My wishes 4 U

Great start 4 Jan

Luv 4 Feb

Inner peace 4 March

No worries 4 April

Fun 4 May

Joy 4 Jun 2 Nov

Hapi HOLYdays 4 Dec

Hav a LUCKY & 1derful 2005

And here is another good wish going around the txt world:

"I hav just opend jt acount #143-2005 for u n ur family at UBGB (Universal Bank of God's Blesings) & dposited 365 days full of love, faith & hapines. HAPI SPENDING and HAPI NEW YEAR."

Isn't txting fun? It's instant communication even if one isn't a pc-owner/user. And this new wave is most popular in the Philippines and among Pinoys around the world. In texting, Abbreviation is King. Speed matters as long as your message gets across, so it's kinda liberating.

Btw, abuv txt kwots r myld txtng & show dat im a bgnr n ds txtng bzns. 2 old wn i strtd, dats y.

Poetry is even being texted. This is 21st century libr8ion. Y? So dat we cn free rselvs up 2 rite up vols of nu litr8r.

Dear reader, welcome to 2005. Join us in congratulating the 2004 Global Filipino Literary Awardees, Vince Gotera (Ghost Wars) and Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Miracle Fruit) both for Poetry and Erlinda Enriquez Panlilio (Comfort Food) for Non-Fiction.

Vky Cruz
January 2005

Rejoice! Tradition is faith, too: Round Fruits and Polka Dots; Bags of Rice, Pounds of Salt; Lechon, Pansit and Ginger Tea; Fireworks and Children Jumping on the Stroke of Twelve.

Adapt. Variation is hope, too: First Footing and Football Parties; Apples Dipped in Honey, Carnival Jelly Donuts; Hoppin' John, Lentils and Glogg; Twelfth Night and Auld Lang Syne.

Re-connect. People are love, too: Geejay, Nadine, Tara, Bert, Bing, Ricko, Evelyn, Seb, Eileen, Linda, Virgie, Louella, Ofelia, Fely, Nora, Vir, Jeanne, Audrey, Barbara, Iday, Marciano, Gel, Tim, Lynnie, Romeo, Fred, Lito, Cristina, Magno, Yolanda, Emraida, Raymund, Reme, Ken, Mima, Cesar, Ralph, Nora, Felix, Jeff, Mia, Sky, Miguel, Rhoda, Masesar, Bunny, Erma, Monk, Peter, Hawk, Wena, Rolando, Leah, Edward, Marne, Cordapia, Aileen, Simon, Jose, Sherwood, Adrienn, Cecile, Bernardo, Marcelline, Kristian, Max, Matt, Sheila, JR, Renato, Cayenne, Anthony, Henry, Frida, Remy, Violeta, Bobot, Noel, Al, Leon, Abdon, Happy, Raylene, Pinto, Raul, Kate, Roman, Pat, Rolly, Vicky. [Filipinos, Believers, OOV readers.]

It is a New Year and God is with us.

Aileen Ibardaloza
January 2005

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EDITOR
Remé-Antonia Grefalda

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR FOR THE ARTS
Eileen Tabios

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Geejay Arriola
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Victoria Paz Cruz
Aileen Ibardaloza
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