I Feel Like

I Feel Like...
By Marlon B. Raquel


I feel like I am nothing.
I feel like I am but a useless creature.
I feel like I am a burden to my family.
I feel like I am the most evil person in the world.
I feel like I wouldn't suceed in life.I feel like I am ugly.

I feel like no one seems to appreciate me.
I feel like people hate me.
I feel like my friends are turning their backs away from me.
I feel like I will always fail in life.
That's what I feel.
Would you like to know what God feels for you?
God feels you are His son/daughter.
God feels you are important to Him.
God feels that you have a purpose in this life.
God feels that you an important place in your family.

God feels that your friends need you.
God feels that you are beautiful in His eyes.
God feels that you will succeed in life.
God feels that you are meant to have a bright future.
Now, what would you believe? Your feelings or what God feels for you?

A POEM OF SERENITY

God, grant me the serenity to accept things
I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can
And wisdom to know the difference.


It is my prayer dear Lord to bless the people
Who are close to my heart
That they may enjoy the raindrops of blessings
You have poured out.


My loving Father, I plead unto You:
Restore my faith, revive my soul;
Give me a refreshing spirit; ,
Hide me into Your wings of love and mercy.

I became blind for a reason,
Reason which the world would never accept,
Just as You condemned it,
By Your utterance You proclaimed, ‘it’s foolishness!’


But I thank You Jesus for Your abounding love to me,
That by Your grace and mercy I became strong
Through Your power and compassion,
My wounds have been healed; You have set me free.


Living one day at a time;
Enjoying the moment at a time;
Accepting the hardship as the pathway to peace
Considering the circumstances as a test..


Taking as He did, this sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it.
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His will.


This made me realize one thing:
Life on earth is not that easy.
But God Himself said, “Cast all your cares unto Him
For He cares for you.”


Honestly I would say
That it is hard to let go
But I would rather let God mold me
In His very own and special way.


That You and I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him forever in the next chapter.
Would you rather strive for something of eternal value
Than be temporarily satisfied with this ephemeral world?
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146TH BIRTHDAY OF ANDRES BONIFACIO

TANA PAG-URUSA, PAIBA KITA! (Come, let's unite ourselves, let's make a difference!)

Tana pag-urusa, paiba kita!
Kanan Sporstfest 2005 tema nga makarimadima.
Pagdasig ha matag-usa nga magkaurusa,
Ngan ipasamwak, iparayaw nga iba kita ha ira.

Tana pag-urusa, paiba kita!
Kalimti ta la anay aton pag-eskwela.
Sakob hin upat ka adlaw kita in maglipay,
Magrayhak, bumulig sugad hinin akon siday.

Tana pag-urusa, paiba kita!

Ha mga taga Suriyaw, Siwangag ngan Kampilan,
sugad man liwat an FAAP, Suringab nga Banggi-itan.
Mga molupyo han unibersidad nga puno hin kinaadman.

Tana pag-urusa, paiba kita!

Ha ngatan nga aanhi, madaog man o pirde,
Waray la dumtanay ha? Kay mulay man la ine.

Ha pangkatapusan ini an akon masisiring:
Ano pa man it aton ginhuhulat? Mag kaapuhan ni Mano Oble,
Tana pag-urusa, paiba naman kita!


 

This Siday was presented during the Pista sa Nayon Siday Competition of the Sportsfest 2005 of UP Tacloban College. (Won - 2nd place)

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ILUSYONADO

ILUSYONADO

 

 ILUSYONADO

ni Marlon B. Raquel

Tana pagkalaspay na kita
Ngadto ha dapit han Encantadia.
Itaklos ha hawak an imo hinganiban
Manggad magamit ha pag-awayan.

Masim-ong manggud siring pa ni Kulas
Damo in tunok, halason, ngan mahanlas
Pag-ikmat la kita hinin dapit enkantado 
Kay bangin ha unahan may santelmo.

Nakabati ako hin guliat ha unahan
May binmuto, may nagdinalagan
Hugod pagkarida, dali! Tago dayon!
Basi diri masakban armasan han Sion!

Puno hin balhas nanngungurog
Pinmugwat, sinmiplat, nahulog
Hi Nanay nagtatawag yana ngan kanina
'Doy, kadi na, mangangaon na kita.'

At the LRC, UPV Tacloban College
August 11, 2005 5:55 PM Thursday

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THE MOTHER FAK-YUL-TEE

THE MOTHER FAK-YUL-TEE

By Marlon B. Raquel

No salary,

No compensation.

More than a month

Of frustation.

O Mother Fak-Yul-Tee,

Bear with our hardships.

O agony! O agony!

Help us pray

The system

Is full of mystery.

Her people

Are living in misery.

Hear the cry

Of your constituents!

If not, if not O Mother Fak-Yul-Tee,

Just kick our asses and set us free!

Copyright 2008

By Marlon B. Raquel

TO AN UNKNOWN KUYA (ENGLISH VERSION)

TO AN UNKNOWN KUYA*

By Marlon B. Raquel

*This poem was originally written in Filipino. This was translated into English by Jonathan Estrada, whom I consider to be one of my friends who is close to my heart. 

In each chapter of life
Pain and hardship come your way
But if God be your guide
He will take away the hardship and turn them into victories

In each chapter of life
People come for different purposes and reasons
Others bring pain and sadness
But there are those who bring joy and will lead you to God

It is such a sweet and wonderful thought and feeling
When you have someone whom you can trust
Someone who understands your mistakes
Above all, someone who will love you without any reservations

O this friend whom I just came to know,
In the short time we were together
Through tears and laughter, he was always with me.
I earnestly pray that he not go away.

Whenever this friend of mine enters my thoughts
I cannot help but to shed a tear.
I treat him as my friend who is there to give me good advice.
Best of all, he became my true Kuya.

I call him my Kuya.
Affectionate, generous and loves to laugh,
I truly miss his hugs
That is why I shed a tear, whenever I remember him.

I would also like to thank another person
Who also became part of my life.
If not for him, I would not have been able to meet my Kuya.
It is also because of him that I learned many things in this world.

Life is indeed playfully unpredictable.
Undesirable events bring anxiety and fear.
Thanks be to Jesus, who is Pastor and Head.
Giver of joy and strength, His Holy Spirit is.

I pray to Almighty God
That He provide strength and vigor to him.
Even if my Kuya and I are apart for a long time,
I pray that nothing will hinder the desires of his heart.

My mind and my heart will never forget
The memories that my Kuya left
Though it be painful that I go away
I am ready to accept this circumstance because it is truth.

Kuya, if you go away, what will be left of me?
My childlikeness, when will it change?
Thank you so much
For coming into my life this early.

O God, our Guide on all things
I offer you our lives, us three
Your gift of love, brotherhood, and friendship
I will never forget, even in the life hereafter.

IN THE MIDST OF MEDIOCRITY

Unless we insist

and defend our rights

as free individuals,

there can be

no true freedom

in our society.

We are not called

to be mediocre individuals

but individuals

who are exceptional.

 

--The King's Rebel--

MGA PANGANDOY UG PANLANTAW HAN USA KA BATAN-ON NGA ESTUDYANTE

I recited this poem (my own composition) during the 37th Commencement Exercises of Justimbaste-Remandaban National High School in Tabontabon, Leyte after I delivered my Commencement Address.

Ha sinirangan sinmidlit an adlaw

Daw sirak hini sugad hin kamasilaw

Naghatag hin kalipay ha kalibutan nga masirum

Kinabuhi han tawo nagin masayon

Usa ka adlaw natawo usa ka batan-on

Kalipay ha kag-anak kita ha mga nawong

Binantayan nga di masabod bis hinin bayhon

Papaura ug paghigugma gud man nagpapadayon

Waray pa sarabutan inin bata nga natawo

Tubtob pira ka anyos ini in tinmubo

Nag-eskwela elementarya, sekundarya ug kolehiyo

Iba-iba nga butang naadman ha iya ulo

Panggani, pananom, mga tabahuon panhagna

Ha ilarom han mapaso nga dlaw ha makusog nga uran

Ginbuhat, nag-antos hin pira ka anyos

Sip-on, ubo, hiranat, trangkaso natagamtaman

Adlaw-adlaw, gab-i gab-i nag-i-study

Nahadlok mahulog ha kinabuhi maperdi

Gindadasig an kalugaringon, nagin mainisugon

Ha urhi nga mga adlaw magin malinampuson

Mga pangandoy gud man han usa nga estudyante

Magmalinampuson jon pagburublig perti

Pagbagisbis han mga luha diri na karuyag ma-eksperyensyahan

Pagkuri han huna ug kasingkasing maundang

Salit Itay, Inay aadi yana ako

Ma'am, Sir ako ha iyo naghahangyo

Mga opisyales ug mga mulopyo hinin aton minayuyo nga bungto

Nangangamuyo ako ha iyo:

HA MGA PANGANDOY KO, BULIGI GAD AKO NIYO!

ANG BUHAY AY ISANG LANSANGAN

Tanaw na tanaw ko
ang mga sasakyan mula sa
kinatatayuan ko ngayon.
Humahagibis ang karamihan
na tila baga sila lang
ang nasa lansangan.
Ang iba naman ay
parang mga pagong na sa wari ko
ay naghahanap ng biyaya sa madaraanan.
Ang mga tao ay tulad ng mga
sasakyang ito sa lansangan
na kung tawagin ay buhay.

--Excerpt from "The Open Book"
by King's Rebel--

BECOMING AWARE OF OUR LONGINGS

At Ipil Dormitory, UP Diliman

The more aware
we become of
our inner passionate longings,
the more sad and lonely we feel.

--The King's Rebel--

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IN THE MIDST OF THE MOTHER OCEAN

Some people
choose to
suffer life
than to
enjoy it.


--THE KING'S REBEL--

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NAGBABANAL-BANALAN

Taong makasalanan
Di dapat sa kaharian
Diyos na rin ang nagsabing
Ang nagkasala'y papunta sa kamatayang walang hanggan.

O Panginoon ko

Patawarin Mo po ako
Sa mga kasalanang
Nagbigay pasakit sa Iyo.

Kung kumilos ay parang banal
Kung magsalita'y tulad ng sa Maykapal
Sa kanyang pakikisalamuha ay may tatag at saya
Isip ng iba may Diyos siyang talaga.

O Diyos na maawain
Sana'y ako'y Iyong dinggin
Tulungan Mo po akong mabago
At ang kasamaan ko'y maglaho.

Ano kaya ang ginagawa niya
Kung siya ay nag-iisa?
Kabanalan ba ang nasa puso't isip niya
O hangaring makalupa at sariling pita?

August 11, 2003 9:00 PM
Boarding House, UP BL Compound
Tacloban City

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AN PAGNGUYNGOY HAN USA NGA BATAN-ON (The Cry of the Young Man)

Ha Sinirangan sinmidlit an adlaw
Daw sirak hini sugad hin kamasilaw
Naghatag hin kahayag ha kalibutan nga masirum
Kinabuhi han tawo nagin masayon

Ha kulupay natawo usa ka batan-on
Kalipay ha kag-anak kita ha mga nawong
Binantayan nga di masabod bis hinin bayhon
Pagpaura ug paghigugma gud man nagpapadayon


Waray pa sarabutan inin bata nga natawo
Tubtob pira ka anyos ini in tinmubo
Nag-eskwela elementarya, sekundarya ug kolehiyo
Iba-iba nga butang naadman ha iya ulo

Samtang ako nagsusurat hinin akon siday
Hunan-huna ko diri natutuhay
Ha akon kasing-kasing an pagkuri hinay-hinay
Diri maabat an tinuod nga kalipay

An akon huna puno hin kawurok
Danay na la ako in ha hangin nasuntok
Ha akon mga mata nabagisbis an mga luha
Hin kamakaluluoy ko na gud la


Ano daw la it matatabo ha akon kinabuhi
Ako na la in nagngunguyngoy ha akon kalugaringon
Baga ak yana hin humay nga binhi
Tinmurok, gintanom, tinmubo, namunga ngan ginlapyas han alipuros...

December 17, 2004

9:30 A.M.

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THE STORY OF A YOUNG MAN

AN MABAYSAY NGA BUKAD (The Beautiful Flower)

Mayda ko ginkikinitaan

Usa nga Bukad ha tanaman

Hin kamakalilipay pagkinitaon

Hin kamakaruruyag pagpinggoton.

 

An Iya alimyon sugad-sugad hin insenso

Kamaupay ighalad ha altar han Ginoo

An Iya korti sugad-sugad hin sarapati

Maanad, mabuot, pero matibaksi.

Karuyag ko gad nga inin Bukad maangkon

Pero baga man liwat hin waray ko gahom

Ako na la in ha kalugaringon nagdadahum

Nga bisan ha akon inop ini Bukad maangkon!

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KABLAS NGA ESTUDYANTE

KABLAS NGA ESTUDYANTE (The Poor Student)

Kablas nga Estudyante

ni Marlon B. Raquel

Hay, kamakuri gud an kinabuhi han estudyante,
Labi na adton kablas o pobre,
Adlaw-adlaw, gab-i gab-i kinahanglan mag-study,
Kay bangin allowance kuhaon ngan diri na magin STFAP grantee.

Hay, estudyante nag-aantos,
Kawarayan kwarta nga igagastos,
Danay hiya nakakapakiana,
Mayda pa ba katapusan ini nga problema? 

Kon hiya naghuhuna-huna ug nag-uusahan,
Pamilya nga kablas nahihinumduman,
Diri na la hiya nasabut ha kamaihaan,
Luha ha mga mata mayda na ngay-an.
 

Amo man ini an kamatuoran,
Kinahanglan karawaton ug tindogan,
Kay dinhi hini nga kalibutan,
Masakit nga realidad an kapobrehan.

Note: This Siday was published in UP Vista,
the Official Student Publication of UP Tacloban College
(2nd Semester, A.Y. 2002-2003, I forgot the publication date.)

March 1, 2003 7:00 AM
Boarding House, UP BL Compound
Tacloban City

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MY FRIENDS

 

NOW I UNDERSTAND

Jeremiah 10: 24

So correct me, LORD, but please be gentle.

Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.

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NOW I UNDERSTAND

Now I understand...
why God did not kill me when I sinned against Him.
I prayed that He may spare me from His wrath,
for I know that when He pour the cup of anger on me
I will surely die.

Now I understand...
that God really sees the condition of man's heart.
I cried, "Lord, correct me but please be gentle!"
He disciplined me in love and not in anger.

Thank You, Jesus for mediating me to the Father.
You are my Advocate, my Bestfriend, and Counselor,
It is because of Your love for me that I'm still living.
Now I understand...

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PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE HANDS OF ALMIGHTY GOD

PEACE AND SECURITY IN THE HANDS OF ALMIGHTY GOD

Proverbs 14 (NIV)


10 Each heart knows its own bitterness,

and no one else can share its joy.

13 Even in laughter the heart may ache,

and joy may end in grief.

26 He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress,

and for his children it will be a refuge.

30 A heart at peace gives life to the body,

but envy rots the bones.

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If we know our position in Christ,
If we know who we are in the eyes of God,
If we know that we were bought with a price,
Then we are secure in Him.

We will not be worrying with our relationships;
We will not be shaken with trials and problems;
We will not doubt the love of God and others for us;
We will not focus on ourselves that we forget the needs of others.

Then we will live at peace and joy.
We will enjoy this life God has given to us.
We will cherish every moment of our life.
We will praise and thank Him for everything He has done for us.

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SOLITUDE

I dig the deepest parts of the earth;

And I reach at its core.

I found something in it:

Mines in the midst of solitude.

--KING'S REBEL--

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THE THIRSTY DEER

THE THIRSTY DEER

My heart is beating fast.
There's a sound of a drum.
I am panting
Fast and continuous
Like a thirsty deer.

---King's Rebel--
 

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