I miss him so much, every single day. Every time I go or even just pass by the places we have been. Every time I remember how happy I was with him. Every time someone hugs me now, it is his warmth and body that I imagine holding. He was the 4th J in my…
On 1st of March, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) kicked off their tour in the town of Anini-y, Antique, set against the newly-restored San Juan de Nepomuceno Parish Church. The performance was sponsored by the office of Senator Loren Legarda, a dedicated supporter of culture and arts in the Philippines, along with the National Commission…
It all started when a boy saw Taekwondo on television and told his parents he wanted to learn the sport. Not a decade later, he got his first gold medal at the SCUAA National Games in 2018. What started as a fascination became a life-long dream of playing in international tournaments. Omanzie Barcelona is now…
People tell me I got the looks. But every time I’m told that, it just reminds me of how ugly and insecure I feel inside. August of this year, I met him. He was nothing extraordinary. At first. I didn’t have any first impressions about him. That time, I wasn’t looking for romance since I…
I’ve been away for a while – since work started, writing jobs piled up, and another choreography job that took my night time from me. But it was because of this job that led me to him. A lot has happened since the first day we met. A lot has happened in two months. It’s…
Ikaw ang sigarilyo kang akun paghigugma nga nag-umpisa sa tiraw tiraw. May dapug, may kinaiya nga nagapapirung gid kanakun kun akun masimhutan. Sigarilyo nga ginasindutan kang akun mainit nga gugma. Sigarilyo nga akun ginasuyup, halin sa puno asta sa punta. Sugot ako nga ang akun lawas mapatay. Basta imo ipromisa nga ang akun tagipusuon buhiun…
And so it has become official. Merla Diaries will be my literary project that I hope I can sustain through the years til it becomes an anthology. It started as a little experiment with Merla Diaries, with two or three sensual poems to kick off. I added more because I admitted I had, and still…
Amidst heavy rainfall on Wednesday afternoon, residents of Barangay Pu-ao, in the town of Hamtic swarmed their barangay hall to avail free medicine and medical check up from Tabang Antique. Apparently, no amount of rain can dampen the spirits and anticipation of the residents for a first time medical mission in their barangay. A first…
This is a late post, I have to admit. I was stuck in piles and piles of work that I wasn’t able to grant my promise to post about Nogas Island earlier. But anyways, here goes. It was part of a class requirement. We had to shoot a short video output that centered on the…
Sixteen-year-olds of today are very much occupied with the dilemma of what to post on their social media accounts, drowning in killing time skimming through Facebook newsfeed and dwelling into its regular teen drama. They can’t keep their eyes off their cellphone screens like an anxious mother watching over her young. Yet these teens are…
“Waiting.” Until the word itself grew tired of living up to my own definition. And so it did some changing. It is no longer Waiting. ©2017. All rights reserved. Feature photo not mine.
Thank God for Facebook memories! Yesterday, June 30, I was reminded of what I posted on Facebook four years ago, June 30, 2013. I was a freshie on college then and the classes just got started. I never knew until a few years later how much that post would change my life. So I was…
