THOUGHT PARADE : 'Bahala Na Si Batman'

When a TW creature engages into the unknown, the common last words before he disappears is "Bahala na si Batman". An expression that must have originated from a curiously creative mind to dissipate the gravity of the common adage "BAHALA NA".
Of course this can only mean that the journey, the activity, the goal, the endeavor at hand is something that one has to deal with sans a thorough evaluation. This is easily traced to those who are placed on a spot where they seemingly do not have the guts to refuse a request, command or innuendo. What has Batman anything to do with Filipinos? A humanized superhero who is a gadget expert ; garbed in an outfit that strikes a bat-like silhoutte. Working in the shadows of nightfall he is seldom spotted during the day, thus the name. Then we settle to focus on the nocturnal bird-mammal often drawn as blood-thirsty and oh, well evil. This can only funnel through the darkness of the adage. 'Devil May Care' is a closely related translation to 'BAHALA NA', yet we often hear it on the wires and the cables of our time. Mahal mo ba ako? Do you love me? Kelan ka babalik? When are you coming back? Papasa ka kaya sa exam? Are you likely to pass the examination? Matuwid nga ba ang daan? Is the road really straight? Just a few questions anwerable with 'Bahala na si Batman' to end an inquisitive attempt. Actually? It can answer all questions, even the most crucial one's such as "May kakainin ba tayo bukas?" Are we eating tomorrow? Frankly? I never enjoyed the humor supposedly aimed to invoke a situation. I have never used it in my years of loose conduct and silent whoring. It never appealed to me. Not even a hint of being uncertain of whatever drama I was facing. It is an unresolved statement that has no place in a civilized conversation. But then, what is certain in a third world country? Perhaps the fact that we are still inside the mesh that colonization has imprisoned our thoughts in. Perhaps we are not quite equipped with a master key to unlock a vortex of realization that this paradise of 7,000+ islands is home to a potentially superior race. Perhaps nothing is more important than BAHALA NA SI BATMAN! photo: Paul H Roquia's Digital Print 'Manipulasyon23'

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