Name Game: Filipino Style
Creativity and originality are among the traits parents must have when naming their kids. Especially so if you live here in the Philippines. [I gathered that these two traits are … Continue reading
The original sin
Sometimes when I look at the story of the original sin backwards, it strikes me that it is very much like the myths that we know today. There are times … Continue reading
A Hymn for the Soul
She floats like an eagle And whispers like the breeze. She soars high like hope; She’s calm like peace. She’s a storm when she rages; A nightingale when … Continue reading
A Poem for Yza
Angel, you came and filled our hearts with gladness Your smiles, so sweet; they turned away the sadness Your stay so brief, our hearts would burst with grief … Continue reading
An Answer to a Prayer
Have you ever experienced things that you would dismiss as simply coincidence had you not been praying for them, and had your heart had not been so sure they were … Continue reading
Reversible Suicide
“Why would I jump when I can glide smoothly? Why should I take a plunge when I can dip one foot at a time?” “Rolling stone” is … Continue reading
Autumn in Summer
. It’s summer; the sun’s smiling brightly But autumn reigns inside me. I feel like a tree who just lost a leaf Because you left; now inside my heart Is … Continue reading
Only When
Let’s not walk through this road, forgetting . That only when we let trust stay afloat Will we be able to drown our cloak of doubt. . For dreams don’t … Continue reading
Sick and Twisted: A Reaction to the Canister Scandal
There’s something that’s gravely ailing the world today. And it’s not global warming. It’s our hearts turning cold and unfeeling. The culprits probably thought it was a … Continue reading →