When there is just so much you can handleYou curl up to a deep sleep to manageThe grueling pain that you couldn't showOne by one, little by little, time and againYou pick each piece and bear a smileA light to help the love of your lifeBut, there is a time you must let goAs your … Continue reading

Revisiting My Old Self

Have you ever had a moment when you wanted to look back to your own self? Perhaps, to see how you were then and find another way to make sense of all your decisions and experiences. In my case, as I get older, I think I become more sentimental and so I pick up on … Continue reading Revisiting My Old Self

My Escape, My Comfort

There were no books in reach as I was growing up. I did not come from a family of readers. However, this reality did not hinder my complex journey with reading. Through the years, I was able to finally identify the various activities and content that bring me comfort. Stories, Cartoons, and Films As a … Continue reading My Escape, My Comfort

Abril: Isa pang pagkakataon

Dati-rati sa loob lamang ng ilang oras ay nakasusulat na ako ng isang buong akda, mapa tula, maikling kuwento o kahit pa nga dula. Iyon ba ay dahil sa malawak at malaya kong kaisipan noong ako'y mas bata pa? O dahil sa pangangailangang dala ng mga markang kaakibat ng mga akda? Sa paglipas ng panahon, … Continue reading Abril: Isa pang pagkakataon

Sunday Reminiscing

Almost a decade after graduating from the university, I found jobs which took most of my days away from the routine I used to enjoy as a young, university student. There are times that I wish to simply go back to the moments when life still does not seem too complicated or even too scary … Continue reading Sunday Reminiscing

My lifesavers of the year

...there are still a lot of blessings that saved me this year. It is a lot easier to make ourselves believe that time will pass as we simply live our lives. Yes, this may be the case, yet how well will we ever be able to live then? There are a lot of worry and … Continue reading My lifesavers of the year

GOING BACK TO MY PASSION PART 2

Books and music are some of my lifesavers (and my cats) There are a lot of wonderful things in life that I tend to neglect when I get too busy or too focused on work (or my worries). It seems difficult for me to simply sit and be grateful for all the different events that … Continue reading GOING BACK TO MY PASSION PART 2

Start of another journey

In times when everything seemed dried out of life, there are those little workers who keep on doing their part to keep death from turning up one day. Even in life, there are a lot of struggles and even some walls that stop us along the way. However, we can see them as the finish … Continue reading Start of another journey

Getting back to writing

Have you ever experienced being stuck in the neverending cycle of waking up, commuting to work, getting to the office, commuting back home, and then simply just falling asleep? I never really had this kind of problem before, however, as I get older and as I become more acquainted with the busy work life, it … Continue reading Getting back to writing

Breathe Free

The soil was made and so was man. Every cell, every breath, every time is the same for everyone else’s, so why not yours? Experience. Life happens. The pen writes when the storyteller begins to speak. The hour hand turns after minutes have passed and seconds have completed the rounds. You see, he speaks, she … Continue reading Breathe Free