fiction… Writing Practice 12 May 202312 May 2023 Here. My hand is here. Just move a bit closer. Kindly hold my hand. Yes, I know. I am sorry that I have cold and tiny fingers. The years ate…
Japan… A Period of Loneliness 16 Apr 202316 Apr 2023 Can a person live alone? No communication, no connection with anyone else. Such a dreadful thought if you would ask me. I never really thought that I would feel the…
learning… Binge-Watch to Reality 5 Apr 20235 Apr 2023 It is the lack of inspiration. It is the lack of proper motivation. Maybe it is the lack of time. Whichever the reason may be, right now, they are merely…
Books… What have I been reading? 24 Mar 202327 Mar 2023 Twenty-twenty-three (2023) has come and one of the resolutions I wish to work on is that I get back to reading. So far, there are a couple of books that…
Writing Being on a Slump: Is there something that is too long? 17 Mar 202321 Mar 2023 In a breath of air, 2020 has gone by so quickly that the memory of the time is a blurred chapter in my life. I know I had been busy,…
Japan… Peace for a Worrier: From Lockdowns to Living Again 27 Nov 20223 Dec 2022 Have you ever had those days when you cannot stop thinking about a task at hand, a bill you need to pay before it’s due, a conversation you just had…
Japan… RECAP: A Year in Japan 25 Nov 202227 Nov 2022 “Why live? Life was its own answer. Life was the propagation of more life and the living of as good a life as possible.” -Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles This…
Writing… Morning Visit 23 Nov 202222 Nov 2022 Wake up earlier than everyone else, I need to get up and prepare breakfast for them. I love spending time with my friends. After all, there are two best things…
Poetry… Acceptance and letting go 20 Nov 202219 Nov 2022 Every new day opens up opportunities to gain experiences. Each one presents a distinct phase in our lives that we can't see clearly when it happens. but would make better…
Filipino… Writing exercise: Breathing life (again) to my ideas 18 Nov 202219 Nov 2022 Sa ilalim ng liwanag ng buwan, nakaupo sa may lumang pahingahan sa may dalampasigan ang isang babae. Tahimik ang paligid at tanging ang paghampas ng mga alon ang maririnig. Ngunit…