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MGA TAUHAN
Cadet
Major MAXIMO MENDOZA FAVILA JR., 17,
“Mac”, S3, Operations and Training Officer
gayot, guwapo, fourth-year high school
Cadet
Private Fourth Class ENRICO ABELARDO EDWARD MARTIN RODRIGUEZ SARMIENTO,
15, “Abel”, paborito ni Major Favila, idolo si
Major Favila, okay lang ang katawan, cute,
third year high school
SETTING
Isang
maliit na interrogations room sa military headquarters sa isang paaralan,
3:30, sabado ng Pebrero, patapos na ang training.
KAILANGAN
SA DULA
Ang
mga tauhan ay dapat nakakumpletong uniporme na pang-training.
Kailangan ng riple, isang envelope na puro assignment at bench na
nasa stage right.
INTRO
Pagbukas
ng ilaw, makikita si Private Sarmiento na nakasaludo kay Major Favila, na
nakatalikod sa kanya at nakaupo sa bench.
PVT SARMIENTO
(Medyo mahina ang boses) Sir,
Cadet Private Fourth Class Enrico Abelardo Edward Martin Rodriguez
Sarmiento, reporting for duty, sir. (Di
papansinin ni Maj. Favila. Uulitin
pero mahina pa rin) Sir,
Cadet Private Fourth Class Enrico Abelardo Edward Martin Rodriguez
Sarmiento, reporting for duty, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
(Sisigaw) Louder!
PVT SARMIENTO
(Uulitin pero masyadong mabilis)
Sir, Cadet Private Fourth Class Enrico Abelardo Edward Martin
Rodriguez Sarmiento, reporting for duty, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
(Sisigaw) Louder not faster!
PVT SARMIENTO
(Malakas) ) Sir, Cadet
Private Fourth Class Enrico Abelardo Edward Martin Rodriguez Sarmiento,
reporting for duty, sir.
(Di
papansinin at tatayo, haharap kay Pvt Sarmiento, maglalakad, papunta kay
Pvt Sarmiento, bibilangin ang steps)
MAJ FAVILA
One! Two! Three!
… Four!
(Halatang
tense si Pvt Sarmiento) How
would you classify the interrogation room.
Indoors or outdoors?
PVT
SARMIENTO
Sir, indoors, sir!
MAJ
FAVILA
Ilang steps ba dapat pag indoors!
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, upon entering, dapat three steps from the highest ranking
officer in the room.
MAJ FAVILA
Ilan yang nabilang kong steps?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, four steps, sir (mahina)
MAJ
FAVILA
Louder!
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, four steps, sir!
MAJ FAVILA
Ulitin mo!
(Babalik sa bench.
Magwa-one step forward si Pvt Sarmiento.)
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, Cadet Private Fourth Class Enrico Abelardo Edward Martin
Rodriguez Sarmiento, reporting for duty, sir.
(Tatayo si Maj
Favila at ia-acknowledge ang saludo)
MAJ FAVILA
(Titingin sa relo) Anong
oras na, kadete?
PVT
SARMIENTO
Sir, it’s fifteen hundred and thirty hours, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Anong oras kita pinapa-report?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, three-twenty, sir! I
mean, sir, fifteen hundred and twenty hours, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
You are ten minutes late! Make
ten!
(Bibitawan
ni Pvt Sarmiento ang dalang envelope at riple, tapos magpu-push-ups nang
sampung beses. Habang
ginagawa ito, makikitang ino-obserbahan ni Maj Favila si Pvt Sarmiento.
Ito ay tatayo at
mag-a-attention.)
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, punishment accomplished, sir!
(Humihingal.)
(Lalapit si Maj. Favila)
MAJ FAVILA
Where are your assignments, Pvt Sarmiento ?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Iaabot ang envelope) Sir,
here, sir. (Kukunin ni Maj Favila ang envelope at titingnan ang laman)
MAJ
FAVILA
Kumpleto ba ito?
PVT
SARMIENTO Sir, ah … yes, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
(Titingnan isa-isa. Duties
of all commissioned officers, duties of the non-commissioned officer,
reactions to the commissioned officer, aspirations…)
Teka! Kulang
ito! Wala
ka nong revision of the Poop Sheets.
(Hindi sasagot si Pvt Sarmiento)
Tsk, tsk, tsk. As an S3 Aspirant, you should master all the Poop Sheets, and
it’s a great challenge to revise it in your own words.
PVT
SARMIENTO Sir, sorry, sir.
Kasi, sir, I don’t have time, sir.
Exams na next week, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
And I have no time for you!
PVT
SARMIENTO
Sir, I’ll submit it Monday, sir!
MAJ FAVILA
Okay, submit it on Monday and submit five demerits, too, at seven
hundred hours sharp! (Titingin
sa loob ng envelope at ilalabas ang isang papel)
(Babasahin) Reaction
to Major Maximo Mendoza Favila Jr. S3, Operations and Training Officer.
(Babasahing pakutya) He
is my favorite officer. Sipsep!
Nagpapalakas ka yata!
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, no, sir. Totoo
lahat yang nakasulat diyan, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
(Itutuloy) Gayot…siya
ang pinakagayot na officer, pinakamalaki ang katawan.
Pinaka-snappy mag-salute, pinaka-magaling mag-march.
Okey ang posture at porma. One
of the best commanding voices. Magaling
mag-advice. He cares.
(Galit ang boses) Nagpapalakas ka talaga, Private Sarmiento, just because I’m
your number one aspiration. And
I don’t like asslickers!
PVT
SARMIENTO
Sir, kaya nga ako nag-aspire sa position ninyo dahil idolo ko kayo.
At hindi lang naman
ako sa buong battalion ang bilib sa inyo, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
How about your other aspirations?
Ginagalingan mo rin ba?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, actually nag-quit na ako sa dalawa kong aspirations because I
want to concentrate on your position, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
So you really want my position.
Are you worth it?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Are you worth it compared to my other aspirants?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Tapos ko na silang i-interrogate.
Give me reasons
kung bakit ikaw ang dapat na makakuha ng S3 position as compared to my
other aspirants. (Kukunin ang
listahan sa bulsa) (Babasahin) Si
Private Medina…
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, mas mataas ang theoreticals ko, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Si Private Cruz…
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, mas marami ang merits ko, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Si Private Abarra…
PVT
SARMIENTO
Sir, mas mataas ako diyan, pandekekak yan, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Si Private Galvez…
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, mas gayot ako, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Si Private Guerrero…
PVT
SARMIENTO
Sir, mas cute ako, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Sa tingin mo mas guwapo ka ?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Payabang) Sir, ako yata ang crush ng batch namin ayon sa survey, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Alam ko. Ako
rin, crush ng batch ko…at ng buong school ayon sa school organ.
Sa tingin mo, talagang guwapo ka?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Bilib) Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Di ka guwapo, cute ka lang. Ako
ang guwapo. Am I right,
Private Sarmiento ?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Mahina) Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
At sa S3 position, dapat guwapo.
Wala pang pangit na S3. Tradition
ng corps na laging guwapo. That’s
one of the reasons why they have chosen me.
So do you think you’re qualified?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Mayabang) Sir, definitely, sir.
(Pupunta
sa likod ni Private Sarmiento si Major Favila at sisipain ang hawak na
riple. Halatang masasaktan si
Private Sarmiento.)
MAJ FAVILA
Tsk, tsk, tsk! Mahina
ang hawak mo sa riple mo. Di
ba ang riple mo ang asawa mo?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Mahina) Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Your rifle is a part of you… (Oobserbahan ang riple)
at hindi mo inaalagaan. Ano
ba ang pangalan ng riple mo, ng asawa mo?
PVT
SARMIENTO
Sir, si Cadette Private Fourth Class Ella Martine Angel Anne Santos
Ricafrente, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
(Palait) Bakit siya ? Hindi naman maganda…pangit pa nga ?
Siguro, crush mo.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, no, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
E, bakit siya?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, wala, sir…close lang kami, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
E, sinong crush mo?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, frankly wala, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Wala kang type? Hah!
Sabihin mo, bakla ka lang! Ni
minsan, hindi kita nakikitang lumiligaw o dumidiga sa chicks.
Pamacho-macho,
pagayot-gayot ka, yun pala bakla ka lang !
Baka closet queen ka !
PVT SARMIENTO
(Sisigaw, halatang naiinsulto)
Sir, no, sir!
MAJ FAVILA
Hulaan mo kung sino ang naging syota ko?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Mag-iisip) Sir,
si…Belay, sir?
MAJ FAVILA
Right, si Belay…(mag-iisip)…si Carol…si Brooke…si
Rowena…and others, but I’ve already forgotten them.
PVT SARMIENTO
(Bilib na bilib) Sir,
okey na okey kayo, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
I’m just taking advantage of my looks.
Pero ikaw, hindi. Siguro,
bakla ka nga! (Tahimik si
Private Sarmiento, halatang inis na inis)
Ah, alam ko na, gagawa ako ng bagong cheer!
(Mag-iisip at isisigaw ang cheer na pakutya)
Lahat ng chicks ay humihinto
Kay Private Abel Sarmiento
Kinikilig sila to death
But now they want to forget
Ay naku, buwisit talaga
Kasi
siya’y bakla pala!!!
(Hahalakhak.
Makikitang galit na galit si Private Sarmiento.
Iiba ang tono ng boses ni Major Favila.
Magseseryoso.)
Do
you think the whole corps is too hard on you, cadets ?
Kung iniisip mong sadista kami, you’re wrong.
Mas sadista sila last year. Lenient
kami compared to them. Kilala
mo yung S3 last year?
PVT
SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir. Si
Major Butch del Rosario, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
(Seryoso) Hindi mo ba alam na pinahirapan ako nyan ng todo-todo?
Pinalangoy
ako dyan…dyan sa mabahong creek natin.
Pinakain pa ako ng
ipis…gumagalaw pa ! Tapos,
noong turnover ceremonies na, he told me straight, ‘Hindi kita
pinili’. I was his last
choice. The whole corps was
for me, except the one I was aspiring for.
(tatahimik) Kaya wag
na wag mong maiisip na sadista ako. I-compare
mo ang number ng officers sa number ng trainees.
Di ba’t marami kayong makakatapos ngayon?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Sa aming batch, ang daming nag-quit sa sobrang hirap.
We didn’t want this to happen to our corps.
Kaya tolerant kami ngayon. (Pupulutin
ang riple at iaabot kay Private Sarmiento)
Hubarin mo ang jacket mo at ang init-init dito sa interrogation
room. (Huhubarin ni Private
Sarmiento ang military jacket niya. Tutulungan
ni Major Favila, itutupi at ilalagay sa bench.
Huhubarin din ni Major Favila ang jacket niya.)
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, thank you, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
(Titingnan ang isang listahan)
Mukhang mababa ka sa last theoreticals.
Tsk, tsk, tsk. I’m disappointed. Ngayon,
nag-aaral ka na ba?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, ahh, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA:
Okay, I’ll test you. Because
as S3 you should master all the Poop Sheets.
What’s military discipline?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, military discipline is the mental attitude and state of
training which renders obedience and proper conduct instinctively under
all conditions.
MAJ FAVILA
Ah! The easiest to memorize , but the most important of all items
in the military. As officers,
the hardest thing to maintain is discipline in the corps.
Kaya mo ba yan?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
May disiplina ka ba?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
You have to have self-discipline.
Kasi, pag officer ka na, you’ll have the power and popularity.
Madali mong makukuha ang crush mo, especially kung nagte-training.
Avoid this.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Sinasabi mo lang yan ngayon. Baka
kung S3 ka na, you will take advantage of all the girls that you can get
for your … sexual needs.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, no, sir. I’ll
treat my position with responsibility, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Okay, what’s military courtesy?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, ahh, military courtesy is the expression or manifestation of
consideration for others.
MAJ FAVILA
And what do you think is the greatest manifestation of this?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, I think it’s … love, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
And how would you express love, physically?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, by …kissing, by hugging, by touching…
MAJ FAVILA
How about fucking? I
think that’s a good manifestation.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir…I mean if it’s done because of love, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Okay, what’s esprit de corps?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, it’s the moral and physical state of the unit, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
In your own words, explain it to me.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, it’s the … ahh, it’s the … ahh, it’s … sir, sorry,
sir. I can’t explain it,
sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Tsk, tsk, tsk! Na-memorize
mo ba lahat ng Poop Sheets?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Yung poem na “What’s a Kiss,” na-memorize mo ba?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir. It’s
my favorite, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Okay? What’s a kiss?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, a kiss? When all
is said, what is a kiss? An
oath of allegiance taken at close proximity…
MAJ FAVILA
Have you made such an oath to anyone?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, no, sir. (Itutuloy)
A seal upon a confession…a rose red dot upon the letter “i”
in loving…an instance of eternity murmuring like a bee…
MAJ FAVILA
Do you think this is an instance of eternity?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, no, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
You’re wrong, it is. In
fact, this is a good example of one.
Continue!
PVT
SARMIENTO
A balmy communion with the flavor of flowers…a fashion of
inhaling each other’s heart and …
MAJ FAVILA
have you inhaled anyone’s heart?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, I haven’t, sir. (Itutuloy)
Of tasting the brink of each other’s lips…and each other’s
souls. This, sir, is a kiss,
sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Show me what’s a kiss.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir?
MAJ FAVILA
(Sisigaw) Show me what’s a kiss!
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, ahh, gaya nung sa Daddy ko, sir?
MAJ
FAVILA
Ewan ko sa iyo! Basta
show me what’s a kiss !
(Lalapit
si Major Favila)
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, okey, you ordered me, sir.
(hahalikan
ng mahina ni Private Sarmiento si Major Favila sa pisngi)
MAJ FAVILA
(Painsulto) You call
that a kiss ?! I’ll
show you what’s a kiss!!! (hahawakan
ang ulo ni Private Sarmiento at ibababa at ipi-french kiss nang matagal.
Pagkatapos,
tatalikod si Private Sarmiento at pupunasan ang labi.
Mukhang pahiyang-pahiya.) That’s
a kiss ! (Payabang)
PVT SARMIENTO
(Gulat) Sir, ang galling nyo palang humalik. No wonder ang dami nyong syota, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
(Payabang) Siyempre,
Private Sarmiento. Expert
yata ito ! Okey, now give me the definition of a map.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, a map is a geographical representation of something.
MAJ FAVILA
So, in other words, it is a model of something.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Do you think my body is a good map for anatomy?
(Magpo-posing sa
harap niya)
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, ahh, puwede na, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Gayot ka ba, Private Sarmiento?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Sisigaw) Sir, yes, sir !
MAJ
FAVILA
Hubarin mo ang t-shirt mo. (Huhubarin
ni Private Sarmiento ang t-shirt niya.
Itatapat ang katawan niya kay Private Sarmiento)
Sa tingin mo, sinong mas gayot sa atin ?
(Ipi-flex ang muscles sa harap ni Private Sarmiento)
PVT SARMIENTO
(Di masyadong confident) Sir,
ahh, ako, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
That’s the attitude. Dapat
kang bilib sa sarili mo kahit di totoo.
Nagbo-body building
ka ba ?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, no, sir. Natural
lang ang katawan ko, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Mas gayot pa rin ako! Product
yata yan ng pagpapasibak sa akin ng kahoy sa probinsya ng ama ko.
Junior yata ako. (Tatahimik)
Natatapos mo bang palagi ang mga jogging around the campus?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir. Ni
minsan hindi ako nag-fall out.
MAJ FAVILA
Ilan ang kaya mong rounds?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, fifteen, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Ahh, ako twenty lang. Ilan
ang kaya mong push-ups?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, fifteen, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Fifteen lang?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, weakness ko, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Ahh, weakness mo. Okey,
make fifty.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, fifty, sir?
MAJ FAVILA
Oo, fifty! At isisigaw
mo ang counting! (Ibababa ang
riple at magpu-push ups habang inoobserbahan ni Major Favila)
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, one, sir! Sir,
two, sir! Sir, three, sir! Sir!
… (Mapapansing bumabagal at humihina ang boses habang tumatagal)
… Sir! … sir, hindi ko na
kaya, sir … (Mapapansing di na niya maitaas ang kanyang katawan)
MAJ FAVILA
Okey, that’s enough! Now
make thirty sit-ups! (Magsi-sit-ups
si Private Sarmiento at hahawakan ni Major Favila ang mga paa niya para
madalian. Mapapansing
inoobserbahan ni Major Favila ang katawan ni Private Sarmiento habang
nagsi-sit-ups.)
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, one, sir! … (hihina uli)
… Sir, ten, sir! Sir, hindi ko na rin kaya, sir!
(Bibitawan ang paa at papatayuin)
MAJ
FAVILA
Ano ka bang klase, Private Sarmiento!
Hindi mo kayang
mag-push-ups nang marami, hindi mo rin kayang magsit-ups ! Paano ka magiging S3! Training
officer pa naman iyan, dapat kaya mong lahat ng exercises!
(Mag-iisip at mapapangiti) Aah,
alam ko na kung ano ang kaya mo! (Pakutya)
Pinapanood mo ba yung mga cadettes pag umaga?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Nakita mo ba yung punishment nila, yung squat jumps?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
So make fifty squat jumps!
PVT SARMIENTO
(Halatang-halatang insultong-insulto)
Sir, one, sir…(Pagtatawanan ni Major Favila.
Mapapansing naiiiyak na.)
MAJ FAVILA
Okey, tama na! Pagtatawanan) Mukhang hirap na hirap ka pa rin, squat jumps na nga yan.
Bakla ka nga yata.
PVT SARMIENTO
(Sisigaw) Sir, no, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
Talaga? Bato
ka ba o … (Pabakla)
Batwo ?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Sisigaw ng matigas) Sir,
ako’y bato, sir !
MAJ
FAVILA
Tama. Bato
ka nga … gemstone lang nga! (Pabakla)
Ano ka ba, jade? O
ruby? Baka
naman turquoise?
PVT SARMIENTO
(naiiyak) Sir, no, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Kung bato ka nga talaga, dapat matigas ka!
Matigas ba ang tiyan mo?
MAJ
FAVILA
(lalapit) Ako,
matigas. O suntukin mo !
(Susuntukin) Lakasan
mo naman! (Susuntukin) Mas
malakas! (Susuntukin) Isa pa! (Susuntukin)
O, ikaw, kaya mo yon?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir … I’ll try, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Hindi, walang try, try. Dapat
kaya mo! Sige, hawakan mo yang belt mo…Okey…One! (Susuntukin) Two!
(Mapapansing mahihirapan si Pvt Sarmiento)
Three! (Susuntukin
nang sunod-sunod) Four!
Five! Six!
(matutumba. Hingal na
hingal, halatang pagod na pagod. Mapapaiyak.)
PVT SARMIENTO
(Umiiyak) Hindi ko na kaya…(Katahimikan)
(Makikitang
nakatitig si Major Favila kay Private Sarmiento.
Nakaundo rito si Private Sarmiento.
Lalapit unti-unti si Major Favila.
Mapapansing tumutulo ang pawis ni Private Sarmiento.
Paglapit niya ay kukunin ang panyo sa bulsa at dahan-dahang
pupunasan ang likod ni Private Sarmiento.
Luluhod
si Major Favila at biglang yayakapin sa dibdib si Private Sarmiento.
Magugulat si
Private Sarmiento at haharap kay Major Favila na nakatitig ng kakaibang
tingin. Hahawakan ni Private
Sarmiento ang kamay ni Major Favila at malakas na aalisin.
Tatayo si Private Sarmiento at lalayo nang mabilis.
Magtitinginan ng matagal ang dalawa.
Galit
ang sa mga mata ni Private Sarmiento at hiya ang sa mga mata ni Major
Favila. Matagal
na katahimikan.)
MAJ FAVILA
(Sisigaw) Sumaludo ka sa akin! (Di
gagalaw si Private Sarmiento) Binabastos
mo ba ako? …
Isipin mong mabuti, three weeks na lang.
Matatapos na ang training. Malakas
ang competition. Mahirap
pumili kung sino ang papalit sa akin.
You have to prove
yourself ! You have to
prove that you’re worth the position!
Either by the easy way, or the hard way!
Choose! Three weeks na
lang … sayang …
Three weeks na lang! (Lalapit
si Private Sarmiento at sasaludo. Ibibigay
ang riple ni Major Favila) Assume
‘agap’ position ! Now,
squat ! (Mapapansing
matigas ang boses) I want you
to answer all my questions in squat position!
Is that understood?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Halatang tinitiis at nilalabanan)
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
What are the aims of military discipline?
Name them all!
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, obedience, morale, teamwork…and proper conduct under all
conditions.
MAJ FAVILA
Give me all the eleven common errors in rendering the hand salute.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, cap facing backward, sir…chewing gum, eating…fingers not
extended and joined…left hand on pocket or belt, sir…not looking at
the person being saluted, sir…saluting with hand gloves on, sir…when
on the double, sir…when jacket is unbuttoned, sir…and when standing on
one leg, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
I only counted ten. Kulang
ng isa.
PVT SARMIENTO
(mag-iisip) And, ahh,
not at the proper distance from the person being saluted, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Ah, the one you committed kanina.
(Kukunin ni Major Favila ang envelope at ilalabas ang Poop Sheet.
Maghahanap ng mahirap na tanong)
Okey, what are the six essentials of good shooting?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Mukhang mahihirapan sa tanong)
Sir, ahh, number one, correct firing position…number two, correct
gun sling…three, correct sighting and aiming… four, correct trigger
squeeze…five, knowledge of proper sight and adjustment…and six,
aaargghh…(Halatang ngawit na ngawit)… correct application of firing
principles, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Ngawit ka na ba, Private Sarmiento?
(Pakutya) Kaya mo pa
ba?
PVT
SARMIENTO
(halatang tinitiis) Sir,
kayang-kaya pa, sir!
MAJ FAVILA
Okey, last question. What
is the difference between Spotweld and Stockweld?
PVT SARMIENTO
(Nahihirapan) Sir,
Spotweld…is when the cheek is in firing contact with the right
thumb…while Stockweld is when the butt of the rifle rests on the hollow
of the shoulder…Sir, I can demonstrate it better than explain it, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
then demonstrate!
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, ganito ang Spotweld…(mag-i-Spotweld position)…at ganito
ang Stockweld. (Mag-i-Stockweld
position) (Mapapansin ni Major Favila na alam na alam ni Private Sarmiento
ang poop sheets kaya ito’y itatabi sa bench)
MAJ FAVILA
Push-up position. Move!
(Magpu-push-up position si Private Sarmiento, pati rin si Major
Favila) Okay, make ten
conventional push-ups; then ten push-ups with clapping; then, ten one-hand
push-ups! Sasabayan kita! (Sa una’y sabay sila pero pagtagal, babagal si Private
Sarmiento at bibilis si Major Favila at oobserbahan sa bench si Private
Sarmiento. Mapapansin niyang
hirap na hirap at mukhang di na nito kaya, pero pinipilit pa ring matapos)
PVT SARMIENTO
(Matatapos niya) Sir,
order accomplished, sir!
MAJ FAVILA
Sit-up position without support.
Sabay ulit tayo! Paramihan!
Go! (Sabay silang
magsi-sit-ups. Mapapansing
mabilis si Major Favila at hihinto nang maaga.
Si Private Sarmiento ay magpapatuloy at pipiliting mas makarami. Matatapos at tatayo.) I
made thirty sit-ups. Ilan ang
sa iyo?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, thirty-one, sir!
MAJ FAVILA
(Mapapangiti) Naalala mo nong first quarter, noong bago ka pa lang
sa training, noong tsina-challenge ko ang Delta kung sino ang makakatalo
sa akin sa bunong-braso, ikaw lang ang naglakas-loob na mag-challenge,
pero talo ka pa rin kaagad. Ngayon,
kaya mo na ba akong talunin?
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, yes, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Magbunong-braso tayo! (Magko-command) Pahinga!
PVT SARMIENTO
Salamat po, ginoo! (Magbubunong
braso sila sa bench. Mapapansing
matagal ang labanan. Paminsan,
malapit ng manalo si Major Favila, paminsan naman ay si Private Sarmiento. Mapapansing nahihirapan din si Major Favila.
Pero sa huli ay mananalo rin si Major Favila)
MAJ FAVILA
Muntik mo na akong talunin.
PVT SARMIENTO
Sir, pero talo mo pa rin naman ako, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Nakapahinga ka naman, so call me Mac and I’ll call you Abel, kung
okay lang sa iyo. (Tatango
si Private Sarmiento)
PVT SARMIENTO
Pero, Mac, bakit ka bad trip, talo mo pa rin naman ako, ha ?
MAJ FAVILA
Hindi, Abel…kasi ang importante ay pinilit mo pa rin akong
talunin kahit na alam mong matatalo kita (Matagal na katahimikan)
MAJ
FAVILA
(Magseseryoso uli) Attention!
(maga-attention si
Private Sarmiento) Okey, so
now…give me your own definition of esprit de corps.
PVT SARMIENTO
(Mag-iisip nang matagal) Sir,
I think it is… not only the spirit of the body…the group spirit…but
the sense of pride…honor…glory of our common interests…pero sa
tingin ko, ang pinakaimportante ay ang pagrespeto natin sa sarili … at
sa isa’t isa … no matter what hidden emotions we have …
I think esprit de corps is what binds the whole corps together ..
it is something we adolescents are searching for … yearning for … ito
ang dahilan kung bakit natapos ko… natapos namin… natapos mo …
natapos natin … ang training na ito.
(Matagal na katahimikan)
MAJ FAVILA
(Lalapit kay Private Sarmiento at hahawakan sa balikat)
Congrats, Abel…you’re going to get the position…you deserve
it. (Mapapangiti si Private Sarmiento) (mapapansin ni Major Favila at magseseryoso)
No funny faces in training, cadet!
Our interrogation has ended! Ask
permission to be dismissed!
PVT SARMIENTO
(Maglalakad papalayo ng three steps)
Sir, Cadet Private Fourth-Class Enrico Abelardo Edward Martin
Rodriguez Sarmiento, requesting permission to be dismissed, sir.
MAJ FAVILA
Louder, not faster!
PVT SARMIENTO
(malakas na malakas) Sir, Cadet Private Fourth-Class Enrico
Abelardo Edward Martin Rodriguez Sarmiento, requesting permission to be
dismissed, sir.
MAJ
FAVILA
(Matatawa) Ha!
Mahihirapang
tandaan ng mga cadets next year ang full name and rank mo.
(Ia-acknowledge ang salute). I
want you to leave this room in three seconds.
One! (Tatakbong
palabas si Private Sarmiento)…Five!
Sobra nang dalawa! Submit
two demerits…Monday!
PVT SARMIENTO
(Maririnig ang boses) Sir,
yes, sir. (Maiiwang
nag-iisa si Major Favila. Mapapansin
niya ang ripple. Lalapitan
ng dahan-dahan. Kukunin ito at yayakapin…at hahaplus-haplosin.
Biglang may maririnig na boses) … (mula sa labas) … Sir, Cadet
Private Fourth Class Francisco Cruz Abarra, requesting permission to
enter, sir! (Hihinto
sa paghaplos si Major Favila ng riple. Tatayo at ilalagay ang riple ni Private Sarmiento sa tabi ng
bench, kasama ng ibang riple. Uupo
sa bench si Major Favila)
MAJ FAVILA
(sisigaw) Enter ! (ngingiti
at lilipat ng pag-upo na
patalikod sa manonood.)
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