How to Answer “Kumusta ka?”

"Kumusta?"   Iyan na naman ang bungad na tanong ng aking kaibigan, isang tanong na hindi ko pa rin ang alam kung paano sasagutin. Paano ba naman kasi ito sasagutin ang isang tanong na marami ang pwedeng isagot, kahit siguro sino ...

Gusto Kong maging manunulat

Noong bata pa ako,Ang tanging kaibigan ko lamang ay ballpen at papel.Dahil sa ballpen at papel na ito ay nagsisimula akong mangarap.Nagsimulang magkaroon ng buhay ang aking akong mundo at para bang may kakaibang saya akong nadarama kapag ak...

A piece of (He)art

So how could you just drop a piece of art you just adored for so long to touch and hopelessly wanting to be yours?   You've turned it into pieces and left it broken lying on the floor like a boy who's afraid to pick up the pieces...

Under pressure? Shout “Help!”

Nakakatawa pero, dalawang beses ko ng naranasan. Habang abala akong naglilinis at naghahanap ng pagkakaabalahan. Ganito ako tuwing madaming gumugulo sa isip at puso ko. Ito siguro ang paraan ko para makatakas saglit, sa mga agam-agam. Kung ...

I will see Twice! I hope you’ll see them too!

Hi! I'm not sure if makikita mo to (Pero hoping pa din hahahahha). You became my happy crush during review days. Then after the board exam, I stalked you and stumbled upon your tweet mentioning a Kpop girlgroup named 'Twice', I was curious ...

My unexpected love in a wrong time

They say the unexpected, love is one of the beautiful kind of love because you get the astonished feelings and everything happens so suddenly and there's a lot of questions in mind. WHY? HOW? WHEN? WHERE? And those questions always triggere...

Unreciprocated Feelings

I feel deeply inlove to a man i couldn't have, I confess my feelings to him lastnight but then it was not acknowledge kahit seen man lang wala talaga. Sobrang nahurt ako to the point na this pain of mine will give me an inspiration to write...

Nag Settle sa One-Sided

Today is Valentine's Day of 2022 I woke up early because its a monday there is a 1hour bus ride to work. The day before was a sunday routine, we got out. I talked and he listened, we never got on another fight for its the last time. ...

My Not So Fun Childhood and How it Affected Me as a Young Adult

Everyone's story is different, yet all are significant. I believe that every one of us has a story to tell which holds the power to influence, inspire, build, and make a difference in other people's lives. I feel like autonomy has been ...

Is it really too fast that you have to ghost me?

Dating costs a lot of peace especially when a person is not into playing mind games.A guy asked me if we could be friends and he's hoping for more than friends. He said he like me and fell in love with me after our first encounter years ag...

Kaya pa ba?

Naaalala mo pa ba kung paano tayo nagsimula? Kung paano natin paalala sa isa't-isa ang halaga na di natin nakita sa iba. Kung paano and pagmamahal natin ang bubuo ng mga masasaya nating araw. Pero hindi pa rin pala sapat ang pagmamaha...

Is there an US?

My first day of senior high school, I saw you at the 3rd floor of our school... You were smiling and laughing that time. You're catching up with your friends I guess. And I think I'm starting to like you that moment. It took a couple of...

On Our Alternate Universe

...I wish the universe will allow me to know you again in our next life... "Hi! Kamusta ka? I am glad that I met you again after 7 years." I knew you 7 yrs ago. We bumped into each other's life...we met in the same timeline. All th...

Congrats sa puso mong nakaband-aid lang nasaksak na naman.

If people could be just honest as they should be, wala sigurong masasaktan sa dulo at magiging talo sa huli. Ikaw ung nanligaw, pumasok sa buhay ko, at nagbitaw ng mga pangako mga salitang pagkakapitan ko. Muli nagtiwala ako pero sa huli bi...

The story of the Princess and the Heart

Once upon a time, there was a lonely princess. One afternoon she met a fine prince. They became happy together. One day the fine prince went away for a long time. The princess became lonely again. She tried not to cry. But the more sh...

Balang araw, magiging malaya rin sa nakaraan

Mahirap magpatawad, pero eto ang paraan para maging malaya ka. I met someone in my college years who became very special in my heart, the one I truly loved, the one I wanted to be with for the rest of my life, and the one who almost destroy...

MAGMAMAHAL, MAHIWAGA

"mAHIWAGA PIPILIIN KA SA ARAW-ARAW... MAHIWAGA ANG NADARAMA SA'YO AY MALINAW..." -BEN&BEN I am a fan of Ben and Ben simula nang nairelease nila ang ilan sa mga pumatok nila na songs like Pagtingin, Kathang-Isip and especially ang ka...

He found her in a time she lose him.

Agosto 14, 1940 Ikaw ang aking tinatangi at sa aking pagbabalik pagsasaluhan natin ang pag-ibig na inilaan ng tadhana para sa atin. Hinding-hindi na ako mawawala sayong tabi kailanman. Ikaw ang una't huli kong mamahalin.  I was inside my ...

“Kapalit-palit ba ako?”

Almost two years na nakachat ko ang ex-schoolmate ko. It started with just a casual kamustahan. Katagalan, naisip ko baka pwede siyang maging bf. Well, I'd been single for 7 years that time and he came when I really decided to let go of my ...

When you know you are not ready to commit. It’s okay to bail out.

I met this guy through dating app. I installed the app out of boredom ( alone in the apartment and nothing much to do during work off and can't travel due to travel restrictions). I thought it would be nice talking to strangers and fooling...

Mariang Iniwan

Si Mariang Iniwan yan ang nickname niya sa messenger ko. she's my friend in Senior High and I had a crush on her pero hindi ko masabi and I don't know how to confess and I have a feeling kung magtake risk ba ako or hindi? takot ako mareject...

As The Sun Sets

April 17, 2021 "I'm in love with the sunset." Those were the last word she said to me before she walked away that day... and I still remember how the sun's ray made her eyes shine. You can actually call me crazy for being in love w...

Akala ko Ako Lang, Ako pala ang Iba Nya

Self worth, yan lage ang kadalasang pinapayo ng mga kaibigan. Tinatawag na marupok. Marupok sa kadahilanang sa bawat sabi niya ng "Sorry",tila ang puso mo ay natutunaw. Mahal mo eh. Hindi iniisip kung parehas kayo ng pagmamahal na ibinibiga...

The Secret Garden

I was reading a poetry moments ago but my mind was also busy thinking about this...   "Your presence in my being taught me how to capture moments of joy and bliss. The beauty of your heart and smile heal the soul... the reason wh...

Slippin’ In Time

I heard this yesterday and I thought how cute! (The song) but the lyrics, sounds like someone's stuck in a toxic ship. 🤭 I didn't know it was an ode for quarantine life until later. Then, it was clear to me how toxic it can be sometimes th...

Jeepney thoughts

Ang sulat na ito ay nabuo sa loob ng jeep kung saan ang sabi ni kuya driver ay 'waluhan po tayo' pero kuya bakit siyam ang pinapaupo mo? Habang napabilang ako sa dami ng tao na nagsisiksikan sa loob ng masikip na rektangulo ay may naalala a...

New York

I woke up in some living room in NYC. Sprawled in a sofa with your lips… on mine. Lucid dreaming, I find myself wonderin’… who you were… why were you kissin’ me… who’s house am I in… and why were you acting like… a bouyfriend. Questions s...

I Almost Fell into a Toxic Relationship

It was during quarantine na may guy akong nakausap through chats. He is broken hearted daw and he asked me na kung pwede kausapin ko sya. Then as a good fellow since nakikita ko naman sya noon as acquaintance. He is sad daw. And my faul...

She was a Christian, I am Catholic, and I admire her.

Sa mga oras na ginagawa ko itong content na to, ito yong mga oras na hindi ako makatulog dahil iniisip ko parin kung paano tayo humantong sa ganitong sitwasyon. Kung saan, pareho na nating binitawan at pilit kinakalimutan ang mga masasarap ...

Pinagtapo at Tinadhana

Pinagtagpo at Tinadhana   14 years na ang nakalipas. Ang bilis ng panahon. Bago yan, atras muna tayo nang kaunti upang alalahanin ang kahapong nagdaan. Bata palang tayo napapansin na kita. Ang bibo mo kasi at ang kyut pa. Anda...