WHEN LIFE BEATS YOU UP…

there are times when i find myself thinking if people truly realize how fragile and fleeting our lives are. if they spend each moment aware of the significance of their actions because it might be their last chance to be doing it. i do not want to sound so morbid or foreboding, but lately it […]

OH SHARON!

“hopefully, just a day,” were her parting words the night we last chatted. it was a statement of hope. and faith. that there’s a promise of another morning she’d be waking up to. there’s still a tomorrow she’s yet to do the things she couldn’t do today. but, her tomorrow never came. she could’ve easily […]

MY MOTHER WAS A NURSE

my mother was a nurse. so was her mother, and many of my cousins and nieces. but, i never wanted to be one. aside from not developing any early interest in the profession, my mother turned me off with her stories of how they were tested to pass exams. more so, as a not so […]

PARENTHOOD 101: An Outsider Looking In

last night, in between joyful chats and endless eating, a dear girlfriend shared some of her challenges raising her 16 year old daughter. while a big part of me wanted to tell her how ungrateful and arrogant her daughter is for giving her so much trouble and struggles, her stories also reminded me of my […]

DEAR JESUS

dear Jesus, i hope You will understand, this year Your birthday won’t be the same as all Your past ones; there will be no festive celebration, no grand gift-giving galore, our merry-making will be limited to just our loved-ones at home. dear Jesus, i really hope You won’t mind, this year instead of endless joyous […]