The Place Where I Can Rest • Taekook Au

*HUNI NG MGA IBON* *PAGASPAS NG MGA DAHON*

AKO NGA PALA SI KIM TAEHYUNG 25 YEARSOLD NA AKO AT NAG IISA LANG AKO WALA NA ANG AKING MGA
MAGULANG.

[*BIRDS ** LEAVES SOUNDS*

I AM KIM TAEHYUNG, I AM 25 YEARSOLD AND I AM LONELY. I DON'T HAVE PARENTS ANYMORE ]

NAMATAY SILA MATAPOS NG ISANG MALAKING SUNOG SA BAYAN NG BUSAN,MAAGA AKONG NANGULILA

[THEY DIED AFTER A BIG FIRE IN BUSAN TOWN, I BECAME AN ORPHAN AT YOUNG AGE]

PERO INAMPON NAMAN AKO NG TIYAHIN KO KASO MASYADO SYANG MALUPIT SINASAKTAN NIYA AKO KAYA NAPAG PASYAHAN KO NA UMALIS NA LANG SA BAHAY NIYA.

[BUT MY AUNT ADOPTED ME BUT SHE WAS VERY CRUEL, SHE HURTED ME SO I DECIDED TO JUST LEAVE HER HOUSE.

HAPON NA AT NAG LALAKAD LAKAD AKO DITO SA HARDIN NAPAKA GANDA NG SIMOY NG HANGIT AT NG PANAHON SUMASAKTO SA PAKIRAMDAM KO NA NAPAKA LUNGKOT.

[IT WAS AFTERNOON AND I WAS WALKING HERE IN THE GARDEN.THE BREEZE IS GOOD AND THE WEATHER SUITS MY SAD FEELING]

NAGLALAGLAGLAGAN ANG MGA DAHON AT MAKULIM LIM ANG PANAHON.

[THE LEAVES ARE FALLING AND THE SKY WAS DARK]

"TAEH!" "OH? JIMIN KAMUSTA?" "ETO AYOS LANG..MALUNGKOT KA NA NAMAN." "OO EH" SABAY KAMOT KO SA ULO KO.

["TAEH!" "OH? JIMIN HOW ARE YOU?" "I'M JUST OKAY..YOU'RE SAD AGAIN." "YES " I SCRATCHED MY HEAD AT THE SAME TIME]

"NA MISS MO NA NAMAN MAMA AT PAPA MO ANO?" "OO SOBRA"

["YOU MISS YOUR MOM AND DAD AGAIN?"
"YES SO MUCH"]

SIYA NGA PALA SI PARK JIMIN NAG IISA KO NA KAIBIGAN,NAG KAKILALA KAMI NOONG HIGH SCHOOL KAMI,PINAG TANGGOL NIYA KO SA MGA BULLY KO.

[HE'S PARK JIMIN.HE WAS MY ONLY FRIEND, WE MET WHEN WE WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL, HE DEFENDED ME FROM MY BULLY.]

OO MADALAS AKONG NA BULLY NOON DAHIL ULILA AKO,ANG SAYA NG BUHAY KO ANO?

[YES I WAS OFTEN BULLY BECAUSE I WAS AN ORPHAN, MY LIFE IS SO FUN ISN'T IT?]

"KUNG MAIBABALIK KO LANG ANG PANAHON ILILIGTAS KO SILA MAMA" PALUHA KO NA SABI.

["IF I COULD JUST GET BACK THAT TIME I WOULD SAVE MY PARENTS" I SAID IN TEARS.]

"TAEH PWEDE KITA TULUNGAN" "PAANO NAMAN,JIMIN IMPOSIBLE NA MAKABALIK AKO SA NAKARAAN"

["TAEH I CAN HELP YOU" "HOW IS IT, JIMIN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO GO BACK TO THE PAST"

"ANONG IMPOSIBLE KA DIYAN?O ITO" "ANO YAN?" "MALIIT NA ORASAN,MAKAKAPAG TIME TRAVEL KA DIYAN"

["WHAT'S IMPOSSIBLE THERE? HERE." "WHAT'S THAT?" "SMALL CLOCK, YOU CAN TIME TRAVEL USING THAT" ]

"TSS JIMIN DI NAMAN TOTOO ANG TIME TRAVEL" "PAANO KA NAKAKA SIGURO? DI MO PA NAMAN NASUSUBUKAN"

["TSS JIMIN TIME TRAVEL IS NOT TRUE" "HOW CAN YOU BE SURE? YOU HAVE NOT TRIED IT YET"]

NAPATAHIMIK AKO SA SINABI NIYA

[I WAS SILENT AT WHAT HE SAID]

"GUSTO MO BA MAILIGTAS MAMA MO AT PAPA MO?" TUMANGO AKO SA KANYA.

["DO YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER?" I NODDED TO HIM.]

"NAKIKITA MO YAANG KALENDARYO SA LIKOD NG ORASAN ,I SET MO ANG YEAR MONTH AT DATE NA GUSTO MONG BALIKAN ,PAGTAPOS IYANG ORASAN NA YAN ISET MO NAMAN KUNG ANONG ORAS ANG GUSTO MONG BALIKAN"

["YOU CAN SEE THE CALENDAR BEHIND THE CLOCK, SET THE YEAR MONTH AND DATE YOU WANT TO TRAVEL, AFTER THAT SET WHAT TIME YOU WANT TO GO BACK"]

"PERO TAEH WAG MONG WAWALAIN YAN" "BAKIT? DAHIL BA PAG WINALA KO YAN DI NA KO MAKABALIK SA FUTURE?"
"KABALIKTARAN NIYAN.PAG WINALA MO YAN BIGLA KA BABALIK SA SA FUTURE "

["BUT TAEH DON'T LOSE THAT" "WHY? IS IT BECAUSE IF I LOSE THAT I CAN'T GO BACK IN THE FUTURE?" "NO WHEN YOU LOSE IT, YOU SUDDENLY RETURN TO THE FUTURE."]

"SALAMAT KELAN KO ITO PWEDENG GAMITIN?" "PAG BILOG NA ANG BUWAN.MAMAYA NA PALA BIBILOG ANG BUWAN,PWEDE MO NA YAN GAMITIN MAMAYANG GABI"

["THANK YOU,WHEN WILL I USED IT?" "WHEN THE MOON IS CIRCLE, YOU CAN USED IT LATER"]

"SIGE SALAMAT JIMIN" "WALANG ANOMAN MAUNA NA AKO MAY LAKAD PA AKO"

["ALRIGHT THANKS JIMIN" "NO PROBLEM GOTTA GO!"]