BrainTeaser | Sherma E Benosa

Life is a puzzle; we are the clues, and God is the answer.

Monthly Archives: April, 2008

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

April 30, 2008 · 38 Comments

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

April 27, 2008 · 6 Comments

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

April 17, 2008 · 7 Comments

Images and Lines

If good pictures could launch thousands of ships, and meaningful words could reach the depths of the soul, allow me then to put my lines and images together. If they … Continue reading

April 16, 2008 · 2 Comments

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

April 12, 2008 · 6 Comments

Humanity vs Opportunity: A Tale about Success

Opportunity and Humanity faced each other at the Chieftain Hall. This was to resolve Humanity’s complaint against Opportunity.   Humanity claimed that Opportunity was not doing his job, which was … Continue reading

April 10, 2008 · 10 Comments

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

April 9, 2008 · 2 Comments

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

April 6, 2008 · 14 Comments

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

April 5, 2008 · 5 Comments

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

April 3, 2008 · 10 Comments

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

April 1, 2008 · 4 Comments

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