Aurora Plateau (Zamboanga Del Sur)

Burol (Hill) – a tall land form, but not taller than a mountain. One of the more famous hills in the Philippines are the Chocolate Hills of Bohol.

Himontagon Hills
Naidi Hills (Batanes)

Tangway (Peninsula) – a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea.

Bataan Peninsula
Bicol Peninsula
Zamboanga Peninsula

Pulo (Island) – Land surrounded by water.

Bantayan Island
Camiguin Island
Sta. Cruz Island

Dreamhost Access Affected By NTT Problems

2011-06-20T20:56:00.000+08:00

Dreamhost is not down, but certain ISPs all over the world are unable to connect to various DH webservers because of issues at NTT.net

Reference: http://paulkortman.com/2011/06/20/dreamhost-is-not-down/

How To Steal Like An Artist

2011-04-10T00:15:00.001+08:00

Read it.

YouTube Live

2011-04-09T09:02:00.000+08:00

YouTube is offering livestreaming. For more info, head on over to http://www.youtube.com/live

What does this mean? More people will spend even more time in YouTube. And smart TVs will display YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook all on one large screen.

Have you reviewed your company's online marketing strategy yet? You probably need to improve your visibility in YouTube.

Have fun! :-)

Samsung Laptops and Keyloggers?

2011-03-31T07:41:00.000+08:00

Do you have a Samsung laptop? It might have a keylogger installed. A keylogger records the things you typed, including your passwords.

For more information, please read Samsung installs keylogger on its laptop computers.

Let's all be safe out there...

Optimistic Bloggers

2011-03-09T08:33:00.000+08:00

Do bloggers tend to be optimistic? Well, they might be, if they lack sleep.

In Lack of sleep can make you overly optimistic, you'll read that when "people do not get enough sleep, they tend to make overly optimistic decisions."

If you look around and ask who are the people who lack sleep, these are folks who stay up late watching movies, playing XBox or PS3 games, logging into Facebook, watching YouTube videos, and who may even be blogging.

Are you overly optimistic? Puyat lang yan. :-)

ASmallOrange DNS Server Issues

2011-01-14T07:29:00.000+08:00

Some sites hosted at ASmallOrange are not accessible because of DNS server issues. ASO servers are up, though. It's a DNS server issue that they're fixing right now.

So if you're wondering why some of our sites are down, well now you know.

Anyway, it's a good thing we have a network of webservers. :-)

Don't worry... before you know it, you'll be able to view the content once again in the ASO-hosted sites.

Mga Anyong Tubig | Bodies of Water

2010-12-07T07:20:00.003+08:00

Here are examples of bodies of water (mga anyong tubig) in the Philippines and in other parts of the world. This is taught at the Grade 2 level in a subject called Sibika…

Pictures of Anyong Tubig

Naghahanap po ba kayo ng mga larawan ng mga anyong tubig tulad ng Golpo ng Lingayen, Golpo ng Moro, Ilog ng Cagayan, Ilog Rio Grande de Mindanao, Look ng Maynila (Manila Bay), o mga waterfalls o Talon sa Lanao del Norte (Limunsudan) at Laguna (Pagsanjan), o ang Lawa ng Taal (Taal Lake), o pati na rin ang Dagat ng Sulu (Sulu Sea)?

Karagatan (Ocean) – This is the widest and largest body of water in the world. Huge sea vessels can travel here. There are five oceans in the world:

Pacific Ocean – ocean closest to the Philippines. This is also the largest ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Arctic Ocean

Dagat (Sea) – The sea is salty. A lot of aquatic resources live in the sea. Examples of seas are the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea (which is the largest sea near the Philippines).
Lawa (Lake) – A lake is a body of water surrounded by land. There are many lakes in the Philippines. Lake water is fresh, and some of the fish that you can find in Philippine lakes are hito (catfish), dalag, tilapia, and ayungin.
Examples of lakes are: Taal Lake (where you will find the fish called tawilis), and Lanao Lake (found in Mindanao)
Tsanel (Channel) – A channel is a wide body of water found between islands. This has to be crossed into order to move from one island to another.
Examples of channels are: Babuyan Channel (found in northern Luzon), and Balintang Channel (separates Batanes from the Babuyan Islands)
Talon (Waterfall) – Waterfalls fall from a high place. Examples are: Tinago Falls (found in Iligan City), and Katibawasan Falls (found in Camiguin).
Look (Bay) – This serves as a harbor for sea-faring vessels in the Philippines. Passengers ride here, and goods can be loaded for transport to different places. Manila Bay (Look ng Maynila) is known for its beautiful sunsets.
Examples are: Subic Bay, and Look ng Maynila
Kipot (Strait) – This is a narrow body of water, which separates two large land forms. Examples are: Ang Kipot ng San Juanico (San Juanico Strait) which is found between Samar and Leyte. This is the narrowest strait in the Philippines.
Golpo (Gulf) – This is part of the ocean, and can be found at the opening of the sea. This can be used as a port for sea vessels. You can also fish here.
Examples: Golpo ng Lingayen (Lingayen Gulf) found near Pangasinan, and Golpo ng Ragay (Ragay Gulf) found near Camarines Norte. At iyan ang mga halimbawa ng golpo.
Ilog (River) – The river is a wide body of water that flows towards the sea. It has fresh water, so fresh-water fishes are harvested from rivers.
Examples of rivers are: Cagayan River (the longest and largest river in the Philippines), Pasig River (a river that can be seen in the city)
Batis (Stream or Brook) – This is a small body of flowing water. The source is a spring (bukal)
[QUESTION: Is there no Tagalog or Filipino word differentiating a stream from a brook?]

Sapa (Creek) – This is shallow and smaller than a stream. The water is used by farmers to irrigate their rice fields.
Bukal (Spring) – This is the smallest body of water. The water come from beneath the ground, and can be either hot or cold. Hot springs can be found in areas near volcanoes.
Examples: Bukal ng Bundok Makiling, Tiwi Hot Spring

Strategy for Network Marketing in the Philippines

2010-09-03T13:46:00.000+08:00

Some people are getting drawn to network marketing or MLM here in the Philippines. Here's a strategy you can use...

Go Micro-Part-Time!

In other words, spend as little personal time on MLM as you can. Don't bother your friends, family, officemates, or acquaintances.

Instead, publish a single web page that talks about the product your network marketing company is pushing, plus an invitation for the reader to get in touch with you.

That's it? Just a single webpage?

Well... you need to build a massive collection of webpages that indirectly promote YOU. Not your MLM company or business opportunity. Not your network marketing organization.

You. Build the business of YOU.

No, I don't mean write about how good you are, or how fantastic you may be. Yes, I'm sure it's true, but there's no need for you to trumpet that fact.

Let others be the ones to say good things about you.

How To Build The Business Of YOU

Simply help others... by publishing useful and relevant content online.

More and people are going to the web searching for answers to their questions or solutions to their problems. And if your article helps them solve their problem, how do you think they'll feel about you?

Exactly.

That's what I mean by building the business of YOU.

Yes, it will take a fair amount of time and effort. But the beauty of the web is this: what you worked on before will continue serving you in the future.

It's there on the web, ready to be seen, viewed, or read by others in the future. Imagine that, a future opportunity to connect with people, thanks to something you wrote many months ago.

And there you have it. Promote your MLM company minimally. Spend more time promoting the business of YOU. :-)

Kindle in the Philippines

2010-07-29T23:05:00.000+08:00

I've been thinking of getting a Kindle, mainly to solve the issue of storage space. So many books, so little shelf space.

Been looking specifically at the Kindle Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 6" Display, Graphite, 3G Works Globally - Latest Generation

The thing that makes me hesitate, though, is the issue about the battery. What, I need to send the unit back to the USA, because I may not replace the battery myself? Hmmm.

Heard that Sharon Cuneta has at least 15 Kindles. So that most likely means you can use a Kindle even in you're in the Philippines. I mean, download ebooks, upload them to your Kindle, read, and enjoy.

But what happens when the battery goes kaput?

Or should we wait for the Kindle 3?

Philippine Elections, Blogging, Partisanship

2010-04-04T23:16:00.000+08:00

Before you know it, it will be May 2010. Yes, it's the Philippine Presidential Elections. Some people are trying to help educate voters by presenting more info about the various candidates.

Some Filipino bloggers are keeping an eye out, and are trying to objectively present their information. In fact, one of them brands their online watch as non-partisan.

I dunno... Perhaps the display of various duet-photos (each presidential candidate + one blogger) is meant to show some kind of fairness or balance in providing exposure to each candidate.

Non-partisan.

Riiiiiight.

Here's my question, though: If you're not willing to reveal online who your presidential candidate is (because your election monitoring group is non-partisan), then why even publish a short-list of 3 candidates?

Clearly, something doesn't add up.

Kulang talaga sa credibilidad.

But you already knew that, right? ;-)

Goodbye Geocities

2009-10-07T20:52:00.000+08:00

Found out recently that Yahoo! will be closing Geocities.com on October 26, 2009. I'm going to miss that site, because my first website was hosted in Geocities way back in 1995.

I hope the people who have built useful sites in Geocities (some as far back as 1998) save the things they uploaded. Otherwise it would be such a waste.

For example, http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/8075/florante.txt

It took the Lim sisters around 50 hours to type that Florante at Laura e-text.

Perhaps we can save it here in Blogger?

***First etext edition prepared by: May Lim (mtlim@usa.net)
and Arlene Lim (arlenelim@hotmail.com)
-----------------------------------------------------------
Florante at Laura
ni Francisco Balagtas

Kay Selya

1
Kung pagsaulan kong basahin sa isip
ang nangakaraang araw ng pag-ibig
may mahahagilap kayang natititik
liban na kay Selyang namugad sa dibdib

2
Yaong Selyang laging pinanganganiban,
baka makalimot sa pag-iibigan;
ang ikinalubog niring kapalaran
sa lubhang malalim na karalitaan.

3
Makaligtaan ko kayang di basahin,
nagdaang panahon ng suyuan namin?
kaniyang pagsintang ginugol sa akin
at pinuhunan kong pagod at hilahil?

4
Lumipas ang araw na lubhang matamis
at walang matira kundi ang pag-ibig,
tapat na pagsuyong lalagi sa dibdib
hanggang sa libingan bangkay ko'y maidlip.

5
Ngayong namamanglaw sa pangungulila,
ang ginagawa kong pang-aliw sa dusa,
nagdaang panaho'y inaalaala,
sa iyong larawa'y ninitang ginhawa.

6
Sa larawang guhit ng sa sintang pinsel,
kusang inilimbag sa puso't panimdim
nag-iisang sanlang naiwan sa akin,
at di mananakaw magpahanggang libing.

7
Ang kaluluwa ko'y kusang dumadalaw
sa lansanga't nayong iyong niyapakan;
sa ilog Beata't Hilom na mababaw,
yaring aking puso'y laging lumiligaw.

8
Di mamakailang mupo ang panimdim
sa puno ng manggang naraanan natin;
sa nagbiting bungang ibig mong pitasin,
ang ulilang sinta'y aking inaaliw.

9
Ang katauhan ko'y kusang nagtatalik
sa buntunghininga nang ikaw'y may sakit,
himutok ko noo'y inaaring langit,
paraiso naman ang may-tulong silid.

10
Nililigaw ko ang iyong larawan
sa Makatang Ilog na kinalagian;
binabakas ko rin sa masayang do'ngan,
yapak ng paa mo sa batong tuntungan.

11
Nagbabalik mandi't parang hinahanap
dito ang panahong masayang lumipas:
na kung maliligo'y sa tubig aagap,
nang hindi abutin ng tabsing sa dagat.

12
Parang naririnig ang lagi mong wika
"Tatlong araw na di nagtatanaw-tama,"
at sinasagot ko ng sabing may tuwa
"Sa isa katao'y marami ang handa."

13
Anupa nga't walang di nasisiyasat
ang pag-iisip ko sa tuwang kumupas;
sa kagugunita, luha'y lalagaslas,
sabay ang taghoy kong "O, nasawing palad!"

14
Nasaan si Selyang ligaya ng dibdib?
ang suyuan nami'y bakit di lumawig?
nahan ang panahong isa niyang titig
ang siyang buhay ko, kaluluwa't langit?

15
Bakit baga noong kami'y maghiwalay
ay di pa nakitil yaring abang buhay?
kung gunitain ka'y aking kamatayan,
sa puso ko Selya'y di ka mapaparam.

16
Itong di matiis na pagdaralita
nang dahil sa iyo, O nalayong tuwa
ang siyang umakay na ako'y tumula,
awitin ang buhay ng isang naaba.

17
Selya'y talastas ko't malabis na umid
mangmang ang musa ko't malumbay ang tinig;
di kinabahagya kung hindi malait,
palaring dinggin mo ang tainga't isip.

18
Ito'y unang bukal ng bait kong kutad
na inihahandog sa mahal mong yapak;
tanggapin mo nawa kahit walang lasap,
nagbuhat sa puso ng lingkod na tapat.

19
Kung kasadlakan man ng pula't pag-ayop
tubo ko'y dakila sa puhunang pagod;
kung binabasa mo'y isa mang himutok
ay alalahanin yaring naghahandog.

20
Masasayang Nimfas sa lawa ng Bai,
Sirenas, ang tinig ay kawili-wili,
kayo ngayo'y siyang pinipintakasi
ng lubhang mapanglaw na Musa kong imbi.

21
Ahon sa dalata't pampang na nagligid,
tonohan ng lira yaring abang awit
na nagsasalitang buhay ma'y mapatid,
tapat na pagsinta'y hangad na lumawig.

22
Ikaw na bulaklak niring dilidili,
Selyang sagisag mo'y ang M. A. R.
sa Birheng mag-ina'y ipamintakasi
ang tapat mong lingkod na si F. B.

Sa Babasa Nito

1
Salamat sa iyo, O nanansang irog,
kung halagahan mo itong aking pagod;
ang tula ma'y bukal ng bait na kapos,
pakikinabangan ng ibig tumarok.

2
Kung sa biglang tingi'y bubot at masaklap,
palibhasa'y hilaw at mura ang balat;
nguni't kung namnamin ang sa lamang lasap,
masasarapan din ang babasang pantas.

3
Di ko hinihinging pakamahalin mo,
tawana't dustain ang abang tula ko;
gawin ang ibigi't alpa'y nasa iyo
ay huwag mo lamang baguhin ang berso.

4
Kung sa pagbasa mo'y may tulang malabo,
bago mo hatulang katkatin at liko,
pasuriin muna ang luwasa't hulo,
at makikilalang malinaw at wasto.

5
Ang may tandang letra alinmang talata,
di mo mawatasa't malalim na wika,
ang mata'y itingin sa dakong ibaba,
buong kahuluga'y mapag-uunawa.

6
Hanggang dito ako, O nanasang pantas,
sa kay Sigesmundo'y huwag ding matulad;
Sa gayong katamis wikang masasarap
ay sa kababago ng tula'y umalat.

FLORANTE AT LAURA

**Paglalarawan sa Kalagayan ni Florante**

1
Sa isang madilim, gubat na mapanglaw,
dawag na matinik ay walang pagitan,
halos naghihirap ang kay Febong silang
dumalaw sa loob ng lubhang masukal.

2
Malalaking kahoy-ang ang inihahandog
pawang dalamhati, kahapisa't lungkot;
huni pa ng ibon ay nakalulunos
sa lalong matimpi't nagsasayang loob.

3
Tanang mga baging namimilipit
sa sanga ng kahoy ay balot ng tinik;
may bulo ang bunga't nagbibigay-sakit
sa kanino pa mang sumagi't malapit.

4
Ang mga bulaklak ng nagtayong kahoy,
pinakamaputing nag-uungos sa dahon;
pawang kulay luksa at nakikiayon
sa nakaliliyong masangsang na amoy.

5
Karamiha'y Cipres at Higerang kutad
na ang lilim niyon ay nakasisindak;
ito'y walang bunga't daho'y malalapad
na nakadidilim sa loob ng gubat.

6
Ang mga hayop pang dito'y gumagala,
karamiha'y Sierpe't Basilisco'y madla,
Hiena't Tigreng ganid na nagsisisila
ng buhay ng tao't daiging kapuwa.

7
Ito'y gubat manding sa pinto'y malapit
ng Avernong Reyno ni Plutong masungit;
ang nasasakupang lupa'y dinidilig
ng Ilog Cocitong kamandag ang tubig.

8
Sa may gitna nitong mapanglaw na gubat,
may punong Higerang daho'y kulay pupas;
dito nagagapos ang kahabag-habag,
isang pinag-usig ng masamang palad.

9
Baguntaong basal na ang anyo't tindig,
kahit natatali-kamay paa't liig,
kundi si Narciso'y tunay na Adonis,
mukhang sumisilang sa gitna ng sakit.

10
Makinis ang balat at anaki'y burok
pilikmata'y kilay-mistulang balantok;
bagong sapong ginto ang kulay ng buhok,
sangkap ng katawa'y pawang magkaayos.

11
Dangan doo'y walang Oreadas Nimfas,
gubat ng Palasyo ng masidhing Harpias,
nangaawa disi't naakay lumiyag
sa himalang tipon ng karikta'y hirap.

12
Ang abang uyamin ng dalita't sakit-
ang dalawang mata'y bukal ang kaparis;
sa luhang nanakit at tinangis-tangis,
ganito'y damdamin ng may awang dibdib.

13
"Mahiganting langit! bangis mo'y nasaan?
ngayo'y naniniig sa pagkagulaylay;
bago'y ang bandila ng lalong kasam-an
sa Reynong Albania'y iwinawagayway.

14
"Sa loob at labas ng bayan ko sawi,
kaliluha'y siyang nangyayaring hari,
kagalinga't bait ay nalulugami,
ininis sa hukay ng dusa't pighati.

15
"Ang magandang asal ay ipinupukol
sa laot ng dagat na kutya't linggatong;
balang magagaling ay ibinabaon
at inililibing na walang kabaong.

16
"Nguni ay ang lilo't masasamang-loob
sa trono ng puri ay iniluluklok;
at sa balang sukab na may asal-hayop,
mabangong insenso ang isinusuob.

17
"Kaliluha't sama ang ulo'y nagtayo
at ang kabaita'y kimi't nakayuko;
santong katuwira'y lugami at hapo,
ang luha na lamang ang pinatutulo.

18
"At ang balang bibig na binubukalan
ng sabing magaling at katotohanan,
agad binibiyak at sinisikangan
ng kalis ng lalong dustang kamatayan.

19
"O, taksil na pita sa yama't mataas!
O, hangad sa puring hanging lumilipas!
ikaw ang dahilan ng kasam-ang lahat
at niring nasapit na kahabag-habag!

20
"Sa korona dahil ng Haring Linceo
at sa kayamanan ng Dukeng Ama ko,
ang ipinangangahas ng Konde Adolfo
sabugan ng sama ang Albanyang Reyno.

21
"Ang lahat ng ito'y maawaing Langit,
Iyong tinutungha'y ano't natitiis?
mula Ka ng buong katuwira't bait,
pinapayagan Mong ilubog ng lupit.

22
"Makapangyarihang kanan Mo'y ikilos,
papamilantikan ang kalis ng poot;
sa Reynong Albanya'y kusang ibulusok
ang Iyong higanti sa masamang-loob.

23
"Bakit Kalangita'y bingi Ka sa akin,
ang tapat kong luhog ay hindi Mo dinggin?
diyata't sa isang alipusta't iring,
sampung tainga mo'y ipinangunguling?

24
"Datapuwa't sino ang tatarok kaya
sa mahal Mong lihim, Diyos na dakila?
walang nangyayari sa balat ng lupa,
di may kagalingang Iyong ninanasa.

25
"Ay! di saan ngayon ako mangangapit!
saan ipupukol ang tinangis-tangis,
kung ayaw na ngayong dinigin ng Langit
ang sigaw ng aking malumbay na boses!

26
"Kung siya mong ibig na ako'y magdusa,
Langit na mataas, aking mababata;
isagi mo lamang sa puso ni Laura--
ako'y minsan-minsang mapag-alaala."

**Epekto ng Panibugho kay Florante**

27
"At dito sa laot ng dusa't hinagpis,
malawak na lubhang aking tinawid,
gunita ni Laura sa naabang ibig,
siya ko na lamang ligaya sa dibidib.

28
"Munting gunamgunam ng sinta ko't mutya
nang dahil sa aki'y dakila kong tuwa;
higit na malaking hirap at dalita,
parusa ng taong lilo't walang awa.

29
"Sa pagkagapos ko'y kung gunigunihin,
malamig nang bangkay akong nahihimbing;
na tinatagisan ng sula ko't giliw,
ang pagkabuhay ko'y walang hangga mandin.

30
"Kung apuhapin ko sa sariling isip,
ang suyuan namin ng pili kong ibig;
ang pagluha niya kung ako'y may hapis,
nagiging ligaya yaring madlang sakit.

31
"Nguni, sa aba ko! sawing kapalaran!
ano pang halaga ng gayong suyuan ...
kung ang sing-ibig ko'y sa katahimikan
ay humuhilig na sa ibang kandungan?

32
"Sa sinapupunan ni Konde Adolfo,
aking natatanaw si Laurang sinta ko;
kamataya'y nahan ang dating bangis mo,
nang di ko damdamin ang hirap na ito?"

33
Dito hinimatay sa paghihinagpis,
sumuko ang puso sa dahas ng sakit;
ulo'y nalungayngay, luha'y bumalisbis,
kinagagapusang kahoy ay nadilig.

34
Magmula sa yapak hanggang sa ulunan,
nalimbag ang bangis ng kapighatian;
at ang panibugho'y gumamit ng asal
na lalong marahas, lilong kamatayan.

35
Ang kahima't sinong hindi maramdamin,
kung ito'y makita magmamahabagin;
matipid na luha ay paaagusin,
ang nagparusa ma'y pilit hahapisin.

36
Sukay na ang tingnan ang lugaming anyo
nitong sa dalita'y hindi makakibo,
aakayin biglang umiyak ang puso,
kung wala nang luhang sa mata'y itulo.

37
Gaano ang awang bubugso sa dibdib
ng may karamdamang maanyong tumitig,
kung ang panambita't daing ay marinig
nang mahimasmasan ang tipon ng sakit?

38
Halos buong gubat ay nasasabugan
ng dinaing-daing lubhang malumbay,
na inuulit pa at isinisigaw
sagot sa malayo niyong alingawngaw.

39
"Ay! Laurang poo'y bakit isinuyo
sa iba ang sintang sa aki'y pangako;
at pinagliluhan ang tapat na puso,
pinaggugulan mo ng luhang tumulo?

40
"Di sinumpaan mo sa harap ng Langit
na di maglililo sa aking pag-ibig?
ipinabigay ko naman yaring dibdib,
wala sa gunita itong masasapit!

41
"Katiwala ako't ang iyong kariktan,
kapilas ng langit anaki'y matibay;
tapat ang puso mo't di nagunamgunam
na ang paglililo'y nasa kagandahan.

42
"Hindi ko akalaing iyong sasayangin
maraming luha mong ginugol sa akin;
taguring madalas na ako ang giliw,
mukha ko ang lunas sa madlang hilahil.

43
"Di kung ako'y utusang manggubat
ng hari mong ama sa alinmang Ciudad,
kung ginagawa mo ang aking sagisag,
dalawa mong mata'y nanalong ng perlas?

44
"Ang aking plumahe kung itinatahi
ang parang korales na iyong daliri,
buntunghininga mo'y nakikiugali
sa kilos ng gintong ipinananahi.

45
"Makailan Laurang sa aki'y iabot,
basa pa ng luha bandang isusuot;
ibinibigay mo ay naghihimutok,
takot masugatan sa pakikihamok.

46
"Baluti't koleto'y di mo papayagang
madampi't malapat sa aking katawan,
kundi tingnan muna't baka may kalawang
ay nanganganib kang damit ko'y marumhan.

47
"Sinisiyasat mo ang tibay at kintab
na kung sayaran man ng taga'y dumulas;
at kung malayo mang iyong minamalas,
sa gitna ng hukbo'y makilala agad.

48
"Pahihiyasan mo ang aking turbante
ng perlas, topasyo't maningning na rubi;
bukod ang magalaw na batong d'yamante,
puno ng ngalan mong isang letrang L.

49
"Hanggang ako'y wala't nakikipaghamok,
nag-aapuhap ka ng pang-aliw-loob;
manalo man ako'y kung bagong nanasok,
nakikita mo na'y may dala pang takot.

50
"Buong panganib mo'y baka nagkasugat,
di maniniwala kung di masiyasat;
at kung magkagurlis nang munti sa balat,
hinuhugasan mo ng luhang nanatak.

51
"Kung ako'y mayroong kahapisang munti,
tatanungin mo na kung ano ang sanhi;
hanggang di malining ay idinarampi
sa mga mukha ko ang rubi mong labi.

52
"Hindi ka tutugot kung di matalastas,
kakapitan mo nang mabigyan ng lunas;
dadalhin sa hardi't doon ihahanap
ng ikaaaliw sa mga bulaklak.

53
"Iyong pipitasin ang lalong marikit,
dini sa liig ko'y kusang isasabit;
tuhog na bulaklak sadyang salit-salit,
pag-uupandin mong lumbay ko'y mapaknit.

54
"At kung ang hapis ko'y hindi masawata,
sa pilikmata mo'y dadaloy ang luha;
napasaan ngayon ang gayong aruga,
sa dala kong sakit ay di iapula?

55
"Halina, Laura ko't aking kailangan
ngayon, ang lingap mo nang naunang araw;
ngayon hinihingi ang iyong pagdamay--
ang abang sinta mo'y nasa kamatayan.

56
"At ngayong malaki ang aking dalita
ay di humahanap ng maraming luha;
sukat ang kapatak na makaapula,
kung sa may pagsintang puso mo'y magmula.

57
"Katawan ko ngayo'y siyasatin, ibig,
tingnan ang sugat kong di gawa ng kalis;
hugasan ang dugong nanalong sa gitgit
sa kamay ko, paa't natataling liig.

58
"Halina, irog ko't ang damit ko'y tingnan,
ang hindi mo ibig dumamping kalawang:
kalagin ang lubid at iyong bihisan,
matinding dusa ko'y nang gumaan-gaan.

59
"Ang mga mata mo ay iyong ititig
dini sa anyo kong sadlakan ang sakit,
upang di mapigil ang takbong mabilis
niring abang buhay sa ikapapatid.

60
"Wala na Laura't ikaw na nga lamang
ang makalulunas niring kahirapan;
damhin ng kamay mo ang aking katawan
at bangkay man ako'y muling mabubuhay!

61
"Nguni, sa aba ko! Ay, sa laking hirap!
wala na si Laurang laging tinatawag!
napalayu-layo't di na lumiliyag,
ipinagkanulo ang sinta kong tapat.

62
"Sa abang kandunga'y ipinagbiyaya
ang pusong akin na at ako'y dinaya;
buong pag-ibig ko'y ipinanganyaya,
nilimot ang sinta'y sinayang ang luha.

63
"Alin pa ang hirap na di sa akin
may kamatayan pang di ko daramdamin?
ulila sa ama't inang nag-angkin,
walang kaibiga't nilimot ng giliw.

64
"Dusa sa puri kong kusang siniphayo,
palasong may lasong natirik sa puso;
habag sa ama ko'y tunod na tumimo,
ako'y sinusunog niring panibugho.

65
"Ito'y siyang una sa lahat ng hirap,
pagdaya ni Laura ang kumakamandag;
dini sa buhay ko'y siyang magsasadlak
sa libingang laan ng masamang palad.

66
"O, Konde Adolfo, inilapat mo man
sa akin ang hirap ng sansinubukan,
ang kabangisan mo'y pinasasalamatan,
ang puso ni Laura'y kung di inagaw."

67
Dito naghimutok nang kasindak-sindak
na umalingawngaw sa loob ng gubat;
tinangay ang diwa't karamadamang hawak
ng buntunghininga't luhang lumagaslas.

68
Sa puno ng kahoy na napayukayok;
ang ibig ay supil ng lubid na gapos;
bangkay na mistula't ang kulay ng burok
ng kanyang mukha'y naging puting lubos.

**Dalawang Uri ng Ama**

69
Nagkataong siyang pagdating sa gubat
ng isang gererong bayani ang tikas,
putong na turbante ay kalingas-lingas
pananamit moro sa Persyang siyudad.

70
Pinigil ang lakad at nagtanaw-tanaw,
anaki'y ninitang pagpapahingahan,
di kaginsa-ginsa'y ipinagtapunan
ang pika't adarga't nagdaop ng kamay.

71
Saka tumingala't mata'y itinirik
sa bubong ng kahoy na takip sa Langit,
istatuwa manding nakatayo'y umid,
ang buntunghininga niya'y walang patid.

72
Nang magdamdam-ngawit sa pagayong anyo,
sa puno ng isang kahoy ay umupo,
nagwikang "O palad!" sabay ang pagtulo
sa mata ng luhang anaki'y palaso.

73
Ulo'y ipinatong sa kaliwang kamay
at saka tinutop ang noo ng kanan;
isang mayroong ginugunamgunam--
isang mahalagang nalimutang bagay.

74
Malao'y humilig, nagwalang-bahala,
di rin kumakati ang batis ng luha;
sa madlang himutok ay kasalamuha
ang wikang: "Flerida'y tapos na ang tuwa!"

75
Sa balang sandali ay sinasabugan
yaong buong gubat ng maraming "Ay! Ay!"
na nakikitono sa huning mapanglaw
ng panggabing ibong doo'y nagtatahan.

76
Pamaya-maya'y nabangong nagulat,
tinangnan ang pika't sampu ng kalasag;
nalimbag sa mukha ang bangis ng furias--
"Di ko itutulot!" ang ipinahayag.

77
"At kung kay Flerida'y iba ang umagaw
at di ang ama kong dapat na igalang,
hindi ko masabi kung ang pikang tangan--
bubuga ng libo't laksang kamatayan!

78
"Bababa si Marte mula sa itaas
at kailalima'y aahon ang Parcas;
buong galit nila ay ibubulalas,
yayakagin niring kamay kong marahas!

79
"Sa kuko ng lilo'y aking aagawin
ang kabiyak niring kaluluwang angkin;
liban na kay ama, ang sinuma't alin
ay di igagalang ng tangang patalim.

80
"O, pagsintang labis ng kapangyarihan,
sampung mag-aama'y iyong nasasaklaw;
pag ikaw ang nasok sa puso ninuman,
hahamaking lahat masunod ka lamang!

81
"At yuyurakan na ang lalong dakila--
bait, katuwira'y ipanganganyaya;
buong katungkula'y wawal-ing-bahala,
sampu ng hininga'y ipauubaya.

82
"Itong kinaratnan ng palad ko linsil
salaming malinaw na sukat mahalin
ng makatatatap, nang hindi sapitin
ang kahirapan kong di makayang bathin."

83
Sa mawika ito luha'y pinaagos,
pika'y isinaksak saka naghimutok;
nagkataon namang parang isinagot
ang buntunghininga niyaong nagagapos.

84
Gerero'y namangha nang ito'y marinig,
pinagbaling-baling sa gubat ang titig;
nang walang makita'y hinintay umulit,
di man nalao'y nagbangong humibik.

85
Ang bayaning Moro'y lalo nang namaang,
"Sinong nanaghoy sa ganitong ilang?"
lumapit sa dakong pinanggagalingan
ng buntunghininga't pinakimatyagan.

86
Inabutan niya'y ang ganitong hibik:
"Ay, mapagkandiling amang iniibig!
bakit ang buhay mo'y naunang napatid,
ako'y inulila sa gitna ng sakit?

87
"Kung sa gunita ko'y pagkuru-kuruin
ang pagkahulog mo sa kamay ng taksil,
parang nakikita ang iyong narating...
parusang marahas na kalagim-lagim.

88
"At alin ang hirap na di ikakapit
sa iyo ng Konde Adolfong malupit?
ikaw ang salamin - sa Reyno - ng bait,
pagbubuntunan ka ng malaking galit.

89
"Katawan mo ama'y parang namamalas
ngayon ng bunso mong lugami sa hirap;
pinipisan-pisan at iwinawalat
ng pawa ring lilo'y berdugo ng sukab.

90
"Ang nagkahiwalay na laman mo't buto,
kamay at katawang nalayo sa ulo,
ipinaghagisan niyong mga lilo
at walang maawang naglibing na tao.

91
"Sampu ng lingkod mo't mga kaibigan
kung kampi sa lilo'y iyong nang kaaway;
ang di nagsiayo'y natatakot namang
bangkay mo'y ibao't mapaparusahan.

92
"Hanggang dito ama'y aking naririnig,
nang ang iyong ulo'y itapat sa kalis;
ang panambitan mo't dalangin sa Langit,
na ako'y maligtas sa kukong malupit.

93
"Ninanasa mo pang ako'y matabunan
ng bangkay sa gitna ng pagpapatayan,
nang huwag mahulog sa panirang kamay
ng Konde Adolfong higit sa halimaw.

94
"Pananalangin mo'y di pa nagaganap,
sa liig mo'y biglang nahulog ang tabak;
nasnaw sa bibig mong huling pangungusap
ang Adiyos bunso't buhay mo'y lumipas.

95
"Ay, amang ama ko! kung nagunamgunam--
madla mong pag-irog at pagpapalayaw,
ipinapalaso ng kapighatian--
luha niring pusong sa mata'y nunukal.

96
"Walang ikalawang ama ka sa lupa
sa anak na kandong ng pag-aaruga;
ang munting hapis kong sumungaw sa mukha,
sa habag mo'y agad nanalong ang luha.

97
"Ang lahat ng tuwa'y natapos sa akin,
sampu niring buhay ay naging hilahil;
ama ko'y hindi na malaong hihintin
ako't sa payapang baya'y yayakapin."

98
Sandaling tumigil itong nananangis,
binigyang-panahon luha'y tumagistis
niyong naawang morong nakikinig...
sa habag ay halos magputok ang dibdib.

99
Tinutop ang puso at saka nagsaysay,
"Kailan," aniya, "luha ko'y bubukal
ng habag kay ama at panghihinayang
para ng panaghoy ng nananambitan?

100
"Sa sintang inagaw ang itinatangis,
dahilan ng aking luhang nagbabatis;
yao'y nananaghoy dahil sa pag-ibig
sa amang namatay na mapagtangkilik.

101
"Kung ang walang patid na ibinabaha
ng mga mata ko'y sa hinayang mula--
sa mga palayaw ni ama't aruga--
malaking palad ko't matamis na luha.

102
"Ngunit ang nanahang maralitang tubig...
sa mukha't dibdib kong laging dumidilig,
kay ama nga galing datapuwa't sa bangis,
hindi sa andukha at pagtatangkilik.

103
"Ang matatawag kong palayaw sa akin
ng ama ko'y itong ako'y pagliluhin,
agawan ng sinta't panasa-nasaing
lumubog sa dusa't buhay ko'y makitil.

104
"May para kong anak na napanganyaya,
ang layaw sa ama'y dusa't pawang luha?
hindi nakalasap kahit munting tuwa
sa masintang inang pagdaka'y nawala!"

**Pagmamahal sa Bayan**

105
Napahinto rito'y narinig na muli
ang pananambitan niyong nakatali,
na ang wika'y "Laurang aliw niring budhi,
paalam ang abang kandong ng pighati."

106
"Lumagi ka nawa sa kaligayahan,
sa harap ng di mo esposang katipan;
at huwag mong datnin yaring kinaratnan
ng kasing nilimot at pinagliluhan.

107
"Kung nagbangis ka ma't nagsukab sa akin,
mahal ka ring lubha dini sa panimdim
at kung mangyayari hanggang sa malibing,
ang mga buto ko, kita'y sisintahin."

108
Di pa natatapos itong pangungusap,
may dalawang leong hangos ng paglakad,
siya'y tinutungo't pagsil-in ang hangad,
ngunit nangatigil pagdating sa harap.

109
Nangaawa mandi't nawalan ng bangis
sa abang sisil-ing larawan ng sakit;
nangakatingala't parang nakikinig
sa di lumilikat na tinangis-tangis.

110
Anong loob kaya nitong nagagapos,
ngayong nasa harap ang dalawang hayop,
na ang balang ngipi't kuko'y naghahandog--
isang kamatayang kakila-kilabot!

111
Di ko na masabi't luha ko'y nanatak,
nauumid yaring dilang nangungusap;
puso ko'y nanlambot sa malaking habag
sa kaawa-awang kinubkob ng hirap.

112
Sino'y di mahapis na may karamdaman
sa lagay ng gapos na kalumbay-lumbay;
lipos ng pighati saka tinutunghan
sa laman at buto niya ang hihimay!

113
Katiwala na nga itong tigib-sakit
na ang buhay niya'y tuntong na sa guhit;
nilagnat ang puso't nasira ang boses,
di na mawatasan halos itong hibik.

114
"Paalam, Albanyang pinamamayanan
ng kasam-at lupit, bangis, kaliluhan;
akong tanggulan mo'y kusa mang pinatay,
sa iyo'y malaki ang panghihinayang.

115
"Sa loob mo nawa'y huwag mamilantik
ang panirang talim ng katalong kalis;
magka-espada kang para nang binitbit
niring kinuta mong kanang matangkilik.

116
"Kinasuklaman mo ang pangako--
sa iyo'y gugulin niniyak kong dugo;
at inibig mo pang hayop ang magbubo
sa kung itanggol ka'y maubos tumulo.

117
"Pagkabata ko na'y walang inadhika
kundi paglilingkod sa iyo't kalinga;
di makailan kang babal-ing masira,
ang mga kamay ko'y siyang tumimawa.

118
"Dustang kamatayan ang bihis mong bayad;
dapuwa't sa iyo'y magpapasalamat
kung pakamahali't huwag ipahamak
ang tinatangisang giliw na nagsukab.

119
"Yaong aking Laurang hindi mapapaknit
ng kamatayan man sa tapat ng dibdib;
paalam, Bayan ko, paalam na, ibig,
magdarayang sintang di manaw na isip!

120
"Bayang walang-loob, sintang alibugha,
Adolfong malupit, Laurang magdaraya,
magdiwang na ngayo't manulos sa tuwa
at masusunod na sa akin ang nasa.

121
"Nasa harap ko na ang lalong marawal,
mabangis na lubhang lahing kamatayan;
malulubos na nga ang iyong kasam-an,
gayundin ang aking kaalipustaan.

122
"Sa abang-aba ko! diyata, O Laura...
mamamatay ako'y hindi mo na sinta!
ito ang malapit sa lahat ng dusa,
sa akin ay sino'ng mag-aalaala!

123
"Diyata't ang aking pagkapanganyaya,
di mo tatapunan ng munti mang luha;
kung yaring buhay ko'y mahimbing sa wala,
di babahaginan ng munting gunita!

124
"Guniguning ito'y lubhang makamandag,
agos na luha ko't puso ko'y maagnas
tulo kaluluwa't sa mata'y pumulas,
kayo aking dugo'y mag-unahang matak.

125
"Nang matumbasan ko ang luha, ang sakit
nitong pagkalimot ng tunay kong ibig,
huwag yaring buhay ang siyang itangis
kundi ang pagsintang lubos na naamis."

**Pagliligtas ni Aladin kay Florante**

126
Sa tinaghuy-taghoy na kasindak-sindak,
gerero'y hindi na napigil ang habag,
tinunton ang boses at siyang hinanap,
patalim ang siyang nagbukas ng landas.

127
Dawag na masinsi'y naglagi-lagitik
sa dagok ng lubhang matalas na kalis;
moro'y di tumugot hanggang di nasapit
ang binubukalan ng maraming tangis.

128
Anyong pantay-mata ang lagay ng araw
niyong pagkatungo sa kalulunuran;
siyang pagkataas sa kinalalagyan
nitong nagagapos na kahambal-hambal.

129
Nang malapit siya't abutin ng sulyap
ang sa pagkatali'y linigid ng hirap,
nawalan ng diwa't luha'y lumagaslas,
katawan at puso'y nagapos ng habag.

130
Malaong natigil na di nakakibo,
hininga'y hinabol na ibig lumayo;
matutulog disin sa habag ang dugo,
kundangan nagbangis leong nangagtayo.

131
Naakay ng gutom at gawing manila,
nag-uli sa ganid at nawalang-awa;
handa na ang ngipi't kukong bagong hasa
at pagsasabayan ang gapos ng iwa.

132
Tanang balahibo'y pinapangalisag,
nanindig ang buntot na nakagugulat;
sa bangis ng anyo at nginasab-ngasab,
Puryang nagngangalit ang siyang katulad.

133
Nagtaas ang kamay at nangakaakma
sa katawang gapos ang kukong pansira;
nang darakmain na'y siyang pagsagasa
niyong bagong Marteng lumitaw sa lupa.

134
Inusig ng taga ang dalawang leon,
si Apolo mandin sa Serp'yente Piton;
walang bigong kilos na di nababaon
ang lubhang bayaning tabak na pamutol.

135
Kung ipamilantik ang kanang pamatay
at saka isalag ang pang-adyang kamay,
maliliksing leon ay nangalilinlang,
kaya di nalao'y nangagumong bangkay.

136
Nang magtagumpay ang gererong bantog
sa nangakalabang mabangis na hayop,
luha'y tumutulong kinalag ang gapos
ng kaawa-awang iniwan ng loob.

137
Halos nabibihay sa habag ang dibdib,
dugo'y nang matingnang nunukal sa gitgit;
sa pagkalag niyang maliksi'y nainip
sa siga-sigalot na madlang bilibid.

138
Kaya ang ginawa'y inagapayanan,
katawang malatang parang bagang bangkay;
at minsang pinatid ng espadang tangan
walang awang lubid na lubhang matibay.

139
Umupo't kinalong na naghihimutok,
katawang sa dusa hininga'y natulog;
hinaplos ang mukha't dibdib ay tinuptop,
nasa ng gerero'y pagsaulang-loob.

140
Doon sa pagtitig sa pagkalungayngay
na kanilang kalong kalumbay-lumbay,
nininilay niya at pinagtatakhan
ang dikit ng kiyas at kinasapitan.

141
Namamangha naman ang magandang kiyas,
kasing-isa't ayon sa bayaning tikas;
mawiwili disin ang iminamalas
na mata, kandungan sa malaking habag.

142
Gulung-gulong lubha ang kaniyang loob,
nguni't napayapa ng anyong kumilos
itong abang kandong na kalunus-lunos,
nagising ang buhay na nakakatulog.

143
Sa pagkalungayngay mata'y idinilat,
himutok ang unang bati sa liwanag;
sinundan ng taghoy na kahabag-habag;
"Nasaan ka Laura sa ganitong hirap?"

144
"Halina, giliw ko't gapos ko'y kalagin,
kung mamatay ako'y gunitain mo rin."
pumikit na muli't napatid ang daing,
sa may kandong namang takot na sagutin.

145
Ipinanganganib ay baka mabigla,
magtuloy mapatid hiningang mahina;
hinintay na lubos niyang mapayapa
ang loob ng kandong na lipos-dalita.

146
Nang muling mamulat ang nagitlaanan,
"Sino? sa aba ko't nasa Morong kamay!"
ibig na iigtad ang lunong katawan,
nang hindi mangyari'y nagngalit na lamang.

147
Sagot ng gerero'y "Huwag kang manganib
sumapayapa ka't mag-aliw ng dibdib;
ngayo'y ligtas ka na sa lahat ng sakit,
may kalong sa iyo ang nagtatangkilik.

148
"Kung nasusuklam ka sa aking kandungan,
lason sa puso mo ang hindi binyagan
nakukutya akong di ka saklolohan
sa iyong nasapit na napakarawal.

149
"Ipinahahayag ng pananamit mo,
taga-Albanya ka at ako'y Persyano;
ikaw ay kaaway ng baya't sekta ko,
sa lagay mo ngayo'y magkatoto tayo.

150
"Moro ako'y lubos na taong may dibdib
at nasasaklaw rin ng utos ng Langit;
dine sa puso ko'y kusang natititik-
natural na ley-ing sa aba't mahapis.

151
"Anong gagawin ko'y aking napakinggan
ang iyong pagtaghoy na kalumbay-lumbay,
gapos na nakita't pamumutiwanan
ng dalawang ganid, ng bangis na tangan."

152
Nagbuntunghininga itong abang kalong
at sa umaaaliw na Moro'y tumugon,
"Kung di mo kinalag sa puno ng kahoy,
nalibing na ako sa tiyan ng leon.

153
"Payapa na naman disin yaring dibdib,
napagkikilalang kaaway kang labis;
at di binayaang nagkapatid-patid
ang aking hiningang kamataya't sakit.

154
"Itong iyong awa'y di ko hinahangad,
patayin mo ako'y siyang pitang habag;
di mo tanto yaring binabatang hirap,
na ang kamatayan ang buhay kong hanap."

155
Dito napahiyaw sa malaking hapis
ang Morong may awa't luha'y tumagistis;
siyang itinugon sa wikang narinig
at sa panlulumo'y kusang napahilig.

156
Anupa't kapwa hindi nakakibo
di nangakalaban sa damdam ng puso;
parang walang malay hanggang sa magtago't
humilig sa Pebo sa hihigang ginto.

157
May awang gerero ay sa maramdaman,
malamlam na sinag sa gubat ay nanaw,
tinunton ang landas na pinagdaanan,
dinala ang kalong sa pinanggalingan.

158
Doon sa naunang hinintuang dako
nang masok sa gubat ang bayaning Moro,
sa isang malapad, malinis na bato,
kusang pinagyaman ang lugaming pangko.

159
Kumuha ng munting baong makakain,
ang nagdaralita'y inamong tumikim,
kahit umaayaw ay nahikayat din
ng sabing malambot na pawang pang-aliw.

160
Naluwag-luwagan ang panghihingapos,
sapagka't naawas sa pagkadayukdok,
hindi kinukusa'y tantong nakatulog,
sa sinapupunan ng gererong bantog.

161
Ito'y di umidlip sa buong magdamag,
sa pag-aalaga'y nagbata ng puyat;
ipinanganganib ay baka makagat
ng ganid na madlang nagkalat sa gubat.

162
Tuwing magigising sa magaang tulog,
itong lipos-hirap ay naghihimutok,
pawang tumitirik na anaki'y tunod
sa dibdib ng Morong may habag at lunos.

163
Nang magmamadaling-araw ay nahimbing,
munting napayapa sa dalang hilahil;
hanggang sa Aurorang itaboy ang dilim,
walang binitiwang himutok at daing.

164
Ito ang dahilang ipinagkasundo,
limang karamdamang parang hinahalo;
ikinatiwasay ng may dusang puso,
lumakas na muli ang katawang hapo.

165
Kaya't nang isabog sa sansinukuban
ang doradong buhok ng masayang araw,
nagbangong hinaho't pinasalamatan
sa Langit ang bagong lakas ng katawan.

166
Sabihin ang tuwa ng gererong hayag,
ang abang kinalong ay biglang niyakap;
kung nang una'y nukal ang luha sa habag,
ngayo'y sa galak na ang inilagaslas.

167
Kapos ang dila kong magsaysay ng laki
ng pasasalamat nitong kinandili;
kundangan ang dusa'y sa nawalang kasi
ay napawi disin sa tuwang umali.

168
Sapagka't ang dusang mula sa pag-ibig
kung kahit mangyaring lumayo sa dibdib,
kisapmata lamang ay agad babalik
at magdaragdag pa sa una ng bangis.

169
Kaya hindi pa rin halos dumadapo
ang tuwa sa lamad ng may dusang puso
ay itinakwil na ang dalitang lalo
at ang tunod niya'y siyang itinimo.

170
Niyapos na muli ang dibdib ng dusa,
hirap yatang bathin ng sakit sa sinta!
dangan inaaliw ng Moro sa Persya,
natuluyang nanaw ang tangang hininga.

171
"Iyong natatanto ang aking paglingap,"
anitong Persyano sa nababagabag;
"mula ng hirap mo'y ibig kong magtatap
at nang kung may daa'y malagyan ng lunas."

172
Tugon ng may dusa'y "di lamang ang mula
niring dalita ko ang isasalita,
kundi sampung buhay sapul sa pagkabata,
nang maganapan ko ang hingi mo't nasa."

173
Nupong nag-agapay sa puno ng kahoy
ang may dalang habag at lipos-linggatong,
saka sinalitang luha'y bumabalong,
buong naging buhay hanggang naparool.

**Ang Kabataan ni Florante**

174
"Sa isang dukado ng Albanyang syudad
doon ko nakita ang unang liwanag,
yaring katauha'y utang kong tinanggap
sa Duke Briseo, ay ama kong liyag!

175
"(Ngayon nariyan ka sa payapang bayan,
sa harap ng aking inang minamahal,
Prinsesa Florescang esposa mong hirang,
tanggap ang luha kong sa mata'y nunukal.)

176
"Bakit naging tao ako sa Albanya,
bayan ng ama ko, at di sa Krotona,
masayang Siyudad na lupa ni ina?
disin ang buhay ko'y di lubhang nagdusa?

177
"Ang dukeng ama ko'y pribadong tanungan
ng Haring Linceo sa anumang bagay;
pangalawang puno ng sangkaharian,
may gintong ugali at iginagalang.

178
"Kung sa kabaita'y uliran ng lahat
at sa katapanga'y pang-ulo sa syudad;
walang kasindunong magmahal sa anak,
umakay, magturo sa gagawing dapat.

179
"Naririnig ko pa halos hanggang ngayon,
malayaw na tawag ng ama kong poon.
noong ako'y batang kinakandung-kandong,
taguring Floranteng bulaklak kong bugtong.

180
"Ito ang ngalan ko mulang pagkabata,
nagisnan sa ama't inang nag-andukha;
pamagat na ambil sa lumuha-luha
at kayakap-yakap ng madlang dalita.

181
"Buong kamusmusa'y di na sasalitin,
walang may halagang nangyari sa akin
kundi nang sanggol pa'y kusang daragitin
ng isang buwitreng ibong sadyang sakim.

182
"Ang sabi ni ina ako'y natutulog
sa bahay sa kintang malapit sa bundok;
pumasok ang ibong pang-amoy ay abot
hanggang tatlong legwas sa patay na hayop.

183
"Sa sinigaw-sigaw ng ina kong mutya,
nasok ang pinsan kong sa Epiro mula;
ngala'y Menalipo-may taglay na pana--
tinudla ang ibo't namatay na bigla.

184
"Isang araw namang bagong lumalakad,
noo'y naglalaro sa gitna ng salas
may nasok na Arco't biglang sinambilat
Kupidong diamanteng sa dibdib ko'y hiyas.

185
"Nang tumuntong ako sa siyam na taon,
palaging gawa ko'y mag-aliw sa burol;
sakbat ang palaso't ang busog na kalong,
pumatay ng hayop, mamana ng ibon.

186
"Sa tuwing umagang bagong naglalatag
ang anak ng araw ng masayang sinag,
naglilibang ako sa tabi ng gubat,
madla ang kaakbay ng mga alagad.

187
"Hanggang sa tingal-in ng sandaigdigan
ang mukha ni Pebong hindi matitigan
ay sinasagap ko ang kaligayahang
handog niyong hindi maramot na parang.

188
"Aking tinitipon ang ikinakalat
na masayang bango ng mga bulaklak,
inaaglahi ko ang laruang palad,
mahinhing amiha't ibong lumilipad.

189
"Kung ako'y mayroong matanaw na hayop
sa tinitingalang malapit na bundok,
biglang ibibinit ang pana sa busog,
sa minsang tudla ko'y pilit matutuhog.

190
"Tanang samang lingkod ay nag-aagawan,
unang makarampot ng aking napatay;
ang tinik sa dawag ay di dinaramdam,
palibhasa'y tuwa ang nakaakay.

191
"Sukat maligaya sinumang manood
sa sinuling-suling ng sama kong lingkod;
at kung masunduan ang bangkay ng hayop,
ingay ng hiyawan sa loob ng tumok.

192
"Ang laruang busog ay kung pagsawaan,
uupo sa tabi ng matuling bukal,
at mananalamin sa linaw ng kristal
sasagap ng lamig na iniaalay.

193
"Dito'y mawiwili sa mahinhing tinig
ang nangagsasayang Nayades sa batis;
taginting ng Lirang katono ng awit,
mabisang pamawi sa lumbay ng dibdib.

194
"Sa tamis ng tinig na kahalak-halak
ng nag-aawitang masasayang Nimfas
naaanyayahan sampung lumilipad--
sarisaring ibong agawan ng dilag.

195
Kaya nga't sa sanga ng kahoy na duklay,
sa mahal na batis na iginagalang
ng bulag na Hentil ay nagluluksuhan,
ibo'y nakikinig ng pag-aawitan.

196
"Anhin kong saysayin ang tinamong tuwa
ng kabataan ko't malawig na lubha;
pag-ibig ni ama'y siyang naging mula,
lisanin ko yaong gubat na payapa.

197
"Pag-ibig anaki'y aking nakilala,
di dapat palakhin ang bata sa saya;
at sa katuwaa'y kapag namihasa,
kung lumaki'y walang hihinting ginhawa.

198
"Sapagka't ang mundo'y bayan ng hinagpos,
mamamaya'y sukat tibayan ang dibdib;
lumaki sa tuwa'y walang pagtitiis...
anong ilalaban sa dahas ng sakit?

199
"Ang taong magawi sa ligaya't aliw,
mahina ang puso't lubhang maramdamin;
inaakala pa lamang ang hilahil
na daratni'y, di na matutuhang bathin.

200
"Para ng halamang lumaki sa tubig,
daho'y malalanta munting di madilig;
ikinaluluoy ang sandaling init,
gayundin ang pusong sa tuwa'y maniig.

201
"Munting kahirapa'y mamalakhing dala,
dibdib palibhasa'y di gawing magbata;
ay bago sa mundo'y bawat kisapmata,
nang tao'y mayroong sukat ipagdusa.

202
"Ang laki sa layaw karaniwa'y hubad
sa bait at muni't sa hatol ay salat;
masaklap na bunga ng maling paglingap,
habag ng magulang sa irog na anak.

203
"Sa taguring bunso't likong pagmamahal,
ang isinasama ng bata'y nunukal;
ang iba marahil sa kapabayaan
ng dapat magturong tamad na magulang.

204
"Ang lahat ng ito'y kay amang talastas,
kaya nga ang luha ni ina'y hinamak;
at ipinadaka ako sa Atenas--
bulag na isip ko'y nang doon mamulat."

**Buhay sa Atenas**

205
"Pag-aaral sa akin ay ipinatungkol
sa isang mabait, maestrong marunong;
lahi ni Pitaco--ngala'y si Antenor--
lumbay ko'y sabihin nang dumating doon.

206
"May sambuwan halos na di nakakain,
luha sa mata ko'y di mapigil-pigil,
nguni't napayapa sa laging pag-aliw
ng bunying maestrong may kupkop sa akin.

207
"Sa dinatnan doong madlang nag-aaral
kaparis kong bata't kabaguntauhan,
isa'y si Adolfong aking kababayan,
anak niyong Konde Silenong marangal.

208
"Ang kaniyang tao'y labis ng dalawa
sa dala kong edad na lalabing-isa;
siyang pinopoon ng buong eskwela,
marunong sa lahat na magkakasama.

209
"Mahinhin ang asal na hindi magaso
at kung lumakad pa'y palaging patungo
mabining mangusap at walang katalo,
lapastanganin ma'y hindi nabubuyo.

210
"Anupa't sa bait ay siyang huwaran
ng nagkakatipong nagsisipag-aral;
sa gawa at wika'y di mahuhulihan
ng munting panira sa magandang asal.

211
"Ni ang katalasan ng aming maestro
at pagkabihasa sa lakad ng mundo
ay hindi natarok ang lihim at tungo
ng pusong malihim nitong si Adolfo.

212
"Akong pagkabata'y ang kinamulatan
kay ama'y ang bait na di paimbabaw,
yaong namumunga ng kaligayahan,
nanakay sa pusong suyui't igalang.

213
"Sa pinagtatakhan ng buong eskwela
bait ni Adolfong ipinakikita,
di ko malasapan ang haing ligaya
ng magandang asal ng ama ko't ina.

214
"Puso ko'y ninilag na siya'y giliwin,
aywan nga kung bait at naririmarim;
si Adolfo nama'y gayundin sa akin,
nararamdaman ko kahit lubhang lihim.

215
"Araw ay natakbo at ang kabataan
sa pag-aaral ko sa aki'y nananaw;
bait ko'y luminis at ang karunungan,
ang bulag kong isip ay kusang dinamtan.

216
"Natarok ang lalim ng pilosopiya,
aking natutuhan ang astrolohiya,
natantong malinis ang kataka-taka
at mayamang dunong ng matematika.

217
"Sa loob ng anim na taong lumakad,
itong tatlong dunong ay aking nayakap;
tanang kasama ko'y nagsipanggilalas,
sampu ng maestrong tuwa'y dili hamak.

218
"Ang pagkatuto ko anaki'y himala,
sampu ni Adolfong naiwan sa gitna;
maingay na pamang tagapamalita,
sa buong Atenas ay gumala-gala.

219
"Kaya nga at ako ang naging hantungan,
tungo ng salita ng tao sa bayan;
mulang bata't hanggang katanda-tandaan
ay nakatalastas ng aking pangalan.

220
"Dito na nahubdan ang kababayan ko
ng hiram na bait na binalatkayo;
kahinhinang-asal na pakitang-tao,
nakilalang hindi bukal kay Adolfo.

221
"Natanto ng lahat na kaya nanamit
niyong kabaitang di taglay sa dibdib
ay nang maragdag pa sa talas ng isip
itong kapurihang mahinhi't mabait.

222
"Ang lihim na ito'y kaya nahalata,
dumating ang araw ng pagkakatuwa;
kaming nag-aaral baguntao't bata,
sarisaring laro ang minunakala.

223
"Minulan ang gali sa pagsasayawan,
ayon sa musika't awit na saliwan;
larong buno't arnis na kinakitaan
na kani-kaniyang liksi't karunungan.

224
"Saka inilabas namin ang trahedya
ng dalawang apo ng tunay na ina
at mga kapatid ng nag-iwing amang
anak at esposo ng Reyna Yocasta.

225
"Papel ni Eteocles ang naging tungkol ko
at si Polinice nama'y kay Adolfo;
isang kaeswela'y siyang nag-Adrasto
at ang nag-Yocasta'y bunying si Minandro.

226
"Ano'y nang mumulan ang unang batalya
ay ang aming papel ang nagkakabaka,
nang dapat sabihing ako'y kumilala't
siya'y kapatid kong kay Edipong bunga.

227
"Nanlisik ang mata'y ang ipinagsaysay
ay hindi ang ditsong nasa orihinal,
kundi ang winika'y 'Ikaw na umagaw
ng kapurihan ko'y dapat kang mamatay!'

228
"Hinanduolong ako, sabay nitong wika,
ng patalim niyang pamatay na handa,
dangan nakaiwas ako'y nabulagta
sa tatlong mariing binitiwang taga.

229
"Ako'y napahiga sa inilag-ilag,
sinabayang bigla ng tagang malakas;
(salamat sa iyo, O Minandrong liyag,
kundi ang liksi mo, buhay ko'y nautas!)

230
"Nasalag ang dagok na kamatayan ko,
lumipad ang tanging kalis ni Adolfo;
siyang pagpagitan ng aming maestro
at nawalang-diwang kasama't katoto.

231
"Anupa't natapos yaong katuwaan
sa pangingilabot at kapighatian;
si Adolfo'y di na namin nabukasan,
noon di'y nahatid sa Albanyang bayan.

232
"Naging santaon pa ako sa Atenas,
hinintay ang loob ng ama kong liyag;
sa aba ko't noo'y tumanggap ng sulat
na ang balang letra'y iwang may kamandag.

233
"Gunamgunam na di napagod humapis,
di ka naianod ng luhang mabilis;
iyong ginugulo ang bait ko't isip
at di mo payagang payapa ang dibdib!

234
"(Kamandag kang lagak niyong kamatayan
ng sintang ina ko'y di nagpakundangan;
sinasariwa mo ang sugat na lalang
na aking tinanggap na palasong liham!)

235
"(Tutulungan kita ngayong magpalala
ng hapdi sa pusong di ko maapula;
namatay si ina'y laking dalita,
ito sa buhay ko ang unang umiwa.)

236
"Patay na dinampot sa aking pagbasa
niyong letrang titik ng bikig na pluma;
diyata, ama ko, at nakasulat ka
ng pamatid-buhay sa anak na sinta!

237
"May dalawang oras na nakamalay
ng pagkatao ko't ng kinalalagyan;
dangan sa kalinga ng kasamang tanan
ay di mo na ako nakasalitaan.

238
"Nang mahimasmasa'y narito ang sakit,
dalawa kong mata'y naging parang batis;
at ang Ay! ay, ina! kung kaya napatid
ay nakalimutan ang paghingang gipit.

239
"Sa panahong yao'y ang buo kong damdam
ay nanaw sa akin ang sandaigdigan;
nag-iisa ako sa gitna ng lumbay
ang kinakabaka'y sarili kong buhay.

240
"Hinamak ng aking pighating mabangis
ang sa maestro kong pang-aliw na boses;
ni ang luhang tulong ng samang may hapis
ay di nakaawas sa pasan kong sakit.

241
"Baras na matuwid ay nilapastangan
ng lubhang marahas na kapighatian;
at sa isang titig ng palalong lumbay,
diwa'y lumipad, niring katiisan.

242
"Anupa't sa bangis ng dusang bumugso,
minamasarap kong mutok yaring puso;
at nang ang kamandag na nakapupuno,
sumamang dumaloy sa agos ng dugo.

243
"May dalawang buwang hindi nakatikim
ako ng linamnam ng payapa't aliw;
ikalawang sulat ni ama'y dumating,
sampu ng sasakyang sumundo sa akin.

244
"Saad sa kalatas ay biglang lumuhan
at ako'y umuwi sa Albanyang bayan;
sa aking maestrong nang nagpapaalam,
aniya'y 'Florante, bilin ko'y tandaan.

245
"Huwag malilingat at pag-ingatan mo
ang higanting handa ni Konde Adolfo;
pailag-ilagang parang basilisko,
sukat na ang titig na matay sa iyo.

246
"Kung ang isalubong sa iyong pagdating
ay masayang mukha't may pakitang-giliw,
lalong pag-ingata't kaaway na lihim,
siyang isaisip na kakabakahin.

247
"Dapuwa't huwag kang magpapahalata,
tarok mo ang lalim ng kaniyang nasa;
ang sasandatahi'y lihim na ihanda,
nang may ipagtanggol sa araw ng digma.'

248
"Nang mawika ito, luha'y bumalisbis
at ako'y niyakap na pagkahigpit-higpit;
huling tagubilin: 'bunso'y katitiis
at hinihintay ka ng maraming sakit.

249
"At mumulan mo na ang pakikilaban
sa mundong bayaning punong kaliluhan.'
hindi na natapos at sa kalumbayan,
pinigil ang dila niyang nagsasaysay.

250
"Nagkabitiw kaming malumbay kapuwa,
tanang kaeskwela--mata'y lumuluha;
si Minandro'y labis ang pagdaralita,
palibhasa'y tapat na kapuwa bata.

251
"Sa pagkakalapat ng balikat namin,
ang mutyang katoto'y di bumitiw-bitiw
hanggang tinulutang sumama sa akin
ng aming maestrong kaniyang amain.

252
"Yaong paalama'y anupa't natapos
sa pagsasaliwan ng madlang himutok;
at sa kaingaya't gulo ng adiyos,
ang buntunghininga ay nakikisagot.

253
"Magpahanggang daong ay nagsipatnubay
ang aking maestro't kasamang iiwan;
umihip ang hangi't agad nahiwalay
sa Pasig Atenas ang aming sasakyan."

**Pag-uwi ni Florante sa Albanya**

254
"Bininit sa busog ang siyang katulad
ng tulin ng aming daong sa paglayag,
kaya di naglaon paa ko'y yumapak
sa dalampasigan ng Albanya Syudad.

255
"Pag-ahon ko'y agad nagtulo sa Kinta,
di humihiwalay katotong sinta;
paghalik sa kamay ng poon kong ama,
lumala ang sakit nang dahil kay ina.

256
"Nagdurugong muli ang sugat ng puso,
humigit sa una ang dusang bumugso;
nawikang kasunod ng luhang tumulo:
Ay, Ama! kasabay ng bating Ay, bunso.

257
"Anupa'y ang aming buhay na mag-ama,
nayapos ng bangis ng sing-isang dusa;
kami ay dinatnang nagkakayakap pa
niyong embahador ng Bayang Krotona.

258
"Nakapanggaling na sa Palasyo Real
at ipinagsabi sa hari ang pakay;
dala'y isang sulat sa ama kong hirang,
titik ng monarkong kaniyang biyenan.

259
"Humihinging tulong at nasa pangamba,
ang Krotonang Reyno'y kubkob ng kabaka;
ang puno ng hukbo'y balita ng sigla--
Heneral Osmalic na bayaning Persya.

260
"Ayon sa balita'y pangalawa ito
ng Prinsipe niyang bantog sa sangmundo--
Alading kilabot ng mga gerero,
iyong kababayang hinahangaan ko."

261
Dito napangiti ang Morong kausap,
sa nagsasalita'y tumugong banayad;
aniya'y "Bihirang balita'y magtapat,
kung magkatotoo ma'y marami ang dagdag.

262
"At saka madalas ilala ng tapang
ay ang guniguning takot ng kalaban;
ang isang gererong palaring magdiwang,
mababalita na at pangingilagan.

263
"Kung sa katapanga'y bantog si Aladin,
may buhay rin namang sukat na makitil;
iyong matatantong kasimpantay mo rin
sa kasam-ang-palad at dalang hilahil."

264
Sagot ni Florante, "Huwang ding maparis
ang gererong bantog sa palad kong amis;
at sa kaaway ma'y di ko ninanais
ang laki ng dusang aking napagsapit.

265
"Natanto ni ama ang gayong sakuna-
sa Krotonang Baya'y may balang sumira,
ako'y isinama't humarap na bigla
sa Haring Linceong may gayak nang digma.

266
"Kami ay bago pang nanakyat sa hagdan
ng palasyong batbat ng hiyas at yaman
ay sumasalubong na ang haring marangal,
niyakap si ama't noo'y kinamayan.

267
"Ang wika'y 'O Duke, ang kiyas na ito
ang siyang kamukha ng bunying gerero;
aking napangarap na sabi sa iyo,
magiging haligi ng setro ko't reyno.

268
"Sino ito't saan nanggaling na syudad'
ang sagot ni ama...'ay bugtong kong anak
na inihahandog sa mahal mong yapak,
ibilang sa isang basalyo't alagad.'

269
"Namangha ang hari at niyakap ako,
'Mabuting panahon itong pagdating mo;
ikaw ang heneral ng hukbong dadalo
sa Bayang Krotonang kinubkob ng Moro.

270
"Patotohanan mong hindi iba't ikaw
ang napangarap kong gererong matapang
na maglalathala sa sansinukuban
ng kapurihan ko at kapangyarihan.

271
"Iyong kautangan paroong mag-adya
nuno mo ang hari sa Bayang Krotona;
dugo kang mataas ay dapat kumita
ng sariling dangal at bunyi ng gyera.'

272
"Sapagkat matuwid ang sa haring saysay,
umayon si ama, kahit mapait man,
na agad masubo sa pagpapatayan
ang kabataan ko't di kabihasaan.

273
"Ako'y walang sagot na naipahayag
kundi Haring poo't nagdapa sa yapak;
nang aking hahagkan ang mahal na bakas,
kusang itinindig at muling niyakap.

274
"Nag-upuan kami't saka nagpanayam
ng balabalaki't may halagang bagay,
nang sasalitin ko ang pinagdaanan
sa Bayang Atenas na pinanggalingan.

275
"Siyang pamimitak at kusang nagsabog
ng ningning ang talang kaagaw ni Venus--
Anaki ay bagong umahon sa bubog,
buhok ay naglugay sa perlas na batok.

276
"Tuwang pangalawa kung hindi man langit
ang itinatapon ng mahinhing titig;
O, ang luwalhating buko ng ninibig
pain ni Cupidong walang makarakip.

277
"Liwanag ng mukha'y walang pinag-ibhan
kay Pebo kung anyong bagong sumisilang;
katawang butihin ay timbang na timbang
at mistulang ayon sa hinhin ng asal.

278
"Sa kaligayaha'y ang nakakaayos--
bulaklak na bagong winahi ng hamog;
anupa't sinumang palaring manood,
patay o himala kung hindi umirog.

279
"Ito ay si Laurang ikinasisira
ang pag-iisip ko tuwing magunita,
at dahil sa tanang himutok at luha--
itinotono ko sa pagsasalita.

280
"Anak ni Linceong Haring napahamak,
at kinabukasan ng aking pagliyag;
(Bakit itinulot, Langit na mataas...
na mapanood ko kung di ako dapat!)

281
"(O Haring Linceo, kung di mo pinilit
na sa salitaan nati'y makipanig,
ang buhay ko disi'y hindi nagkasakit
ngayong pagliluhan ng anak mong ibig!)

282
"Hindi katoto ko't si Laura'y di taksil,
aywan ko kung ano't lumimot sa akin!
ang palad ko'y siyang alipusta't linsil,
di laang magtamo ng tuwa sa giliw.

283
"(Makakapit kaya ang gawang magsukab
sa pinakayaman ng langit sa dilag?
kagandaha'y bakit di makapagkalag
ng pagkakapatid sa maglilong lakad?)

284
"(Kung nalalagay ka, ang mamatuwirin,
sa laot ng madlang sukat ipagtaksil,
dili ang dangal mong dapat na lingapin,
mahigit sa walang kagandaha't ningning?)

285
"(Ito ay hamak pa bagang sumansala
ng karupukan mo at gawing masama,
kung ano ang taas ng pagkadakila,
siya ring lagapak naman kung marapa.)

286
"O bunying gererong naawa sa akin,
pagsilang na iyong nabagong bituin,
sa pagkakita ko'y sabay ang paggiliw,
inagaw ang pusong sa ina ko'y hain.

287
"Anupa't ang luhang sa mata'y nanagos
nang pagkaulila sa ina kong irog,
natungkol sa sinta't puso'y nangilabot,
baka di marapat sa gayong alindog.

288
"Hindi ko makita ang patas na wika
sa kaguluhan ko't pagkawalang-diwa,
nang makiumpok na'y ang aking salita,
anhin mang tuwiran ay nagkakalisya.

289
"Nang malutas yaong pagsasalitaan
ay wala na akong kamaharlikahan;
kaluluwa'y gulo't puso'y nadadarang
sa ningas ng sintang bago kong natikman.

290
"Tatlong araw noong piniging ng hari
sa palasyo real na sa yama't bunyi
ay di nakausap ang punong pighati
na inaasahang iluluwalhati.

291
"Dito ko natikman ang lalong hinagpis,
higit sa dalitang naunang tiniis;
at binulaan ko ang lahat ng sakit
kung sa kahirapan mula sa pag-ibig.

292
"Salamat at noong sa kinabukasan,
hukbo ko'y lalakad sa Krotonang Bayan,
sandaling pinalad na nakapanayam
ang prinsesang bumihag niring katauhan.

293
"Ipinahayag ko ng wikang mairog,
ng buntunghininga, luha at himutok,
ang matinding sintang ikinalulunod
magpahanggang ngayon ng buhay kong kapos.

294
"Ang pusong matibay ng himalang dikit,
nahambal sa aking malumbay na hibik;
dangan ang kaniyang katutubong bait
ay humadlang disin sinta ko'y nabihis.

295
"Nguni't kung oo'y di man binitiwan,
naliwanagan din sintang nadirimlan;
at sa pagpanaw ko ay pinabaunan
ng may hiyang perlas na sa mata'y nukal.

296
"Dumating ang bukas ng aking pag-alis,
sino ang sasayod ng bumugsong sakit?
dini sa puso ko'y alin ang hinagpis
na hindi nagtimo ng kaniyang kalis?

297
"May sakit pa kayang lalalo ng tindi
na ang sumisinta'y mawalay sa kasi?
guniguni lamang di na ang mangyari,
sukat ikalugmok ng pusong bayani.

298
"(O, nangag-aalay ng mabangong suob
sa dakilang altar ni kupidong diyos,
sa dusa ko'y kayo ang nakatatarok
noong maulila sa Laura kong irog!)"

**Ang Pakikipagsapalaran ni Florante**

299
"At kung hindi luhang pabaon sa akin,
namatay na muna bago ko naatim;
dusang di lumikat hanggang sa dumating
sa Bayang Krotonang kubkob ng hilahil.

300
"Kuta'y lulugso na sa bayong madalas
ng mga makinang talagang pangwalat,
siyang paglusob ko't ng hukbong akibat,
ginipit ang digmang kumubkob sa syudad.

301
"Dito'y ang masidhing lubhang kamatayan
at Parkas Atropos ay nagdamdam-pagal
sa paggapas nila't pagkitil ng buhay
ng naghihingalong sa dugo'y naglutang.

302
"Makita ng piling Heneral Osmalic
ang aking marahaas na pamimiyapis,
pitong susong hanay na dulo ng kalis,
winahi ng tabak nang ako'y masapit.

303
"Sa kaliwa't kanan niya'y nalaglag
mga soldados kong pawang mararahas;
lumapit sa aking mata'y nagniningas,
Halika, aniya't kita ang maglamas.

304
"Limang oras kaming hindi naghiwalay,
hanggang sa nahapo ang bato ng tapang;
nagluksa ang langit nang aking mapatay...
habag sa gererong sa mundo'y tinakpan.

305
"Siya nang pagsilid ng pangingilabot
sa kalabang hukbong parag sinasalot
ng pamuksang tabak na Minandrong bantog...
ang kampo't biktorya'y napa-aming lubos.

306
"Tagumpay na ito'y pumawi ng lumbay
ng mga nakubkob ng kasakunaan;
panganib sa puso'y naging katuwaan,
ang pinto ng syudad pagdaka'y nabuksan.

307
"Sinalubong kami ng haring dakila,
kasama ang buong bayang natimawa;
ang pasasalamat ay di maapula
sa di magkawastong nagpupuring dila.

308
"Yaong bayang hapo't bagong nakatighaw
sa nagbalang bangis ng mga kaaway,
sa pagkatimawa ay nag-aagawang,
malapit sa aki't damit ko'y mahagkan.

309
"Sa lakas ng hiyaw ng Pamang matabil,
vivang dugtung-dugtong ay nakikisaliw;
ang gulong salamat, nagtanggol sa amin--
dininig sa langit ng mga bituin.

310
"Lalo ang tuwa nang ako'y matatap
na apo ng hari nilang nililiyag;
ang monarko nama'y di-munti ang galak,
luha ang nagsabi ng ligayang ganap.

311
"Nagsiakyat kami sa palasyong bantog
at nangapahinga ang soldadong pagod;
datapwa't ang baya'y tatlong araw halos
na nakalimutan ang gawaing pagtulog.

312
"Sa ligaya namin ng nuno kong hari,
nakapagitan din ang lilong pighati;
at ang pagkamatay ng ina kong pili,
malaon nang lanta'y nanariwang muli.

313
"Dito naniwala ang bata kong loob
na sa mundo'y walang katuwaang lubos;
sa minsang ligaya't tali nang nakasunod--
makapitong lumbay o hanggang matapos.

314
"Naging limang buwan ako sa Krotona
nagpilit bumalik sa Reynong Albanya;
di sinong susumang sa akay ng sinta
kung ang tinutungo'y lalo't isang Laura?

315
"Sa gayong katulin ng aming paglakad,
naiinip ako't ang nasa'y lumipad;
aba't nang matanaw ang muog ng syudad,
kumutob sa aking puso'y lalong hirap!

316
"Kaya pala gayo'y ang nawawagayway
sa kuta'y hindi na bandilang binyagan,
kundi Medialuna't reyno'y nasalakay
ni Alading salot ng pasuking bayan.

317
"Ang akay kong hukbo'y kusang pinahimpil
sa paa ng isang bundok na mabangin,
di kaginsa-ginsa'y natanawan namin,
pulutong ng Morong lakad ay mahinhin.

318
"Isang binibini ang gapos na taglay
na sa damdam nami'y tangkang pupugutan;
ang puso ko'y lalong naipit ng lumbay
sa gunitang baka si Laura kong buhay.

319
"Kaya di napigil ang akay ng loob
at ang mga Moro'y bigla kong nilusob;
palad nang tumakbo at hindi natapos
sa aking pamuksang kalis na may poot!

320
"Nang wala na akong pagbuntunang galit,
sa di makakibong gapos ay lumapit;
ang takip sa mukha'y nang aking ialis,
aba ko't si Laura! may lalo pang sakit?

321
"Pupugutan dahil sa hindi pagtanggap
sa sintang mahalay ng Emir sa syudad;
nang mag-asal hayop ang Morong pangahas,
tinampal sa mukha ng himalang dilag.

322
"Aking dali-daling kinalag sa kamay
ang lubid na walang awa at pitagan;
mga daliri ko'y naalang-alang
marampi sa balat na kagalang-galang.

323
"Dito nakatanggap ng lunas na titig
ang nagdaralitang puso sa pag-ibig;
araw ng ligayang una kong pagdinig
ng sintang Florante sa kay Laurang bibig.

324
"Nang aking matantong nasa bilangguan
ang bunying monarka't ang ama kong hirang;
nag-utos sa hukbo't aming sinalakay
hanggang di mabawi ang Albanyang Bayan.

325
"Pagpasok na namin sa loob ng reyno,
bilanggua'y siyang una kong tinungo;
hinango ang hari't ang dukeng ama ko
sa kaginooha'y isa si Adolfo.

326
"Labis ang ligayang kinamtan ng hari
at ng natimawang kamahalang pili;
si Adolfo lamang ang nagdalamhati,
sa kapurihan kong tinamo ang sanhi.

327
"Pangimbulo niya'y lalo nang nag-alab
nang ako'y tawaging Tanggulan ng Syudad,
at ipinagdiwang ng haring mataas
sa palasyo real nang lubos na galak.

328
"Saka nahalatang ako'y minamahal
ng pinag-uusig niyang karikitan;
ang Konde Adolfo'y nagpapakamatay--
dahil sa Korona't--kay Laura'y makasal."

**Ang Patibong ni Adolfo at Ang Kasaysayan ni Aladin**

329
"Lumago ang binhing mula sa Atenas
ipinunlang nasang ako'y ipahamak;
kay Adolfo'y walang bagay na masaklap,
para ng buhay kong hindi nauutas.

330
"Di nag-ilang buwan ang sa reynong tuwa
at pasasalamat sa pagkatimawa,
dumating ang isang hukbong maninira
na taga-Turkiyang masakim na lubha.

331
"Dito ang panganib at pag-iiyakan
ng bagong nahugot sa dalitang bayan,
lalo na si Laura't ang kapangambahan
ang ako ay sam-ing palad sa patayan.

332
"Sapagkat heneral akong iniatas
ng hari sa hukbong sa Moro'y lalabas;
nag-uli ang loob ng bayang nasindak,
puso ni Adolfo'y parang nakamandag.

333
"Niloob ng Langit na aking nasupil
ang hukbo ng bantog na si Miramolin;
siyang mulang araw na ikinalagim
sa Reynong Albanya ng Turkong masakim.

334
"Bukod dito'y madlang digma ng kaaway
ang sunod-sunod kong pinagtagumpayan;
anupa't sa aking kalis na matapang,
labimpitong hari ang nangagsigalang.

335
"Isang araw akong bagong nagbiktorya
sa Etolyang Syudad na kusang binaka,
tumanggap ng sulat ng aking monarka,
mahigpit na biling umuwi sa Albanya.

336
"At ang pamamamahala sa dala kong hukbo,
ipinagtiwalang iwan kay Minandro;
noon di'y tumulak sa Etolyang Reyno,
pagsunod sa hari't Albanya'y tinungo.

337
"Nang dumating ako'y gabing kadiliman,
pumasok sa reynong walang agam-agam;
pagdaka'y kinubkob... (laking kaliluhan!)
ng may tatlumpong libong sandatahan.

338
"Di binigyang-daan akin pang mabunot
ang sakbat na kalis at makapamook;
buong katawan ko'y binidbid ng gapos,
piniit sa karsel na katakut-takot.

339
"Sabihin ang aking pamamangha't lumbay,
lalo nang matantong monarka'y pinatay
ng Konde Adolfo't kusang idinamay
ang ama kong irog na mapagpalayaw.

340
"Ang nasang yumama't haring mapatanyag
at uhaw sa aking dugo ang yumakag
sa puso ng konde sa gawang magsukab...
(O, napakarawal na Albanyang Syudad!)

341
"(Mahigpit kang aba sa mapagpunuan
ng hangal na puno at masamang asal,
sapagka't ang haring may hangad sa yaman
ay mariing hampas ng Langit sa bayan.)

342
"Ako'y lalong aba't dinaya ng ibig,
may kahirapan pang para ng marinig
na ang prinsesa ko'y nangakong mahigpit
pakasal sa Konde Adolfong balawis?

343
"Ito ang nagkalat ng lasong masidhi
sa ugat ng aking pusong mapighati
at pinagnasaang buhay ko'y madali
sa pinanggalingang walang magsauli.

344
"Sa pagkabilanggong labingwalong araw,
naiinip ako ng di pagkamatay;
gabi nang hangui't ipinagtuluyan
sa gubat na ito't kusang ipinugal.

345
"Bilang makalawang maligid ni Pebo
ang sandaigdigan sa pagkagapos ko,
nang inaakalang nasa ibang mundo,
imulat ang mata'y nasa kandungan mo.

346
"Ito ang buhay kong silu-silong sakit
at hindi pa tanto ang huling sasapit..."
mahabang salita ay dito napatid,
ang gerero naman ang siyang nagsulit.

347
"Ang pagkabuhay mo'y yamang natalastas,
tantuin mo naman ngayon ang kausap;
ako ang Aladin sa Persyang Syudad,
anak ng balitang Sultang Ali-Adab.

348
"Sa pagbatis niring mapait na luha,
ang pagkabuhay ko'y sukat mahalata...
(Ay, ama ko! bakit...? Ay, Fleridang tuwa!)
katoto'y bayaang ako'y mapayapa.

349
"Magsama na kitang sa luha'y maagnas,
yamang pinag-isa ng masamang palad;
sa gubat na ito'y hintayin ang wakas
ng pagkabuhay tang nalipos na hirap."

350
Hindi na inulit ni Florante naman,
luha ni Aladi'y pinaibayuhan;
tumahan sa gubat na may limang buwan,
nang isang umaga'y naganyak maglibang.

351
Kanilang nilibot ang loob ng gubat,
kahit bahagya nang makakitang landas;
dito sinalita ni Alading hayag
ang kanyang buhay na kahabag-habag.

352
Aniya'y "Sa madlang gyerang dinaanan,
di ako naghirap ng pakikilaban
para nang bakahin ang pusong matibay
ni Fleridang irog na tinatangisan.

353
"Kung nakikiumpok sa madlang prinsesa'y,
si Diana'y sa gitna ng maraming Nimpa,
kaya't kung tawagin sa Reynong Persya,
isa si Houris ng mga propeta.

354
"Anupa't pinalad na aking dinaig
sa katiyagaan ang pusong matipid;
at pagkakaisa ng dalawang dibdib
pagsinta ni ama'y nabuyong gumiit.

355
"Dito na minulan ang pagpapahirap
sa aki'y ninasang buhay ko'y mautas;
at nang magbiktorya sa Albanyang Syudad,
pagdating sa Persya'y binilanggo agad.

356
"At ang ibinuhat na kasalanan ko,
di pa utos niya'y iniwan ang hukbo;
at nang mabalitaang reyno'y nabawi mo,
noo'y hinatulang pupugutan ng ulo.

357
"Nang gabing malungkot na kinabukasan,
wakas na tadhanang ako'y pupugutan,
sa karsel ay nasok ang isang heneral,
dala ang patawad na lalong pamatay.

358
"Tadhanang mahigpit ay malis pagdaka,
huwag mabukasan sa Reyno ng Persya;
sa munting pagsuway-buhay ko ang dusa...
sinunod ko't utos ng hari ko't ama.

359
"Nguni't sa puso ko'y matamis pang lubha
na tuloy nakitil ang hiningang aba,
huwag ang may buhay na nagugunita--
iba ang may kandong sa langit ko't tuwa.

360
"May anim na ngayong taong walang likat
nang nilibut-libot na kasama'y hirap..."
napatigil dito't sila'y may namatyag--
nagsasalitaan sa loob ng gubat.

**Kasaysayan ni Flerida**

361
Napakinggan nila'y ganitong saysay
"nang aking matatap na papupugutan
ang abang sinta kong nasa bilangguan
nagdapa sa yapak ng haring sukaban.

362
"Inihinging-tawad ng luha at daing
ang kaniyang anak na mutya ko't giliw;
ang sagot ay kundi kusa kong tanggapin
ang pagsinta niya'y di patatawarin.

363
"Anong gagawin ko sa ganitong bagay?
ang sinta ko kaya'y bayaang mamatay?
napahinuhod na ako't nang mabuhay
ang prinsipeng irog na kahambal-hambal!

364
"Ang di nabalinong matibay kong dibdib
ng suyo ng hari, bala at paghibik,
naglambot na kusa't humain sa sakit
at nang mailigtas ang buhay ng ibig.

365
"Sa tuwa ng hari, pinawalan agad
ang dahil ng aking luhang pumapatak;
datapwa't tadhanang umalis sa syudad
at sa ibang lupa'y kusang mawakawak.

366
"Pumanaw sa Persya ang irog ko't buhay
na hindi man kami nagkasalitaan;
tingni kung may luha akong ibubukal
na maitutumbas sa dusa kong taglay!

367
"Nang iginagayak sa loob ng reyno
yaong pagkakasal na kamatayan ko,
aking naakalang magdamit-gerero
at kusang nagtanan sa real palasyo.

368
"Isang hatinggabi kadilima'y lubha,
lihim na naghugos ako sa bintana;
walang kinasama kung hindi ang nasa--
matunton ang sinta kung nasaang lupa.

369
"May ilan nang taon akong naglagalag
na pinapalasyo ang bundok at gubat;
dumating nga rito't kita'y nailigtas
sa masamang nasa niyong taong sukab..."

370
Salita'y nahinto sa biglang pagdating
ng Duke Florante't Prinsipe Aladin;
na pagkakilala sa boses ng giliw,
ang gawi ng puso'y di mapigil-pigil.

371
Aling dila kaya ang makasasayod
ng tuwang kinamtan ng magkasing irog?
sa hiya ng sakit sa lupa'y lumubog,
dala ang kaniyang naputol na tunod.

372
Saan kalangitan napaakyat kaya
ang aking Florante sa tinamong tuwa;
ngayong tumititig sa ligayang mukha
ng kaniyang Laurang ninanasa-nasa?

373
Anupa nga't yaong gubat na malungkot,
sa apat ay naging paraiso't lugod;
makailang hintong kanilang nilimot
na may hininga pang sukat na malagot.

374
Sigabo ng tuwa'y nang dumalang-dalang,
dininig ng tatlo ang kay Laurang buhay;
nasapit sa reyno mula nang pumanaw
ang sintang nanggubat; ganito ang saysay...

**Katapusan ng Florante at Laura**

375
"Di lubhang nalaon noong pag-alis mo,
O, sintang Florante sa Albanyong Reyno,
narinig sa baya'y isang piping gulo
na umalingawngaw hanggang sa palasyo.

376
"Ngunit di mangyaring mawatas-watasan
ang bakit at hulo ng bulung-bulungan;
parang isang sakit na mahulaan
ng medikong pantas ang dahil at saan.

377
"Di kaginsa-ginsa, palasyo'y nakubkob
ng magulong baya't baluting soldados;
(O, araw na lubhang kakila-kilabot!
araw na sinumpa ng galit ng Diyos!)

378
"Sigawang malakas niyong bayang gulo:
'mamatay, mamatay ang Haring Linceo
na nagmunakalang gutumin ang reyno't
lagyan ng estangke ang kakani't trigo.'

379
"Ito'y kay Adolfong kagagawang lahat
at nang magkagulo yaong bayang bulag;
sa ngalan ng hari ay isinambulat
gayong ordeng mula sa dibdib na sukab.

380
"Noon di'y hinugot sa tronong luklukan
ang ama kong hari at pinapugutan;
may matuwid bagang makapanlulumay
sa sukab na puso't nagugulong bayan?

381
"Sa araw ring yao'y naputlan ng ulo
ang tapat na loob na mga konseho;
at hindi pumurol ang tabak ng lilo
hanggang may mabait na mahal sa reyno.

382
"Umakyat sa trono ang kondeng malupit
at pinagbalaan ako nang mahigpit,
na kung di tumanggap sa haing pag-ibig,
dustang kamataya'y aking masasapit.

383
"Sa pagnanasa kong siya'y magantihan
at sulatan kita sa Etolyang Bayan,
pinilit ang pusong huwag ipamalay
sa lilo-ang aking kaayawa't suklam.

384
"Limang buwang singkad ang hininging taning,
ang kaniyang sinta'y bago ko tanggapin;
ngunit ipinasyang tunay sa panimdim
ang magpatiwakal kundi ka dumating.

385
"Niyari ang sulat at ibinigay ko
sa tapat na lingkod nang dalhin sa iyo;
di nag-isang buwa'y siyang pagdating mo't
nahulog sa kamay ni Adolfong lilo.

386
"Sa takot sa iyo niyong palamara
kung ikaw'y magbalik na may hukbong dala,
nang mag-isang muwi ay pinadalhan ka
ng may selyong sulat at sa haring pirma.

387
"Matanto ko ito'y sa malaking lumbay
gayak na ang puso na magpatiwakal
ay siyang pagdating ni Minandro naman,
kinubkob ng hukbo ang Albanyong Bayan.

388
"Sa banta ko'y siyang tantong nakatanggap
ng sa iyo'y aking padalang kalatas,
kaya't nang dumating sa Albanyang Syudad,
lobong nagugutom ang kahalintulad.

389
"Nang walang magawa ang Konde Adolfo
ay kusang tumawag ng kapuwa lilo;
dumating ang gabi umalis sa reyno
at ako'y dinalang gapos sa kabayo.

390
"Kapagdating dito ako'y dinadahas
at ibig ilugso ang puri kong ingat;
mana'y isang tunod na kung saan buhat,
pumako sa dibdib ni Adolfong sukab..."

391
Sagot Flerida: "Nang dito'y sumapit
ay may napakinggang binibining boses
na pakiramdam ko'y binibigyang-sakit,
nahambal ang aking mahabaging dibdib.

392
"Nang paghanapin ko'y ikaw ang nataos,
pinipilit niyong taong balakiyot;
hindi ko nabata't bininit sa busog
ang isang palasong sa lilo'y tumapos..."

393
Di pa napapatid itong pangungusap,
si Minandro'y siyang pagdating sa gubat;
dala'y ehersito't si Adolfong hanap,
nakita'y katoto... laking tuwa't galak!

394
Yaong ehersitong mula sa Etolya,
ang unang nawika sa gayong ligaya:
"Biba si Floranteng Hari sa Albanya...
Mabuhay, mabuhay ang Prinsesa Laura!"

395
Dinala sa reynong ipinagdiriwang
sampu ni Aladi't ni Fleridang hirang,
kapuwa tumanggap na mangabinyagan;
magkakasing sinta'y naraos nakasal.

396
Namatay sa bunying Sultan Ali-Adab,
nuwi si Aladin sa Persyang Syudad;
ang Duke Florante sa trono'y naakyat
sa siping ni Laurang minumutyang liyag.

397
Sa pamamahala nitong bagong hari,
sa kapayapaan ang reyno'y nauwi;
dito nakabangon ang nalulugami
at napasatuwa ang nagpipighati.

398
Kaya nga'y nagtaas ang kamay sa langit,
sa pasasalamat sa bayang tangkilik;
ang hari't ang reyna'y walang naiisip
kundi ang magsabog ng awa sa kabig.

399
Nagkasama silang lubhang mahinusay
hanggang sa nasapit ang payapang bayan...
(Tigil, aking Musa't kusa kang lumagay
sa yapak ni SELYA'T dalhin yaring Ay!... AY!)

Twitter Rocket Adjustments

2009-09-11T07:28:00.000+08:00

I'm waiting for important adjustments to be made to Twitter Rocket first. Once things get ironed out, I'll let you know right away. I apologize for the inconvenience...

Twitter Rocket

2009-08-29T17:16:00.000+08:00

I'm a Twitter Rocket user, and here are some of my answers to the list of questions posted by glorybug at Preliminary Questions for Twitter Rocket users:

How did you hear about the Twitter Rocket, and when?

I stumbled upon the blog of Ashley Morgan (The Upstart Blogger), read his posts, got curious about his free 30 Day Blogging Course, and signed up for webhosting using Ashley's affiliate URL just so that I can receive the course that Ashley Morgan promised.

While waiting for him to deliver the complete course, he talked about Twitter Rocket. That was sometime around July 3, 2009.

Did you hear about it from people who were known to you, either through the internet or in person? Do you personally know anyone directly responsible for the development of the Twitter Rocket?

I heard about it through Ashley Morgan. I don't personally know him.

Have you personally purchased the Twitter Rocket for the full advertised price?
If you did, do you have receipts of proof of purchase?

Yes. I purchased it for $97 via Paypal (Transaction ID: 07xxxxxxxxxxxxx2K)

How soon after your purchase did you receive the eBook?

I got it after a little under 13 hours. Ashley was having some problems with his email system. He delivered the ebook manually via email (file attachment).

Was it complete and were you able to understand it?

It contained 28 pages and I was able to understand it.

As a background: I started using Twitter in July 2006 and have tried different approaches in Twitter over the years.

How soon were you able to implement the steps in the eBook?

I created a new Twitter account (to test the model which assumes one does not have a blog) and implemented most of the steps in the ebook on August 4, 2009.

Did you already have an established website or blog of at least a year before your purchase? If not, how soon after the purchase did you start a website/blog? How many posts does your website blog have now? How many did it have before the purchase? Do you have affiliate links or adsense or any other marketing income from your site besides the Twitter Rocket? How often do you post on your site, and how many of your posts are content driven, and how many are affiliate driven? How many of your posts are related to the Twitter Rocket, and how many are not?

For this Twitter Rocket experiment, I used the "no blog" approach.

I also conducted a with-blog TR experiment. Those various blogs were established at least a year before purchasing TR. One of those blogs has over 540 blog posts, while another has over 1500 posts.

The blogs do not exclusively market TR, and are updated around 4 to 6 times a month. All in all, I estimate that less than 0.4% of my blog posts was about TR.

Are you using AN Hosting as your host? If not, who is your host?

Yes, I am, but not in connection with Twitter Rocket.

Are you using a variation of the Upstart Blogger website style?

No. I use a different kind of WordPress theme.

Are you a musician?
I play a bit of piano and guitar. Haven't performed professionally.

Has your previous website been shut down for any reason?

No, but I have some old websites (Geocities, Hypermart) that disappeared from either lack of updates, and changes in the free website offering.

Are you promoting the Twitter Rocket without having a website or blog at all?

I've experimented with promoting Twitter Rocket without having a website or blog, using the steps outlined in the TR ebook. I've also experimented promoting TR using blogs established at least a year before TR.

Have you followed the eBook and done the steps required, when required?

Mostly. There are some steps I haven't gotten around to doing well.

I tried a certain step (Day 4 - Step 1 - page 16), but was unable to complete it within the 30 minutes a day target. I still have to figure out how the other TR affiliates (particularly the ones reporting high earnings) are doing it within the timeframe.

It involves visiting a certain site, and then searching for something based on a certain set of criteria. I tried my best to follow the instruction given in page 16 of the Twitter Rocket ebook, but it was too hard.

Maybe others will have a less difficult time. Anyway, if you own a copy of Twitter Rocket, you'll know what I'm talking about. I just wish there were a more viable way of completing Step 1 of Day 4 (of the 5-Day Plan).

How long does this take you daily/weekly?

About 20 minutes a day. (This does not include Day 4/Step 1, which I found rather time-consuming. I'm still searching for a way to do this step easily.)

Do you use Twitter to promote the Twitter Rocket?

For purposes of the experiment (no-blog model), I used only Twitter to promote my TR affiliate link.

In another experiment (with-blog model), I blogged about Twitter Rocket and attracted targeted traffic from people who are researching about TR. I also conducted a marketing campaign to get more people to tweet about my blog post, but that experiment only produced a 0.5% "Tweet This" conversion rate. Perhaps the market I was reaching out to isn't that fond of posting tweets.

How many Tweets do you do a day/week to promote it?

During the no-blog experiment, I sent one tweet a day to promote TR.

How many sales a day/week have you made from the Twitter Rocket, at $47 commission each?

Zero sales. (no-blog approach)

Zero sales, using the with-blog approach.

Based on my experiments, people who visit my blog because they clicked on a link in Twitter produced zero sales of Twitter Rocket. I thought success would be higher since people who are already reading tweets are probably interested in Twitter marketing ebooks.

Well, that hypothesis was quickly disproved.

Anyway, this personal experience further confirms what I have seen when it comes to marketing using Twitter. Others claim that they are very successful when it comes to direct marketing in Twitter. Well, congratulations to them. Perhaps one day, more people will be able to duplicate their success.

UPDATE (08/31/2009): - Someone bought via my affiliate link, which appeared in one of my blogs (TR With-Blog Approach). The $47 commission is scheduled for payment by the end of September 2009. There's a holding period in case of refunds or disputes, which is only fair. The sale was made with the help of a blog post (see Twitter Rocket Bonus), and I will update this page in the next few days by providing details about the "with blog" approach to promoting Twitter Rocket.

I'm quite surprised that when the bonus offer was still available, I made zero sales on that "with blog" approach. Days after I announced on that page that the bonus offer is no longer available, I made a sale. I'll share with you more details in the coming days.

PLEASE NOTE: Results are not typical. I'm not saying that just because you have a blog, you will be able to make referral sales of Twitter Rocket. I'm personally trying to understand how I was able to make this sale after the bonus was no longer available.

UPDATE (09/01/2009): The sale was a timing issue. It just so happened that the buyer found the page after the bonus offer expired. So, why did the buyer still push through with the sale? I'll share with you some affiliate marketing tips in the future. Stay tuned...

What were the numbers of your Twitter followers and who you follow before you used the Twitter Rocket, and how have those numbers increased by day/week?

It was a brand new account, growing at the rate of 10 new followers a day.

Do you believe it not possible to get Twitter followers any other way?

Based on my experience, there are many ways to get followers.

Do you use Twitter to drive sales to your site, or use Twitter directly for sales?

Mainly to drive traffic. For purposes of the Twitter Rocket experiment, however, I was using that special account to drive traffic to my TR affiliate link and hopefully generate sales.

Have you heard of any coverage of the Twitter Rocket other than the Upstart Blogger, people advertising as affiliates, or people questioning the eBook?

No.

If you initially purchased the eBook at $97, and the AN Hosting, have you made your money back yet?

No.

How many sales of the Twitter Rocket and An hosting would you need to achieve to call the eBook a success for you?

One.

How few in order to consider it a failure for you?

Well, even with zero sales, I don't consider it a failure because during these past few weeks, I have learned a lot about Twitter, internet marketing, and people.

Although I was not able to duplicate the success claimed by other Twitter Rocket affiliates, I know that the new things I have discovered about people and the web is priceless.

How long do you imagine it will take you to determine whether it has been a success or a failure for you?

30 days is enough time, based on my experience.

Would you sell this eBook to a family member or a friend?

Yes, but with additional content.

If you believe in this eBook, how long do you think it could be a successful marketing tool?

It will be good for at least another two years. There are still a lot of people who haven't tried, much less even heard of, Twitter.

Do you believe the Twitter Rocket will still be marketed a year from now? Or longer?

I think it will be marketed by at least one person for at least two more years.

What do you think of the people who express concern or skepticism about the Twitter Rocket or it's long-term viability?

I think they're either prudent, or are behaving based on past experiences with some things promised on the internet by some marketers.

What do you think their motivation is?

Concern for others, specially fellow skeptics.

Why do you think they have not purchased the eBook?

They (or their friends) have probably gotten scammed quite a few times in the past, or a lot of their pre-sales questions have not been answered well.

Do you think people expressing criticism of the Twitter Rocket have the freedom of speech to bring up questions about it, or does it make you mad?

I consider such expressions as opportunities to improve the product, or provide reassurances to the buying public. Valid questions need valid answers, particularly if we're interested in transparency.

How long do you anticipate using the Twitter Rocket, in weeks, months or years?

I'll be ending my 30-day Twitter Rocket experiment soon, and will use a modified version of it. This Twitter marketing model will continue to evolve in the weeks to come.

How much money do you anticipate you will make?

I'm targeting an average of $2,000 a month using a vastly modified method of Twitter marketing. This will not be from selling the TR ebook, though.

Do you believe you can make money while you sleep?

Yes, but only with the generous help and support of other people who are awake while I'm asleep. I do help them, too, while they're sleeping. Welcome to the timezone-less world of the internet! :-)

Would you feel bad if you made money selling the eBook, but the people who bought it from you did not?

I'd feel worse if the people who bought the ebook via my affiliate link did not take action or even at least try some of the steps outlined there. True, results are not typical and success is not guaranteed, but if the buyer were not satisfied, I wouldn't mind losing the commission if they ask for a refund. It's only fair, right?

Because it is an intangible one time purchase, do you think there might be a time when the Twitter Rocket becomes too saturated in the market to sell?

We're living in a dynamic market, one which expects new products in the future. There's always the threat of saturation, or obsolescence. That's why products (and marketing methods) need to evolve.

What has been the best part of your Twitter Rocket experience?

Getting to know some people better.

What has been the worst?

Getting to know some people better. ;-)

How long do you think you will continue using/marketing the Twitter Rocket?

For as long as the market wants it.

Here are other answers to glorybug's Twitter Rocket questions:

Chris - JazzSequence.com - Why I'm Using Twitter Rocket

(NOTE: Defamatory comments will not be posted.)

Twitter Rocket Lies?

2009-08-17T11:06:00.000+08:00

I'm seeing some tweets calling out others for Twitter Rocket lies.

For example, @blogginghannah says: [alternative source]

@flyingjeff Funny that. I've checked with the author and he says you never purchased Twitter Rocket. You're telling lies.

This was in response to what @flyingjeff said:

@lifeforceworld Yes, I have tried twitter rocket and it didn't seem to make a difference.

You'll find the above if you search Twitter for Twitter Rocket.

Who is telling the truth and who is lying? Perhaps @flyingjeff bought the product but used a different name? Didn't know that an affiliate can have such easy access to the customer list of an online merchant. Usually, merchants keep customer lists private.

Yes, things can get quite competitive in the Twitter marketing arena. Let's see how things go in the coming weeks.

Twitter Rocket Demo

2009-08-04T07:34:00.000+08:00

Ashley Morgan is now building a Twitter account on behalf of Luke Davis, to publicly show how following the Twitter Rocket 5-Day Plan can make you a six-figure income. Specifically, the goal is to reach a daily income of $282 by January 2010.

This is equivalent to selling 6 copies of Ashley Morgan's "Twitter Rocket" which retails online for $97 (affiliates earn a commission of $47 for each successful referral).

Looks like Ashley is off to a quick start (@sixfigureluke), though I wonder why the account is now following a little over 900 Twitter-ers in the first 24 hours. In the TR ebook, the limit Ashley mentions (when it comes to following people each day) is much lower than this initial burst.

Perhaps Ashley is employing a modified strategy when it comes to attracting up to 1,000 followers a week in Twitter? Hopefully things will be clearer in the coming weeks.

A lot of us are closely monitoring this public demonstration. If you're interested, be sure to check the Twitter Rocket Bonus first.

Here are the people that @sixfigureluke initially followed:

garoparceria, BikeGames, SEO_PROS, marniesettle, marygary, timsid99, fox_eyewear, WorldNewz, bkoehnemann, megnken, mahathirmalik, OutlawMarketer, MichaelHyatt, AlohaArleen, PaddleNews, WilliamNissen, BrennanAnnie, MsSnow, russianmarket, ChinaSuccess, RealMarketer, Loyalty360, Devlins, ArnaudJacobs, mahacreative, freeandsingle2, ecorepublican, heidi_parkin, preciousedwards, Gemstars, gimmeliberty, Pitt_Steelers, BeyondCaptain, AAOdds, ObviousExpert, authorlisalogan, bubbacromer, TheDolan, TomDuong, barmethodmimi, mindwealth, go_golfer, hobonora, farfalina57, alanshen888, CorePurpose, djbuzzin, Red_Mangrove, moniquelester, nshrestha, CaberInc, xxxtb, DaveCrenshaw, bobrobbins, sheldon1creates, Zuri_Vuitton, duckybuttons, SallyReno, adwords_club, TheFerryman, BlacktotheBeard, henkduim, PropGOLuxury, MarkRaftery, t1dpodcast, behringer, krowjohn2, sandy66l, Kiera9, symb90, CarlaNix, Michael_Evje, Samus_Michael, Twixelme, crusaderz4life, DarrenGibson, rgreenshields, VenSariev, hillmoore, banthewoohoo, SexyinVancity, marcapitman, toddschlomer, jjjinvesting, Parshooters, bluefur, RichardEByrd, grapage, doctortomlove1, johnyfree, scottgould, jimmy_davidson, dcorales, blackphenix, nhresource, Motiquoter, DavidWalkerTV, mywealthcoach, ChasingMyStar, davidhalim, ICUcopyclip, bmcoll3278, renoweb, Kambodscha, NeweggMall, AnnArborRealtor, RC_Products, sk333, leighmichele, MarciaReynolds, bizworld, IEnjoyMyFamily, ucana422, playback_cloth, cornypickup, ninkiurl, ronmc1, SaraRimmerman, kylebattis, TedNguyen, therealimgenius, tinalaranang, Sarah_Turner, DeLoPhoto, feastland, socksiong, ss1, MomandBabyStore, youstoletnote, susanganesh, forevans, asktheboater, RoundTableSJ, mwsmedia2009, careersherpa, theiceman666, mcloven6969, Bill028, MargaretCowles, lpcustom31, FlyByMusic, rahuljrark, StarJewellers, LoriLowe, Brenrhad, boncellan, chaplainjack, Zanily, ThrowUp_Records, CoolestJobs, midnightgaming, arenaartists, DigBreamer, Apuglisi1, 5starmagic777, InvestNetwork, jfsellsius, smaknews, girlgetstrong, BrandDynamics, diegov_123, pepe7, RedBoxMods, dougvincent, dillonburroughs, affiliatecash2, completeliberty, BrianMohrman, hhbadv, itscameronwood, DillonZ, AwesomeSeating, Dwagle, BodyLanguageLA, RichChick, MelodyBrooks, VoipConference, freemakeup4u, biztransfers, susieholladay, RichardDerwentC, Beach_Girls, carolyngrona, boldartist, DemiDanger, urriagli, PeakOilNews, MichellePSimms, ChristianRep, tomsims, bradshorr, BillReese, wealtheras, hnicholasgarcia, kaylaperrelli, soulfubeauty, shultquist, RositaCortez, UMGoBlog, Ryan_McKinney, mariarmcdavis, woodsciman, ArdySkinner, nlapse, QuotesInSight, garytcoles, princepeter2007, joyrider64, oxsunshinexo, Kitt_Isis, mrright_35, the_seagull, ELeagjeld, agoeman, savesagharbor, MorganMadison, sgrenda, soulsearcherstv, Foodlicous, MrBrooksGCN, domaintreats

And that's the first 221 of the 900+ people being followed by the @sixfigureluke account. Looks like Ashley Morgan is quite busy with his public demonstration of TR, so if you're waiting for the complete delivery of his 30 Day Blogging Course well... keep waiting.

Anyway, if you visit the Twitter accounts listed above, you will gain a better idea whether you would like to join Ashley and Luke's journey towards a six-figure income. And if you're curious, remember to check the Twitter Rocket Bonus first. Have fun! :-)

Hayden Kho - Katrina Halili Video and Twitter / Plurk

2009-05-21T15:29:00.000+08:00

A lot of people got curious about the Hayden Kho - Katrina Halili video, and went searching all over the internet for video download links. Well, some of them found it. Actually, lots of links.

There were some which appeared in YouTube, but those were soon deleted or deactivated by YouTube because it was obviously against the Terms of Service. It quickly became a battle of upload and delete, as videos struggled to remain online for more than 24 hours.

And that's why some people appointed themselves the "announcer" of the latest download link, and they broadcasted the download URLs in places such as Twitter and Plurk. In other words, they helped spread the video, right? Or, they helped more people find out where to download those different vids.

Check out this interview of Katrina Halili:

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Did you catch what Katrina Halili said? She's going after those who uploaded the videos as well as those who helped spread the video.

(01:13) Basta po hindi po ako uurong. Dapat po magbayad yung mga taong gumawa nito, pati yung mga taong nagkalat nung video, kasi napaka walang-hiya nila...

Rough translation: I will not relent. The people who did this must pay, including those who spread the video, because they are shamelesss...

And it's easy enough to search Twitter and Plurk to quickly see who tweeted or plurked the download links. It's hard, though, to delete those tweets. There's a lesson to be learned here, right?

For other video footages of related interviews, please see Katrina Halili-Hayden Kho sex video: Filipino officials, bloggers weigh in on scandal (by Joey Alarilla, writing at CNET Asia).

Blogger Blogspot Tutorials

2009-03-04T07:10:00.000+08:00

I'm thinking of creating a bunch of Camtasia screencasts or video tutorials that will show you how to create your blog using Blogger (or Blogspot). But I'll go check first those which are already available online.

There seems to be a renewed interest in Blogspot, because people are inspired by what Grizzly has achieved in Make Money for Beginners.

Imagine, you can make money online using a free blog? It's the ultimate writer's dream... just focus on publishing relevant content, and let someone else take care of the technical stuff in the background.

Stay tuned... :-)

Credibility in Blogging

2009-01-11T07:27:00.000+08:00

Here's a quick tip on how to gain or maintain your credibility online as a blogger: stand by what you write.

And if you decide you want to change or delete your defamatory words, then disclose it.

Yes, it is your blog. And yes, you are free to edit your words.

But when you call a father and son (whom you identify by surname) "equally dysfunctional" in an emotionally-charged post (read by more than a thousand people daily), and then later remove that phrase, then disclose that fact in that blog post itself.

That's the credible thing to do.

Some people call other people names (i.e., delusional) even in public microblogging environments such as Twitter, and then quickly set their twitter messages to private after the object of their name-tweeting, I mean, name-calling finds out about it and raises a ruckus online.

In another case, a high profile blogger (with mere suspicions and not enough facts) will help set-up a minor during a party/gathering, and then subsequently hold up to online scrutiny a father and his 14-year old son and publicly question the father's ethics and morality.

Later, when the online pressure increases, the blog post is deleted.

It would have been better if that web page remained online, with a simple paragraph explaining why it was removed, plus a link to the apology page. If you call someone names and later regret it, then correct it credibly on your website if your apology is truly sincere.

This emerging habit of tweet and hide, or hit and delete (without clear disclosure in the blog post itself), erodes blogging credibility.

In the end, it is your blog. Your are free to express yourself. You are also free to destroy your credibility and refuse to repair or regain it. The choice is yours.

How To Promote Your Site

2009-01-08T19:09:00.000+08:00

Do you know what's one of the easiest ways to promote your website or blog? Simply write loads of useful content. Then after you have posted around 30 articles of original content that people can take action with, blog about other bloggers.

When other bloggers detect that you wrote a post about them, they will visit your site and will find those 30 articles that you had previously written. In other words, they will not land on a barren site. Instead, they will find a vibrant blog, one brimming with useful information. And they just might even blog about you, too!

Remember Ken Evoy's CTPM model? Content, Traffic, Pre-sell, Monetize.

Assuming you have enough content on your site, that's the time you start thinking of promoting it. I've seen so many website owners excitedly place ads in the newspapers proclaiming about their new web site. The problem was, the site wasn't ready, so when people did visit all they said was: "Huh? That's it?"

And then they promptly left and never returned.

So start with content. And the new question arises: "What will you write about?"

Well... write about your interests. I'm certain there'll be someone else out there who's also interested in what you have to say. On the other hand, are you the kind of person that advertisers are also interested in?

For example, if all you do is sit in front of the computer all day and surf (a lot) and write (a little), do you come across as a consumer that advertisers will want to reach?

And if all you do is hunker down in front of your keyboard and type about what you're interested in, wouldn't you in effect attract other people who also just spend most of their time in front of their computer monitors? What kind of advertisers will want to reach out to you, right?

I mean, think about it.

Step away from your computer and live the life of a consumer. Go out shopping and dining. And then... blog about that experience.

Who will your content attract? Who else but... other consumers. Other people who also go shopping and eating out. Or traveling. Or watching movies and reading books.

That's the kind of people you would like to attract with your writing, so that you can attract advertisers, too. Write your 30 reviews, or your "You won't believe what happened to me when I tried to buy a..." blog posts.

And then write about other bloggers.

Then watch the traffic come in, and listen to the rush of advertisers running to your blog, eager to send their message to the consumers who come to your site via the search engines.

Asus Eee 1000H Touchpad Problem

2008-09-02T21:11:00.000+08:00

I almost got an Asus Eee 1000H today, but after trying the touchpad of the UMPC on display, I noticed that the pointer was moving rather erratically. The salesperson in the store, however, was able to move the pointer quite well.

Perhaps it was due to my rather dry skin?

Then again, why was I able to easily move the pointer using the trackpad or touchpad of the Asus Eee 701 or even the 900? Why was the shaking and trembling pointer limited only to the 1000H?

Perhaps next time, I'll try a different unit. Afterall, that was the demo unit and it might have already been subject to a lot of abuse, given the popularity of the Asus Eee 1000H these days.

(No wonder the price of the Asus Eee 900 dropped to P19,900 from last week's P22,800 -- the 1000H has been selling well, and computer store owners are trying to unload the 900s. The black 900s have sold out, which means there are mostly white units left. Although I did see an Asus Eee 901 with a 6 cell battery pack in one of the shops.)

Does mail2.ph still work?

2008-07-18T19:34:00.000+08:00

Is it just me or is something the matter with mail2.ph?

Before, we could easily use the email-to-sms free service. Today, however, the email server of mail2.ph seems to be redirecting the emails to a mysmart server, which then rejects the email.

In other words, the cell phone don't receive any incoming message.

Is this something temporary? I hope so. Afterall, their website doesn't say anything about the service no longer being available.

Trying Out Blogger In Draft

2008-06-27T22:06:00.000+08:00

Just trying out Blogger in Draft (http://draft.blogger.com) and so far, I like the interface. What's probably more compelling about this new development are the bundled webmaster tools.Anyway, let's see how effective the new interface is, or how this handles comments.

Register_Globals and htaccess

2008-06-17T20:41:00.000+08:00

Some web hosts are increasing their security levels by disabling register_globals.

If you need to enable register_globals in your site, put the following in your htaccess file:

php_flag register_globals on

Learned about this from Enable register_globals on individual cPanel accounts

PLDT myDSL Selectiveness?

2008-06-14T06:48:00.000+08:00

For some reason, this PLDT myDSL connection is showing signs of browsing hyper-selectivity. In other words, you can surf to sites such as GMail, but other (previously viewable sites) are not accessible.

I hope PLDT is able to fix this soon.

ASmallOrange Quirkiness

2008-02-23T22:14:00.000+08:00

Don't look now but it appears that some webservers hosted at ASmallOrange have been going online/offline intermittently these past couple of weeks. I wonder if their servers are reaching a certain resource limit.

After about a year with ASO, this is the first time I'm seeing this level of downtime.

Internet Slowdown in Middle East

2008-01-31T07:04:00.001+08:00

No wonder some of my friends in India are having a hard time accessing the web. A submarine cable was cut, and countries in the Middle East are experiencing slow internet connectivity.

Will it take just 12 to 15 days to fix this?

I hope their recovery time is shorter than the one we experienced with the Taiwan earthquake in early 2007.

YouTube Marketer Pro

2007-11-09T06:57:00.000+08:00

YouTube Marketer Pro (by Steve Mount) presents an interesting approach to generating traffic: use online videos.

What makes me uneasy, however, is Section 5B of YouTube's Terms of Use:

B. You may access User Submissions solely:

* for your information and personal use;
* as intended through the normal functionality of the YouTube Service; and
* for Streaming.

"Streaming" means a contemporaneous digital transmission of an audiovisual work via the Internet from the YouTube Service to a user's device in such a manner that the data is intended for real-time viewing and not intended to be copied, stored, permanently downloaded, or redistributed by the user. Accessing User Videos for any purpose or in any manner other than Streaming is expressly prohibited. User Videos are made available "as is."

Viral Video Fever Reaches $20,000?

2007-11-09T06:52:00.000+08:00

Has Charles Trippy generated over $20,000 in Viral Video Fever sales?

Could be. He made a video which thanks you for your purchase of Volume 1, and then goes on to offer you Volumes 2 and 3.

Well, that thank-you video has been viewed around 438 times, so maybe he has sold 400 copies of Volume 1.

At $47 per copy, plus the chance that customers paid another $47 for the Vol 2 and 3 bundle, then it's possible that Charles has earned revenues of at least $20,000.

Either that or some folks have been repeatedly viewing the "thank you" vid.

Crazy Week and Blogging On Steroids

2007-11-05T22:16:00.000+08:00

Now I know why it's called a crazy week. Imagine, for just $5, you'll get "Blogging On Steroids" and "The Web 2.0 Resource Bible" at DirksCrazyWeek.com

Well, you get what you pay for, right?

Blogging on Steroids covers topics a lot of bloggers openly write about: WordPress, plugins, outsourcing, high speed article writing. If you're a complete newbie, then the 31-page PDF report can help you.

But you're better off reading blogs or searching Google for "wordpress plugins."

The Web 2.0 Resource Bible is pretty voluminous, by typical PDF ebook standards. Since I already got a copy of it prior to this crazy week offer, that makes the BOS acquisition a waste of $5.

No wonder the crazy week offer emphasized a "no refund" policy.

Oh well. Learn and move on. No more crazies for me.

Forgetting Free Hide Folder

2007-10-22T18:23:00.001+08:00

Free Hide Folder is a free utility that helps you hide certain folders in your hard disk. It works. A little too well, though.

I forgot my FHF password.

Not only was I unable to re-open the hidden folder, I couldn't even uninstall the FHF software.

I was willing to lose the hidden folder, because it was just a test folder and only contained a test .txt file. I was more concerned about uninstalling FHF because I read that some people were seeing erratic computer system behavior.

Some of their hidden files outside the FHF-protected folder could not be made visible.

Since I did not want any system instability, I wanted to uninstall FHF.

So, how did I remember my old FHF? I was lucky, I guess. I kept thinking about what was going on in my life 2 months ago (when I installed FHF).

And then the password suddenly popped into my head.

If you want to try FHF, please remember to remember your password. Just in case you need to uninstall FHF in the future.

Ebook Starter

2007-10-01T09:05:00.000+08:00

Tried Ebook Starter (EbookStarter.com) and discovered that the current version has issues with embedded audio files. The file does not fully load, so you're unable to listen to beyond the first 2 seconds.

Perhaps if I will create non-audio ebooks, the image of an open book may offer some amount of novelty in the compiled EXE ebook market.

Free Literary Lectures from LIRA (Sept 22/23)

2007-09-18T21:10:00.001+08:00

SETYEMBRE 22, 2007

Isang panayam ukol sa kasaysayan ng Panitikang
Filipino ang gaganapin sa Setyembre 22, 2007, Sabado,
9:00 ng umaga. Ito ay gaganapin sa Room 303B ng
College of Arts and Science (CAS) Building sa
University of Asia and the Pacific, Ortigas Center,
Pasig City.

Ang panauhing tagapagsalita ay si G. Romulo
Baquiran, Jr., isang propesor ng malikhaing pagsulat
at panitikang Filipino sa Unibersidad ng Pilipinas,
Diliman, Quezon City. Isa siyang premyadong makata at
kuwentista. Sa kasalukuyan, si Prop. Baquiran ang
deputy officer ng UP Institute of Creative Writing.

Ang panayam ay libre at bukas sa publiko. Para sa
mga detalye, makipag-ugnayan lamang kay Bebang Siy sa
09193175708. Hatid ito ng Haranya, organisasyon ng mga
kabataang manunulat mula sa UA&P at LIRA (Linangan sa
Imahen, Retorika at Anyo), isang organisasyon ng mga
makatang nagsusulat sa wikang Filipino.

Para sa mga nais dumalo: magdala ng I.D. at sumunod sa
UA&P dress code (bawal ang walang manggas na polo o
blusa, short pants at tsinelas. Ang palda ay dapat na
lampas-tuhod).

SETYEMBRE 23, 2007

Mga panayam ukol sa kasaysayan ng Panulaan mula sa
Tsina at Estilo at Pinapaksa ng mga Kabataang Makata
sa Tsina ang gaganapin sa Setyembre 23, 2007, Linggo,
2:00 ng hapon. Ito ay gaganapin sa KAISA
Lobby,KAISA-Angelo King Heritage Center, Anda cor.
Cabildo St., Intramuros, Maynila.

Ang mga panauhing tagapagsalita ay sina Dr. Mario
Miclat, isang propesor mula sa Asian Studies Center ng
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas, Diliman, Quezon City at Bb.
Chen Siyuan, isang kabataang makata mula sa bansang
Tsina.

Ang panayam ay libre at bukas sa publiko. Para sa
mga detalye, makipag-ugnayan lamang kay Bebang Siy sa
0919-3175708. Hatid ito ng KAISA, Maningning Miclat
Foundation at LIRA (Linangan sa Imahen, Retorika at
Anyo), isang organisasyon ng mga makatang nagsusulat
sa wikang Filipino.

Joke: Official Drink

2007-09-06T16:52:00.000+08:00

"Ano ang official drink ng mga duling?"

"Ano pa, eh di... C2!"

Slow Internet Day

2007-08-21T22:34:00.000+08:00

Did a submarine cable break today? The Philippine internet slowed to a crawl today. In some cases, it ground to a halt.

Yet while PLDT myDSL is slow right now, it looks like we can still update our Blogger blogs fairly quickly enough. The good thing about these slowdowns is that we tend to avoid watching video online.

Which gives us more time to actually write?

Teens Read, Too!

2007-07-23T21:03:00.000+08:00

You're invited to the Teens Read, Too! campaign which launches this Friday, 27 July 2007, at the Filipinas Heritage Library, at 5:00pm (GMT+0800)

You won't get bored. The live band performances will see to that. :-)

Now who says young adult literature has to be only about textbooks?

SiteStealer Review

2007-07-19T12:04:00.000+08:00

SiteStealer (SiteStealer.com) offers a rather misleadingly-titled ebook, because you aren't really stealing sites.

What comes to mind when you hear that someone stole your idea, your website, or your article? Plagiarism? Exactly.

Now if that person steals your words, asks your permission (which you do grant), and then publishes it online (again, with your permission)... is that really "stealing"?

And that's why I find it misleading. You'll read or hear "just get permission first" in the articles or videos available in Harris Fellman's SiteStealer site.

I do like, though, how Harris plays the part of Sal, your gangster-type of internet marketer. Right from the way he looks and moves, down to his language of "aaayy, paisano", "yous" and "fuggedaboutits."

Anyway, it's not about stealing. It's about getting permission to copy someone. But if you're after the entertainment value of seeing how Harris wonderfully injects this Sal persona into the entire sales and marketing process, then check out SiteStealer.com today.

Soxy Topacio at Pownce

2007-07-03T21:46:00.000+08:00

Direk Soxy Topacio has a Pownce account at http://pownce.com/soxy/

At this point, you can get a Pownce account via invitation only, which means it make take quite a while before Pownce topples Twitter. Then again, is that possible?

If you have a Twitter account, will you be able to convince your friends to move over to Pownce? Or what about Jaiku? Is this a repeat of the SMART - GLOBE cell phone issues of yesteryears?

Or perhaps this is more a case of "create new friends." When you try new online neighborhoods, you'll probably meet new friends. You know, the ones who weren't around when the "old" service was quite popular.

Anyway, I'm still waiting for my Pownce invite. Let's see how things go.

In Search Of Webhosts

2007-06-27T13:55:00.000+08:00

Stumbled upon the blog of Matt Heaton, CEO of BlueHost.com and HostMonster.com

Which one is better? Which one is faster? Or more reliable? Will do a bit of research first.

And just so I don't forget, I'll need to do some due diligence on ThePrimeHost.com

PPC Defender: The Ad Spy Destroyer

2007-06-23T15:32:00.000+08:00

PPC Defender (http://www.ppcdefender.com) is a FREE program that protects you from ad marketing spy programs (e.g., Google Cash Detective, Adspy Pro).

I was wondering when someone would clamp down or do something about the ad marketing spy programs proliferating on the web nowadays. Imagine, you spend time and money refining and finetuning your Google Adwords campaigns.

Then along comes some program that will sneak in and monitor which of your ads are performing well, grab that proprietary information, and then sell your information to someone else (or even use your own information to compete with you online).

What PPC Defender does it to block those ad spy programs or even fool those programs by sending back bogus information.

I was wondering when the ad networks such as Google and Yahoo would block efforts to mine their advertising database. The free PPC Defender software, however, is a welcome start.

Reading Lists for Kids

2007-06-13T11:19:00.000+08:00

Wondering what books to ask your children to read?

Check out the Boston Public Library's reading list of books and magazines:

http://www.bpl.org/kids/booksmags.htm

The actual lists are PDF files, so that should come in handy come printing time. Happy reading!

Slow Broadband

2007-06-04T21:02:00.000+08:00

My myDSL connection seems slower than usual this evening. I wonder what's up?

Perhaps more of my fellow subscribers are studying the various product launches online such as GCD. They're trying to get their fix of the latest internet tool, especially since TBS has closed its doors (did it sell 300 copies already?).

PLDT Slowdown?

2007-05-13T00:31:00.000+08:00

For some reason, access via PLDT MyDSL is slowing down. I wonder if it has anything to do with the coming Philippine Elections.

Yahoo 360 is taking forever to load. Good thing Blogger is working.

Vox is also working. Sadly, some DH-hosted blogs are not, although SiteUptime.com says they're all accessible.

When will PLDT's broadband connection improve?

Four Things Meme

2007-05-09T12:24:00.000+08:00

Cecile tagged me with this meme, so here goes:

Four jobs I've had:
Teacher
Financial Analyst
Business Development Manager
IT Project Manager

Four movies I've watched over and over:
Star Wars
Indiana Jones
Lord of the Rings
Feng Shui (Kris Aquino)

Four places where I've lived:
Pasig City
Manila
Quezon City
Mandaluyong (outside)

Four TV shows I like to watch:
News (does this count as a show? sometimes it does!)
24
Prison Break
Heroes

Four places I've been on vacation:
Seoul
Singapore
Kuala Lumpur
USA

Four of my favorite foods:
Kuhol
Talaba
Talangka
Pata Hamon

Four places I would rather be right now:
First car of the Medusa roller coaster
Inside Barnes & Noble
Exploratorium in Frisco
In a See's candy store

Four people who will answer this meme:
???

Philippines and Global Warming

2007-04-15T08:31:00.000+08:00

Have you seen Bamtastic's The Heat is On - Debate on Global Warming?

I watched "An Inconvenient Truth" because a few friends recommended it. Scary stuff. Then again, some of the people around me found the movie boring.

And then I found the opposite position: The Great Global Warming Swindle.

I'm now looking for Al Gore's rebuttal of the above. Anyway, here's one by Stephen Nodvin.

Adsense and WP Themes

2007-03-26T23:19:00.000+08:00

Ever wonder what Adsense colors to use with certain WordPress themes?

[For Crimson Sunrise]

728 horizontal link under header image:
google_color_border = "ffffff";
google_color_bg = "ffffff";
google_color_link = "990000";
google_color_text = "ccab29";
google_color_url = "ccab29";

160 skyscraper in the right sidebar:
google_color_border = "F3F3F3";
google_color_bg = "F3F3F3";
google_color_link = "80151a";
google_color_text = "ccab29";
google_color_url = "ccab29";

336 box under subcontent, but above the footer:
(You'll need to enclose this in a table, width=350)

google_color_border = "FFFFFF";
google_color_bg = "FFFFFF";
google_color_link = "80151a";
google_color_text = "555555";
google_color_url = "ccab29";

Backup Your WordPress Blogs

2007-03-26T18:14:00.000+08:00

Regularly backing up your WordPress blogs is a breeze with the WordPress Database Backup Plugin:

http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/wp-db-backup

Other plugins of ilfilosofo:
=> http://www.ilfilosofo.com/blog/wordpress-plugins/
=> Google Adsense Targetting

Dreamhost and RSS2HTML

2007-03-26T14:55:00.000+08:00

RSS2HTML is a free PHP script from FeedForAll.com that allows you to display rss feeds as html. While the script does work in web accounts at Dreamhost, the moment you include the PHP file in another PHP page or in an html page (via SSI), you'll either get errors or a blank page.

If you install the rss2html script in other web hosts (i.e., asmallorange, host4profit), the script works even if you include it in other php pages or ssi'd html pages.

If you have an account at Dreamhost, the rss-to-html script that I would recommend is CaRP.

Dreamhost and SSI

2007-02-28T09:36:00.000+08:00

I have a bunch of html files that require server side includes, but Dreamhost will only allow ssi for files ending in .shtml

Fortunately, all we need is to place this line in the .htaccess page:
AddHandler server-parsed .html

(Other web hosts require this: addType text/x-server-parsed-html .html)

Is MyBlogLog Down?

2007-02-11T23:15:00.000+08:00

I was unable to access MyBlogLog.com for quite a few minutes, and I actually thought it had grown too popular for its own good.

But what if the problem lay with my ISP? Thanks to SiteUptime.com, I was able to find out using the test domain box in the lefthand navigation column. Turns out it was my ISP afterall.

No wonder Blogger seems so sluggish nowadays.

Blogger No Longer In Beta

2006-12-24T00:14:00.000+08:00

Noticed that the word "beta" has been crossed out. With Google's Blogger no longer in Beta, can we now expect more people to try out blogging?

I sure hope so.

Pinoy Gig sa Cainta II SummerSlam Sponsorship

2006-12-17T11:31:00.000+08:00

Would you like to be a sponsor for the "Pinoy Gig sa Cainta II SummerSlam" event?

The Vanguard Management Production Inc. in cooperation with Triskelion Grand Fraternity and the League of Filipino Student of the Philippines, Rizal Regional Council will conduct a benefit concert entitled PINOY GIG SA CAINTA II, SUMMER SLAM, this coming summer, to be held at the San Juan Cainta Gym, Cainta Rizal. The beneficiary of this concert are the Cainta Public Market Multi-Purpose Cooperative and the Street Children of Cainta under of the DSWD.

These are the preferred performer bands Kamikazee, 6 Cycle Mind, Fuse Boxx, Chromatic Experience, Cottonfield, Rocksteady, Kitchie Nadal, Greyhoundz, Redlead65 and more.

If you will sign up as a major sponsor, they will display streamers, posters, promote radio announcements and TV plugs about your company.

For Inquiries and appointment, please call (02)427-2401 or text the following numbers 0915-4986346 look for Marco and 0919-7381376 and look for Dollar or e-mail them at Vanguard_Management@yahoo.com

Deadline of confirmation is on January 10, 2007.

(I personally do not know them, so please conduct your own due diligence. Thanks!)

Traffic Geyser Videos

2006-12-01T20:25:00.000+08:00

Where do fans of the Traffic Geyser (TrafficGeyser.com) system like to upload their videos? Afterall, there are over 270 online video communities online, so what are the top favorites?

Here's a guesstimate:

YouTube.com
iFilm.com
MotionBox.com (tags)
Video123.com
Bolt.com (tags)
Stickam.com

That's six. I haven't found the remaining 9 to 24 sites, since Traffic Geyser claims they'll autosubmit your video to 15 to 30 online video libraries. The Silver package costs $247 in the first month and $47 per month thereafter, while the Gold package costs $297 in the first month, and $97 per month onwards.

Related, but actual video pages not found in the search engines:
Google Video
SelfCastTV.com (powered by BlinkX.com?)

Traffic Geyser headlines shout that "In Just 24 Hours Google Ranked The Site Below #1 in a Very Competitive Category", yet when I do a search in Google for "traffic geyser" the first page results show some blog entries and a few video pages of videos uploaded by people outside Traffic Geyser.

Looks like I'll pass on this monthly video submission service. Afterall, the proof of the pudding is in the search engine results. ;-)

It is better to produce DIFFERENT videos and manually submit these to different video sites (each site will have its own unique video), instead of creating ONE video and mass-submitting it to 30 video directories.

Now if only someone can help me automatically create a video... :-)

(For those deadset on the video autosubmit service, and would rather pay $27/month with zero start-up fees, then check out JetPacked.com's Traffic Geyser Alternative.)

Conspiracy Bar December 2006 Sked

2006-12-01T18:25:00.000+08:00

Conspiracy December Sked

59 Visayas Ave., QC. tel. no. 9206517

1-(F)- Bayang Barrios & Gary Granada
2-(S)- Badjao Roots & Village Idiots
4-(M)- Rica Arambulo
5-(T)- Writers Night (L.I.R.A.)/ Girl Valencia
6- (W)- Noel Cabangon
7- (Th)- Cynthia Alexander & Zarah Smith
8- (F)- Conspiracy 3rd Anniversary (Noel Cabangon, Cynthia Alexander, Gary Granada, Bayang Barrios, Lynn Sherman, Cooky Chua, et. al.) FREE ENTRANCE
9-(S)- Kabataan Night Tres
11-(M)- KATHA Songwriters Night
12-(T)- Writers Night: Aldus Santos (7pm)
"Kabanggihan 2" Bicol Writers (9pm)
13-(W)- Noel Cabangon
14-(Th)- Diyosa & Julianne
15-(F)- BLUES NYT "Blue Christmas"
16-(S)- World Music Night (Talahib, Yerbaguena, Sing India)
18-(M)- Paolo Santos
19-(T)- Writers Night (SSS Writers Club)/
"Aawitan Kita sa Conspiracy"
with Armida Siguion-Reyna and Friends
20-(W)- Joey Ayala & Bayang Barrios
21-(Th)- Noel Cabangon
22-(F)- "Once Upon a JAZZ Christmas" with Joey Quirino & Friends
23-(S)- Cynthia Alexander
26-(T)- "Gabi ng Mga Awiting Bayan"
27-(W)- Noel Cabangon
28- (Th)- Susan Fernandez, Gou de Jesus, Lynn Sherman
29- (F)- Joey Ayala
30-(S)- Sayawan sa Conspi

Google Shares Zoom to $500

2006-11-23T11:43:00.000+08:00

Google shares break the $500 barrier and closed at $509.65 last Tuesday.

And there aren't signs of it slowing down. I wonder how this will affect Blogger beta. :-)

Blogger Beta

2006-11-17T08:10:00.000+08:00

Am now testing http://beta.blogger.com

Other (older) Blogger/Blogspot blogs may some difficulty switching over to the new Blogger (which integrates with your GMail account), because those older blogs may have thousands of posts. There are other reasons why you can't switch to Blogger Beta.

With the new Blogger Beta, giving your page a new look is as easy as dragging and dropping the various page elements. If you look at the sidebar, you'll also see RSS feeds displayed as straight links (no javascript).

I'm unable to edit the "Links" element of the sidebar, though. Perhaps it will work with IE rather than with Firefox.

Google Video: Immigration

2006-11-16T23:15:00.000+08:00

It will get harder and harder to immigrate to the USA. I wonder if more Pinoys will move to New Zealand or Canada?

(The speaker in the video is Roy Beck. For more info, please visit http://www.numbersusa.com)

Changes in Blogger

2006-08-16T14:48:00.000+08:00

In Blogger.com unveils new beta version, you'll find the many changes that you'll soon see here in Blogger / Blogspot.

For a sample, check out http://beta.blogger.com

Looks like Blogger is giving importance to:

1. Easy updating of single posts (no more rebuilding of entire blog)
2. Tags (tag and ping and social networks?)
3. Private blogs (or access by invitation)
4. Drag and drop
5. RSS feeds for both posts and comments

Interesting. I wonder what Google wants. :-)

Podcasters: Don't Give Up!

2006-07-05T21:04:00.000+08:00

It's sad when podcasters give up just because they receive negative comments about the way they speak English, or about their grammatical errors. Yes, podcasting (just like blogging) requires that you have a thick skin.

Or in Tagalog: kapalmuks.

If you can't take the criticism, and if you end up deleting those "negative" comments, and if you start announcing that your podcast is coming to an end (after just FOUR episodes), then it would be a waste.

It would be a waste, Jeric, because you've already created and discontinued the Jeric's Confessions podcast, resurrected with the Brink Notes podcast, and proved that you can make podcasts.

Anyway, here's the comment I tried to post at Brink Notes:

Jeric, people are able to make negative comments because they took the time to listen to your podcast.

If you want to stop podcasting, I hope your main reason is lack of time. Then again, if the nega comments are really getting to you, I hope you’ll produce at least 12 episodes that you are personally proud of.

It’s hard to give an online impression of creating unfinished projects, especially when prospective employers (who hire for attitude and train for skills) are starting to Google applicants.

Use the painful comments to produce a better podcast, and to strengthen your resolve to improve your communication skills.

Have you heard of internet diva Alyssa Alano of “Keys Me” fame? She has spunk! And she’ll continue honing her craft in spite of those YouTubers who “hacked the lyrics.”

So keep your chin up, Jeric, and continue improving. I look forward to the 12-episode 2nd season of the Brink Notes Podcast.

Qumana Test 01

2006-06-27T20:22:00.000+08:00

I'm about to test Qumana.com's blogging tool, in conjunction with Blogger. Let's see if this "drag content" feature works.

After I dragged a text file to the Qumana window, I then double-clicked on the Qumana window and found email-like interface with the text all typed in. Now let's see if I can post this online.

(I'm now adding this line after I posted this post, just to test if I can edit an old post using Qumana... Let's see if this works.)

Technorati Tags : qumana

Powered By Qumana

Another spot on the web

2006-01-08T09:20:00.000+08:00

There are lots of interesting sites in Blogspot, and it's great to join the conversation. Some Blogspot conversations, however, require a Blogger account. Hopefully I'll be able to add something useful in this part of Blogspot. We'll see...

Kind regards,
Manuel Viloria
http://www.viloria.com

Three Rats (Wilfrido Maria Guerrero, 1948)

2003-06-14T06:48:00.000+08:00

You’ll find Wilfrido M. Guerrero’s Three Rats at:
http://upreplib.tripod.com/three_rats.htm

Here’s a summary of the plot of Three Rats:

There are three characters: Gonzalo (27 years old), his wife [of seven months] Nita (19 years old), and his best friend of 15 years, Adrian (25 years old).

He suspects Adrian of having an affair with Nita.

Gonzalo exacts revenge.

(Someone was asking about tree rats. Were you, perhaps, looking for the three rats?)

Conflict in Three Rats

Man vs Man

Nita vs the dismissed maid
Gonzalo vs Adrian
Mr Viterbo vs his wife Mila
Gonzalo vs Nita

Man vs Himself

Gonzalo and his failing memory
Gonzalo and his health / hyperthyroidism
Gonzalo, picking up then putting down the cup of coffee
Adrian and his addiction to gambling
Nita and her confusion: Should she warn Adrian or obey Gonzalo and keep quiet?

Man vs Nature

Adrian vs the effects of cyanide

Florante at Laura Summary in English

2002-06-25T08:59:00.001+08:00

Was humming Rolando Tinio’s “Minsan Pa” when I reached the word Kundangan (If It Were Not For), and after a trip to Google, stumbled upon the e-text version of Florante at Laura, the great Tagalog epic written by Francisco Balagtas, as painstakingly typed into text form by May Lim and Arlene Lim.

DISCLAIMER: Accuracy of the Florante at Laura summary / study notes is NOT guaranteed. Study at your own risk.

1. The song/story opens with Florante (son of Duke Briseo and Princess Floresca) bound to a tree, in a forest outside the Kingdom of Albania. Surrounding Florante are two lions getting ready to pounce on him.

2. Fortunately, walking in the forest is Aladin, a young moor from Persia and son of Sultan Ali-Adab. He left his kingdom because he felt bad about his dad who stole the love of Aladin’s sweetheart, Flerida.

3. He hears Florante crying out about the injustices committed in Albania, the murder of the King and his allies, and the (supposed) betrayal of Laura (Florante’s sweetheart). Aladin finds Florante and kills the two lions before they could pounce.

4. Aladin frees Florante and watches him throughout the night. The following morning, he asks Florante why he was bound to a tree, and whatever the heck he was doing in the forest.

(Okay, time for a flashback…)

5. Florante recounts that he was sent to study in Athens when he was 11 years old. There he met his kababayan Adolfo, who is the son of Count Sileno. Adolfo was admired by his teachers and ten of his classmates, because Adolfo was kind and highly intelligent.

6. After six years, however, Florante surpassed Adolfo, and in the process exposed Adolfo’s true character. This was especially seen when, during a play, Adolfo tried to really hack Florante (instead of following the script). Fortunately, Florante was saved by Menandro, the nephew of the teacher Antenor. The following day, Adolfo was sent back to Albania.

(The play was about Eteocles and Polyneices, the sons of Oedipus and Jocasta. Check out Seven Against Thebes)

Eteocles

http://www.timelessmyths.com/classical/thebes.html#Eteocles

Seven Against Thebes

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A0844562.html

7. Florante stayed in Athens for one more year before receiving a letter from his father stating that Florante’s mother died. After two more months, he received another letter urging Florante to return home to Albania.

8. Upon returning home, Florante receives a plea for help from the king of Krotona, whose kingdom was being invaded by the Persian army of General Osmalik. Duke Briseo introduced Florante to King Linceo, and Florante was made commander of the defending army of Krotona.

9. In the palace, Florante meets King Linceo’s lovely daughter Laura, and decides to let her know his feelings for her before he goes to battle.

10. Florante goes to war and defeats General Osmalik in five hours. Florante stays in Krotona for five more months.

11. He misses Laura so much so he returns to Albania. Upon his arrival, he is astonished to see a Moro flag waving over his land. He is shocked to witness a woman about to be beheaded. Florante fights the Persian army (led by Aladin!), liberates Albania, and frees King Linceo, Duke Briseo and Adolfo from the dungeon.

12. Miramolin invades Albania again, but Florante is able to repulse the attack. Seventeen kings surrender to Florante.

13. I don’t know why Florante goes to Etolia (probably took a break from all those wars!), but he receives a letter one day from the King, urging him to return to Albania.

Etolia

http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=60003

14. Florante returns to Albania, only to be captured by a 30,000-strong army of Albania (they were probably that insecure given the military record of Florante), and was promptly sent to the dungeons. Adolfo led the coup and killed King Linceo and Duke Briseo while Florante was away.

15. Florante stays in jail for 18 days, and then is ordered tied to a tree in the forest so that he will be ravaged by the wild animals. He was there for 2 days before Aladin chances upon him.

16. Enough of the flashback. Now it’s time for Aladin to tell his own story.

17. Aladin is the son of the sultan of Persia, Ali-Adab. Aladin wandered into the forest because he was depressed over the fact that his father stole Aladin’s significant other, Flerida. (Sounds like the movie Damage starring Jeremy Irons)

18. To have the young lass for himself, the sultan looked for reasons to punish Aladin. He castigated Aladin for leaving the Persian army, and blamed him for the victory Florante achieved over the Persian army at Albania (see #11 above).

19. For the “crimes” of Aladin, the sultan orders his own son beheaded. The sentence was not carried out, though, because that evening Aladin was suddenly ordered banished instead. Aladin was also warned not to ever return to Persia if he valued his life.

20. Aladin has been aimlessly wandering around for 6 years now.

21. While Florante and Aladin were exchanging stories, they overhear two women.

Woman #1: “When I heard that my jailed boyfriend was going to be beheaded, I agreed to marry his father the Sultan just to spare his life. Fortunately, my boyfriend was freed. But that same night, I disguised myself as a soldier and escaped. I’ve been wandering for so many years before finding you here in the forest.”

(You probably can guess why Florante and Aladin were so happy, right?)

22. Laura relates to Flerida what happened in Albania while Florante was away: Adolfo usurping the throne, the beheading of the King and his allies. She also said that she tried to send a letter to Florante to let him know about the events in Albania.

(Note: The letter Florante received was from the “King” and it urged him to return to Albania. This was Adolfo’s way of capturing Florante. Anyway, let’s continue with Laura’s story…)

23. Adolfo professes his love to Laura. Laura asks for 5 months to think it over. Since Adolfo could not win the heart of Laura, he decides to rape Laura… in the forest. Just two days after ordering Florante tied to a tree. Just 20 days after capturing Florante. Nope, he won’t give Laura 5 months. Not even one month.

24. Conveniently, Flerida was in the forest. She sees Adolfo about to do his evil deed and shoots him with arrows until he dies.

25. Anyway, the four lovers all meet and try to catch up on old times. They were still, uhm, chatting when they are found by Menandro and his army who was out searching for Adolfo.

26. The army rejoices when they find out that Florante and Laura are still alive. Yes, they were really just chatting in the forest.

27. Not long after, Florante and Laura marry and rule Albania as King and Queen. Aladin and Flerida get baptized (huh? possible hole in the plot), marry, and then return to Persia to rule their land. The end. Florante at Laura. Bow.

DISCLAIMER: Accuracy of the above study notes is NOT guaranteed. Study at your own risk.

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Sometimes, the connections on the web can be quite serendipitous, don’t you think?

(Florante at Laura, some say, is like Romeo and Juliet. Only with a happy ending. Hmmm… sounds like a Disney movie.)

Nov 12, 2002 Update: If you landed on this page because you were searching for “Florante at Laura”, please send me feedback on what kind of info about F&L you are particularly interested in. Is it the summary? An analysis? Please be specific so that I’ll know what to work on (assuming enough people are interested).

Lots of people have been asking for a SCRIPT of Florante at Laura. Sorry, but I don’t have any script.

[For those who emailed wondering why the summary is in English, and who also commented that it would be better if it is in Tagalog, then here's the buod ng Florante at Laura]