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Continue reading →: Lula
Isang hakbang pa lamang Lumilipad na ang linya’t Pinakikiramdaman ang mga salitang Lumalampas sa kanilang gunita Pinipilit na iwasang lumingon Tingalang sa himpapawid ang abot Madapa ay kamatayan Lumingon sa kabiguan Ngunit wala akong nagawa Nangalay na ang aking leeg Napatingin ako sa ibaba Di makaya ang bigat ng batok Pumasok…
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Continue reading →: Storm
Cracking sounds high above the clouds Not thunder or enough lightning to crowd Enjoying the screams of the chorus beneath Rejoicing above for the hype they filled Tall and short lads and ladies walk Holding torches burning whole Ready to spark some party tonight Tossing and turning people all around…
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Continue reading →: A Look Back: The Rhetoricians ♥March 23, 2005 University of the Philippines Los Baños The birth date of The Rhetoricians 🙂 Today is the 10th anniversary of the UPLB Speech Communication organization. A place which I considered a family since the day I became I member in 2010. It is such a wonderful moment to…
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Continue reading →: Dreams, Failures, and Everything In Between
Isn’t it funny that day by day nothing changes, but when you look back everything is different…” – C.S. Lewis Being in my early twenties is difficult to imagine myself worrying much about the future. This stage in my life seems to be a carefree one. I guess, I never…
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Continue reading →: Sugat
Minsan nasugatan ka na pala pero hindi mo pa alam. Nagpadala ka lang sa bugso ng damdamin, maaaring saya o lungkot. Sobra-sobra. Malilingon mo lang at mapapansin ang sugat kapag kumikirot na ito. Nagmistulang may ilang daang karayom ang unti-unting tumutusok dito. Tumutulo na pala minsan ang iilang patak ng…
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Continue reading →: 3 Ways I Procrastinate Before Writing
Exemplary work needs time, passion, and a lot of handwork. Unless a person’s naturally brilliant that every idea that comes out of his/her mind would sound like a whistling lavenders to an abandoned lang. Most of the time when I want to start writing, I suddenly get the urge of…
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Continue reading →: My Summer Reading
Just got back from my online book hunt. I got these secondhand books again from ChapterIXbooksandmore 🙂 I have to return reading some good books. I have finished re-reading some from my own collection. Ray Bradbury, Roald Dahl, Grimms Brother, Edgar Allan Poe, and other favorites comforted me. Here is…
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Continue reading →: Friday the 13th
Wishes and dreams shatter down the stream Beliefs and practices hold hands walking Across the water flowing down under It’s the day, many dues to pay Why fear me, why today Nothing’s wrong with my way Your worries come within Suffering, paranoia to the extreme Laugh and find some peace…
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Continue reading →: The One: Lens through Different Characters
Sometimes I am not sure if I am going to call myself a pop culture junkie or not. There are instances when I really follow a certain trend or sudden entertainment outburst, but other times I am this old spirit in a young lady’s body enjoying my simple corner in…
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Continue reading →: The Cycle
A roller coaster emotional ride Across the day, spreading like fire Bringing me up but pulling me down Shaking the fear dwelling within Jumping about the joy I felt Sucked down suddenly down to hell My feelings are being scattered everywhere People around are bothered and stressed Can’t help and…
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