Category: blog

  • Pagiging Isang Volunteer

    PAALALA: Ang entry na ito ay naglalaman ng materyales ukol sa mental health at suicide na maaring maging trigger sa mga mambabasa. “Naiisip mo na bang magpakamatay nitong mga nakaraang linggo?” “May naiisip ka na ba kung paano, kailan at saan mo ito gagawin?” “Nagtangka ka na bang magpakamatay o…

  • I Forgot My Phone at Home Last Tuesday

    Originally written last January 27, 2021, 9:50AM I forgot my phone at home last Tuesday. It was not exactly a big deal since I no longer have anyone to send messages to throughout the day — well maybe except some friends whom I constantly talk to these past days. It’s…

  • At the Corner of that Tiny Shop

    Strange yet blithesome. A familiar feeling started to creep in into my chest, triggering that foggy picture from my past. It was like diving into Dumbledore’s Pensieve and looking at my happiest memory.

  • The Opposite of Happiness

    The dialogue discusses emotions, comparing them to flavors, and highlights the therapeutic process of feeling, acknowledging, and letting them pass.

  • Getting These Jitters Off of Me

    It has been a roller coaster week. I feel overwhelmed and I needed do to something to get the jitters off of me. I would have gone outside for a bike ride or for a run, but that won’t work at the moment because we’re still on quarantine and I…

  • Seattle, Cubao

    “Sa Shatel lang po.” There are three ways to get to school from Commonwealth Ave. The first one is via Quezon Avenue, the second one is via Kalayaan Avenue and the last one is through the Kamuning-Arayat road. All of them can take me to that same place; what makes…

  • Pandemic 1

    Streets and people have become quieter and movements slower.

  • Hug Me, I’m HIV Positive

    This afternoon, Sam and I went to the mall to spend some time together. It is like our weekly thing, just to see each other, talk in person and catch up. We were crossing from Trinoma to SM North when we saw a loose crowd on the bridge. Was it…

  • An Itch on My Chest

    There are those times wherein I feel this overwhelming feeling. I do not know where it is coming from or what could be the cause. It just sits there, on my chest, wanting to get out of my body. This feeling, it is like that something that I feel whenever…

  • Small Victories

    I haven’t seen this medal since I kept it somewhere at the end of 6th grade. I think we forgot how to celebrate small wins today, thinking that it is not that big compared to someone else’s story. But hey, all those tiny achievements contribute to simple happiness which helps…

  • Don’t Turn Like Orpheus

    The author examines Sara Bareilles’ song “Orpheus,” relating it to Greek mythology’s tragic love story, enhancing its poignant depth.

  • Death Wish on a Letter

    It was the first time that I heard someone express her wish to die through a letter…my emotional bandwidth almost couldn’t handle it. Our class met our professor for the first time this afternoon. She was in the middle of her speech — telling us her expectations, her requirements, and…