The Weatherman

3:50 amIt was 2 in the morning when he showed up at the front door. Exhaustion covered his face. His faint smile, soft, crackling voice and sleepy eyes made it look like he had just been pulled from the battlefield. Only hours before Pablo's landfall, he had decided to call it a night. His watch began at twilight the day before, and way past daybreak, he was still sending weather advisories only

Sentry Post

My sister and her family, including my two young nephews spent the long weekend with the in-laws. If not for the maid, the lesbian driver and her trusted assistant, the occupants of the house would just be me and my mother.Many things could happen when there are few people at home. I can sneak out at the middle of the night - like I used to - and find myself in some other's bed, or at the heart

Flashback

A text message: October 14, 2010. 12:25aGisingin lang niya araw-araw, text lang niya maya't-maya. Sabayan mag lunch, sabayan mag dinner, sabayan magbuhat, antayin matulog, i-cuddle niya araw-araw, dalhin niya sa ferry sa pasig. magfoodtrip sa binondo.

Into Dust

A complementing song for a somber Sunday afternoon.Beside me todayAround broken in twoTill you eyes shedInto dustMazzy StarInto Dust

Tagpuan

Salcedo ParkMakati Central Business DistrictThere  is something in this open space that calls us back to its gates. It might be the kids at the playground with their  hearty shrill filling the park with boundless glee. Some swing back and forth on suspended seats while others run with their hands flapping in the air around monkey bars and over sand boxes. Ladies with hijab covering their heads

Worldview

This is how I think when I was twenty years old:"Since I never had relationship with the same sex, the only thing that I could say is that in my case, I find it hard to commit with one partner - I have a girlfriend and at the same time, I do flirt with other... guys and girls. Maybe it's my nature, I really don't know.Like what I've said, I'm not into a long-term commitment especially with

Faithfully

Gaya ng marami, naranasan ko rin maging single ng Valentines Day.  Ngunit hindi ito naging dahilan upang makaramdam ng lungkot, o kaya pangamba (na maging single forever)  o  kung hindi man ay mag disappear habang ang mga mag-irog ay abala sa pag-celebrate ng kanilang araw ng mga puso. Minsan, higit na mainam ang mag-intay o kaya ay magsawalang-kibo sa halip na punan ng hilaw at bubot na

Uncle Baabaa

Wait until Lenin gets his hands on theseHindi  matatapos ang isang linggo na hindi ako nakakadalaw sa Toy Kingdom. At katulad  ng nakasulat sa huling entry, sinamahan nga ako ni Baabaa sa paghahanap ng laruan para sa aking pamangkin.  Habang nakapila ako sa cashier ay biglang nawala ang binata.  Akala ko noong una ay lumabas ito para makapag-register at maka-avail ng free Wi-Fi sa loob ng mall.

Untitled I

All it took was a dream to become aware that I was still sleeping.  In that dream you said in a text message you're already home, drunk and a little naughty.  Time says its 4 am. I told you to go into my quarters, but then, how is it possible when I found myself in a room with low ceiling, which is not mine?So I woke up to find the sun peeking between the curtains. And found not a single text

Voices From The Planetship

the vastness is bearable only through lovestones taught me to flylove, it taught me to cryso come on courageteach me to be shycause it's not hard to falland i don't want to scare himit's not hard to falland I don't want to loseit's not hard to growwhen you know that you just don't know Damien RiceCannonball

Filler One | Greenbelt

Nakatunganga. Hindi alam ang isusulat. Ito ang kapalit ng ilang araw na pagkakasakit at pagkakaroon ng writer's block. Three more entries to go bago mag-quota. Andami ko sanang isusulat pero gusto ko na mas pinag-isipan ang mga entries. Hindi basta bara-bara lang. Marami rin akong gusto ikuwento pero kinakailangan ang self-censorship. Ahh basta. Heto na lang.Ilang beses na akong nagawi sa

Status Message

We tried to keep our word to remain as subtle as possiblewhen dropping hints of your presence.But we cannot denythat you occupy much of our thoughts lately.So just to let you know how strong our attachment is, I love you too

Post Apocalyptic Recount

Devastation followed after the bombs fell on Pearl Harbor. We ran not towards the underground bunkers, but to the places of worship, where the wounded and the scarred found refuge. The betrayal was beyond our doing and so we sought solace in the arms of the Almighty. Faith in harmony was stronger and though we culled thoughts of dazed sleeplessness in the wake of the firestorm, a weapon was

Day Of Infamy

Tell-tale signs already abound before Pearl Harbor was attacked. The Japanese were at war with China. Nanjing fell and countless atrocities were committed to break the spirit of a nation. The Zaibatsu had its assets frozen in the West. An oil embargo was imposed to weaken a military state. A country was being pushed against the wall and when diplomacy fails - the same words laced with

Two

Twelve things I have learned after a year of searching for love.Gaano man igiit ng isang binata na walang mangyayari sa inyong dalawa kapag ito ay nakitulog sa iyong kuwarto, asahan mo na pagsapit ng madaling araw, braso nito ay nakapulupot sa iyong  hubad na katawan habang isang kamay naman nito ay gumagapang sa loob ng iyong shorts. (Orion)Hindi ako naniniwala sa long-distance relationship. (

Riverbanks

I still remember the smirk on your face when I confessed to you my fear of frogs. You said how could a big guy like me freeze on the spot when I can easily squish the poor creature with my 12 inch foot. Your comment came after a toad leaped out of nowhere stopping us dead on our tracks. The appearance of the insolent amphibian cut short our stroll along the banks. It was after a brief

Silence

"The planetship no longer speaks to us.""Is that so? Have we totally abandoned the vessel?" Hakkuna inquired."We have no idea Chief Magistrate." Sufoni said "After the rest of the Havok wing left the ship for planetfall, only a handful of our soldiers and their families stayed behind.""I see. And how about the Altair wing? What do our sources tell?""Most of them too have left the orbiter.