Musings: An Essay About Performance Art

With the performance art challenge, I first had two pieces in mind. The first one entitled “Musings” was supposedly about the bounds of being a woman in a society. The other one is about the self-expression. The former was rejected because it was too common while he former was further developed into the final performance art piece. There is one thing that I noticed on most of the performance art examples shown to us in our CW 120 class: the pieces had themes about the Self. This for me is a good thing to start at. It is because one should be familiar with one’s piece and everything about it. The most important thing to consider is the concept because this is where the performance would be based. At the first instance, I only had an idea in mind later I realized that a more technical term could be related to my concept about the self. The social psychology theories were the bases for my piece. I wanted something to do with a soccer ball since, I was to do self-expressing. I wanted a piece that I know of, I wanted something that partly reveals my self. Soccer for me is an important sport. This game helped me realize the value of myself, of the team and of enthusiasts. I play when I feel depressed, play when I am happy and play when I want to get away from everything else. Every time I see the soccer field, I long to be as carefree as a rolling ball. I won’t care if I’d sweat or smell after playing, all I care about is the game I had in mind. That is why my concept is about it. I want a performance that I’d not dread doing. I want a something I’d love to do. I wanted my performance to be about myself.

I used materials such as soccer ball, candle, three cones, cloth and play money. These served as representations of the words I wouldn’t utter. The ball even signifies my self- black is for the pessimist mode while white is for optimism. The cones arranged in the triangular formation represent society. In soccer, this formation is essential in play. It enables three players to have an advantageous position and passing in the field. This also represents the three things I mentioned earlier – realize the value of one’s self, of the team and of enthusiasts- these three are also evident in any performance art piece. These in a performance art piece would be the concept, performer and the audience/spectator. The limits of space are set by the cones like how one is within the society. There are boundaries such as regulation and law. Each cone covered with white, green and black cloth symbolizes innocence, life experiences and death respectively. The candle detail wasn’t present in the libretto but in the final presentation, I had a lit candle to represent the time duration of innocence and life experience. It was placed inside the black cloth-covered cone because in the end upon blowing the candle the presentation would end, and this suggests death. The play money revealed my judgment of a person- their value based on my impression of them. The act should appear as light-hearted and playful as how it is in a soccer game. In the end, exhaustion wearies out the person thus, the ball is kicked hard and the candle is blown off.

Dio Chrysostom, a Hellenistic critic on a lecture said “On Knowing God, painters and sculptors invest the God with the human body, the vessel of wisdom and reason, seeking to manifest the imageless and unseen in the visible, which can be portrayed”[Preface to Plato, Bosanquet's trans.]. In the performance art piece the message of the concept should be conveyed to the audience/spectator. As in Joycean statement that literature emanates meanings, discovery through concrete objects, those materials were essential for my piece so that the audience/spectator would trigger interpretation.

I retained the title “Musings” because I like how light the word sounds to the ears. The impression it gives me is like that of how fun it is to think of things that one likes. The title seems self-revealing. One muses of many things most of the time. The libretto was in turn, the script to be followed for the performance. There was a step by step process on how the performance would progress.

When the final presentation came, the changes tied the whole concept together. I considered the site to be an area where most people pass by. I just wanted them (passers by) to stop for a while. I intended this for the performance without straining somebody to find the venue. The audience/spectators were cooperative enough. The performance art piece was interactive. The materials in the piece should allow the audience/spectators to understand it within the limits and range of his/her own perspective and life experiences (qtd. from Fineberg). There were revisions on the libretto for improvement.

I added some details because the first script was incomplete.

The HAPPYnings

i just happen to get excited with the EMA MTV awards. Ever since I was young I’ve loved music. I don’t have much time though in watching tv because I have studying to attend to but I always have my roommates to tell me about it. Khareen and Aimae know a lot of stuff in music. They even know songs that I am not familiar with. I like them because they are quite unique. Khareen is very proficient in old songs and she likes to listen to those mellow ones which reminds me  of those very long begotten past(‘o’) Aimae on the other hand is updated that she knows all the songs that aren’t even aired yet on the radio,i mean. She does a lot of  singing too. Sometimes I  think she doesn’t have the right tone but she gets away with all the dancing. I love them both for they are my friends.

what’s behind the name

What Aprildawn Means

You are usually the best at everything … you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic “Type A” personality.

You are influential and persuasive. You tend to have a lot of power over people.
Generally, you use your powers for good. You excel at solving other people’s problems.
Occasionally, you do get a little selfish and persuade people to do things that are only in your interest.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You’re always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can’t handle you. You’re very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you’re likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It’s easy to get you excited… which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don’t stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.
You are light hearted and accepting. You don’t get worked up easily.
Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.

You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You are very charming… dangerously so. You have the potential to break a lot of hearts.
You know how what you want, how to get it, and that you will get it.
You have the power to rule the world. Let’s hope you’re a benevolent dictator!

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

Top 100 Billboard Songs

#	Title	Artist	Labels
1	IRREPLACEABLE	Beyonce	Columbia
2	UMBRELLA	Rihanna Featuring Jay-Z	SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
3	THE SWEET ESCAPE	Gwen Stefani Featuring Akon	Interscope
4	BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY	Fergie	will.i.am/A&M/Interscope
5	BUY U A DRANK (SHAWTY SNAPPIN’)	T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc	Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/Zomba
6	BEFORE HE CHEATS	Carrie Underwood	Arista/Arista Nashville/RMG
7	HEY THERE DELILAH	Plain White T’s	Fearless/Hollywood
8	I WANNA LOVE YOU	Akon Featuring Snoop Dogg	Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown
9	SAY IT RIGHT	Nelly Furtado	Mosley/Geffen
10	GLAMOROUS	Fergie Featuring Ludacris	will.i.am/A&M/Interscope
11	DON’T MATTER	Akon	Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown
12	GIRLFRIEND	Avril Lavigne	RCA/RMG
13	MAKES ME WONDER	Maroon 5	A&M/Octone/Interscope
14	PARTY LIKE A ROCKSTAR	Shop Boyz	OnDeck/Universal Republic
15	SMACK THAT	Akon Featuring Eminem	Konvict/Upfront/SRC/Universal Motown
16	THIS IS WHY I’M HOT	Mims	Capitol
17	IT’S NOT OVER	Daughtry	RCA/RMG
18	THE WAY I ARE	Timbaland Featuring Keri Hilson	Mosley/Blackground/Interscope
19	FERGALICIOUS	Fergie	will.i.am/A&M/Interscope
20	CRANK THAT (SOULJA BOY)	Soulja Boy Tell’em	ColliPark/Interscope
21	GIVE IT TO ME	Timbaland Featuring Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake	Mosley/Blackground/Interscope
22	WHAT GOES AROUND…COMES AROUND	Justin Timberlake	Jive/Zomba
23	CUPID’S CHOKEHOLD/BREAKFAST IN AMERICA	Gym Class Heroes Featuring Patrick Stump	Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic/Lava
24	HOW TO SAVE A LIFE	The Fray	Epic
25	HOME	Daughtry	RCA/RMG
26	MY LOVE	Justin Timberlake Featuring T.I.	Jive/Zomba
27	STRONGER	Kanye West	Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
28	WE FLY HIGH	Jim Jones	Koch
29	U + UR HAND	Pink	LaFace/Zomba
30	WALK IT OUT	Unk	Big Oomp/Koch
31	BEAUTIFUL GIRLS	Sean Kingston	Beluga Heights/Epic/Koch
32	THIS AIN’T A SCENE, IT’S AN ARMS RACE	Fall Out Boy	Fueled By Ramen/Island/IDJMG
33	BARTENDER	T-Pain Featuring Akon	Konvict/Nappy Boy/Jive/Zomba
34	POP, LOCK & DROP IT	Huey	HiTz Committee/Jive/Zomba
35	RUNAWAY LOVE	Ludacris Featuring Mary J. Blige	DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG
36	ROCKSTAR	Nickelback	Roadrunner/Atlantic/Lava
37	THNKS FR TH MMRS	Fall Out Boy	Fueled By Ramen/Island/IDJMG
38	WHAT I’VE DONE	Linkin Park	Warner Bros.
39	SUMMER LOVE	Justin Timberlake	Jive/Zomba
40	YOU	Lloyd Featuring Lil’ Wayne	The Inc./Universal Motown
41	WAIT FOR YOU	Elliott Yamin	Hickory/RED
42	LAST NIGHT	Diddy Featuring Keyshia Cole	Bad Boy/Atlantic
43	MAKE IT RAIN	Fat Joe Featuring Lil Wayne	Terror Squad/Imperial/Virgin
44	MAKE ME BETTER	Fabolous Featuring Ne-Yo	Desert Storm/Def Jam/IDJMG
45	ICE BOX	Omarion	T.U.G./Columbia
46	LIPS OF AN ANGEL	Hinder	Universal Republic
47	WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE	John Mayer	Aware/Columbia
48	LOST WITHOUT U	Robin Thicke	Star Trak/Interscope
49	I’M A FLIRT	R. Kelly Or Bow Wow (Featuring T.I. & T-Pain)	Columbia/Jive/Zomba
50	IF EVERYONE CARED	Nickelback	Roadrunner/Atlantic/Lava
51	GET IT SHAWTY	Lloyd	The Inc./Universal Motown
52	FACE DOWN	The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus	Virgin
53	THE WAY I LIVE	Baby Boy Da Prince Featuring Lil Boosie	Universal Republic
54	SHORTIE LIKE MINE	Bow Wow Featuring Chris Brown & Johnta Austin	Columbia
55	IT ENDS TONIGHT	The All-American Rejects	Doghouse/Interscope
56	A BAY BAY	Hurricane Chris	Polo Grounds/J/RMG
57	BECAUSE OF YOU	Ne-Yo	Def Jam/IDJMG
58	I TRIED	Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Featuring Akon	Full Surface/Interscope
59	WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE	My Chemical Romance	Reprise
60	SHAWTY	Plies Featuring T-Pain	Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic
61	CHASING CARS	Snow Patrol	Polydor/A&M/Interscope
62	BEAUTIFUL LIAR	Beyonce & Shakira	Music World/Columbia
63	SEXYBACK	Justin Timberlake	Jive/Zomba
64	KEEP HOLDING ON	Avril Lavigne	Fox/RCA/RMG
65	LET IT GO	Keyshia Cole Featuring Missy Elliott & Lil Kim	Imani/Geffen
66	APOLOGIZE	Timbaland Featuring OneRepublic	Mosley/Blackground/Interscope
67	BUBBLY	Colbie Caillat	Universal Republic
68	LIKE A BOY	Ciara	LaFace/Zomba
69	WHO KNEW	Pink	LaFace/Zomba
70	NEVER AGAIN	Kelly Clarkson	RCA/RMG
71	PROMISE	Ciara	LaFace/Zomba
72	BED	J. Holiday	Music Line/Capitol
73	THROW SOME D’S	Rich Boy Featuring Polow Da Don	Zone 4/Interscope
74	REHAB	Amy Winehouse	Universal Republic
75	BIG THINGS POPPIN’ (DO IT)	T.I.	Grand Hustle/Atlantic
76	NO ONE	Alicia Keys	MBK/J/RMG
77	THE GREAT ESCAPE	Boys Like Girls	Columbia
78	2 STEP	Unk	Big Oomp/Koch
79	WALK AWAY (REMEMBER ME)	Paula DeAnda Featuring The DEY	Arista/RMG
80	GO GETTA	Young Jeezy Featuring R. Kelly	Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG
81	HERE (IN YOUR ARMS)	Hellogoodbye	Drive-thru/Sanctuary/RED
82	ON THE HOTLINE	Pretty Ricky	BlueStar/Atlantic
83	WIND IT UP	Gwen Stefani	Interscope
84	CYCLONE	Baby Bash Featuring T-Pain	Arista/RMG
85	BREAK IT OFF	Rihanna & Sean Paul	SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
86	FIRST TIME	Lifehouse	Geffen
87	AYO TECHNOLOGY	50 Cent Featuring Justin Timberlake & Timbaland	Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
88	OUTTA MY SYSTEM	Bow Wow Featuring T-Pain & Johnta Austin	Columbia
89	TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR	Taylor Swift	Big Machine
90	SHUT UP AND DRIVE	Rihanna	SRP/Def Jam/IDJMG
91	SNOW ((HEY OH))	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Warner Bros.
92	MONEY MAKER	Ludacris Featuring Pharrell	DTP/Def Jam/IDJMG
93	KISS KISS	Chris Brown Featuring T-Pain	Jive/Zomba
94	FAR AWAY	Nickelback	Roadrunner/IDJMG
95	ROCK YO HIPS	Crime Mob Featuring Lil Scrappy	Crunk/BME/Reprise
96	LOVESTONED	Justin Timberlake	Jive/Zomba
97	BETTER THAN ME	Hinder	Universal Republic
98	PARALYZER	Finger Eleven	Wind-up
99	THAT’S THAT	Snoop Dogg Featuring R. Kelly	Doggystyle/Geffen
100	SAME GIRL	R. Kelly Duet With Usher	Jive/Zomba

“Ang Pasiunang Bakak”

Mao na ang mga opisina ug kani sila nag mga cubicles. Kadto didto mao ang akoa, kani mao ang imong cubicle. Kini imong telepono. Ayaw kana’g tubaga. Ang Voicemail System na bahala niana. Mao ni ang imong Voicemail Sytem Manual. Dili ginatugot ang personal na mga tawag. Pwede ra og emergency. Kung kinahanglan nimo mag-emergency phone call pangutana usa sa imong supervisor. Kung di nimo siya makit-an, pangutan-a si Phillip Santos, kadtong nagalingkod didto, kay iya kining ipa-check ni Clarissa Nicolas, kadto siya didto. Kung magbuot-buot ka’g emergency phone call, basig matanggal ka.

Ang Anatomiya sa Tinguha

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Tungod kay gipanitan si Hernan sa kalaban, wala na siya’y makit-an nga makig-uban pa kaniya ug dugay. Ang mga nars tungod kay katungdanan gayud nila, mao ginatan-aw siya matag karon og unya, ug usahay ang duktor, apan dili jud ang ubang pasyente ug labaw ang iyang asawa ug mga anak. Wala na’y mas momaayo pa niani kay siya karne. Mao na adunay siya’y labihan ug kinaiyahong tinguha nga angkunon ug bisang kinsa man.

Magalakaw na siya sa pasilyo sa iyang pinanitang tiil, nga nagabilin ug mga dugoong lakra sa salug, sa iyang pagpangita ug mohigugma kaniya.

“Dili ka dapat diri,” ingon sa nars. Ug mihisgut og usab apan paagi sa maloluy-ong tono, ”Ginahugaw man nimo ang salug,Hernan.”

“Gusto ko pangga-on og usa ka tawo,” matud ni Hernan, “ tawo man sab ko. Kapareha ra man ta.”

Apan kabalo siya nga dili sila magkapareha. Siya ang ginatawag sa tanan nga santa, lahi ra sila.

“Ngano dili na lang man ikaw?” ingon ni Hernan.

Samtang ginapahiran sa santa ang iyang mga bagtak ug blood retardant, kini bag-ong kamugnaan nga nagabuhi kang Hernan. Usa sa mga bag-ong kaplagan sa medisina nga milabas atol sa gera.

“Dili ako ang napili,” tubag kaniya, “Naa ko’y panit.”

“Dili,” ingon ni Hernan, “ Ngano dili na lang man ikaw ang mohigugma nako, moangkon nako? Naa pud ko’y mga gusto sama sa uban.”

Kini gihunahuna sa santa samtang gapahid sa mga bagtak ug lapalapa ni Hernan.

“Wala ko’y mga tinguha,” ingon niya, “ o bisa’g isa. Pareha ra na sila.”

Gitan-aw niya ang iyang mapalanggaong nawong. Dili kini gwapa apan malasanta.

“ Musugot ka?” pangutana ni Hernan.

“Kung mahibaw-an nako kung kinahanglanon,” tubag kaniya.

Dili pinili si Hernan sa kalaban, nasakpan lang siya nga gatulogsa iyang pahuwayanan. Mga upat ka tawo ang midagit kaniya, mahadlukon ug masundlonon, tungod gimandu-an sila nga padal-on og kalaban aron magsilbi nga ehemplo sa pagabuhaton sa mga magapil-apil sa gubot.

Giguyod nila si Hernan sa may linya ug gipadagan siya’g duha ka kilometro paadto sa payag sa heneral samtang nakahigot iyang mga kamut sa iyang likud.

Gipalabas na sa heneral ang mga gwardya tungod kay nalingaw siya kang Hernan. Gitanggal niya ang tali sa mga siko ni Hernan ug gibuy-an ang iyang mga kamut. Unya hinay-hinay niya nga gipahangad ang nawong ni Hernan aron mahayagan ug gitan-aw niya kini. Gihalukan niya si Hernan sa may kilay ug sa aping ug hangtud sa ngabil. Gitutukan niya ug taman ug dugay ang mga mata ni Hernan hantud nakit-an niya ang iyang kaugalingon repleksyon didto. Gisubay niya ang kilay ni Hernan gamit ang iyang tudlo. “Kaanindut nga panagway,” matud niya sa sariling lengwahe. Mahinay niya nga giduot ang iyang palad sa agtang ni Hernan, sa iyang aping, sa iyang panga. Iyang gitiman-an ang porma sa ngabil ni Hernan, ang porma sa kinataw-an niya, ang suwang. Gituki sa heneral pagmaayo ang iyang nawong. Pagkahuman naa siya’y gibuhat sa ubos, mao sa kabuntagon sa dihang ipadala na si Henan sa panitanan, giingnan niya ang mga armadong mga sundalo, “Mura ra nako siya’g anak, ayaw ninyo labuta ang kana og kini nga parte.”

Ang poste kung asa siya dalaon naa sa tunga sa may linya sa mga barbed wire na pipila pud ka metro ang kalayon sa tirahnan ug baril. Naay loudspeaker ang gipatindug aron ipadayag ang balita. “Mao kini ang mahitabo sa mga maglabut-labot. Wala’y si kinsa man ang pasayloon.” Unya ang mga tropa na naa sa kada kilid gamit ilang binoculars nagtan-aw sa gibuhat sa kalaban sa lawas ni Hernan, wa’y labot ang giingon sa heneral- ang nawong ug pagkalalaki. Eksperiensadong mga tawo ang mipanit kaniya, gihalay nga wala’y ulo ang iyang panit sa may barbed wire. Gipasagdaan nila si Hernan sa yuta kung asa siya mamatay.

Gisalba siya taud-taod na sa udto kay kalit miatras sa wa hibal-i nga rason ang mga kalaban.

Si Hernan gihatagan ug paunang tambal sa field unit, human mabuhat ang tanan para niya, gidala nila siya sa vet’s hospital. Di bale ngadto, ingon nila sa usa’g-usa, asikasohon siya didto sa santa.

Mga tauran pa una misugot ang santa. Taud-taud pa nga miingon siya nga o pinanggaon siya niya.

“Ayaw lang ko pinanga-a, angkuna pud ko.”

“ Natural lang nga adunay pagdili” tubag sa santa, “ Naa pu’y mga personal nga kalahian,” duggang niya,”Kinahanglan maantoson ka kanako.”

“perosuma nga ikaw ang santa,” ingon ni Hernan.

Mao nga mihigda ang santa uban kaniya sa dugoon nga higdaan ug nakatagamtam siya ug labing katagbawan sa paggakos niya sa gamay nga babaye. Gihalukan niya ang santa ug nabati niya nga mibata siya ug namahimong buo usab ang iyang pagkatawo. Wala siya gimingaw sa iyang asawa ug mga anak. Wala siya gimingaw sa iyang panit.

Gibuhat sa Santa ang tanang anggayng buhaton. Gi-ingnan niya si Hernan nga pagkagwapo niya ug nga labi ang kalipay nga nahatag niya kaniya. Gihikap niya si Hernan kung asa niya gusto. Gi-ingnang niya si Hernan nga siya ang iyang tibuok kinabuhi, ang iyang takus para niya. Sa dihang gipukaw ni Hernan ang santa aron tambalan ang dugo, miingon kini nga gikinahanglan siya niya, nga dili siya mabuhi kung wala siya.

Nahitabo kini sa pipila pa ka adlaw.

Nahuman na ang gira ug ang nagdumala nga mga pwersa sa mga sundalo. Ang nagdestino pagka-mayor ang heneral. Nagdesisyon na siya nga modagan pagka-senador mao gusto niya nga dili na tuki-tukion ang iyahang kaagi. Nagsulat siya kang Hernan ug gipahatud kini pinaagi sa mga tighatud ug tambal sa mga ospital.

“Mura ra ka’g akoang anak,” ingon niya. “Kadtong gibuhat namo sa gira mao ang angayng pagabuhaton. Dili namo pinili ang gubot ug pangpandaut. Sakto ra ang akong gibuhat.”

“Nahigugma ko ug gigugma sab,” ingon ni Hernan, “Apan ngano dili man kini husto alang kanako?”

Ang santa nagapahid kaniya ug blood retardant.

“ Wala man gyu’y husto,” tubag niya kang Hernan.

“Nahigugma ko pero wala ko nahupot sa gugma. Gusto ko magakos nimo, malibutan nimo. Dili nako kaya isulti. Apan nakasabot ka ba?”

“Gusto nimo maangkun,” tubag kaniya.

“Gusto ko masulod nimo.”

Mao nagpadayon sila og, paghilawas apan pagkahuman miingon si Hernan, “Wala ko matagbaw. Metapora ra kadto siya sa tinuod kong tinguha.”

Ang heneral ang napili alang senador ug gihimo pud siyang tagadumala sa nuclear-arms nga panag-uban.. Apan lain iyang pamati. Ug dili pud siya nagatulog ug tarong

Gisuwatan niya si Hernan, “Makamata ko’s tungang gabie ug makit-an nako ang imong nawong sa akong atubangan. Mabati ko ang imong agtang sa akong mga palaran. Matagamtam nako ang imong gininhawa. Gibuhat lang nako ang angayng buhaton. Mura ra ka’g akong anak.”

“Kabalo nako sa akong gusto,” matud ni Hernan.

“Kung akong kaya, buhaton nako,” ingon sa santa.

“Gusto nako ang imong panit.”

Maung mihigda siya sa taas nga puting lamesa, gakurog samtang gibuhat ni Hernann ang unang hiwa. Iyang gihiwa ang may abagahan pababa sa mga braso’g pabalik, dayun sa kilid og sa mga paa hantud sa tiil. Wala niya mahuna-huna nga mas madugayan pa siya. Ang santa nanugnaw sa pagpilit sa panghiwa didtos’ iyang lawas ug dali siyang mibakhu pagkakita sa dugo, apan atong tungura gialsa na ni Hernan ang panit sa iyang duguong lawas, apan wala lang kini kaniya, mas nakuntento pa siya.

Wala labuta ni Hernan ang iyang nawong ug ang parte sa iyang pagkababaye.

Gilabas ni Hernan ang panit aron ma-uga, ug samtang gahulat, iyang gipahiran ug blood retardant ang karneng lawas sa santa. Iyang gihunghungan kini ug gagmayng istoryang gugma’g pasalamat og tinguha kaniya. Mingkatawa kini apan wala miistorya.

Modagan pa ug semana una niya masuot ang panit sa babaye.

Nagbuhat ug pinakaulahing suwat ang heneral kang Hernan. “Dili na nako kaya. Imoha na kong naangkon.”

Gisuot ni Hernan ang panit sa santa. Sakto ra kaayo ang iyang gibiling hiniwaan alang sa iyang mga parte niyas’ lawas. Milakaw siya sa pasilyo ug mao ra tong taknaa nga wala na siya’y gibilin nga lakra. Gitan-aw niya ang iyang sarili sa samin ug giganahan siya sa iyang nakit-an. Iyang gigunitan ang iyang mga totoy ug ang iyang tiyan, ingun sab ang iyang pa-a ug wala na nagkadugo ang iyang mga kamut.

“Daghang salamat” ingon niya sa santa, “Nahitabo na ang gusto sa akong kasinkasing. Naa na ko sulod nimo. Imo na kong naangkon.”

Ug sa kagabhi-on, iyang gihawgkan ang santa sa kilay, sa aping, ug dayun na sa ngabil niani.Iyang gitutukan ug dugay ang iayng mga mata. Iyang gisubay ang linya sa iyang kilay sa gamit ang tudlo. “Pagkaanindut nga nawong,” ingon ni Hernan. Mahinay niya nga giduot ang iyang palad sa agtang sa santa, sa iyang aping, sa iyang panga. Iyang gitiman-an ang porma sa ngabil sa santa.

Unya si Hernan, gigugma ug kadtong desperado nga maangkun, nagatan-aw og taman sa berde ug mapinangaong mga mata sa santa, nakit-an nga wala’y mahitabo na pag-angkon, naa lay tinguha. Iyang gitanggal ang wa’y sulod nga panit ug mihilak.