How to bust a birthday surprise

I have the sweetest office colleagues. All the stress and hard work are bearable because of these guys. Even if they don’t know how to keep a surprise secret…from me. *** On the day of my birthday, I was on mandatory leave so I had the best excuse not to give the traditional birthday blowout…

16 1/2 hours

She’s a real trooper. She forced herself into a smile when I leaned forward to greet her. It was a little past midnight. “Sorry, it took me this long,” I whispered. I wanted to hug her frail body, but I was afraid I might hurt her. * * * Upo ka dito, she said, tapping…

Thesis of life

My best friend is trying to defend her life against brain tumor. In a few days, she will go under the knife and prove that she deserves an A for fighting this through. The pain that I am feeling from just watching her struggle against this illness is nothing compared with her fear and physical…

Just a phase?

At this very moment, I’m trying to convince myself that this is just a phase. Pag ganon ba, dapat dedmahin kasi “phase” lang sya? Ilang weeks na kasi akong walang ganang mag-trabaho. Gusto kong pumasok, pero yun lang. Hindi ako happy sa output ko. Ang dami tuloy pumapasok sa isip ko. Mag-resign kaya ako? Mag-abroad?…

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…