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demolay tayo brod
Oct 15, '07 5:59 PM


last saturday, i went to mayie's bday bash. people from calapan, and the allstars were there. there were also demolay brods. share ko lang, i am disappointed sa isang brod. mc daw siya ng isang chapter.

siguro lunod lang siya sa alcohol kaya niya ginawa un. rad, ceri john, and i were members of the fraternity since 1995. we were batchmates. unfortunately, among the 3 of us, ako lang active member. kilala ko kasi ang pinsan ni mayie na brod din na si jeff at nag vouch siya na brod ako.

umalis si jeff, kasama ko ang barkada at gf ko sa party. we were there for mayie's bday. rad went to mc brod's table, and he was asked the password of the order. my golly naman si rad, nakalimutan na ang lahat. nag init naman ang ulo nitong isang brod. si ceri john, nakalimot din ng ilan, pero nasagot naman ang password.

what pissed me was what he did to rad. because of rad's lapses, bro mc treated him like a petitioner or a neophyte. what the?! i went to their table to rescue rad. kawawang kawawa si rad. syempre hindi ko pababayaan ang yan kasi kabatch ko yan, at brod ko yan. demolay kami! tinanong ko si bro mc kung ano'ng problema at sinabi niya na hindi alam ni rad ang password ng demolay. sumagot ako, sabi ko "sagot ko na ang batchmate ko brod. may mga pagkukulang din naman yan. maaaring hindi siya naging active, pero sigurado akong hindi ka niya pababayaan pag kailangan mo ang tulong niya."

nainis ako sa brod na ito dahil dinuro niya ako na parang sinasabi niya na wala akong kwentang demolay kasi sinasagip ko ang isang brod na nakalimot ng password at iba pang tanong.

ayaw ko siyang patulan at baka magkasakitan. gigil siya at naka inom. so i decided to give him a dose of his own medicine. i asked him the querry sa labas ng gate para walang makarinig. sabi ko, "a y a d." sagot niya, "ayaw kong sumagot brod. hindi alam ng ka-chapter mo ang password ng demolay." siya rin, hindi niya alam ang querry. pinagrecite ko ang obligation. "i t p o G." yan lang sagot niya. wala siyang chapter card, wala siyang obligation card. hindi ko binitawan ang password. tinanong ko siya kung anong password sagot niya, "ituro mo sa ka-chapter mo 'blah blah bulitas.'"

sabi ko, "bro bakit mo naman ginanun ang batchmate ko? sige mc ka, pero sana alam mo ang ginagawa mo. bro 7 cardinal virtues. kung demolay ka by heart gaya ng sinasabi mo. patunayan mo." nirecite nya ang 7 cardinal virtues... "f l, r f s t, c, c, f, c, a p." magaling. sabay sabi ko, "bro lahat ng yan pinapractice ko kaya demolay ako." lahat din naman daw ginagawa niya, pero sa isang c, at sa f, mali ata ang akala niya. i vouched for rad na brod siya... hindi naniwala si mc, gayong naniwala siya na brod ako.

for me lang, ang isa sa mga sense ng demolay, that produced thousands of great names, is humility. they are humbled by the order. never put the name of the order for fame and other materials. i will never prove my worth as a demolay with the memorization of the ritual, or the handbook. instead, i will live the order has taught me, through the 7 cardinal virtues.

we were arguing then, and he was raising his voice because he said, "pikong pikon ako sa brod na yan."

i asked him "what for you is a demolay?" he answered... "a demolay is an organization composed of boys aged 12-21..." i said, "you are correct. but the question is'for you, what is a demolay?'" he asked me back what is a "demolay"... i said, "a 'demolay' takes no pride of what he has to prove. but, of what he can give to men... a demolay is humbled by the Order, guided by the 7 cardinal virtues."

bro mc, wag mo na ring uulitin ang eksenang ginawa mo noon party ni mayie. pinahiya mo ang brod sa harap ng maraming tao. hinahawakan mo ang ulo niya na parang petitioner at pinatungo mo pa. wag ganun bro. magkakapatid tayo... kuya mo pa kaming mga senior.

to wrap things up. i've seen a lot of brods fight, physically and verbally, with each other, and with other organizations. for the good of the order... think first before doing something. lalo na kung binitawan mo ang pangalan natin sa harap ng maraming tao. daan libong brods at sis's ang kawawa.
hindi na dapat pinag-iisipan pa... salamat sa pagbisita.