“Ang taas ng bill natin sa kuryente at tubig ngayon, lakay. Saan tayo kukuha ng pera lalo’t magpa-Pasko na?” These were the very words my mother uttered when I overheard her talking to my father one morning. Words that seemed to rip apart every musical sheet of melodious tunes of Christmas carols in all partsContinue reading “Bill of/for Seafarer”
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we are murderers
Tears roared across the four-cornered room as sorrow started to wrap around each and every heart that was present during a girl’s funeral. The parents of the deceased couldn’t stop crying and kept blaming themselves for being bad guardians. As their cries got louder and louder, it started to draw more attention causing the dead’sContinue reading “we are murderers”
broken heroes
As I walked through the pool of people with my hands cuffed, I noticed that the media was all over the place ㅡ flashes of cameras here, pointing microphones there and a bunch of reporters everywhere trying to get near me so they could get a good scoop to air. “Why did you hold aContinue reading “broken heroes”
Faint of heart
For that fine girl, you’ve always desired,Who you could lock your eyes upon,How come that all of a sudden,It’s as if your heart has already caved? For those moments that she’d seem so distant,Don’t stress yourself with the notion of your impending rejection.How come it’s as if she no longer has your attention?She could careContinue reading “Faint of heart”
A cryptic butterfly
He was sitting under the shade of an ostensibly century-old tree, surrounded by various flowers bursting its colors and unwavering fragrance. Barricaded with fences that made it a four-cornered place, he claimed it to be his personal and sweet spot – for there, his thoughts didn’t seem to falter, and his memories and emotions wereContinue reading “A cryptic butterfly”
blind, mute, deaf
The blind wanted to see.The mute wished to speak.The deaf longed to hear. And you? You can see but choose to turn a blind eye.You can speak but opt to stay silent.You can hear but act as if you heard nothing. Sad. It’s just so sad.
Confronting worries at MAAP
Embarking into the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP) has been a double-edged sword that keeps my self-reflecting mind challenged. As I venture into an unfamiliar, yet interesting path, so do the worries I have to handle to keep myself sailing. There have been moments when I space out and think of theContinue reading “Confronting worries at MAAP”
Forgoing his addicting presence
It was a typical day inside the institution. But for her, it was a new day of going to the comfort room as it was her favorite place to go. If for others, the said part of the institution was where people access the toilet and sink for urination, defecation, and other sanitary purposes. ForContinue reading “Forgoing his addicting presence”
Gaze of a timid guy
He was sitting in the corner of his room, laying his feet on the table, which allowed him to see the room across him. It was not accidental; he wanted it to be that way. For there, he could see her effortlessly radiating her pale and soft skin, pointed nose, and tiny yet endearing frameContinue reading “Gaze of a timid guy”
Room 321
Shifting my sight off my laptop to the four corners of Room 321, there I see my co-probationary midshipmen (PM) lying on their bed while sporting their magnetic smiles in every laugh-stocking statement and story each one of us shares. They are PMs who have turned into my friends. Friends who I never thought IContinue reading “Room 321”
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