At the heart of Ozamiz City, there was the humble home of Engr. Tercero “Tersing” Decena Bala and Mrs. Mercedes “Cheding” Tumamak Bala who were blessed with seven children namely, Ur, Al, Jade, Ray, Jude, Lena, and Paul. They were living comfortably for the couple had stable jobs. Tercero, being a mechanical engineer was working […]
Year: 2011
29 Years and Counting
As a little girl, I used to play with my dolls, sit on my father’s lap, and sleep in my mother’s arms. But now that I am turning 18, I couldn’t do everything that I had “used to” anymore. This is another phase in my life which calls for maturity…. Surely, problems and trials await […]
I Heart MUHS
Becoming a teacher was the least mental imagery I ever had in my entire being. I never wanted to become one because I never wanted to be like my old maid teacher aunt. She always complains about her job. She complains about her students, her paper works, her lesson plan, her principal, and everything! She […]
9/23
If America has 9/11, I have 9/23. I’ve been commemorating 9/23 of every year since 1999. 9/23/1998 was what I called as “The Bonding”. Remember what I told you about the schemes my friends were making? This was the biggest scheme they’d ever done! The greatest effort in fact! But only those who were there […]
If
After bumping into him with another girl, I told myself that it’s already hopeless. Efforts of my friends were already made. I had also shown him what I felt. But he didn’t seem to acknowledge everything. And sure he knew! He just ignored it for he didn’t see me the way I was seeing him. […]
Still Hoping
In one way or another, we love. We long to love and be loved in return. Whether it be reciprocated or not, we still desire it, want it, and hope for it. Just as this poem is conveying: Still Hoping Tears that I can’t hide Keep hurting me inside I found you to be my […]
First Love
Time flies so fast and another September is here. For most people, September marks the beginning of the “–ber” months meaning, Christmas is already in the air. For some, September is a dreadful month, a reminder of the New York twin tower attack. For others, it’s just “30 days has September”. And for me, September […]
Old Maid
A scary word, isn’t it? I don’t understand why nine out of ten people make a very big deal out of this word. They consider it as a misfortune, an outcast, and worst of all, a scare! When a woman stays single, people immediately think that she’s not lucky in love. That she has been […]
A Desperate Housewife
In a luncheon party at my friend’s house, I happened to encounter a 30-something married woman. She wore a loose T-shirt, knee-length pants, rubber slippers, and a gloomy face with scrunchy on her head. In short, she was a sore eye to me! She was undesirable to talk to but she talked! She worried a […]
Being a Tweener
I’d like to share my very first poem. I composed this when I was still 12 – first year high school at ICC-La Salle. Do Love Do not change your love That fly like a dove It’s a thing you can keep That many people peep Everybody knows Everybody shows Loving forever Can’t change to […]
