About a week ago, most of us have been placed under community quarantine and curfew. Without the routine we have all been accustomed to, our lives have become more mundane and unexciting. We have been cut off from our school and work friends, and most of us have not seen our significant others since then.... Continue Reading →
i saw you through the glass walls of the coffee shop, your smile lighting up the entire room. i heaved a sigh as i mustered every ounce of confidence i had to cannonball into this uncharted waters. i lifted my phone, screen off, and used it as a mirror while i practiced my smile. i... Continue Reading →
how do you do it? how do you easily move forward from everything we’ve been through? you’ve moved on so swiftly that a year with me seemed nothing but days of frivolities. i want to know how you do it, how make it seem so easy. i’m uncertain if this is what i see, but... Continue Reading →
I found you in the most unlikely way, but really it was you who found me. I was miserable before we met; I was a mess. I had no direction, I had no purpose in life, and I had no idea what I wanted. When you came, I was hesitant, not because I wasn’t sure... Continue Reading →
No relationship can ever be perfect. You can never force your partner to be faithful in a way that you think you deserve to be treated. In a relationship, we can always be loyal, but rarely honest. What's important—I guess—is that at the end of the day, you find each other side by side, and... Continue Reading →
betrayal (n.) “hurting (someone who trusts you, such as a friend or relative) by doing something morally wrong.” It is sad that in almost any kind of relationship, betrayal is a part of the picture; and the saddest part of it is that in never comes from your enemies, but from the people you hold... Continue Reading →
How many Christians are aware that Christmas actually has pagan origins and that Christ’s birth was not referenced in the Bible to have taken place on December 25? Then, when was Jesus born? How did Christmas come to be an accepted holiday of Christ’s birth?
Everyone who grew up in the rural areas might have heard of sigbin, a mythological creature from our local folklore. They are said to come out at night to suck the blood of victims from their shadows. They are also described to walk backwards with their heads lowered between their hind legs and to have... Continue Reading →
Self-care is one of the many things the older generations look down upon. To them, this concept is nothing but selfishness, an excuse for us to indulge ourselves in our vices without being guilty, which is not the cases. Self-care is any activity that we deliberately do in order to take care of our mental,... Continue Reading →
Earlier today, I was given the opportunity to watch Abnoy and Bidli to support our local theatre here in Cebu city. It is a twin-bill advocacy against bullying. The play was held in Siddhartha Theatre of Guang Ming Institute of Performing Arts along V. Rama Street, Cebu City. It is a two-part play that tackles how bullying happens... Continue Reading →
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