Lately, I've been reading a great book about him. And I was really surprised to learn and know "normal" things about our famous Lolo Jose. In this book, hindi lang siya pino-portray as "one serious intellectual". What I'm trying to say is that Jose Rizal is incredibly like most of us. Pareho lang natin siya...kumakain, nagsasayaw, naninigarilyo, tumatae at nakikipag-sex?! Whaheheh!!! And would you believe that in 1882 (I forgot kung saan country sya nu'n...Spain yata) Rizal from the middle of August to the end of December did not take a bath! Aiyeeh! Si Rizal? hindi naliligo? (oks lang...luvs ko p rin sya, hehehe) May malalim na reason nman kya gnun ang nangyari. Kayo na bhala tumuklas nun. Pati vital statistics nya, nahalukay n din ng mga historians, ang sexy nya pla! Khit he's "small but terrible" (standing only 5'3", and malaki ang ulo) proportion daw ang body nya. Imagine? Daiigin daw b 'ko? 24 inches lang ang waistline! At sa'n k p? Even which side nakapaling ang "kargada" niya, mlalaman mo din. Left ba o right? Hahaha...ndi ko ssbihin dito. It's all for u to find out.
Galing tlaga! In this book, ipinakilala si Rizal bilang normal na tao na katulad ntin...ndi katulad nung mga nalalaman lang ntin sa mga textbooks ntin sa skul. But aside, ndi rin pahuhuli ung pagiging dakila nya. He's really interested into everything. Siya lang ang nakilala kong "all-around". A scientist, inventor, doctor, farmer, businessman, linguist, a teacher (like me! uy...compatible...whaheee), writer, artist, think of any career...hay naku sya na nga yata yun. Hindi nga lang sya masyado into singing kc sbi nya pangit daw voice nya. But he also plays several instruments.
"Not only is Rizal the most famous man of his own people, but the greatest man the Malayan race has produced." - Ferdinand Blumentritt
I also enjoyed the Rizal subject I had in College. Hindi ako na-bore. Iba ung effect skin, ndi tulad ng iba, isinusumpa c Rizal. Lalo na pag pina-memorize ng prof mo ang "Mi Ultimo Adios". Sa bgay ndi rin naman aprub skin kung gnon. I remember, while reviewing for our Midterm exam, I even dreamt about him. And ngayon sa house namin, my entire family is also hooked on him. We even had discussions about him.
Grabeh! Cno nga bang hindi hahanga sa knya... sbi ko nga hindi ako manghihinayang na akitin sya, kung nabuhay lang ako nung time nya. Aba eh! Aprub kgad ang mother ko! Nakikipag-agawan p nga sa'kin eh! When I learned na he's fond of reading fairy tale stories to his nieces, pinangarap ko rin n maging pamangkin nya. Sbi ng sister ko, ang babaw naman ng pangarap ko. Bkit daw ndi ko na lang asawahin...hehehe! Well, that only proves na he's very affectionate. If i will be given a chance na bumalik sa past and bibigyan ako ng 3 events, of course I will choose:
1. panahon ni Jesus Christ
2. syempre, panahon ng kasikatan ng Beatles and
3: panahon ni Rizal.
Hay nakuh?! Hindi naman msyadong hlata na I have a big crush on him, noh? Khit sa classroom, kpag ang topic na namin is about Philippine Revolution, hindi ako nahihiya na ipakita ung feelings ko kay Rizal... (grabeh n tlaga 'toh!) Pabiro naman ang approach ko pra msaya ang discussion, mukha namang naaaliw ang mga students ko. Naiinis nga pala ako, kc ndi pa 'ko nkkrting sa Rizal Shrine sa Calamba. Pag ngka-bf ako kailangan ipasyal nya ko dun! Tpos pag mrmi na'kong money sa Dapitan naman! Pinakamganda daw dun. Sa Fort Santiago p lang nrting ko, pero ndi ko na halos matandaan kc bata p 'ko nun. Nandun daw ang vertebra ni Rizal.
Para masaya, ire-recommend ko sa inyo na bsahin ung book na ititch. I'ts very interesting (well, un eh kung same tyo ng interest). RIZAL WITHOUT THE OVERCOAT by AMBETH R. OCAMPO. I also wish to thank the author for letting me dig into Rizal's life... hindi ko p rin tpos bsahin ung book, yoko kgad kc mtpos. Gnun kc ako, ndi ko kc mrrmdaman n binili ko ung book kpag ntpos ko kgad. Ok un for me, para day by day, pananabikan ko uli si Papa Joe...Whaheheh! Adios!