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2024-01-17 03:41
So recently I took Chingbee’s (Conchitina Cruz) poetry class. After discussing certain poets, Chingbee would ask the class for prompts. Sometimes she would add or expand on the suggest… Read More
2023-11-14 09:21
She wanted to understand itso she immersed in itagain and again and again.Every immersion left her brokenbut there was no other way to learn. (April 6, 2022) More Hear Me (Special Colle… Read More
2023-11-14 09:11
When I am angry and emotional, let me retreat, let me go into a cave to rest, and let the energy of my racing thoughts and assumptions pass. Let me heal. Let me clear my mind, and I will kno… Read More
2023-11-14 09:03
Note: Daily Poet prompt, “how does your vices make you virtuous?”  Eating cookiesmakes me magical.I don’t know whybut I just zoominto troubleand bamI am magic (May 3… Read More
2023-11-14 08:59
Note: in a writing workshop we were asked to think about the internal monologue of the character Girlie from Keep da Change by Emiliana Kampilan Kailangan ko na palitan ang napkin ko. Bakit… Read More
2023-11-14 00:25
Sep 12, 2022 I’m starting to entertain the possibility that saving is immoral because it’s actually just a sanitized practice of hoarding money. We save and we are told that this… Read More
2023-11-14 00:23
Sep 21, 2022 When I was young, I used to love watching MTV Cribs, which was a show where each episode was a tour around the mansion of a celebrity. I would see their walk-in closets, their 1… Read More
2023-11-14 00:20
Sep 22, 2022 *Note: In a poetry class, we were asked to make variations of the sentence “They put a globe in the middle of the roundabout, because nothing says United Nations like an e… Read More
2023-10-08 04:14
Noong 2014, biglang natapos ang silent night sa amin, Madilim ang langit, At ako ay nahihimbing, Nang biglang narinig, “Chocolate at sabooooon!!” “Namamasko po!!” &ld&hell…Read More
2023-10-08 04:07
Don’t get me wrong, I have investments. But only because there are no moral choices in a capitalist system. However, just like I said in Can Saving be Immoral?, I am starting to reflec… Read More
2023-10-08 04:03
Oct 23, 2022 I was in a beach, at night, I couldn’t sleep, so I went out into the veranda of my room. There’s a table and a chair there. I sat and looked up. The night sky was da… Read More
2023-10-08 03:40
(Nov 25, 2022) Note: These are excerpts from pieces of papers that I found, some lines are fictional -I want to be able to express my negative emotions -I want to be more comfortable with be… Read More
2023-05-17 05:05
I actually don’t like CCTV cameras. I think they are problematic. But anyway, when I passed by a CCTV camera recently, I suddenly thought about dancing in front of it. This is because… Read More
2023-04-28 05:23
Right now I am taking Coursera’s The Science of Wellbeing for Teens. Ok, I’m not a teen, but I enjoyed the original course, and I wanted to see how it was adjusted for teens. I u… Read More
2023-03-22 07:20
When men say they became feminist because they have a daughter, it’s usually a red flag. Why is it that the daughter is the only girl or woman in his life that made him realize this? H… Read More
2023-01-13 02:44
A friend shared this post and I realized that I do a) without thinking even if I know that some people might interpret it as b). As I was thinking about this, I thought of a solution, which… Read More
2022-09-23 10:26
I was having a hard time writing, and a friend (who knew nothing about my writing struggles) was making a podcast and she said I would be perfect for podcasts, so I decided to create a speec… Read More
2022-02-09 02:51
Hello readers! I have decided to open a Patreon account, and I will be blogging there more and more. My reasons are outlined in this post. I will still post here, but maybe more like my old… Read More
2022-02-02 12:29
I wanna learn how to cryJan 31, 2004I.I wanna learn how to cryI wanna tremble insideAiay aiayIaay I wanna learn how to cryI wanna learn how to be alive I wanna learn how to fallForsaken by a… Read More
2022-02-01 23:05
I wanna run2001 I wanna runRun to you my babyI wanna runRun to you my baby childRun to you my baby More Songs: I Want You in Hell (Song Fragment) Identity (Song Fragment) If I Told You… Read More
2022-01-31 18:20
I want you in hell2003 I.Now I want youI want youI want youIn hell There are so many things in life that I hateAnd you’re one of them But I don’t wanna hate youI don’t wann… Read More
2022-01-31 14:30
Identity2001 now my identitymight be crazybut in realityI’m seriouswhy can’t you seethe real meI’m not wearing a maskI’m not wearing a maskYou just can’t find m… Read More
2022-01-31 14:15
If I told you nowJuly 2, 2001 Chorus:What would IAccomplish if I told youWhat would IAccomplish if I told the truthWhat would IAccomplish if I told you now(accomplish if I told you) I.Would… Read More
2022-01-31 13:55
If you can stop the dawnJune 25, 2001 mon If you can stop the dawnAnd stop the nightShut up nowI won’t start a fightWon’t break your neckEven if I want to stop the dreadI’l… Read More
2022-01-30 05:13
I’ll fake it2004I’ll take itI’ll fake it More Songs: I’m Just Here (Song Fragment) Duterte, You’re So Vain (Song Fragment) I Can Be Friends (Song Frag… Read More
2022-01-26 04:35
I’m Alone 2001 Yes you did,but you leftme alone,yes you’re gone,now I’m thrown,on my own,and these tearscan yes drownme in fears,and I’m weak,and I seeno one,I’… Read More
2022-01-25 15:04
I’m Just HereComposed: June 18, 2000 Coz when you have problems… I’m just hereWaiting for you to cryWaiting for you to realizeThat you can run to me.I’m just hereWai… Read More
2022-01-25 14:51
I’m not 2001 I. I’m not heavenly angel I’m not hell burning devil I’m just Human I’m not Some goody-two –shoes But I’m not Some evil queen I wish Wi… Read More
2022-01-25 14:40
Impossible love Jan 15, 2002 Fri Chorus: Impossible love Unbreakable heart Intensely it grows Erases my woes But then again it won’t Oh oh oh oh I. Faith? I don’t have that Don&r&hell…Read More
2022-01-25 14:19
Isolated June 27, 2004 sun I-i-i-isolated Don’t give a damn If I am isolated I am strong enough Baby more than tough Even if I am It’s not my dead end (end) (end) Isolated is not… Read More
2022-01-24 23:26
I am ready to share my secret. I’ve been told by people to not write about this online, but I can’t take it anymore. This secret has been killing me for years. I don’t want… Read More
2021-12-18 02:49
I noticed that my post Things that Make Me Sad was getting a lot of hits. It was surprising because I don’t think there’s anything special about that list. Curious, I read the po… Read More
2021-12-18 02:29
I am under a footbridgestill hoping I can ride a bus instead of a jeep,I have my handbag on one shoulder,my katcha bag on another shoulder,and cradled in my arms is a brown package.I want to… Read More
2021-12-18 02:22
Tricia said that I have to preserve my 16-year friendship with Jenna because we’re all best friends, the five best friends that I haven’t planned a Christmas party for in ten yea… Read More
2021-11-22 05:57
Yang Ate ninyosobrang bulok,sulat ng sulat ng memo,PR ng PR ng todo,ang galing-galing sa Englishpero lagpak naman sa truth. Para sa Ate ninyona mahilig sa sikreto,mahilig siya sa data,mahili… Read More
2021-08-13 00:46
I recently read the book Alamat by John F. R. L. Santos and Karmina D. Torres, which is a collection of myths of the Philippines. In the “Alamat ng Bawang”, there’s a chara… Read More
2021-07-28 03:21
I had a dream that I was held captive by two psychopaths who were torturing people. One of the psychopaths was a friend of mine, and she promised that they will not torture me. Still, I was… Read More
2021-07-28 03:08
Brainstorming notes: Can this not be an SH entry? Set free from what? Set free from fear. That’s still an SH entry I will set you freeJasmine,From all of your fears,Fear of your lack o… Read More
2021-07-19 12:32
I’m not asking you to leave her I can be friends More Songs: I Love My Life So Much (Song Fragment) Here (Unfinished Song) Hope on You (Unfinished Song) I Didn’t Tell You Th… Read More
2021-07-19 11:58
I love my life so much That I wanna cry Coz it’s too good to be true I’d rather be blue. I love my life so much That I wanna die Coz it’s just so surreal I’d rather b… Read More
2021-07-18 12:05
Nothing has ever stopped me. I’m on the right side of history. I will experience things and write it down. I will learn. Whatever I learn will help others. I will grow. I can do this… Read More
2021-07-13 18:53
A period of time after being harassed and threatened by my harasser. Diary entry Nov. 8, 2019 Fri 1:01pm (Everyday notebook Vol. 6, Nov. 8, 2019 to Jan 4, 2020). I edited this a bit. I don&r&hell…Read More
2021-07-13 07:05
The ballpen has an outer shell of transparent hard plastic and inside is the black ink encased in what looks like a plastic straw. All you need to do is grip the ballpen, feel the ridges tha… Read More
2021-04-28 12:09
I wish I could explode,burn down, shrivel up, turn cold.I wish I could vanish-dead, unnerved, vanquished. I wish I could disappear.Please take me away from here.I want to stop it all.I welco… Read More
2021-04-28 11:58
Living in the cold, cold heart,Love wanted to be free,so it screamed to the heart,but the heart did not concede. Confined in the cruel, cruel heart,Love yearned to escape,so it begged and na… Read More
2021-04-28 11:56
You don’t live, do you?She asks once more,to the cold eyes. You don’t care, do you?She tries to talk,to the inattentive listener. You don’t love me, do you?She wanted to ca… Read More
2021-04-28 11:54
(Written when I was 13 years old) I feel like that little grain of sand,That looks like the other grains of sand,That feels like the other grains of sand,That lives like the other grains of… Read More
2021-04-27 10:35
She is like a glass window,of a precious shop,while you are on display. I am like a thiefwho wants to steal you away. She screams in alarm,as I take you from your case,and you fall into my a… Read More
2021-04-27 10:05
The thought of being with you for two years or more makes me want to kill myself. I have other choices. I don’t have to choose this. I’m not obligated to choose this. Everybody&r&hell…Read More
2021-04-27 10:02
(Note: Some parts of this piece were taken from my blog post A Shy Person’s Top 8 Worries and Fears) When I was young, I was so shy, I couldn’t even buy something from the sari-s… Read More
2021-04-26 11:51
Note: This was a response to a writing prompt in a class where we were asked to start each line with “galing ako sa” and then describe something using our five senses Galing ako… Read More
2021-04-26 11:43
Question: Anong sagot mo kapag sinabihan ka na you violated her personal boundaries? Answer? Di ko naman alam eh Ennnnngk! Wrong answer! Ang tamang sagot ay: Ngayon na alam ko na, hindi ko n… Read More
2021-04-26 11:31
She said no, and she sounded more afraid than certain.But a no is a no is a noSo he didn’t manipulate her, He didn’t force her,He waited until she was readyBut he was also ready… Read More
2021-04-26 05:42
If love is a focus,I need a distraction,I need my mind not to mentionYou, you, you, you, you.Because all you think ofIs her, her, her.Her—sounds just like hurt,the girl who deserves,no… Read More
2021-04-09 01:59
God are you there?Why am I here?Why am I living?What do I fear? God do you hearMe, when I speak?God do you listenTo my voice, so weak? Where do you exist?Where is your heaven?Why do I exist?… Read More
2021-04-09 01:55
with just one Red Velvet cake,I became an instant saint,for God inspired him to make,this cake which almost made me faint. but not showing up on time,‘coz of dreams that lurked like wi… Read More
2021-03-17 07:40
Si Kim ay nasa perya. Gabi na. Naka-suot siya ng clown costume. Hawak niya ang kanyang wig. Pawis siya at nalulusaw ang kanyang make-up. Maririnig ang mga teenager na nagtatawanan. Maamoy an… Read More
2021-03-17 07:34
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Angeles, I am writing to you today about an unfortunate development in our basketball class. I have decided to cut your daughter Tina from the team. This was a difficult ch… Read More
2021-03-17 02:29
Sa susunod na biktima,Kung sino ka man,Sana mapatawad mo ako,Ginawa ko naman ang lahat,Ngunit natalo ako.Alam ko na ikaw ay masaya pa ngayon,Pero masisira ang mundo mo,Kapag inabuso ka na.Sa… Read More
2021-03-17 02:24
This is who I amThisThis isThis is whoThis is who IThis is who I amThis is who I am. THIS is who I amThis IS who I amThis is WHO I amThis is who I amThis is who I AMThis is who I am. This is… Read More
2021-03-17 02:17
A P2,000 meal in TGIF Fridays. I don’t remember why I was upset, but I remember writing a diary entry about how lucky I was that I had the financial means to nurse my feelings. P10,000… Read More
2021-03-12 11:24
I refuse to let you in my heart,I screamed at the kitchen knife,I refuse. I refuse. I refuse.I refuse because I remember,My silly twelve year old attempt,With black scissors four times my wr… Read More
2021-03-12 11:17
Kuya Paolo’s funeral was a time to play pretend,In order to accept what I couldn’t comprehend,I would be the waitress in charge with the food basket,Perhaps I did it to avoid the… Read More
2021-03-12 09:54
The mirror tauntsShowing you,My sludgy little monster,Oozing vicious pusIn between my terrified eyebrows.I can feel your redHeart—Possessive. Hardheaded. And unwillingTo let go in the… Read More
2021-03-11 12:51
Note: Don’t listen with earphones because I scream Matagal na kitang gustong tawagin na sinungaling dahil sa sinulat mo. Ang nakakainis ay legally it’s “not a lie” wh… Read More
2021-02-12 02:05
Dear Duterte, isang bala ka lang. Pero hindi kami ang babaril, kundi ikaw. Kapag pinatay mo ang Ninoy ng kasalukuyang henerasyon, mapupuno ang EDSA at mapupunta ka sa Hawaii. Hindi namin ala… Read More
2021-02-04 01:45
Note: This is a story I wrote for Philosophy class where I use characters from No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre and Art by Yasmina Reza. I edited it a bit. Scene 1: In the lobby of a hotel Estell… Read More
2021-01-19 11:06
Written when I was 14 years oldRecorded when I was in college I don’t wanna hope on youIt’s hard to rely on the things you doI don’t want to smileI don’t want you to… Read More
2021-01-18 12:43
Bakit gusto mo ng diktador?Dahil ang tatay mo ay diktador,Sininturon ka niya,Tapos nagtataka ka,Kung bakit nalulungkot ka nang bigla-bigla,Iniisip mo nalang tinuturuan ka ng disiplina.Ano ba… Read More
2021-01-16 11:52
Written when I was 13 years oldRecorded when I was in college Chorus: I am traveling alone IKeep hearing your voice IDon’t know if I can copeWith this journeyWhen I’m all alone M… Read More
2021-01-16 07:28
Note: For 2020, I joined SEAPoWriMo. Here are prompts that SEAPoWriMo posted, and the poems that I wrote in response to them. Future Prompt: Sabaidee from Laos! This year we’re bringin… Read More
2021-01-16 06:13
Note: These are the things I wrote for a class on writing for performance. I edited it a bit. Movie blurb Nakakatawa! Nakakatuwa! Masyadong Maraming Ganap Written by Me Galing ako sa  G… Read More

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