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Author: walteryounglawfirm
I am a litigation lawyer in the Philippines and a graduate of the UP College of Law. I am married to a culinary chef, my wife Criselda, endearingly called as Dang, who is now preparing her masteral thesis at UP; and have four (4) children: three (3) daughters (i.e. Shayna, a UP Masscom grad; Cheska, a UP Visual Arts grad; and, Alee who is a Grade 12 student at Miriam High) who are all passionate advocates of the hiphop culture particularly the dance genre (i.e. regular participants in the annual World Hiphop International Dance Competitions in the US) and one (1) son (i.e. Anthony who is an Ateneo graduate in European Studies) who lustily plays the guitar and the electronic drums.
Na ‘di makapag-get-together nitong unang semestre ngayong TAON;
Nagkataong na-isinangguni at ibinahagi ni BABES NAVARRO – –
Pag-gunita sa pag-yao ng mga evening BATCHMATES, “which brought much SORROW”;
Sina JIM NAGRAMPA, ERIC RODRIGUEZ, BOBBY LOPEZ, MAR TURINGAN at si DIONNE LAURICO!
At ang “REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN UP LAW EVENING BATCHMATES” nga ay NAIDAOS…
At kelangang ding mag-pamisa bilang pag-gunita sa KALBARYO ng POONG HESUS;
Mahirap ngani ngayong PANDEMIC na kumuha ng PARI na handang lumabas ng kanilang KUMBENTO – –
Buti na nga lang ay pumayag itong aking kaibigang INDIANO na PARING CLARETIANO;
Si Fr. TOMMY1 na kay hirap talagang espelegin ang mahaba niyang APELYIDO!
[Fr. TOMMY on board a plane to the Philippines in January 2021 after he flew to INDIA in December 2020 to attend the funeral wake of his PAPA]
Mahirap nga talagang ISPELENGIN itong si Fr. TOMMY…
Dahil takot daw siyang ma-COVID at hindi ka pwedeng lumapit at sa kanya’y TUMABI;
At least 2-meters DISTANCING and kanyang takdang sukat na sa kanya ay LUMAYO – –
Yan daw ang wika ng puno ng CONGREGATION nila na sa kanya ay syang NAGPAYO;
Kaya dapat kaming lahat, sa kanya habang nag-mimisa, ay sadyang MALAYO!
Ang diga ko nga kay FATHER para nga lang PUMAYAG unto our PACT…
“We’re all fully-vaccinated FATHER, and not more than TEN, that’s a FACT”;
Ang sagot nya naman, ay: “there’s no guaranty that you won’t be INFECTED” – –
Turned out that Boss AMBA VICKY, has not yet been INOCULATED;
Kaya she cordially sent her regrets, and that’s what BABES NARRATED!
Subalit naging TOO DEMANDING po itong si FATHER…
Kailangang daw ay: “for us to strictly OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING, WHATSOEVER”;
At na-relocate ang VENUE po ng HOLY MASS, to a venue which was LARGER – –
Mula sa CONFERENCE ROOM, ay sa BADMINTON BUILDING na naitakda ang misa, and no OTHER;
At baka mag-boycott areng si Father TOMMY, “as I can’t argue any FURTHER”!
At ang unang dumating sa lugar ng MISA, siyempre ay si BABES…
At kakilala din pala niya itong paring INDIANO, who sports a BEARD;
Then, si MARVZ GONONG na taga-PROJECT 4 po LAMANG TALAGA – –
Halos wala pa ngang isang kilometro ang layo mula sa aming OFICINA;
Pero nagdala pa rin ng KOTSE, at muntik pa ang pag-PARADA’y naging PROBLEMA!
Sumunod namang dumating po ay si BENJU DE LA PAZ…
Taga MARIKINA at siya pala’y nabalo nito lang DISYEMBRE, at di na nga niya IPINA-BROADCAST;
Malihim ngani itong si BENJU, ngunit loyal na tagapagsundo ng kaisa-isang babae nyang ANAK – –
Mabuti nga daw at ‘di nagpasundo, kundi ay di sya nakarating AGAD;
At dahil nga sa TRAFFIC baka daw sa DINNER GET-TOGETHER, siya ay di rin MAPADPAD!
And the tandem of VIC CRUZ and CEL GELLADA made their ENTRANCE…
To avoid TOWING, nag-parking daw sila sa gated parking area, among those parked DELIVERY VANS;
And the HOLY MASS got started with a FOREWORD as FATHER SUGGESTED – –
Since FR. TOMMY does not know our departed BATCHMATES;
He needs some inputs for his HOMILY, those circumstances about JIM, ERIC, BOB, MAR and DIONNE, who speaks as though he’s from the STATES!
Thus, as introduction, I made some DISCLOSURE…
Since JIM was my very first LAW PARTNER, he was my intro’s CYNOSURE;
And next was ERIC, and the rest whom I failed to get unto the TARP their individual PICTURE – –
And the MASS started in EARNEST, as FR. TOMMY vowed he’d have to EXIT FAST;
He has to finish his DOCTORAL THESIS, the extension given him is the LAST!
And the DINNER GET-TOGETHER proved so JOLLY…
BABES received a call from a FRIEND, named DOLLY;
At naitanong nung FRIEND kung nasaan nga SIYA nag LALA-MYERDA – –
Nakuwento naman ni BABES na nag-attend siya ng MISA;
MISA nga nang pag-gunita nang kamatayan ng kanyang mga KAESKWELA!
Aba, ang sabi ba naman nitong kanyang kaibigang KAHUNTAHAN…
“Naku, wag ka nang nag-aattend ng mga “mass for the dead” na GANYAN;
“Dapat dahil PANDEMYA, wag ka nang susubo pa sa mga bagay na nagbibigay KALUNGKUTAN” – –
Sumagot si BABES: “Eto nga kami’t dahil muling nagkita-kita ay walang kahulilip ang aming TAWANAN”;
At ang kaibigan ni BABES ay tunay pong NABIGLA at NAGULUMIHANAN!
Ang inihanda ng aming masipag na KUSINERA sa OFICINA…
Menudo, sinigang na salmon, pininyahang manok at syempre isang piling na SWEET BANANA;
At nag-ambag naman si VIC CRUZ ng pansit sotanghon na puno ng tinalupang HIPON – –
Sinimulan na ngani ang pag-TSIBOG, at si BABES, na walang KA-ABOG-ABOG;
Kumuha na ng plato, kubyertos at syempre ang favorite nyang FOOD!
[Our OFFICE KUSINERA, Ms. FE CALANOGA.]
Dahil nga ako po ay SENIOR CITIZEN nang TALAGA…
Nakaligtaan kong kunin ang pinaluto kong KARE-KARE sa SISTER kong MAGANDA;
Mabuti na lang at nasiglawan ko si JESSIMINE na syang aking bagong SEKRETARYA – –
Pinagbando ko pa ngang makakatikim siya ng KARE-KARE na pinakamasarap sa buong mundo, or perhaps buong ASIA;
At ako na mismo ang kumuha ng KARE-KARE, dahil si DRIVER WILLY’y inihatid pa si FATHER sa ICLA2!
[Our new OFFICE SECRETARY, Ms. JESSIMINE CABALLERO.]
At siyempre nang natikman ni MARVZ ang KARE-KARE na niluto ni WILMA, na INIHAIN…
Naku’y para daw nakalimutan na niya ang ngalan ng BIYENAN nyang magiliw at MAHINHIN;
At kahit nga pinag-bawalan nang uminom si MARVZ ng mga inuming PAMPAGANA – –
Lumagok ng JINRO SOJU na para bagang bersiyon ng BEER mula sa SOUTH KOREA, pero lasang VODKA;
At talagang humanap pa ng ibang inuming na naka-LA-LASHING at nagbibigay SAYA!
At syempre si CEL ay naikwento ang kanyang inaantay na RETIREMENT PAY…
2017 pa ngani nag-RETIRE, wala pa ring PAY until TODAY;
May HOT LINE daw na dapat si CEL ay TAWAGAN, para mawakasan ang PAG-AANTAY – –
Para bagang wika ni CEL, siya halos ay talagang BINIBISTAY;
At mukhang siya’y nahaharap sa mga kawani ng GSIS na animo’y BANTAY-SALAKAY!
At itong si MARVZ ay kelangan palang bumalik sa ESTADOS UNIDOS…
Dahil doon siya nag FIRST DOSE ng PFIZER, at syempre, doon din dapat SECOND DOSE;
Pero ang ONLINE DFA sked niya ay sa end of OCTOBER 2021 pa, at KELANGAN NIYA’Y RUSH – –
Gagawan ng paraan ni VIC CRUZ, nang walang ATTORNEY’s FEES, no need to PAY CASH;
“OUT-OF-POCKET” expense na lang daw, as the result would indeed be FAST!
At nang matapos na ang kainan, tuksuhan, tawanan at INUMAN…
Meron pa ngang pabaon na SINUKMANI3 na MALINAMNAM;
Naalala ko ang wika ng aking INANG, upang lumawig ang PAGKAKAIBIGAN – –
Mamahagi ng malagkit na BIKO upang ang mga kaibiga’y mas lalong MAPADIKIT;
Habang si SWEET BABES NAVARRO naman ay mukhang lalong nagiging MARIKIT at NAG-PAPAKARIKIT!
[The famous SINUKMANI of SANTA CRUZ, LAGUNA where I was born.][From L-R: Babes Navarro, Benju dela Paz, Vic Cruz, Cel Gellada, Marvz Gonong and Wally Young]
[These are my Law Office staff members who made the HOLY MASS cum DINNER GET-TOGETHER in commemoration of the death anniversary of Jim Nagrampa happen. JIM joined our ALMIGHTY CREATOR on July 14, 2004. The HOLY MASS presided over by Fr. TOMMY MUNDANKUNNELVARKEY was offered too for the eternal repose of the souls of ERIC RODRIGUEZ, DIONNE LAURICO, MAR TURINGAN and BOBBY LOPEZ. From top to bottom (L-R): Ms. Marissa Lagdamen, our OFFICE MANAGER; Ms. Jessimine Caballero, our SECRETARY; Ms. Tita Nailgas, our OFFICE CLEANER; Mr. Willy Pestilos, our OFFICE DRIVER; and, Ms. Fe Tobias-Calanoga, our OFFICE COOK.]
Legend:
Father TOMMY MUNDANKUNNELVARKEY is an Indian Roman Catholic priest who is taking up a doctorate degree in PHILOSOPHY at the UST. He was supposed to finish his schooling in early 2020 and to return to his pastoral work in GOA, INDIA but the pandemic indefinitely extended his stay in the Philippines.
ICLA which is acronym for INSTITUTE FOR CONSECRATED LIFE IN ASIA is a religious center being run by the CLARETIAN CONGREGATION for doing theology to revitalize spirituality and mission in emergent churches, particularly in Asia. Their office cum seminary is located at No. 526 Tandang Sora Avenue, Barangay Culiat, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, Metro-Manila.
SINUKMANI or BIKO is my favorite childhood kakanin. Sinukmani or Biko is a Filipino rice cake made from glutinous rice (in tagalog, we call it as malagkit), coconut milk, and sugar. In Laguna, it is locally known as sinukmani and in Manila it’s Biko.
Ang ating mga ITAY ay siyang haligi ng ating KAMAGANAKAN…
ILAW naman ang ating mga INANG ng atin pong TAHANAN;
Ngunit ngayong araw na ito, mga ITAY ang siyang tunay na TAMPOK – –
Yan ang nakagawian sa buong mundo, sa lahat po ng mga POOK;
Bigyan natin ng pagpupugay ang ating mga AMA: “whether they’re good, even if your DAD is a CROOK”!
Dahil sa kung hindi kay TATAY, kay DAD, kay PAPA o kay TATANG…
Baka ikaw ngani’y wala dito sa mundo, pati gunita mo’y PALUTANG-LUTANG LANG;
Dahil hindi ka nga PARDS, sa mundo’y IPINANGANAK o ISINILANG- –
Wala kang pagkatao; wala ring KATAUHAN at PAGKAKAKILANLAN;
Ni hindi nga putok sa buho, mukhang nagmintis at ang essensya mo animo’y paikot-ikot sa KALAWAKAN!
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY sa lahat ng mga HALIGI…
Mga responsable at mga masisipag na PAPPY;
Araw ng mga ITAY, TATAY, DADDY at PAPA po NGAYON – –
Pwedeng-pwede po silang mag-“relax”, maglimayon at MAG-BULAKBOL;
Matatangbakan nga lang po sila ng LABADA, mga PLANTSAHIN at pati na ang paglilinis ng HAYBOL!
Malaking pasasalamat naman namin sa ating MAHAL NA PANGINOONG DIYOS….
Ang aming AMA ay mag-NONOBENTA’Y NUEBE ANYOS;
Matikas at makisig, derecho pa rin KUNG LUMAKAD- –
Pasasalamat po talaga kami, at hindi siya katulad ng iba na halos ay KINAKALADKAD;
POGING-POGI pa rin, kahawig po nga ng kunti, ng actor na si ALAN LADD!
Nang dumating and PANDEMIC noong isang TAON…
Nahinto ngani ang kay DADDY MAX na PAGLILIMAYON;
Dahil nga hindi naman sanay nan aka-BARTOLINA sa KUARTO – –
Kapag giniginaw na sa AIRCON, “turn-off” muna at kung tagaktak na ang PAWIS, “turn-on” uli ng TODO;
Kaya dalawang beses na PULMONYA, matigas po kasi ang ULO!
At meron pa rin siyang unforgettable and frightening COVID EXPERIENCE..
But what happened to him and unto all of us, made REAL SENSE;
That COVID is indeed DEADLY, in fact, it was his personal driver who EXPIRED – –
Who was DAD’s driver for many YEARS, bringing him to PEFTOK’s meeting, so loyal as RAMIL would usually ABIDE;
As though some sort of redemption, because of COVID, DAD’s personal driver (i.e. RAMIL) DIED!
RAMIL is also a father, the TATAY of my PARALEGAL…
RAMIL would come to our Law Office daily, with errands from our DAD, as USUAL;
He’d be the extra-driver who’d drive for all of US – –
In case, one among my siblings would need a hand to drive with care but FAST;
RAMIL would never say NO, as long as he has no urgent sked with DAD, those skeds written in a BLAST!
And DADDY MAX got infected with COVID TWICE…
Going out of the house immediately upon his first confinement was UNWISE;
Got introduced during the recent SYMBOLIC TURNOVER of FACE MASKS from KOREA – –
Not only a KOREAN WAR VET, but a COVID VET for TWICE…OH YEAH;
Everyone would feel so amazed, even my DAD’s great-grandchildren’s YAYA!
‘Twas nice that my eldest daughter SHAYNA, put up at her dance studio a LUNCHTIME SCENE…
We invited DAD MAX and MERCY, just our family for this FATHER’S DAY OCCURRENCE;
Grab the chance too to bring along DONNA, RAMIL’s daughter, my PARALEGAL- –
And DAD was able to personally CONDOLE and say SORRY, in a way that’s quite REGAL;
Pointing out the LOYALTY of RAMIL, a father who adores DONNA, the late RAMIL’s favorite GAL!
Kaya ngayon ako, sampu ng aking mga UTOL…
Ay halos tratatuhin na si DONNA bilang aming KAPUTOL;
Gagabayan at papatnubayan upang makamit ang pangarap ng TATAY RAMIL NIYA – –
Na maging ABOGADA at maging tagapagtanggol ng kanilang PAMILYA;
Dapat sa pagsusulit ng BAR, pag-pupursigi at pagdarasal kailangan marahil ay gawing MILYA-MILYA!
Upang ang pangarap ni TATAY RAMIL ay magbigay BUHAY lalo na ang PAGASA…
Layon naming si DONNA, sa BAR EXAM ay tuluyang MAKAPASA;
At dyan nagtatapos ang kambal na kwento ng dalawang TATAY, na ang isa ay humaba pa ang BUHAY – -Tinubos marahil ng kay DONNA, na syang pumanaw na TATAY;
Subalit sa tulong at awa ng DIYOS, at panalanging LUBOS; ang pag-pasa ni DONNA sa BAR, masugid na PAG-AANTAY!
Happy happy birthday to you our legal secretary JESSIMINE…
We’ll start today your birthday celebration via a breakfast laced with CAFFEINE;
This is the first birthday celebration in our LAW OFFICE – –
Which will start in the morn to end perhaps till evening at SIX;
To make you stay with us, until you’ve learned all the lawyers’ TRICKS!
Your June 20 birthday horoscope shows that you’re FUNNY, KINDHEARTED and LIVELY…
Like most other people of this sun sign, you know how to throw a good PARTY;
You’ve a soft heart, and folks believe that you’re generous and EMPATHETIC – –
You love helping people in need, especially those whose work sked is a bit HECTIC;
And those are no other but me and my law partner Attorney VIC!
Nonetheless, you’re particularly sentimental and you’re also so INTUITIVE…
Those qualities make you exceptionally good at interacting with people, which I do BELIEVE;
You’re sharp and precise and you like the attention that it can bring to YOU – –
And you’re dramatic, charismatic, and an outgoing charmer who love to help by talking THROUGH; . With excellent communication skills and an innovative mind crammed with insights, make you a witty conversationalist THROUGH AND THROUGH!
Tomorrow, you’ll have to start playing our badminton GAME…
You’re deemed athletic by our co-player MON, who when losing would feel irked and ASHAMED;
Let’s be the tandem at plays on TUESDAYS and THURSDAYS – –
So that MON and DONNA would win, and MON will feel joyful with JUMPS and SASHAYS;
But I’d still insure that we beat them on SATURDAYS!
As a tender and nice GEMINIAN, you can be plagued with an impressive stubborn STREAK…
With this quality though, you possess a heart of gold and courage of a lion, the royal jungle king and BEAST;
This way of thinking and acting will take you places you’d never dream OF – –
We can have an office outing in BORACAY, Attorney VIC’s choice, which I think is OKS;
Of course, when we’d collect lots of moolah from DUMDUMA, which VIC would try to get thru COAX!
On your natal day, which was yesterday, a sacred SUNDAY…
I hope that you’ve offered prayers too for our Law Office’s PROSPERITY;
Your LUCKY NUMBERS are 7, 9, 11, 12, and TWENTY-ONE – –
Add one more, and perhaps you’ll be able to win in the BIG ONE;
That’s the MEGALOTTO, and upon winning our trip to BORACAY, will automatically COME – –
Paid by your LOTTO winnings, we’ll enjoy BORACAY with some FUN and some WHISKEY and RHUM!