by Raymond Lauchengco We used to be frightened and scared to try Of things we don’t really understand why We laugh for a moment and start to cry We were crazy Now that the end is already here We reminisce ’bout old yells and cheers Even if our last hurrahs were never clear Farewell to […]
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by J. Madison Elliott “Change is as swift like the wind and as quiet as a whisper.”
by Anela Mei It’s a rainy day today. The ground is wet and a cool breeze envelopes you. I can hear the pounding of the rain on my roof…then I wonder if the pounding comes from within. A pounding that I’ve become so familiar with lately. It starts with an insistent whisper inside my head […]
ni J.Q. Gonzales Nadatnan ni Angelo si Criselda sa kanilang bahay na naghihintay sa kanya. Mayroon silang pag-uusapan. Magiliw na pinapasok ng dalaga ang binata. Si Criselda Mijares, isang edukada na mula sa isang marangal na pamilya. Nagtratrabaho sa opisina ng isang Congressman. Marami siyang nakakamit na karangalan dahil sa kanyang magandang paglilingkod sa pamahalaan. […]
Moments of life can ascertain one’s existence and if you need my presence, be it in real time or imaginary moment, I am with you. Create in me this love I receive from you for I will no longer plea to harness the power of love. —Keoni’s Notebook
I was on my way to work and the radio was mentioning about the great poet Pablo Neruda. Someone was reading one of his poems. I had the tail end of his poem and heard “…when loving is so short, and forgetting is so long.” I’ve decided to write a series of poems this month […]
By Patricia Evangelista WHEN I was little, I wanted what many Filipino children all over the country wanted. I wanted to be blond, blue-eyed and white. I thought – if I just wished hard enough and was good enough, I’d wake up on Christmas morning with snow outside my window and freckles across my nose! […]
Dad would ask where is she? Dad, I told you before that she was found. But she was taken away by fate. Perhaps this time Dad, you’ll meet her but since you’re gone in this earthly presence I shall whisper her name to the wind that you will hear it and ask for your blessing. […]
Have you ever touched your reflection in the mirror and felt there is someone behind the mirror?
Have you ever thought that your dry, irritated eyes need a soothing feeling? Tears are the best remedy. Try to go to the theater and watch a sad movie. It works.
It is about clicking with other people It’s not about pressing the shutter. It’s about clicking with other people. This is one of the secrets of photography. I am still at my infancy in this art form. My subjects in photography rarely involves capturing the human aura but I am making my inroads to this. […]
by Tommy Page Life is full of lots of up and downs, And the distance feels further when you’re headed for the ground, And there is nothing more painful than to let you’re feelings take you down, It’s so hard to know the way you feel inside, When there’s many thoughts and feelings that you […]
Anonymous “Successful is the person who has lived well, laughed often and loved much, who has gained the respect of children, who leaves the world better than they found it, who has never lacked appreciation for the earth’s beauty, who never fails to look for the best in others or give the best of themselves.”
by Christina Aguilera Look at me You may think you see who I really am But you’ll never know me Every day It’s as if I play a part If I wear a mask I can fool the world But I cannot fool my heart Who is that girl I see Staring straight back at […]
by Lea Salonga (Mulan) Look at me I will never pass For a perfect bride Or a perfect daughter Could it be, I’m not meant To play this part? Now I see, That if I were truly To be myself I would break my family’s heart Who is that girl I see? Staring straight Back […]
A historical perspective of the Philippine nation and beyond. Before Ferdinand Magellan set foot on Mactan Island, Cebu, the Filipinos have a rich culture. Philippine society has developed their own form of government, written and spoken language, a religion based on animism and Islam, and trading to other nations in the Far East. Christianity was […]
by Dashboard Confessional Carry this picture for luck kept in a locket, tucked in your collar close to your chest. Make it a secret shown to the closest friends. Meet me at quarter to seven, the sun will still shine then at this time of year. We’ll head to the inlet and we’ll share a […]
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A great Filipino literary icon has left us. His legacy will live on.
