Nung namatay si Aaliyah, sabi ko, “Bakit hindi na lang si Brandy?”

Nung namatay si Left Eye ng TLC, sabi ko, “Bakit hindi na lang si T-Boz?”

At nang nalaman ko kaninang umaga na namatay na si Heath Ledger, wala na akong nasabi.

Tumulo na lang ang mga luha ko.

Paano ba naman, tumatak sa utak ko ang performance niya sa isa sa mga paborito kong pelikula.

Hindi The Patriot. Hindi Casanova.
Hindi rin Monster’s Ball.
Mas lalong hindi Brokeback Mountain.

Ito ay ang 10 Things I Hate About You.

Diosmeh. Favorite ko talaga yung song and dance number niya ng Can’t Keep My Eyes Off Of You sa bleachers para sa character ni Julia Stiles. Matagal-tagal ko ring pinangarap na gawin yun para sa akin ng significant other ko. Kaso lang, ang nangyari lang sa akin from that movie eh maramdaman ko itong nilalaman ng poem na ito.

10 Things I Hate About You

I hate the way you talk to me,
and the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive my car,
I hate it when you stare.
I hate your big dumb combat boots
and the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick,
it even makes me rhyme.
I hate the way you?re always right,
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh,
even worse when you make me cry.
I hate it when you’re not around,
and the fact that you didn’t call.
But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you,
not even close?
not even a little bit?
not even at all.

Hay-yay-yay.

Mas malupit pa sa Hate That I Love You ni Rihanna at Ne-Yo.

RIP, Heath.

I have no 10 things I hate about you. Well, ok. Just one. You died too soon.

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listening to: Heath Ledger as Patrick Verona – Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You