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Books, Writing

Children’s Books

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February 24, 2015

Their colorful pages and interesting titles draw my attention whenever I try to buy some books from a second-hand bookstore. I am not sure what comes to me when I check children’s books. I am just mesmerized. 🙂 These past few days I have caught myself checking children’s book titles…
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Poetry, Writing

Pop, Pop

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February 19, 2015

Colorful shirts, baggy pants Cute, glittery headdresses Catchy lines, pretty dances Collection of memories, nineties faces Children jump and sing Along the tune of western beings Girl groups, boy bands Screaming pre-teens all around No fancy bags, no messy jams Just loud and wonderful sighs Dreams come all alive Around…
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Personal, Writing

Playwright’s Dilemma

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February 18, 2015

There were times that I tried to make myself believe in dialogues more than just lines. When I was in the university, I can’t find much satisfaction with the writing outputs that I have. I was not sure of the type of writer I wanted to be. In my last…
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Personal, Poetry, Writing

Daluyong

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February 18, 2015

Children grow up so fast, but their memories linger for a lifetime. This process keeps a collection of the impressions and emotions that I have made throughout the colorful, unforgettable, and random days of my childhood. I was given the chance to live and grow up in a generation when…
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Personal, Writing

Looking for Inspiration

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February 17, 2015

Every now and then I find myself conflicted with the proper ideas to build a story or to write a poem. There are a lot of factors which I think are mostly distractions. I find inspirations in the most unusual time. Just a view from something different can bring inspirations.…
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Poetry

Untitled

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February 3, 2015

Waiting for the rain to come But wishing for it to disappear Once it comes to visit longer Cursing its existence and wailing under Maintaining a purpose to life Changing the chances as it comes Pain faces disapproval way beyond The lines focusing along the front Dreams come and go…
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Writing

Finding the Right Time

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January 28, 2015

Watching the sky turn its hues on, I imagine how wonderful the chances I have to find time at least to see this gift. People almost always spend their time being busy. They are checking their watches, updating their social media, walking, running. Everyone seeks no more than to find…
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Poetry, Writing

Young and Old

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December 27, 2014

People come up close Sharing smiles, stories retold Everyone’s busy remembering Tales of their childhood memories Years are only numbers to count But experiences give wonders all about The life, high, fly, and low Well-kept in an old bright glow Even fifty years ahead Schoolmates still remain Connected by heart…
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Writing

Fickle

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December 13, 2014

Raindrops keep on tapping my window. They try to go through the roof. Each drop stays on the glass and leave for a while. I simply stare and bare the cold covering my feet, going up my legs. I lay lazily on the sofa, trying to scribble some profound words…
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Poetry, Writing

Erasures

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December 9, 2014

If only time could tell me why I’m choosing to be crazy at times Always trying to find a rhyme To describe my sad, lonely life I do have friends around me But I don’t see them much often Still I appreciate their company Saving me the time for my…
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Yakap!

I’m Joy and welcome to my little digital corner. Let me share with you some of the wonders that come to my life, plus the creatively altered views of daily encounters that I try to put into my stories, poems, and other works here.