Danny had always wondered what lies behind those great wooden doors inside the white-walled building. He wasn’t really allowed to go anywhere near them since, as how they say it, he’s still a child. What they don’t…
PAUSE.
Pause for a while. Breathe for a while. Stop focusing on what you’ve lost. Focus on what you have left. It might not be much, but its not Nothing. It might not be what you wanted, but…
Half-Meant
There’s this old saying…”Jokes are half-meant.” It was the first of April during my college years. I went to school as if it’s just another normal day. I never knew that it’s already April not until my…
BASI’G PWEDE PA DIAY? – PART 2
“Hi. Hi Mayang, kamusta?” Wala ko kasabot sa akoang gibati. Wala ko kabalo kung mungisi o magpahiyom ba ko. Ershit, gikilig ko gamay. Dili jud ko makalimot aning nawonga ni, dili jud nako makalimtan ning tawhana.…
BASI’G PWEDE PA DIAY? – PART 1
“Wait lang, wait lang gud! Asa, asa diay ta muadto oy?! Kabibo ba!” Wala nako ganahi sa pagguyod sa akoa ni Pipay. Mamirthday daw lage mi pero mura man ko niya’g ginahimong anak nga uban sa pamalengke.…
Love, Shelly
It was Good Friday, March 30, 2018. Nasa loob ako ng isang simbahan around Makati malapit sa accounting firm ko. Maayos ang reputation ng firm ko dahil sa magandang feedback ng mga clients ko. That day, I…
Morayta
Who would’ve thought that I’d find my other half on the street of Morayta? I vividly remember how destiny found its way to our path. Every time I will remember that moment, there is a lingering sensation…
WILLALWAYSNEVERNOT
You are your own demon You haunt yourself with pain You are the very reason You hurt yourself again You are not frightened by ghouls and the undead, You are horrified by the image of him in…
QuaranThoughts
So we’ve all been in quarantine for a while. I have so many thoughts for the past few weeks. I’m an introvert, so I made like zero changes in my lifestyle. But even though, I still miss…
To Help A Lost Child
Dear Diary, It’s been three weeks since I’ve last written here. It’s funny because the last time was also the first time and so many things has happened since then. I guess I really just can’t commit…
