February 2012
11 posts
[poetry] Valentine Suicide
By Lingering Feeling, 14 February 2012.
The victim, known as Hopeless Romantic, has finally given up on Cupid.
He has long pursued the elusive symbol for months until one day, he finds no meaning in the act.
“It has been senseless. I have lost hope. It’s better to end it all here.”
The victim has jumped from ecstasy to depression.
“I thought I needed you…until I...
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[journal] "Expect the Unexpected"
Sa totoong buhay, walang PASS O FAIL. You step up the ladder based on commission, performance, effort, quota…basta, maraming standards. If you can’t pass the mark, you won’t make it far.
Kapag nakaharap ko ang Diyos at this very moment, sa tingin ko, isa lang ang itatanong niya sa akin: WHAT HAVE YOU DONE IN YOUR LIFE THAT MADE IT DIFFERENT?
Tapos may follow-up pa si Lord...
January 2012
44 posts
[journal] “A guilty conscience needs no accuser”
“The guilty one is not he who commits the sin, but the one who causes the darkness.” (Victor Hugo)
I’ve been trapped in something I thought I had left the moment I graduated from high school.
In a world of different individuals, you expect that there will be clash.
This is different, though. A betrayal of its own kind.
It involves a couple of girls who have known each other for four years. In a...
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“To the angels who have believed in our capabilities, transcending the...”
– (January 2012, Teachers’ Day)
“Ngarag man kayo ngayon, when you get to your final year, you will say that...”
– January 2012, To MassComm Juniors
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[journal] Food for Thought
Obra Kulasa: [event] a baptism of fire for every Scholastican Mass Communication senior
Last week, I plotted a very important date on my planner:
“25 January 2012: Obra Kulasa Day, major comprehensive exam, PUBLIC SCRUTINY.”
So the last two words were not included. My planner was a tad too small.
Now that we have gone through the most stressful yet fun-filled day of 2012, memories of the past year...
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[journal] “I don’t mean to be rude…”
The thing is that I have this really bad habit of staring at other people wherever I go. And I try to eavesdrop at strangers’ conversations.
I don’t mean to dip my nose into some other people’s business for that matter. It’s just that I like to observe people. To hear what’s going on.
I know it’s rude to stare or listen to strangers’ conversations. Yet you just can’t quench that insatiable...
“I’m a hopeless romantic, yet the hope of love finding me at the right...”
– 18 January 2012
[poetry] Awake
Consumed in a whirlwind thought of you.
I fall apart.
Dazed.
Confused and amazed.
You are my mystery.
Such wonderful feeling,
Waking up every morning,
Knowing that I have another day with you.
Maybe not today.
Perhaps tomorrow.
Wishing I could finally be with you.
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SOPA would be a sweet deal for giant music and...
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[journal] Lost and Found
It’s been a whirlwind these past two weeks. I was up and down (many thanks to PMS), leading me to do some major reflection.
As I bade 2011 adieu, I decided to stop being a wuss and seek after what I like…what I love :)
Everything comes to you in such unexpected ways…well, at least, for me.
I admit: I have too many crushes. Many boys, some girls.
Crushes are admiration. You...
“One resolution I have made, and try always to keep, is this: To rise above the...”
– John Burroughs (via yearslater)
“No one knows me or loves me completely. I have only myself.”
– Simone de Beauvoir (via imfantasyparade)
“You’re not like the others. I’ve seen a few; I know. When I talk, you look at...”
– Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451 (via light-essence)
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[journal] Same old familiar feeling
Admiration is something too common for everyone.
So I’m just going to sit here and wait. See how everything unfolds.
And pray hard :)
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[poetry] Lying
I can’t even miss you. Even if I want to. My world drops. My heart stops. Like a beating of the drum, I wait for the rhythm. Painfully. My heart says otherwise. We should be. I wish we were. Together.
[simple but cute] MOM
My mom is totally awesome.
She finally said she’s totally OK with me dating.
“I want you to be happy”
That’s all I need to hear.
I love you, Mom!
CALL FOR ENTRIES TO CINEMALAYA 2012 SHORT FEATURE... →
culturalcenterphilippines:
Entries to the Short Feature Category of the 2012 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and Competition are now being accepted.
Interested participants must submit the following on or before 6:00 PM on 29 February 2012 (Wednesday) to the Media Arts Division of the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Roxas Blvd., Pasay City:
• The final work in DVD format, labeled...
[poetry] Android
Sometimes I forget I am human.
Devoid of emotion.
Listless.
Mindless.
I forget how it is to be human.
Selfish.
Proud.
Heartless.
I’m no human.
Yet why am I feeling pain?
[poetry] done
What we’ve started, let’s end it.
I don’t need to spend another sunrise with you.
To watch another sunset with you.
Although I sleep in the middle of a beautiful dream,
You and I,
The princess and her prince,
Are over.
[journal] Bucket List
The first time I heard of Bucket List was from the 2011 drama “Scent of a Woman” aka “Helena’s Promise” (sorry, I hate the Philippine title. SOAW is much sexier) if you watched it on ABS-CBN.
The premise: a woman in her 30s finds out she has cancer with only a couple of months to live. She makes this Bucket List of things she want to do before she dies. She succeeds...
[journal] a walk in the park
For the first time in my life, I felt so angry at someone whom I never thought I can be angry with.
Hell, that person even suggested I don’t even have to feel that stressed, because everyone has work to do.
I understand that, smarty pants. It’s a group effort. Everyone’s gotta work.
Between you and I, however, with all due respect, I have more responsibilities in my hands...
“Some people think love is the end of the road, and if you’re lucky enough to...”
– Let The Great World Spin, Colum McCann (via wrists)
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
– E. Roosevelt (via davesingh)