"Abnormal" 19 Mar 2010 | 05:09 pm

I have to tell you this while the smoke of memory is still trapped in my foggy mind. I was under the flyover. The massive cement block dark like a starless sky above me, I waited in the middle of that...

Memories of the Heat 7 Mar 2010 | 10:29 pm

The heat is becoming very unbearable these days. It’s funny to tell you that I am hiding on the bedside to avoid the scorching rays of the sun that enter my room through its wide windows. I am trying ...

New Chapter 28 Jun 2009 | 09:08 pm

It’s a Sunday afternoon and I have nowhere to go. I should have slept half-naked there in my tepid shelter with only a rusting industrial fan to ventilate it but my feet are yearning to stride somewhe...

Love on Paper 14 Jun 2009 | 02:44 pm

A blot of ink starts a serenade of words. On an infinite line flows a rush of feelings only this pen could attest. A gentle grip and then slither a smile, a thought that runs in a complicit intertwi...

Ravaged 11 May 2009 | 08:16 pm

It was like an atomic bomb has been dropped in my little town. As the bus passed along villages, one cannot waver at the communal feeling of sorrow and sadness because of homes destroyed and lives los...

The Boy is now a Lawyer 6 May 2009 | 02:31 pm

Heavy downpour hits Baguio this morning. Visibility is low and the temperature drops as well.It's my second time to visit the city since news came that I passed the Bar exams. It's my first time to vi...

Bar results will be out any minute from now 3 Apr 2009 | 10:15 pm

Without Words 17 Mar 2009 | 11:30 am

I am grappling for words to say To capture my feelings on this day Words fall out and wither away Suddenly my world became mute Mute to tackle despair and despondency I throb in pain and take them in ...

Holding Back 11 Mar 2009 | 09:31 pm

Lately, there have been many times I wished I could write down everything that has been happening on my mind. But every time I try to sit down on the swivel chair, open a blank document and start to f...

Being 27 15 Feb 2009 | 05:07 pm

Another year was added to a growing number of years of a not-so-constant trend in living a life that seemed to be so intricately intertwined now. I was born on Valentine’s Day, 1982, so my mother says...