Tomato Capsule

Tinunaw ng tatay ang dinamita sa tubig-dagat at pinamumog sa mga isda. Saka itininda namin sa bangketa— pinausokan ng tambutso at upang agad na maubos kinulayan ng pulang dyubos ang hasang ng galunggong at bangus. Binabad sa isang dakot na asin ang ‘di makilalang ayungin at pinamanhid ng yelo ang kaliskis ng pira-pirasong dilis. Maghapong naghintay na may bumili sa mga isdang nahuli, ngunit wala ni isa man ang nagkamali sa mga paninda namin ni Inay. Umuwi siyang galit sa buhay at sa buong bahay. Lulutuin niya na lang ang ulam naming bangkulis nakausli ang mata, tuklap ang kulay pilak na kutis na kanina’y nakita kong dinumog ng mga bangaw at ngayo’y nasa bandihadong puno ng sabaw.

The one- eyed  monster is furmingly wild-- awaiting for the heaven's touch-- craving for the glory hole-- to blast the scorching life!

I am lovers of all quietness unechoed songs within a silent heart, a silver pond, a statued loveness where words can take no part. i love the quiet ways of memory the quiet looks to give you loving praise, the quite secrets of my misery through quiet nights and days. The quiet mountains of the earth i love, the moving clouds the sun, the dewy leaf my quiet questioning of god above, my quite, tearless grief. 

                              

The night was dark, for the moon was young And the stars were asleep and rare; The clouds were thick, yet Youth went out To see his Maiden fair. "Dear One,"  he pleaded as he knelt Before her feet, in tears, "My love is true; why have you kept Me waiting all these years?" The maiden looked at him unmoved, It seemed, and whispered low: "Persistent Youth, you have to prove  By deeds your love is true." "There's not a thing I would not do For you, Beloved,"  said he. "Then go,"  said she,  "to your mother dear  And bring her heart to me." Without another word, Youth left and went to his mother dear. And opened her breast and took her heart. He did not shed a tear! Then back to his Maiden fair he ran, Unmindful of the rain; But his feet slipped and he fell down And loud he groaned with pain! Still in his hand he held the prize That would win his Maiden's hand; And he thought of his mother dear So kind, so swe...

Why does the sea laugh, Mother, As it glints beneath the sun? It is thinking of the joys, my child, That it wishes every one. Why does the sea sob so, Mother, As it breaks on the rocky shore? It recalls the sorrows of the world. And weeps forevermore. Why is the sea so peaceful, Mother, As if it were fast asleep? It would give our tired hearts, dearest child, The comfort of the deep.

After thirteen years of being away from the Philippines , Crisóstomo Ibarra returns under the guise as Simoun, a rich jeweler sporting a beard and blue-tinted glasses, and a confidant of the Captain-General. Abandoning his idealism, he becomes a cynical saboteur, the titular filibustero , seeking revenge against the system responsible for his misfortunes by plotting a revolution. Simoun insinuates himself into Manila high society and influences every decision of the Captain-General to mismanage the country’s affairs so that a revolution will break out. He cynically sides with the upper classes, encouraging them to commit abuses against the masses so that the latter would be encouraged to revolt against the oppressive Spanish colonial regime. This time, he does not attempt to fight the authorities through legal means, but through violent revolution using the masses. Simoun has reasons for instigating a revolution. First is to rescue María Clara from the convent and second, t...

The story focuses on Kino, his wife Juana, and their infant son Coyotito. Kino is a diver and a fisher, and although his family lives peacefully they live in poverty. As they have very little money, they are reduced to having their son sleep in a box. One day a scorpion crawls into Coyotito’s box and stings him. Juana attempts to suck the poison out of the wound. When this fails, Kino and Juana seek out a doctor. The doctor, hearing that they are poor, tells his butler to send them away, not wanting to help them. Kino goes pearl diving and finds “the Pearl of the World”, a pearl which is the size of a seagull’s egg. Meanwhile, Coyotito recovers from the scorpion’s sting. Word of find the pearl had reached the doctor. The doctor, fuelled by greed to help the family, comes to ‘cure’ Coyotito, and gives the baby a medicine, saying the scorpions bite will continue to make him sick. Shortly after, Coyotito falls ill again, implying that the doctor poisoned him. The local priest comes to ble...