Half-Empty
I may look like someone who already lived a whole life. I may look like someone who knows everything because I can tell you those things, but it's because I also use those words to be motivated every day.
The woman who kept fighting despite losing someone she wished she had
We are in a world of questions. Questions that nobody can answer, nobody can give an answer. Me as an individual, as a student and as a part of society I have a lot of questions that seek an answer.
Don’t let anyone dull your sparkle
And in just one snap, everything has changed. The guy stops checking on her and there she found out that the guy is seeing another girl without letting her know what happened to him and between them. He just left her hanging, thinking and longing for his presence.
Piece of You
It gives you an excruciating pain seeing yourself suffer like this. Your eyes were filled with tears.
Almost Unfaithful
Sometimes I wonder, am I ignoring these signs too much or are you just too friendly.
Will you do the same for every other girl?
Not Here
Went back inside and checked the table. Milk glass perspiring, grease setting on the plate bed. I frown. Checked the bath, dry, only the warm sunlight basking in. Ran up and down the hallway. What's wrong?
Home For The Holidays
These 20 years of family gatherings came to an abrupt end when my mother-in-law passed away in 1993, and my father-in-law passed away two years later. We eventually established new family traditions, but we all remember that special unplanned Christmas gathering in 1979 when everybody was with us.
Pauwi Na
Araw-araw ganito tayo. Tatlumpung minuto nating binabaybay ang Ayala papuntang terminal ng UV Express. Ako ba-byahe papuntang Maynila, ikaw pa-Rizal. Tatlumpung minutong minsa’y tahimik, minsa’y maingay. Ngunit lagi, may kwento.
Fleeting Romance
The sight of him made my heart skipped a beat. His confidence level made me turn into a damsel in distress. As he playfully grabbed my arms in the middle of the shop, I can't help but think, "I can almost love him."
Half Marathon Man
Half Marathon Man Adlai Stevenson was a distinguished statesman and two-time Democratic presidential nominee. He lost the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections to the popular war hero Dwight D. Eisenhower. He mounted a third attempt to secure the Democratic…
Pag-Uwi
Hindi ko alam, basta ang sabi 'wag na sa bahay dumeretso. Lahat ng gamit ko nasa mga Nanay na. Pa'no na sila, ang mga bata. Hindi ko din alam. Tsaka na lang pag-uspaan.
The Fourteenth Child
This girl and I looked nothing alike. Her face freckled, auburn hair askew, and a casual stance with feet planted wide as if ready to sprint in either direction should the need arise.