Nagtapos Na Rin Ang 2011

2011 finally came to a close
translated by Quark


Eto ang kalye namin noong December 31. Mistulang may giyera.
This is our street last December 31. It looks like a war zone.


At eto ang kalye noong January 1. Ahahay nagtapos na rin ang giyera!
An this is street last January 1. The war has ended!

Nasaan ako? Eh di sa loob ng bahay ko. Nakatago. Sarado ang kurtina. At nakikinig ng jazz pampakalma! Si Lui katabi si Sweepy sa bahay nya sa kabila. Si Luchie nabibilang ng oras sa tabi.
Where was I? I was inside my house below. Hiding. With curtains closed. and listening to jazz music to calm me down! Lui is curled with Sweepy in his house beside mine. Luchie is counting the hours nearby.


At kinabukasan binalot ng usok ang paligid! Anong klaseng kasiyahan yan, bayan!
And the next day, the whole place was filled with pollution! What kind of celebration is that, people!


At kung gusto ninyo makita ang action sa Pilipinas noong Dec.31:
And if you want to see the action in the Philippines last Dec.31:


Sover kabaliwan. Mistulang sinunog ang kalangitan, kalupaan at bulsa nila. Beh, buti nga sa inyo! Ubuhin kaya kayo!
The craziest. They burned the skies, the land, and their pockets. Serves you right! Cough out hard!

At eto ang tunog ng GoodbyePhilippines, Pacquiao, SuperLolo at kung anu-ano pang kabaliwan:
And this is the sound of GoodbyePhilippines (firecrackers), Pacquiao, Superlolo and other crazy stuff:


Kita nyo na kung gaano kadelikado sa bayan ko. Kaya ayan, matanda na ako nabingi pa at sover puyat! Kaya't babu muna bayan . . .
Now you see how dangerous it is in my country. So now this old dog is also deaf and lack sleep. So goodbye people for now . . .

2012 na!

Its 2012 already!
Translated by Quark


Happy 2012, people!

Aba, apat na oras na lang at bago na ulit ang taon. Naku, ewan ko kung ano ang pinagkakaguluhan ng mga tao eh numero lang naman yan. Lilipas din lahat ng mga yan. . .
Hey, in four hours we will have a new year. Oh I don't know what the fuss is about when it is just a number anyway. And it will soon pass . . .


At kapag sumasapit ang bagong taon na-stress-out ako sa tindi ng paputok. Harinawa, lumipas na rin ito!
And when the new year comes in I get stressed out because of the firecrackers. Oh I wish it will pass soon!

KA-BLAM!!!


Araykupo! Tinamaan ng kung anong kadiliman! Lekat eh nagbabawas pa naman ako!
Ouch! Hit by some dark thing! And I am in the middle of relieving myself!

O sya, goodbye Kabayan! At mag-ingat sa GoodbyePhilippines, Pacquiao at kung anu-ano pang kabaliwan ninyo!
Ok, got to go, people! And take care of GoodbyePhilippines, Pacquiao (names of loud illegal firecrackers) and whatever insane stuff you love!

Kamusta Na Si Sumo?

How is Sumo?
translated by Quark


Inakup! Sweepy! Bakit ganyan ang itsura mo? May nangyari bang masama sa tatay mong si Sumo?
Oh my! Sweepy, why do you look like that? Did anything happen to your father Sumo?


Sweepy: Popsy is OK. We both lack sleep from daily firecrackers! So every chance we get we take a nap!

Ay salamat! Akala namin natuluyan na si Sumo sa kagat ng pusakal na si Petrocelli!
Oh thanks! We thought Sumo got hit by the bite of the stray cat Petrocelli!


Hoy! Ako ba ang pinag-uusapan ninyo?!! Hoy buhay pa ako no! Matagal pa akong kukunin ni Lord! Aba, baka mauna pa kayo sa akin hoy!
Hey, are you talking about me? Hey, I am still alive! The Lord is not ready to take me yet. You might even go ahead of me!


At tingnan ninyo ang anak knog si Sweepy! Sus, tinamaan ng antok sa takot magdamag. Aba, tama bang magpaputok ang mga kapitbahay magdamag!
And look at my pup Sweepy! He got sleepless from the neighbor's firecrackers all day!

Hay naku, bayan. Taon taon na lang ganyan kayo! Wala kayong kadala-dala! Walang mabuting dala ang nagpapaputok sa tuwing kapaskuhan. Ewan ko ba naman kung anu-anong kabaliwan ang pinag-gagawa ninyong mga tao sa mundo: mausok, maingay, magastos, panganib sa baga, sa bulsa, sa mga hayop tulad namin, sa kapaligiran . . . pero ang kukulit ninyo! Tamaan sana kayo ni Lui na nagpuputok ang butsi sa galit at inis!
Oh, people! Every year you do the same without reason. No good can come from having firecrackers every Christmas. I really do not know the kind of insanity that you people bring to the world: pollution, noise, expense, danger to the lungs and pockets, to animals like me, to the environment. . . but you are all pesky! I hope you get hit by Lui's anger and irritation!



Ang 2012 dadating at lilipas may putok man o wala.
2012 will come and pass whether there are fireworks or not.

Pero ang tao at lahat ng nilikha ng Maykapal na ginagamit sa wasto ang pamumuhay ay siyang may saysay ang buhay. Maging makasaysayan at makabuluhan tayo, harinawa!
But the people and all of God's creations who uses their existence to do right are the ones who bring meaning to life. Be meaningful and live in fulfillment, bless us!

Hmp, makatulog na nga!
Hmp, I better catch on sleep!

WatsUp Sumo!

Translated by Quark

Eto po si Petrocelli, pusakal . . .
Here is Petrocelli, a stray cat . . .


Mukhang mabait yan at naa-awa si Lui diyan kaya lagi niya pinapakain sa bubong kahit na magkanda-hulog siya para lang gawin ito!
He looks nice and Lui sympathized with his plight so Lui feeds him on the roof often at the risk of falling from the effort of doing so!


Pero nakup mag-ingat ka dyan kay Petrocelli, bayan! Kinagat niya ako noong Pasko!
But watch that Petrocelli, people! He bit me on Christmas day!

Naloka si Lui sa halong takot at galit!
Lui got crazy from mixed fear and anger!

Baka may rabies daw si Petrocelli. Kesyo hindi naman daw mangangaway si Petrocelli kung hindi namin inatake ni Sweepy. . .
Lui got afraid that Petrocelli might have rabies. And Lui said Petrocelli will not fight unless he was attacked by Sweepy and me . . .


Totoo yon. Inatake namin ni Sweepy si Petrocelli kasi saksakan ng inggay sa bubong magdamag! Napuyat kaya ako kaya't noong nakita kong palakad-lakad sa bubong tinalon ko at nahulog at . . . at eto ang masaklap: maliit man siya pero saksakan ng bilis at tapang. Nakagat ako ni Petrocelli agad. Kung hindi dumating si Lui siguro wala na akong kanang tenga ngayon. Ang saklap, kabayan!
It's true. Sweepy and I attacked Petrocelli because he was so noisy all night! I had sleepless nights so when I saw him walking on the roof I jumped at him and he fell . . . and this is the shocking part: he may be small but Petrocelli is quick and strong. He bit me right away! If Lui did not rush right away I would not have a right ear by now. What fate, people!


Pero ginamot ako ni Luchie (takot si Lui maglagay ng gamot sa tenga ko!) at kinabukasan magaling na agad ang tenga ko. Buhay pa naman ako kaya siguro walang rabies ang damuhong pusang iyan! At saka medyo busy akong namamahagi ng regalo sa mga bata sa paligid at makisawsaw sa mga tao sa party namin kaya OK na ulit ako.
But Luchie treated me because Lui is afraid to apply ointment on my ear. The next day my ears are healed. I am still alive so that darn cat might not have rabies hopefully. And I got busy mingling with the guests in our party and giving gifts to the kids so I'm OK now. . .


Iyan ang tuinay na diwa ng Pasko. Ang pagbabahagi ng saya sa mga bata. Ang saya ng pamilya at kainan ng todo. At ang pinaka-importante ay ang pagrespeto sa mga gala. . . Natutunan ko yan ngayong Pasko. . .
But that is the real meaning of Christmas: to share joy with the children. The joy of family, the endless eating, and the most important is to respect the stray and the homeless. . . I learned that this Christmas . . .

Siguro magiging kaibigan ko rin si Petrocelli . . . siguro kung sa bubong lang siya OK na . . . siguro . . .
Maybe I will be friends with Petrocelli . . . maybe if he stays on the roof its OK . . . maybe . . .

Hoy Sumo Gising! (Wake Up, Sumo!)

Translated by Quark


Ahahay Sumo! Malapit na ang Pasko at tutulog tulog ka pa!
Oh my, Sumo! Christmas is near and you're sleeping!


Eh paano kung lipasan ka ng Pasko?
But what if Christmas pass you by?

At nasaan naman kaya ang anak mong magaling?
And where is your good pup?


Ay sus! Tulog sa tabi mo . . . sa ilalim ng bahay! Nakup kapag naipit yan yari yan!
Oh my! Sleeping near you . . . under his house! If he gets crushed there he's gonna get it!


Ay naku! Bisperas na bukas at tulog pa rin si Sumo at si Sweepy! Paano na iyan, bayan?
Oh no! Tomorrow is Christmas eve and Sumo and Sweepy is asleep! What will happen now, people?

Pasko Na Ba, Sumo?

Is It Christmas Already, Sumo?
Translated by Quark


Ay naku! Ang kukulit talaga ninyo!
Oh my! You can really be pesky!

Malayo pa ang Pasko! Sa linggo pa! Wala ba kayong magawa kung hindi ang hintayin ang Pasko?
Christmas is still on Sunday! Don't you have anything better to do than wait for Christmas?



Limang tulog na lang at darating na rin yun. Ano ba ang gusto nyo pag Christmas?
Five more winks and it will be here soon. What do you want for Christmas anyway?

Anong regalo? Hoy hindi yan ang diwa ng Pasko. Ni si Santa Claus wala sa Pasko!
What gifts? Hey that is not the essence of Christmas. Even Santa Claus is not in Christmas!

Eh bakit naka-Santa hat ka, Sumo?
So why are you wearing a Santa hat, Sumo?



Nakup! Natamaan din ako!
Oh-oh, you got me there!

Ako lamang ay nakiki-isa sa saya ng Pasko, kabayan. Aba sa tuwing ganito ang itsura ko natatawa ang mga tao kaya masaya. Aba buong taon kasing nakakatakot itsura ko. Para maiba naman.
I am just joining in the merriment of Christmas, my friend. Whenever I don this hat people laugh and it makes everybody happy. All year round I look scary so during this time I try to look different.