The beauty of flowers

I am drawn to floral designs. I think the beauty of flowers is something that we are all drawn to. It is universal, having a language of its own. It is in perpetuity. When my mom was still alive, she loved everything floral. Some of her clothes, patterns at home, even on scents… she just [...]

Envy and contentment

When I was younger, I used to envy the relatives on my mother’s side of the family. They have so much when we had so little. As a kid, I was envious of the toys they had. Game ‘n watch, family computer, tons of books… One time, I borrowed a game ‘n watch and opened [...]

Music and my old friend

Moving slowly as if in a dream The colours change from blue to green All around me reflections of you In forests deep I’m passing through In the swell of the storm we’re as one We’re dancing in the morning sun Could it be that we’ve only just begun Drowning in Your Eyes by Ephraim [...]

The past four years

So much has happened in the past four years. Some grand, some trivial. I try to be thankful for all of it. I try to remind myself that there is so much I still need to do before I can get comfortable… before I can start just lazing around doing nothing but read and sleep. [...]

Looking out the window

I was looking out the window and the past just presented itself to me. I was reminded of the time when I was a kid and we didn’t have that much to spare on so many things. I was reminded of the insults we had to injure from relatives who thought that we were always [...]

Christmas songs

Have you noticed how Christmas songs kept playing in establishments already? I’ve been to the mall a couple of times since the start of the month and they are already playing Christmas songs. I love it! It reminds me of my childhood when I would wake up very early to prepare for school and hearing [...]

The mellowed down bully

There are times in the past when I would just throw cautions to the wind and just went ahead with something risky. You know, just to look cool to others. I have always wanted to be at the top of the class but also to be the uber cool student and friend to every one. [...]

Forgiveness

When I was a kid, I used to remember my mom ticking names of those who did her wrong. She did it from time to time, especially when she was pissed about something or someone. You could say that she’s not a very forgiving person. She never forgot even our past transgressions. That’s how she [...]

My handwriting

Modesty aside, I have one of the best cursive back in high school. Legible and neat. That’s how my teachers would describe my handwriting. If the teacher needed someone to write the lesson on the blackboard, I would be asked to do it. My handwriting was that good. But ever since I started working and [...]

Jumbled mind

I used to frown a lot. My mom would find me staring into space and frowning. She would scold me about it. She thought I was just daydreaming all those times. Little did she know that it was my way of planning my future. When I frown, I am deep in concentration. And believe me, [...]

Trip to the mall

When I was around nine or ten, I remember my mom dragging me to the mall when she’s angry about something. We would watch a movie or just stroll around the mall. Today is a special day for my mom. It’s her birthday. Had she been still here, there will be a celebration. Nothing grand. [...]

Very little resources

When we were kids, we had very little resources (read: cash). When we go out and had to eat out, even a trip to the fast food was done with care. It would be embarrassing to order something and find that the cash we had was not enough. We needed to plan our trips to [...]

Smell of Childhood

I read this question somewhere: What smell makes you think of childhood? I can tell you that the smell of freshly cut grass, and the smell of garlic, onion and tomatoes being sautéed bring back my childhood. I grew up in a household where I was allowed to sleep all I wanted during days without [...]

His Smile

He was smiling the first time I saw him. He smiled so brightly that day. We had lunch and talked like it was not the first time for us to see each other. It’s like we’ve known each other for a long time. It was a brief encounter. He had to go elsewhere that day. [...]