M.C. Tolfo - Storywriter

<<< Nakaraan JOEY : Hello? SEPH: Hello, Joey, bakit hindi mo sinasagot? JOEY : Seph? Ikaw ba yan? SEPH: Bakit? Sino ine-expect mo? JOEY: Hindi, wala, nasa CR kasi ako eh, tawagan na lang ulit kita mamaya, ok? SEPH: Sige, bye. JOEY: Ok, bye. Binaba ni Joey ang cellphone, at nanlilisik ang mga matang tumitig kay Seph. JOEY: Who the hell was that? Bakit kaboses na kaboses mo siya? What's this? Is this a sick joke na naisip n'yo nila Treena? Well, Mr. Reyes , malayo pa po ang April Fools, and as so you know, it isn't funny. Cut it out, ok? SEPH: Joey, this is not a joke. JOEY: Then what is it? SEPH: Hindi ko din alam! Ang alam ko lang, 4 days ago, Thursday night , nakipag-break ka sa kin. Nagkita tayo nung Friday, we had a closure . Then, I was wasted for a couple of days, yesterday , kinontak ako nila Treena, nagkayayaan, nag-inuman kami, I drove home, drunk, I had an accident, and then, THIS. Ok? JOEY: So, alam mo na pala? SEPH: Ang alin? JOEY: Na gusto ko nang ...

<<< Nakaraan Seph: Why? Joey: I don't love you anymore... Seph: Why? Joey: I don't love you anymore... Seph: Why...? Dahan-dahang lumabas si Seph ng sasakyan. Hindi siya makapaniwalang maayos pa niyang naigagalaw ang katawan niya. He can hardly stand up , saka nya napansin na marami palang tao. He checked himself , nagulat siya nang makita niyang wala siyang sugat maliban sa hiwa sa pisngi na nakuha niya ng pinilit niyang lumabas sa bintana ng driver's seat. Lumakad siyang iika-ika patungo sa sidewalk at naupo sandali sa gutter. Taob ang sasakyan niya, grabe ang sira nito. Pinagtitinginan na siya ng mga nasa paligid, napatingin siya sa kanyang relo -6:45 PM- labasan ng mga nag-oopisina, kaya pala maraming tao. Mula sa mga estrangherong nakatingin sa kanya ng may nag-aalalang mata, he heard a familiar voice. Seph?! Hindi niya alam kung nagha-hallucinate lang siya, pero kilala niya ang boses na yun. ******: Oh my God! Seph, ano nangyari sa 'yo? Seph: Joey? L...

It was 4 days ago , nang nakipag-break si Joey. A day after that, pumunta si Seph sa bahay niya asking for explanations . For a couple of hours, they were quiet , hindi nag-aaway, hindi nagsisigawan, hindi nagsusumbatan. Joey explained, and he heard the things he never imagined he would hear from her. 3 days ago, Seph didn’t showed up for work . Inubos niya ang buong araw na naglalasing. 2 days ago, same. Yesterday , ganun pa rin. Early this morning , nakatanggap siya ng text mula sa isang College friend nila ni Joey. To think na 3 years na silang hindi nagkita-kita na magbabarkada, he never expected na kokontakin siya ni Treena. Natawa na lang si Seph, gusto nyang sabihin na 3 days na siyang umiinom. 10 PM, sa Metrowalk, nagkita-kita ang magbabarkada, nakapwesto na sila Treena, Lex at Faye ng dumating si Seph. Treena: Finally ! Akala ko i-indyanin mo na kami. Seph: Sorry , mahirap mag- park eh. Kamusta na? Long time no see... Lex: Heto, climbing the corporate ladder.. but, we...

Yes, I finally finished Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Though I originally planned to finish it within a week, it got delayed due to some unfortunate *cough* events, but I still finished it anyway. Though the game's ending (which in all it's fairness is a shocker, but I will not spoil it) never took me by surprise simply because I already watched the ending on Youtube. Yes, I do that all the time. I enjoy spoiling myself of endings, be it movies or games. You see, I have this desire to know the conclusion of everything in advance. Maybe it's my left side of the brain, or maybe I am just really curious, I still can't understand. One reason could be because I'm a schemer , like what good-'ol Joker once said. I plan things, I make decisions on things that yet to come, that's why I always make it a point to see how it will end early on, or to predict how one thing would happen. I have these strings in my mind, where I connect events and decisions in my lif...

As I was going home this morning, I came up with this song. I wanted it to be reminiscent of Adam Sandler's Grow Old With You from the movie, The Wedding Singer. I made it campy and funny, but still conveys the romantic message of undying love. Tatanda Kang Dalaga lyrics by Marvin Tolfo Di kita mapipigilan kung gusto mong umalis Wala akong magagawa kundi sa 'yo ay mainis Hindi ko makakaya pag ikaw sa aki'y mawala Kaya ngayon baunin mo itong aking sumpa: Tatanda kang dalaga, tatanda akong binata Di man tayo mag-asawa, tayo pa rin ang magkasama Mahal pa rin naman kita kahit ikaw ay mataba Kahit na ang tamad mo't luto mo ay mapakla Hindi kita iiwan magalit man ang tatay mo Kahit ako ay iyong talikuran, isinusumpa ko: Tatanda kang dalaga, tatanda akong binata Di man tayo mag-asawa, tayo pa rin ang magkasama Eh ano kung mayaman siya, mabait naman ako Lagi ko ngang sinusunod ang utos ng nanay mo Sige lang magsama kayo, magsasawa ka rin d'yan Ako lang naman ang m...

I have a female friend during college. We were close, and we were always together. One day, she told me the story of her life, it was pretty sad. At first, I reacted negatively, I wondered  how she became so immature, stupid and careless. But then, I realize, aren't we all immature, stupid and careless at some point in our life? Isn't that the whole point of living? We commit mistakes because that's what we are, fragile, but on the other hand, we also have the ability to correct those mistakes and most of all, learn from them. This is her story. Ang Mabagal na Pagdaan ng Apat na Taon sa Aking Buhay Apat na taon na ang lumipas, ano na bang nagbago? Sa tuwing tumitingin ako sa salamin, tulad parin naman ng dati. Pumayat lang ng konti, tumangkad lang ng konti, pero tulad pa rin ng dati. Ako pa rin ito, ang babaeng minahal mo noon. Nag-mature lang siguro ng konti ang pananaw ko ngayon, pero dulot lang 'yon ng apat na taong mabagal na dumaan sa buhay ko. Apat na taon...

long, long time ago, in a land far, far away, there lived a young and lonely thief. He spends his days searching for adventures and looking for valuables to plunder. One day, he stumbled upon a small castle. Curious as he is, he entered the castle stealthily one night, and found that there lived a beautiful princess, sleeping and surrounded by scores of treasures from different parts of the world. Naturally, he picked one of the gems and placed it inside his pocket. Suddenly, the princess awoke and saw what the thief did. “And where are you taking one of my treasures?” said the princess. “Well, I'm a thief, so I'll take it for myself”, he answered. “Oh no you won’t, I have guards, wizards and a dragon all under my disposal, so if you want to get of here alive, you have to give me something in return", said the princess. “But, what could I give someone like you who has everything in this world?" mumbled the thief. As it turns out, the princess has been livin...