Monthly Archives: February 2010

A Philosophy of Happiness

You don’t have to take my word for it, but I’ve been lonely enough in the past and happy enough in the present to say that someday, you’ll realize happiness is all about them, not you. That is, the only … Continue reading

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Self-Diagnosis: Pre-Loneliness Loneliness

Must be the Nilagang Baka (boiled beef) but there are swirling, sloth-like dark clouds inside my cranium today. I’d be lucky if that means a storm is coming because right now, at this very moment, I want a nerve-wracking thunder … Continue reading

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Oras

Pwede bang ‘wag ka nang magtampo dahil malapit nang magunaw ang mundo? Hinog na kasi ‘tong maliit na mundong ginagalawan natin, pero hindi parang isang atis na siniksik lang sa sako ng bigas — hinog sa pilit. Itong sa’tin, maganda … Continue reading

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I Died on Valentine’s Day.

I died on Valentine’s Day. Paramedics hauled my indifferent corpse To an ambulance 10 minutes late. A pretty girl had dropped her red roses, Petals now blown by the cold wind Onto my face with pale eyes wide open. The … Continue reading

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Past is Past (A Sexist Story about a Non-sexist Reality)

The bride walks along the red carpet covered with the most fragrant flowers you can think of. Her head is bowed because she wants to hide the enormous amount of tears flowing down her face. But she’s smiling. Yes, she’s … Continue reading

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Cinderella

We keep on waiting for that almost mythical time when chance will play with us and roll us like a pair of dice; a time when our routine lives will be shaken up and a new captivating story will start. … Continue reading

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Interpreting Palahniuk’s “RANT”: Splintered Time Theory

Don’t be fooled by the synopsis you may see on the back of the novel “Rant” by Chuck Palahniuk. The synopsis says something like the story is about a serial killer who becomes a leader of an urban demolition gang … Continue reading

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