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The night was over, yet he continues to knock on her door. A part of her knows better, while another silently craves for more. ”What’s gotten into you?” they would all question in dismay. Even to...


If this life were a reality show, then I wish the two of us would appear fairly on a split screen. Then the audience at home could see if you were really there and happy even without me. But we’r...


“Your stories tend to be so dark and depressing. Why can’t you write happy ones? Are you always this gloomy in real life?” I get that a lot. As usual, I just want to laugh. It’s like wondering wh...


I don’t run away like cowards; I retreat. Sometimes we all need a few steps back, before the cut gets too deep. How are you, my sweet? After last night’s storm, everything gets too quiet, even I ...


Love has always been The Topic for centuries. So has romance, depending on the object of one’s affection. And faith? Many say it’s for keeps, one of the reasons why we should is for...that’s righ...


Hey, social bullies. Yeah, I’m talking to you, all of you who think you’re better than women like me, as you keep on telling me what to do, making women like me feel ugly. Oh, social bullies. Do ...


I remember one of the rarest conversations I had with Dad back then. I was still a twenty-something and we were at a wedding, standing side by side and quietly watching the beaming newlyweds and ...


“This city needs more green,” you said, which I believe to have been more than once. “I don’t understand why they keep on building buildings, making the whole thing look more like Gotham City - w...


I’ve started building - rebuilding - a brick wall. I need more bricks to cover it all. In my mind, it should be tall. It should be tall enough, so no one can see that something has taken another ...


“MY SHORT-LIVED ‘CINDERELLA DREAMS’: THE WEEKEND WITH STEEL BLUE EYES” Saturday (12/9/2015): I’d been anxious since Friday night. It had been a year and ten months since I last saw him. I rushed ...


I don’t want you to be my everything. None of us know what tomorrow can bring. These days, love has become so cheap, its meaning lost in the mouth of a creep. No, I know you’re not a creep. Hopef...


I have always been fascinated by some comedians who (seem to) know how to create lasting, good-quality jokes. I must admit that it is not an easy career, especially since I myself have no idea ho...


September 06, 2015

"THE LAST SUNRISE WITH YOU" in "SHORTS"

“I’m bored,” you complained that night. It wasn’t the very first time you’d said that. “I wanna do something outside. I’ve been in this room for too damn long!” I sighed. I’d just returned from a...


This world has gone too cruel So many have played the fools by avoiding bad news like a plague There’s too much that no one can take Yes, this world is much too cruel especially for pure, innocen...


September 03, 2015

"A BROKEN PHONE" in "WRITER@WORK"

A broken phone is ONLY acceptable when: 1. You have another phone…with another number. You have a spare phone. You have a budget ready to buy another phone…right away. You have a friend or ...


They say honesty is the best policy True, even when some associate that with cruelty Sometimes one has to be cruel to be kind, but when can one tell that they’ve crossed the line? Some also quest...


“Where’s your most favourite place in the world?” That’s one tough question if you ask me. The answers may vary, depending on how I feel. The situations may change. My room is where I wan...


Sleep tonight, my love, my light My grief deepens that you’re not alright If only I could chase your pain away with all my might Sweet dreams, ‘though they don’t easily come, it seems Will you re...


August 29, 2015

"CHAOS!" in "WRITER@WORK"

I’ve been unwell lately. Then again, I’m not the only one. Poor Hazel Eyes has been sick too. In fact, he got sick first. Here’s what happened last week: Tuesday: Hazel Eyes got sick ...


So, what are my real answers to all the previous eight (8) questions: What makes you happy? GETTING PAID Who’s not happy with this? Especially if you get paid from doing what you really love. ...


I sometimes get writing ideas in class. Once we were discussing and reviewing gerunds and nouns, where we used these eight (8) feeling-related questions out of the book we used that day: 1. What ...


I suppose I’ve gained my independence, having my personal stance in life as it is although not always full of bliss. It’s the choices I make responsibilities I take in hopes that there’s no heart...


I still have that habit of looking for you in the crowd. They all say that I’ve got to move on. It’s true, but what can I do? Sometimes I can’t really help myself. I miss you. I’m surrounded by t...


Speak to me with words of kindness Comfort me with sweet messages It seems that I haven’t heard your voice in ages This city has chased away your gentleness When will I see you again? If only you...


Me: “Saw your picture with Vincent and Vinny. So they’re visiting you. How are you?” Him:”I’m fine, thanks. How are you? Are you going to Duma’s wedding?” (Duma’s our friend and former co-worker....