10.01.2004

Intimacy

Intimacy (2001)
Directed by Patrice Chéreau
Cast: Mark Rylance(Jay), and Kelly Fox (Claire)

Paano magiging malapit sa isang tao?

May mga araw na sumasakay sa dyip at nagkakataon, may nakasasakay na wari’y matagal nang kakilala. Ni hindi man lamang nagtama ang aming paningin, maaaring hindi niya rin ako nakita, bagaman pasulyap-sulyap sa kanya. Hinahanap kung ano kaya iyong nakapagpagaan sa akin ng loob, kung bakit magaan ang damdamin ko sa kanya. Hinahanap ko sa mukha niya o kahit sa galaw ng kamay o kibot ng labi ang katangian ng mga dating inibig. Pero wala roon. Iba siya. Nasa kabilang bahagi ako ng dyip, may kalayuan sa kanya. Ni hindi sa akin ipinasa ang kanyang bayad. Ngayon hindi ko na maalala kung sino sa amin ang naunang bumaba. Pero laging gayon, nagkahiwalay kami nang may kung anong panghihinayang. Lagi kong ipinapangako sa sarili na sa susunod, sa susunod na mangyari iyon, susundan ko siya at magpapakilala. Kahit alam ko, kahit kailan, hindi ko naman talaga magagawa. Magiging panatag ako sa kung ano ang nangyayari, magpapatangay sa mga pagkakataon, at walang gagawin upang lumapit. Magkakasya sa pagtingin sa malayo.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

hey, egay... carlo uli. What's interesting in reading that entry of yours about riding a jeep is that I've felt the same way so many times on the subway or bus in newyork. Opposite ends of the world and yet a somewhat similar situation... It got me thinking about whether it was a sense of Filipino romanticism that contributes to that feeling of connection with supposed strangers, or if it was actually something more universal? At oo nga pala, si Hans yung isang taga 301. :)

October 2, 2004 at 8:56 PM  
Blogger egay said...

Carlo, thanks for frequenting my blog! I can't really say if it's something universal or mere Filipino romanticism, this feeling of connection with supposed strangers. For me, it's just personal, a moment of self-awareness: this is an occasion where I find both my strength and weakness as a person simultaneously at work--while I don't have the courage to cross individual boundaries and approach her, I still find reasons to move on, despite that denial of the possibility for intimacy. My contentment often lies on my ability to overcome such losses. (This is to say that, for me, every romanticism is necessarily personal; I don't really believe in a collective, e.g., Filipino, romanticism.) Si Hans nga pala! =) Wala na rin akong balita sa kanya, pero alam kong nasa friendster ko na siya dati pa. Sige, ingat ka d'yan.

October 4, 2004 at 1:30 PM  
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