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Dear Niño, Your past loves you and I ask you only one thing: stay strong and true to yourself. Just stick to your motto, “Bygones are bygones!” and keep in mind these things.  First, honor what you feel and pat yourself on the back knowing that you are taking a step towards the right direction. Never lose ties with your parents. You are an adult and now is the best time to connect with them, in a very matured manner. You might be surprised that they are the ones who understand you more than you can imagine. You are not alone so when in need, seek for help. You have touched people´s lives and helped them in every way you can. In fact, you are very lucky because you have a very supportive community and they were always there to guide, teach and help you pick yourself up when you fall. You are a warrior and one of the bravest guy I know. Go to war but study the war zone carefully. Jump on fire without getting toasted nor half cooked. Bear in mind that before eating and ...
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Inang, Paalam.

May 6, 2016. In a gloomy, rushing evening.  On Wednesday evening, I said goodbye to a woman who’s seen me grow up for the 22 years of my life. In fact I didn’t really “say goodbye”. She left this physical world in the wee hours of her birthday, when I was at the office grinding my laptop away. Shocked and unprepared. I can blame myself for not having spent more time with her, but I won’t. Inang was a proud woman. I can see that always every time I go to her bound. I can see that through her eyes, tears uncontrollably rolling down her face, always, in all my stories, happy or sad, sensical or not. She had been around for much of my life so far, that it seemed an unspoken promise that she would be around forever- a foolish thought that I had, that I could keep her for long. It is such times that I ought to have been reminding myself that loved bits and pieces will surely leave us, or are already leaving. Whatever life has granted us, it is really ...
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Romeo Agustin

Ah si Romeo Agustin!  Nagmamadali akong pumunta ng school, sa kadahilanang baka maiwan ako ng service papuntang paraiso, isang kembot na lamang, at maiiwan na nga ako ng bus. Halos 2 oras kaming bumyahe patungo sa kanila. Sumabay pa ang panahong lalong nagpalamig at nakisimpatya sa mga pananaw at takot naming baon habang naglalakbay. Patak ng ulan, mala-bituka ng manok na daan, hampas ng hangin sa naglalakihang sanga ng kahoy, ugong ng mga sasakyan at lumuluwang mata pag silip sa bintana dahil sa mga banging halos ikamattay mo ang distansya. Buhos ng ulan. Mabait yun si Romeo Agustin! Nakahinga na ko ng maluwag ng alam kong wala na ang zigzag na daan at lintik na mga nakakalulang bangin na yan. Ilang minuto pa at ayun, napasok na namin ang bukana ng paraiso. Asul na damit para sa mga lalaki at kulay rosas naman sa mga babae. Binigyan kami ng konting orientasyon para sa pakikisalamuha namin sa mga nakatira doon sa mumunting paraiso. Patak ng ulan, basang paa. Di...
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HIMALA

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naririto, nag-iisa, walang patutunghan ang buhay na ito’y walang kahulugan ang araw ay naglaho, walang hanggang ulan ang buhay ‘di sadyang ninais unti-unting lumalayo… tibayan mo ang ‘yong loob buksan ang ‘yong puso pakinggan mo ang langit sayo’y bumubulong kung kailan akala mo’y wala ng pag-asa darating ang liwanag araw ay magliliyab bubulong ang langit sa’yo…
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INDAK.

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Para kang nilulutang sa ulap. Yung pakiramdam na may kasama kang kakaibang nilalang, yung sayo lang yun mundo, gumagalaw ka sa musikang nais mo.  Sa bawat igkas ng kamay at ikot ng katawan sa bawat diretso at pagbali ng mga paa at sa bawat tingin mo sa mga tao,  maipaparating mo ang yong ninanais. Ang pagsayaw na ang naging anino ko habang ako'y nabubuhay,  Malamang sa hindi, dalhin ko ito hanggang sa aking huling hugot ng hininga, ito na rin ang naging dahilan kung bakit ako naging ganito.  Lahat ng nagyayari ay may dahilan,  at ang lahat ng iyong kagustuhan may nakalabing pamamaraan. Diyan ko binubuhay ang sarili ko, diyan ko din nilalaan ang maiikling panahong walang kinapupuntahan, diyan ko din binibigay ang lahat ng nararamdaman kong galit at kasiyahan, at diyan ko din nilalabas lahat ng hinanakit at mga sagot sa lahat ng katanungang bumabalot sa aking pagkatao. diyan din ako nagsusumbong at lumalakas. at sa lahat, diy...
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Paghihiganti.

Mainit ang singaw. Talagang tagaktak ang pawis mula noo hanggang sa baba, sa leeg. Hindi mo maiiwasang mapahiyaw sa init, mistulang napakalaking pugon ang kapaligiran. Ang simoy ng hangin ay parang apoy na kulay puting dadampi at susunog sa iyong balat sagad hanggang sa loob ng iyong katawan. Salin ng tubig sa baso, inom. Paypay. Hinga. Inom. kung hindi mo gagawin ito ng paulit ulit, mamatay ka sa pagkatuyo. Isang umaga nagising ako ng init na init at tila balisa sa aking pagkakatulog. Sumilip ako sa bintana ng kwarto, natanaw ang mga puno't halaman sa likod bahay, walang hangin, at syempre walang galaw ang bawat dahon at sanga, tuyong tuyo ang lupa na wari mo'y mabibiyak at mahahati sa gitna at lalabas ang nagaalimpuyong apoy. Nagtanggal ako ng damit , sinuot ang aking pantalon, binuksan ko ang bintana patungong bubungan, saka umupo at pumito. Iilan na lamang din ang mga ibong lumilipad dito sa may amin, magbuhat  nung nagkamatay ang iba naming puno, parang nagtampo ...
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Feel Happy All The Time this 2012, Follow These 5 Tips!

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We may say a person cannot BE happy, but can FEEL happy.  What is it that makes you feel happy? A great job? Lots of money in the bank? A fulfilling relationship? Normally, when you get what you want, you feel happy, but immediately lose that feeling when that thing you wanted disappears; and it eventually will, as life is change and most probably, what you enjoy today will not be there tomorrow. So, how would you feel if you knew you don’t need anything to feel happy all the time?  How would you feel if you discovered a way to feel happy even after losing what you cherish the most right now? Believe it… it is possible!  There is a way to feel at peace and content regardless of your external situations.  The secret is to bring happiness into your daily life activities instead of trying to extract it from these, and you can learn to do this easily! Follow these 5 tips and stop pulling the world’s strings up and down to make yourself happy. 1. ...
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