end of the line

ever had that feeling of being stuck? of having no options left but to stay, sit, and be still? of having things happen around you while you sit there immobile and helpless?
well im having one right now.
the year is about to end and it seems its not just the year that is ending.
its [...]

the perks of being a wallflower

once on a yellow piece of paper with green lines
he wrote a poem
and he called it “chops”
because that was the name of his dog
and that’s what it was all about
and his teacher gave him an A
and a gold star
and his mother hung it on the kitchen [...]

socio 170

i remember this one class i took during college where the professor had the habit of giving quizzes every meeting (twice a week). he would give a single question about the theory of the day and we would have to answer it essay style for a few minutes. try as i might, i never did [...]

cory quotes

“I don’t have any formula for ousting a dictator or building democracy. All I can suggest is to forget about yourself and just think of your people. It’s always the people who make things happen.”
“I am not embarrassed to tell you that I believe in miracles.
“I’ve reached a point in life where it’s no longer [...]

roller coaster

i love roller coasters. sometimes.
it gives a thrill like no other ride can give. its ups. its downs. its 360 turns.the corkscrews.
it makes me scream. it makes me laugh. it makes my heart pound.
its exhilirating.
but i can only take several seconds of it. barely more than a minute.
then i want to get off.
i cant spend [...]

i am a shoe.

(note: work of fiction)
when every relationship you enter into always succeeds in failing
one cannot help thinking: is it me that has a problem?
if im going to string a bean for every attempt at a happy lovelife, i would already have made a bunch of rosaries,
prayer beads for the desperate.
i would like to think that im [...]

my mom is evil 6

mom’s recent purchase:
me: bakit may tirador dito?
mom: binili ko
me: saan mo naman gagamitin?
mom: dun sa mga pusa. kaya nga di ko tinatapon mga buto ng sampaloc.
me: (speechless)

My spring bear E.

“Come on, say something to me,” Midori said, her face buried in my chest.
“What do you want me to say?”
“Anything. Something to make me feel good.”
“You’re really cute,” I said.
“- Midori,” she said, “Say my name”.
“You’re really cute, Midori,” I corrected myself.
“What do you mean really cute?”
“So cute the mountains crumble and the oceans dry [...]

ako buo mundo ko

“Maraming tao dito ang mas malungkot pa sa taong nakatira sa buwan.
Saka hindi naman kailangan ang maraming tao para bumuo ng mundo e.
Minsan isang tao lang ang kasama mo, buo na ang mundong kailangan mo habambuhay.”
- Rogelio Manglicmot (Kapitan Sino ni Bob Ong)

the five best pinoy bands of all time

(warning: highly subjective. violent reactions are not allowed)
1. Aegis- if music is the expression of the soul, then Aegis is highly articulate and eloquent in voicing out the soul’s anguish. Feel the pain as you listen to ‘Luha’ and sing ‘Halik’ while letting go of a past love. With their heart-piercing melodies and their soul-baring [...]