Q & A: labanan sa pagitan

P: You may have been excused last week but I'll beat you fair square!
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A: woo. buti nalang, nakatakas ako kay Mr V. Thank you talaga ha.
M: sus. ako pa. wala sa'kun 'yun.
P: Can I excuse you, A?
A: Uh. Yea. Sure.
P: Ok. To tell you the truth, A, I want you to stay away from Q. But I realized that you really won't so I will challenge you to a contest!
A:o, ano nanaman 'to?
P: I'll beat you in every challenge and if I lose, I'll go back to America and Q will be yours.
A:mukhang seryoso s'ya.
Ok. I accept.
P: Your category?
A: No. You choose.
P: Sure. So, since you can't do gymnastics, I'll go for singing. The competition for the 50th anniversary of Peace subdivision on thursday. Deal?
A: On thursday? But that's too short! It's now monday!
P: Who cares! I already said yes to the program organizer. Or could it be that, you're afraid of losing?
A: Oh stop it. I accept.
P: Main stage, Peace subdivision 4:00pm-8:00pm. See you there! Don't forget to practice. (bulong: for Q and you's future is depending on it.) Bye!
A:ano ba 'tong pinasok ko? bahala na nga. 'di naman ako makakaurong e.
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A: *sigh*ano ba 'tong ginagawa ko? alam ko namang wala akong laban e.
Q: O, may problema ba? Bakit parang ang tahimik mo?
A:sorry. 'di ko masasabi sa'yo.
Ah. wala naman.
Q: Sus, ayan ka nanaman. wala-wala pero meron naman. Ano ba kasi 'yun. Malay mo, baka matulungan kita.
A:sana nga matulungan mo 'ko na hindi ka maagaw ni P. hay.
Q: Ano ba 'yun? 'Diba dapat, open tayo sa isa't isa? Sabihin mo na.
A: E... Kasi si P. She challenged me sa isang singing contest na magaganap sa thursday. Kapag nanalo raw s'ya--
Q: Bwahaha. I can't believe you accepted it! Para sa'kin, para hindi ako mawala?!
A:paano mo nalaman?
Hoy! Ang kapal mo! Ang inaalagaan ko syempre ay 'yung pride ko! Anong tingin mo sa'kin, Loser?!
Q: Sus. Kunwari pa. Pero 'di nga, aminin mo. Kahit sinabi mong dahil sa pride mo 'yun, isa sa dahilan kung bakit ka pumayag ay para hindi ako mawala diba?! *serious face*
A: O-oo.
sa totoo nga, ikaw ang totoong dahilan e. <*blush*>
Q: Edi sinabi mo rin! Haha!
A:ang kapal nito! sana 'di ko nalang sinabi! pero, 'yung mukha n'ya kasi e. parang hypnotism ba. ewan ko!
Q: Don't worry. 'Di ako mawawala sa'yo.
A: Paano ka nakakasigurado? Hindi naman natin hawak ang future ha?
Q: Ah...
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A:nung time na 'yun, 'yun talaga ang nasa isip ko. pero hindi ko alam kung bkit bigla akong kinabahan nung wala s'yang maisagot. pakiramdam ko, kailangan na namin pag-tuunan ng pansin ang isa'tisa dahil baka bukas, magising nalang kaming magkahiwalay. Suddenly, I felt like I'm alone. It doesn't matter if he's here right now. It doesn't change the fact that he'll go away after a while. Siguro, mahal namin ang isa' isa ngayon. Pero. Paano kung... hindi na? Ah, ano ba 'tong pinag-iiisip ko! masyado akong negative!
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Q: A, mag-practice tayo para sa singing contest.
A: Ha, pero, 'diba parang nandadaya tayo nun? Paano naman si P?
Q: Nag-alala ka pa dun. Kaya nga hindi 'yun nakabuntot sakin ngayon dahil meron d'yang singing lessons from her French instrustor. Si N.
A: Si N??
Q: Oo.
A: You mean, N is her mentor?
Q: Yup. You know him?
A: Of course I know him! He's so famous!
Q: Oh. N is a family friend. Gusto mo bang pumunta samin ngayon? Para maipakilala kita sa kanya.
A: Ngayon? Gosh, hindi manlang ako makakapag-ayos? Baka mamaya anong isipin n'ya sa'kin. Sikat s'ya.
Q: So what kung hindi ka makapag-ayos? A, maganda ka. Tingin ko nga, mas maganda ka kapag ganyan e. Simple.
A: *tingin*
Q: *blush* Oh, stop staring at me with that look.
A: Sorry.
Q: So ano, pupunta ba tayo?
A: 'Wag nalang.
Q: O, e bakit parang bigla kang lumungkot?
A: Hindi wala. *talikod*
Q: A, ano bang nangyayari sa'yo?
A:*blush*
Q: Sus, napaka babaw mo naman. Ngayon ka lang ba asabihan na maganda sa buong buhay mo?
A:hindi naman. kasi. ano e. ano.
Q: Basta whether you like it or not, pupunta tayo para i-meet si N.
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N: Oh, You' ; re ici ! Le long temps aucun voient !
Oh, you're here! Long time no see!
Q: Ouais. Le long temps aucun voient. Yeah. Long time no see.
N: Qui est cette fille près de vous ? Who is that girl beside you?
Q: Oh elle. She' ; s mon--
Oh her. She's my--
A: 'wag mo sabihin.
Q: Oh elle. She' ; s mon ami. Laissez-moi présenter à vous. A, ceci est N.N, ceci est A.
Oh her. She's my friend. Let me introduce to you. A, this is N. N, this is A.
N: Gentil de vous rencontrer. M.N à votre service.
Nice to meet you. Mr. N at your service.
A:ano raw? kanina ko pa sila hindi naiintindihan.
Q: Oh pardon. Elle doesn' ; t comprennent le français. Parlez-svp elle en anglais.
Oh pardon. She doesn't understand french. Please talk to her in english.
N: Est-ce que c'est ainsi ? Puits alors, Ms. A, I am Mr. N, at your service *halik sa kamay*
Is that so? Well then,
A: Oh, nice to meet you. *forced smile*
Q: *bulong* 'wag kang kabahan. just be yourself. isipin mong part ka ng group ok?
A:*nod*
Q: A rold me that she was a fan of yours. She really wanted to meet you.
A:huh?
N: Oh, is that so? Ms A, come. I'll teach you the proper way if singing.
A: Ah. Sure.
Q, lagot ka sa'kin mamaya.
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P: Q, Denken Sie sie können es behandeln?
Q: Selbstverständlich! She' s unterschiedlich zu den anderen.
P: Ich hoffe, dass sie wirklich ist.
Q: Gut we' ll kennen in dem aus.
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N: Oke. First, let me hear your voice. Let's vocalize. I guess you're not familiar with Portamento. So I'll have to teach it to you. But it would take long.
A: Ah, No sir. I know The vocalization for Portamento.
N: Oh, is that so? So, let's do it. I suppose you're a soprano by your pitch.
A: *vocalize*
N: Parfait ! I didn't think you're so good at it, Ms. A. All I could say is perfect!
A: Oh thank you.
N: Now, I'll teach you a song. It's a very fragile song. And only chosen people would be able to sing this song.
A: But, how can I, then--
N: Madamme, I believe that you can sing this song. It is a song of love and should be sung with feelings. Psyche.
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inabot sila ng syamsyam sa pag-tuturo pero ayos lang. maganda 'yung kanta. sana nga malagay ko 'yun dito e. Tsaka alam mo ba, ang cute cute nung kanta. Kaya ayun. na-fefeel naman ni A pero 'yung si N kasi, perfectionist. Kada mistake ni A, from the top. Sino ba namang 'di matatagalan dun.
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Day of the contest

Judge O: Well, It's hard to decide...
Judge S: But then, this one has the most amazing and incredible voice...
Judges O&S: And, we have decided, the winner will be...
<*drum rolls*>
A of Peace High School.
Audiences: Whoa. Cool.
Oo, magaling s'ya. Buti nalang s'ya 'yung nanalo.
Sabi ko na nga ba e!
O, nanalo s'ya, 'yung isang libo ko?!
Ay, natalo 'yung manok ko.
Q: Ich erklärte Ihnen! She' s, das geht zu gewinnen!
I told you! She's gonna win!
P: Yeah. Sie schlug mich. Jetzt kann ich friedlich stillstehen, nun da ich weiß, dass Sie die vollkommene Person trafen. Jetzt ich won' t ist zwischen Ihnen zwei. Goodluck in allen Sachen!
Yeah. She beat me. Now, I can rest peacefully- now that I know you met the perfect person. Now I won't be in between you two. Goodluck in all things!
Q: Dank, P.
Thanks, P.
Wondering what they are talking about earlier?

P: Q, Denken Sie sie können es behandeln?
Do you think she can do it?
Q: Selbstverständlich! She' s unterschiedlich zu den anderen.
Of course! She's a different person.
P: Ich hoffe, dass sie wirklich ist.
Really, I hope that's real.
Q: Gut we' ll kennen in dem aus.
We'll know about it.

Q & A: RIVAL

P: Q, your mom's at the hospital! Her car just had a crash!

Q: What?

P: Let's hurry up! At the Peace Hospital!

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You could guess what happened next.

A: Aray ko. Q? Q? *blink blink blink*

R: Oh, he went with P.

A: Ha? Saan?

R: To the Peace Hospital.

A: Peace Hospital?

R: Yup. Q's mom got a car crash.

A: Ha?
teka? paano nga pala n'ya 'ko naiintindihan?

R: I have to go.

A: Ah. okay.
nakakapag-taka talaga. ah. alam ko na. baka binigyan s'ya ni Q ng kopya ng mga 'probably' na sasabihin ko at babasahin lang n'ya 'yun. paano ko nalaman? simply because iniwan n'ya ang papel na 'yun dito.
'when she calls my name, tell her that I went with P
Probably, she'll say where in tagalog so tell her that I am at the Peace Hospital
Then tell her that my mom got a car crash.'
mainam. naku. sana naman. okey lang 'yung nanay ni Q.

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C: Class, you have a new classmate, P. She is Q's cousin. But she's currently not here. When she's around, please speak in english because she doesn't understand Filipino.
<*rinig na rinig sa klasrum ang ingay nila habang naglalakad.*>
Q: P, You know, I really don't understand why you have to do that.
P: I have to do that so you'll get away with that-- Oh, what's that again? Yuh. A.
Q: But, P-- Oh, good morning Ms. C.
P: Good morning.
C: Please wait for your teacher ok?
Students: Yes, Ms. C.
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E: Yes, tabi pa talaga ang mag-pinsan kuno.
A: o, ano naman?
E: Ang sa akin lang, hindi ba ka'ko nag-seselos 'yung isa d'yan?
A: Bakit naman ako mag-seselos? Confident ako kay Q.
E: Anong confident, confident. Hoy. Hindi ka sure sa kung ano mang mangyayari sa mundo, yo0u know.
A: whatever.
E: Aba. Ang taray nito ngayon a. Ah. Naaasar kasi nandun si P.
A: Hoy hindi a!
pero totoo nga. kasi ewan ko! basta naaasar lang ako kapag bumubuntot s'ya kay Q lagi at lagi silang magkasama!
E: Oh please, won't you just stop lying! I can see through you.
A: Argh.
V: Good morning, class.
Students: Good morning Mr. V.
V: I am your substitute teacher in gymnastics for today for your teacher is absent. Firstly, I would like to examine each of your skills on gymnastics. Form your lines and we'll go to the gymnastics room.
Students: Yes sir.
patay.
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V: Gymnastics is not just to perform well or to develop your agility and skills. Gymnastics is....
A: gymnastics is blah, blah, blah... nakakaantok talaga mag-aral ng gymnastics.
V: Ms. A, I don't like it when someone sleeps in my class. Stand up and explain what gymnastics is in your own words based on what I said.
A: Ah. Eh. Uh.
ano nga ba 'yun? ah...
V: I'll deduct from your points in the recitation if you can't answer that.
A: But sir,--
P: Sir, why don't you just let her perform first since you told us that the student that you asked to perform has an emergency meeting.
A: w-what?
but I can't even perform in gymnastics well!
V: Good idea Ms. P. By the way, welcome to the class.
P: Thanks sir. It's nice to meet someone as great as you in being a teacher.
V: Now, Ms. A, Please perform the trampette that we are discussing?
A: T-trampette?
V: Yes, trampette.
A:lagot. someone help me.
M: Uh sir, but A has an injury. She can't perform right now.
V: What injury?
M: Remember last month? She's the one playing at the varsity who got injured. she still gets a treatment every two weeks.
(true. hindi ko lang sinama dahil wala akong alam sa mga ganito.)
V: Oh. So you're that girl that I met at the hospital. Now I know why you look familiar. Ok. You're excused but PLEASE don't do that again next time.
A: Yes sir.
woo. saved by M ako ngayon. thank god.
P:oh great. now my plan's ruined.

Q & A: Bagong rival

?: I'm P! Don't you remember me anymore? I'm your first love and childhood sweetheart!

Q: P? Is that really you? I thought you were in America!

P: Q, don't you know that its our break in school? And now, I'm here to be with you! I'm spending my vacation here at your school! Uh, and who is that girl behind you? Do I know her?

Q: Ah, P, she's my girl friend.

P: Girl friend? I've been away just for 5 years and you now have a new girl friend? You betrayed me! You told me that you're not gonna find another girl while I'm away! You're so mean!

Q: P, relax. We're just kids back then, now, I am 13 years old. And so are you. Let us stop this rubbish thing, ok?

A:eexit na ba 'ko? nanonose bleed na kasi ako e.

P:(to A) I'll get Q back someday!!

??(R): Q, You're so rude! P loves you! <*walk-0ut*>

A:umalis na sila. wala ng nose bleed. whew. buti naman.

Q: Pagpasensyahan mo na sila ha?

A: A-ayos lang.

Q: <*natatawa*> Hindi ka makapag-salita kanina kasi na-nonose bleed ka no?

A: Hoy, ang kapal mo! Hindi ako makapag-salita kanina kasi 'di ko naman sila kilala
oo.dahil nga sa na-nonode bleed ako.

Q: Weh, palusot ka pa. Kailan ka pa natutong mahiya sa mga taong 'di mo kilala?

A: Dati pa!

Q: Ni wala ka ngang kahiya-hiya dati e!

A: Lumabas na nga tayo!

Q: Yee ayaw n'yang naaasar!

[labas]

P: Babawiin ko sa'yo si Q balang-araw! Akin lang si Q! Tandaan mo 'yan!

A:[gising] Ano ba naman 'yan. Pati sa panaginip ko, nandun si P. Hindi ko makalimutana gn sinabi n'ya sa'kin. Nakakapagtaka nga lang kasi biglang naging tagalog 'yung sinabi n'yang 'I'll get Q back someday' sa 'Babawiin ko sa'yo si Q'. Nakakatuwa naman ako para maisip kong mag-tatagalog si P. Makatukog na nga uli.

K: 'wag mong baliwalain ang panaginip mo. Dreams can be warnings.

A: A-ate, ginulat mo naman ako. naka-itim ka pa. mukha kang multo!

K: Bumili kasi ako ng bagong coat, malamig kasi e. ito o. black.

A:pero kahit na mukha ka paring multo. tapos ang puti-puti mo pa at naka-tutok 'yung flash light sa mukha mo. sino bang hindi matatakot sa'yo?
Pero ate, gabi na kaya. Ano bang ginagawa mo?

K: May gagawin kasi akong ritwal e. At exactly 12:00 am. Gusto mong sumama? Tatawagin ko ang spirit of the future para malaman ang future.

A:ayan nanaman s'ya.
Ah, hindi na. matutulog na 'ko.

K: Sayang din 'yon. Baka makita mong magkakatuluyan kayo nung lalaking kahalikan mo.

A: <*tayo*> Sige, sasama ako!

<[after the ritual]>

A: Ate, matagal pa ba 'yan. [hikab]

K: Hush! Ito na!

shadowy figure: shhhhhhhh.... [tingin kay A] [biglang naging bright purple ang kulay]
Ingatan mo ang taong mahal mo dahil baka hindi na maisalba ang relasyon n'yo. {echo: dahil baka hindi na maisalba ang relasyon n'yo, dahil baka hindi na maisalba ang relasyon n'yo}

K: A, sige. Matulog ka na. Ako na ang bahala dito.

A: [stunned]

K: A, ANO BA!

A: Ah, opo.
dahil baka hindi na maisalba ang relasyon n'yo,dahil baka hindi na maisalba ang relasyon n'yo
hindi pwede. nagmamahalan kami ni Q. sabi ko na dapat hindi na 'ko pumunta dito e. ang gulo ng utak ko.

K:A, sorry. Ngayon palang nangyari ang ganito. Ngayon palang nag-lahad ng masamang mangyayari ang spirit of the future.

A:hindi ako makatulog. 2:00 na. 4 hours pa ang lilipas. hindi ko maalis sa isipan ko ang nangyari kanina. anong gagawin ko?

*ALAAAAAAAAAAARM*

A: Ah, inaantok pa 'koooo... [hikab]

<*sa school*>
A: [hikab, hikab, hikab]

Q: Nakakatuwa ka naman. Bakit parang antok na antok ka.

A: Hindi pa ba obvious na puyat ako. [hikab]

Q: Bakit ka napuyat? Wala naman tayong masyadong assignment.

A: Kasi 'yung ate ko e. Kung ano-anong kababakaghan ang pinapakita sa'kin. Ayan tuloy, 'di ako nakatulog. 6 hours akong gising. [hikab]

Q: kawawa ka naman.

A: Oo nga e. Napaka kawawa ko. Edi mas lalo pa 'kong 'di makakafocus sa studies ko sa antok ko.

Q: Osige. Dahil naaawa ako sa'yo. Here's my shoulder. Matulog ka muna. Atleast meron ka pang 1 hour and thirty minutes para matulog.

A: *smile* Thank you.

Q: Ayan. 1 hour and 29 minutes nalang tuloy.

A: Sus! Oo na.

[at the dar corner]
R: Look, P, they're so sweet. Will you let that A beat you?

P: Who do you think I am? Of course I won't let her do that. I won't let her take Q away.