Author: Carmie Dulguime

I started this digital journal initially for self-expression -- because this is what I do. I write for my profession and for my passion. Then it dawned on me that what I was doing was selfish. I found new inspiration in Proverbs 31:8: Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction. Through the years, I have met people from various walks of life with stories that deserve to be told. Unfortunately, not all of them have the gift of gab. So I presented myself to them, giving them the voice that they need to share their stories. Stories that inspire, cry out, reach out, provide unspoken truth.

A chaotic silence

I never thought the day would come when I wouldn’t want to hear a single sound from my car stereo on a long night drive home. Hell, I don’t even think I wanted to hear anything regardless of time, place, and circumstance. Hell. Yeah, that best describes what my mind went through on my way…

My love, keep the change

Sige. Sakay tayo. Parang lahat ng taong nasa paligid ko, in love. Buti pa kayo. Pero teka, in a sense, in love din naman ako. Not romantically, but in love just the same…with the idea of possibly falling in love again…with the knowledge of being loved…with the thought that I can love unconditionally…but this isn’t…

Friends, acquaintances, friendly faces, and the best of the lot…

For some strange reason, my past is beginning to pop out of obscurity in the form of old friends, acquaintances, and familiar faces. Stranger, still, that they are doing so one after the other. Friends from as far back as 3 decades ago have somehow found their way into Friendster and straight into my circle….

A rare rant from this switch

Which is more essential — to be yourself and risk not being accepted; or to change according to what people want you to be so they will welcome you into their lives? Of course, it’s always a combination of both. There should always be balance to achieve harmony. But can I just rant and say…

Conversation no. 7: Expect the unexpected

It has been my personal mantra for quite a while now: expect the unexpected. There was a time I didn’t know what it meant, but I kept the mantra going just the same. Until a friend noticed this in my email signature, so we started this conversation going… Her: funny carms, i just saw your…