You were there when I left for Siargao. Not physically but it was better because you gave me the sanity (I needed). We talked for hours everyday. Your night was my day and mine was yours. We were talking like we’re a thing. Sometimes I get lost with your words Continue Reading
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To You Who Made Me Sane When I was Stuck in a Maze of Palm Trees
Huwag na lang, kung bigla ka lang mawawala
Nakilala kita sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon. Ginising mo ang puso kong nakalugmok at nakabaon. Pusong takot umibig at tumanggap ng pagkakataon. Pagkakataon na magmahal uli gaya ng kahapon. Masyado na akong napagod. Malapit na akong lumubog. Pero nandiyan ka at sinagip ako sa lungkot. Napapasaya mo ako. Pero sapat ba Continue Reading
A Positive in Something Negative
Stressed? Depressed? Worried? Bothered? Add in all the -ed of a pessimistic person. No matter how hard we say in our Facebook profile, in our online and offline bios that we are an optimistic person and that we always see the positive in everything. We can never omit the smallest Continue Reading
Kahapon ng Kalungkutan
Minsan iiyakan mo na lang talaga Ang mga lugar kung saan kayo dinala Ng malilikot niyong mga paa Kung saan binuo niyo ang isang masayang ala-ala Na kayong dalawa lang ang naging magkasama Sa bawat lugar na puno ng memorya Na akala mo hindi matatapos basta basta Ngayon ito nagluluksa Continue Reading
Like Waves, You Hit Me…
Like waves, you hit me with words I never wish to hear. You caught me off guard. No armor, no sword. I was naked. soul, heart and mind. But you didn’t see that you failed to see that. I am always vulnerable when it comes to you. Like a newly Continue Reading
INUM
No, this is not about me drinking nor sharing a broken heart’s sorrow. This is about knowing the answer to a question. This is my first time posting something like this so pardon me. Besides, it’s impromptu. ————– Bakit nga ba tayo umiinom? Hindi ng tubig, juice, softdrinks o kung Continue Reading
Sana Di na lang
Sana di na lang sinimulan, kung di rin naman kayang panindigan Sana di na lang sinubukan, kung iyo lang din namang susukuan Sana di na lang nagparamdam, kung mapupunta lang din sa pamamaalam Sana di na lang binigyan ng pansin, kung ako nama’y iyo lang ding lilisanin SANA DI NA Continue Reading
Mga Bagay na Dapat Nating Ipagpa-salamat “Surviving Being Single this 2018
“I survived 2018 being single (tatlong taon na pala akong single), dahil sa mga bagay na ‘to.” 1. Mga walang kakwenta-kwentang “Memes” na shini-share ng mga pasaway mong kaibigan. 2. Mga loko-loko mong mga kaibigan na nagshi-share ng mga videos na minsan inspiring pero kadalasan karumal-dumal, hahaha. 3. Mga friends Continue Reading
ANO ANG KASUNOD NG “Oo”? (What’s next after she said “Yes”)
Natakot ako sa mga tanong na “Hanggang Kailan” at “Hanggang Saan”, Natakot ako sa salitang “Hangganan”. Hindi ito pumasok sa isip ko noong una. Hindi ito pumasok sa isip ko noong malaya kong tinanggap sa puso’t isip ko na mahal na kita. Hindi ito pumasok sa isip ko noong mga Continue Reading
“Handa ka na ba magmahal ulit?”
Paano kung ang hinihintay mong bukas ay kahapon na pala? Paano kung ang dating mali ay tama na? Paano kung ang hinahanap mo’y nasumpungan na, At ang akala mong malayo ay malapit lang pala? Bibigyan mo ba ng pagkakataon ang sarili? Handa ka na bang sumugal muli? Paano kung hindi Continue Reading
Perhaps
Perhaps it’s not us. It’s not you. It’s not me Perhaps it’s the universe. Conniving with the demons to tear me. Perhaps it’s not really meant to start That’s why it never really last. Perhaps it’s easier to believe in illusions Because reality gets you so hard. Perhaps the reason Continue Reading
To the man who broke down my walls just to break my heart
Walls. Also known as barrier, partition, enclosure, screen, panel, divider; etc. It can be made of paper, wood or concrete. But for me it is made of experiences. Couple of years ago I decided to build this wall not to shut everyone out but to protect this precious heart Continue Reading
I’m glad you knocked.
I recall every bit of it: Every tear drop. Every desperate cry. Every cutting attempt. Every lie that defined my being. The bitterness that no one and nothing can sugarcoat. The hatred I felt towards every cheerful person I met. The grief and the pain I held onto to keep Continue Reading
Hindi Ako Anghel
Hindi ko makakalimutan ang sinabi mo na para akong isang anghel. Natatawa na nayayamot ako sa tuwing sinasabi mo yun sa ‘kin noon. Hindi ko alam kung inaasar mo ba ako o pinupuri. Lagi mo kasi akong binibiro kaya minsan nalilito ako kung kailan ka nagsasabi ng totoo at kung Continue Reading
Dear Ex Boyfriend
Dear Ex Boyfriend , Kumusta ka na kaya? Naaalala mo pa kaya ako o naiisip man lang? Sana okay ka rin tulad ko ngayon. Kasi ako, I’m doing great. Sana masaya ka o masaya kayo. Nakita ko kasi kayo. Nakaangkas s’ya sa motor mo’t nakayakap sa ‘yo ng mahigpit. Naalala Continue Reading
Widen your Perspective, ‘wag mag settle kay Bestfriend!
Always the kina-kaibigan pero never the kinaka-ibigan. Well, that’s life, I guess. O kaya naman siguro yan ung purpose na binigay sayo ni Lord. Ang maging kaibigan ng mga taong gusto mo. Wala eh, hindi talaga nadedevelop sila sayo. Hanggang kaibigan lang. Hanggang dun lang. Tinetreasure ka, may care sayo, mahal ka, Continue Reading
To the girl who can’t be moved
I know it hurts to let go and let someone be happy to someone else. Seeing them happier with someone they value more than us is a torture right? I know it sucks thinking those unforgettable memories that keep on banging inside your head, as if they are begging you Continue Reading
The table has turned
I looked back to the times I thought how crazy it was being broken and devastated by love. I looked back to the times I thought heartbreaks were simple as that, not until today, not until two months ago when he left me clueless and devastated, not until that “love” Continue Reading
Love and Weakness
A man taking a course related to calculations and numbers fascinates me a lot. But no, let me make it clear, I hate numbers, I hate mathematics and everything about it. It was just I am wondering how it feels to be loved by a man whose strength was my Continue Reading
The Perks of Being a Sentimental one
I took a deep breath and grabbed those food spices and cinema tickets I kept for months. I kept them for I believed that they made me connected with you. I always read the books you gave, page-by-page, as if your full presence lies within. But then, I have come Continue Reading
Sana Lahat ng Istorya Happy Ending
“And They Live Happily Ever After…Ooops” Everyday, we are all fascinated by those lovestories na nababasa natin sa mga books. Specifically, those with “happy endings.” Everyday, as we watch those successful endings sa mga movies na paborito natin, di rin natin mapigilan na mag-wish na sana ganun din ang mangyari Continue Reading
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ONE I AM WAITING FOR
Dear future boyfriend / husband (Insert the Meghan Trainor song here), I am having these crazy thoughts about you. I wonder what you look like, Do you have a mole in your face? Do you have better lashes than I do? Do you have thick eyebrows? Do you have a Continue Reading
SMP
Pasko na, pasko na! Iba na yung simoy nang hangin Maginaw na din ang paligid Kaliwa’t kanang Christmas sale Shunga dito, tanga doon ay este Tiangge dito, tiangge doon May bibingka at puto bumbong na din sa kanto Pero teka lang ano ba talagang hinahanap ko? Bakit parang may hindi Continue Reading
Bakit Ba Tayo Nagiging Marupok?
This came through my mind while a friend of mine rants about herself being marupok. Oo nga naman bakit nga naman? My mind came with different answers. Nagiging marupok tayong mga babae kasi mabilis tayo maattach, di ko naman nilalahat pero sino ba namang di maatch sa taong lagi mong Continue Reading
DULO
Hindi ko lang din talaga siguro mapigilan.
Kahit naman ako nag-tataka, kung papano iiwasan, kung papano iilag, kung papaanong hindi masasaktan. Pero sa kada galaw bakit parang nakabuntot ka? Bakit parang kahit anong pag-lilibang ang ipuno sa isipan, wala akong magawa. Ultimong yung lalagyan ng paminta at asin na ginagamit ko noong nai-pagluluto pa kita ‘di ako Continue Reading
It was your smile that disrupted the balance of my universe
It was your smile that disrupted the balance of my universe I see you. Your braided hair that is like the forest full of life, my chest feels warm inside, basking in the light of your own being. All I could do is to watch you walk away. Awed by Continue Reading
PEDRO
Nagtatanong sa aking sarili, Sa Iyong pagtawag sa akin, Ako’y sapat ba? Karapat-dapat nga ba? Nalulugod ba Kita? Malakas ng bugso ng bagyo, lakas na hanging tumatangay sa damdamin, Nagtatanong sa aking sarili, Talaga bang nandiyan Ka? Kasama ba Kita? Kung minsa’y naiisip, Sa lahat ng kasalanan at pagkukulang, Ako Continue Reading
UNA MONG PAG-IBIG
Naranasan mo na ba? Yung pinili mo siya, pero iba ang pinili niya? Ang sakit di ba? Nakakaselos talaga! Yung ang sakit sakit na,pero dahil mahal mo siya, bibigyan mo siya ng kalayaang gawin ang gusto niya? Ang sakit di ba? Nakakaselos talaga! Yung tipong ginawa mo naman ang lahat Continue Reading
So, you little fighter. You might not know it but you’re doing well.
What breaks your heart? I guess you could name a few. Surviving a heartbreak is like trekking in the dessert with no sense of direction. Getting better on a daily basis is a choice that you have to make for yourself. I am so sorry that there’s no word that Continue Reading