K A T H A N G - I S I P

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 ...

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 ...