scared
students going overboard
Saturday, October 18th, 2008Yesterday, I wrote a post that was just the tip of the iceberg matter on how students are losing their interest in education. But when I stumbled upon Sir Ian’s blog post entitled Death Threats for Good Grades, I discovered that it was not only the i…
we weekly people
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008It felt weird that in the middle of a light and merry gathering almost everyone’s eyes stung with tears as salty as the breeze summoned by the waves of the nearby beaches. It was on the 2nd of August that most of us staffers of the Weekly Sillimanian…
alright
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008(for you)What is said has been said. Words have unexpectedly exploded in the air like premature fireworks bringing momentary light and fancy. Their ashes have fallen upon us and it is either our decision to brush them off our shoulders or let them stay…
purge day
Friday, June 13th, 2008Nothing is scarier than having decided to remove something you once held so dearly; not even the thought that today’s Friday the 13th. This has been said to me again and again: To solve a problem, pull the problem out of the system. And that’s wha…
their intoxication*
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008‘My eyes protest. They present themselves as arid balls of wakefulness even at this hour (must be the hot cocoa drink that gives me this sudden insomnia). Wait, I assume this is caused by some knowledge I just recently knew. Starting from this enlighte…
An Orange a Day
Saturday, October 27th, 2007Just minutes ago, I have witnessed this local version of the gameshow 1 vs 100. Hosted by the domineering Edu Manzano, tonight’s episode exemplified the nation’s elementary education condition: alarming.I said elementary because in this episode, bo…
In Dependence, In Tenable
Monday, June 11th, 2007This is the day of celebration of our nation’s sovereign from any foreign grasp, free of various oppressions. It is the day of Filipino independence.But on this particular day, there’s a different issue on this notion of independence, something th…
Frog Meets Frog
Saturday, June 9th, 2007I can’t forget last night’s incident.At exactly 1:05 in the morning in my bedroom, when I was reading June issue of Reader’s Digest sitting on my bed and leaning against the wall, a very unusual close encounter took place.A frog suddenly hopped b…
Black Prose
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007Writing at the back of your handsor at the front of your wristsstings the skinthat forever laborsLove, faith and hope.But your desireswritten in sentences or in paragraphswith thick ink thatswelters your wisdom connoteslust, foolishness and hatred.If y…
Chromosomes
Thursday, May 17th, 2007Aging is never a disease that cripples one down to his knees.Last April 3, 2007 four kittens were born, and I had written a post about it, but then on the following day the four became two.And now, seeing the remaining two springing kittens in our kitc…
Impact of the World
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007I just had blood for lunch; my very own blood to be exact.One will always have a special childhood memory of going to the dentist’s clinic and sit upon the Chair—waiting and gleaming in its sterile wonder. You obviously know how this frightened us …
I am a Fisherman
Friday, April 27th, 2007“Give the man a fish and he will live for a day,but teach the man how to fish and he will live for a lifetime.”In all walks of this extraordinary randomly spiced existence, a lot will definitely agree that in this particular point of the year when ever…
A Very Disturbing Good Friday
Friday, April 6th, 2007Ephesians 1:7-8″For by the sacrificial death of Christ we are set free, that is,our sins are forgiven. How great is the grace of God,which he gave us in such large measure!”We have been mingling with so many actualities these days that neither height…
An Act
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007for M. . .abandonment is but astate of abrupt mild arrest.amidst gossips and augurskeen aspiration persists.and with ascended words thatmakes one an assemblage, youarrive somewhere, distanced andrevered, in absolute nil.?