Dear Aris de Leon, Perhaps your little mind has failed to fully appreciate the gravity of this situation so I might as well spell it out for you. In 1937, my grandfather’s family migrated from Mainland China to help his half-brother run a small textile store in Samar, Philippines. To many Chinese, Philippines was a […]
Kasano kuma nga makagtengak dita no saan pay met nga nakasagana ti naikari nga papanan. Urayennak, anusam ti agmaymaysa ingganna nga madanunka nga agur-uray dita sirok ti kayo ti akasya nga nangiukitak ti naganta. Daguiti arapaapta, mabalintan nga sanguen. Awanen ti lidaymo, addaakon iti abaymo.
The Pact of Biak-Na-Bato ended the Philippine Revolution against Spain. I have nothing in mind right now but I am hungry and thirsty. My mind is wandering right now as the silence in this room defeans me. In a short moment, I will rush out to the sea and join the rest of the tropa. […]
Over the Mountain of Challenge by Shree Yash When you look at a tall mountain from a distance, it looms very large indeed. It can be difficult to imagine how you could ever climb over it. Yet when you go right up to the foot of the mountain, you’re likely to find a trail leading […]
Why the Filipino is SPECIAL by Ed Lapuz Filipinos are Brown Their color is in the center of human racial strains. This point is not an attempt at racism, but just for many Filipinos to realize that our color should not be a source of or reason for inferiority complex. While we pine for a […]
The universe has conspired to make things happen.
Everyone you meet today has something to teach you. When you feel yourself getting angry, frustrated or impatient with the behavior of others, ask yourself this question. What is this person helping me to learn? Even those who treat you badly can teach you valuable lessons in patience, compassion, forgiveness and other important virtues. Letting […]
Naging kasaysayan ng bansang Pilipinas ang aking pagdating. Nakipagkita sa mga taong mayroong malaking pagtanaw sa ikauunlad ng bayan. Mistulang nakapagtataka ang nga misteryong hindi pa naiintindihan ng mga pangkaraniwang isipan pero may dunong ang Pinoy na hindi maipaparis sa kaalamang Kanluran. Pinoy…bakit ka ba isang hunyango? Sumibol ako sa lupang banyaga pero ako’y lumago […]
24 Hunio 1991 Dungdunguek nga Apong, Ikit Rosalina ken Ikit Catalina, Nakapagsurat toy numo toy biang babaen iti panangidaulo ni Mommy ket komusta kay amin dita. Saantay koman nga lagipen itit napalabas ta isuda dagiti siit dagiti barukongtayo. Agkaykaysatayo nga mangbukel iti nasayaat nga masakbayan para kadagiti annaktayo, kadagiti annak dagiti annaktayo. Tapno saan nga […]
Almost 5 years ago, I wrote this entry in my journ. Will this fulfill a revelation in my journey west? The little boy travelled with his little bike and saw an obstacle in his course. A big rock has fallen from the mountain during a heavy downpour. He had to make a detour. He knew […]
I haven’t been writing short stories for the past five years since I lacked the drive to write. I know this is a gift I have to use and share to you. I have tasted life and will let you know how life affects you and I in our daily encounters of living. Before the […]
THIS is the first chapter of a noveleta that I was writing in early 2000. Inspired from the daily encounters of living in a world filled with competition and survival. I came to understand how some people in this world came to be the person they are as a result of life’s experience. Did they […]
