For some reason, you are my favorite. Favorite something. Truth is, I have varying views on my favorites, so I will try to see whichever comes close to you.  

Anino.

“Sino ka ba?” Sigaw mo sa aninong itong palagi mong kasunod, Tila tubig na walang hubog. Buong buhay na pilit sinasalo sa mga garapon, timba, at batya, Ngunit napatigil dahil sa isang kalabog, nagsasabing, “teka”. Hinto. Noong pupulutin na’y nabaling ang atensyon sa tawag ng iba, At ang anino’y tuluyang dumulas muli sa mundong ilalim— […]

Babae.

Paano ba lumugar sa mundong nagtakda na ng iyong kapalaran? Paano ba maging burol kung nakatakda kang tumindig bilang bundok? Paano ba maging sapa, kung ang silakbo ng iyong damdamin ay isang rumaragasang dagat? Babae, ang hangganan mo’y higit sa salita ng mga kaluluwang hindi pa nasisilayan ang langit ng iyong kalooban, Ang iyong dangal […]

20th cakeday!

December 2nd Happy birthday to me! Here, have a sem’s worth of info done in less than 12 hours! Biochemistry really got me, and my anxiety for today has been over the roof. I felt my heart pounding in my chest, sans caffeine. I felt the erratic breathing, the pain that swells as my shoulders […]

Ang Alamat ng Pagpapatawad

Ang Alamat ng Pagpapatawad Sinasabi na kapag sinundan mo raw ang araw nang walang direksyon ay mapupunta ka sa mala-paraisong kaharian ng Layan. Si Julia ay isang pangkaraniwang mamayan ng Layan. Sanay na siyang masalubong ng maliwanag na sikat ng araw tuwing umaga at ng mga taong mainit pa sa umagang pandesal ang mga ngiti. […]

Nope, not a failure!

God knows how much I fear an aimless life. How much I fear amounting to nothing. I feel like my time–my precious time–in this world requires some kind of price to be paid. Ephesians 2:10 says, “… instead, we are God’s accomplishment, created in Christ Jesus to do good things. God planned for these good things […]

A “Forever” Kind of Love.

I have seen the sparkling stars in a lover’s eye turn to an even more intensified sparkle, caused no longer by his paramour’s laugh, but by the crystallized tears which have solidified so long because of all the endured pain. I have seen the passionate reds of the voice of an enamored one turn to […]

Lumabas na Muli ang Araw.

Hindi ko na alam kung ilang beses ko na to nabanggit dati, pero nahihirapan talaga akong magsulat kapag masaya ako. HAHAHA. Pag masaya kasi ang isang tao, madali itong napapansin. Ibahin mo ang kalungkutan. Para sa akin, ang pagsusulat ang paraan ko upang ipakita sa lahat ang nararamdaman kong hindi maganda. Bale, extra effort pa. Anyways, […]

Before it’s too late…

I wrote this on our bus ride to our resort during our field trip in PI 100. That was one of the longest (literally and figuratively) rides I’ve ever had. Random thoughts invaded the space of my mind and well, I wasn’t ready. Here it goes: I am plagued again by my incessant thoughts. I […]

Meta: Pahingi ng Tulog

Sobrang pagod lang talaga ako this week, kahit wala masyadong nangyari. I need a break. But hey, now that it’s Friday, I guess this week wasn’t all that bad. Earlier this week, I woke up to a text message saying that I won second place in Pharmakon’s second round of Prompt It Up!!! (YAAAAAY) It […]