My Life is Work of Art

…the silent hope that tomorrow will be more than okay, that tomorrow I will no longer be faking a smile, that tomorrow a single ray of light blinds the darkness inside.

…the melody of a simple song, a song that speaks right through the heart, a song of mercy, a song of redemption, a song that understands all the chaos in my mind.

…a simple word that says, “hi,” the feeling of being heard, the…

I wish we could bleed colors

instead of black and white hues.

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my heart

it lives by

through books

chapters and spines

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The light is blinding,

but only in light is living.

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Invisible Line | 02

I tried my best to remember the last time I stood on that line: there was serenity and there was also chaos. I half-mindlessly stepped back as I was a woman afraid of anything outside the line, let alone the line itself. Yet, courageously, I stood on that line, thinking, may be this would be the start of something amazing, something I was unaware I was looking for, something the other side, which…

Hi there, just checking in. I’ve been missing in action for long since I’ve been very busy about my own life (and I don’t know what that means, ha ha).

CURRENTLY… Reading

Just finished reading The Shadow Hour by Kate Riordan. I am still thinking of the next read. I am planning to read a non-fiction book.

*You may read the review here

Writing

Aside from writing this entry, I am also writing…

“What I hope you’ll find in the end is that in the leaving, you don’t just find love, adventure, and freedom. More than anything, you find you.” – Isa Garcia, Found

Part of me wanted to cry and some other part of me just wanted to jump from joy. I have never imagined 2017 to be the year when I almost fall off from the ledge.  There were lots of pull and push, up and down. Yet, I am still here…

Maybe, I’ve been very picky now with the books I’ve read. I’ve learned the art of not finishing a book which I felt no inclination to finish.

Gladly, this year, from setting the expectation of 25 books to read this year, I’ve read 31 books.

TOP 5 BOOKS OF 2017

1. Kung Alam N’yo Lang by Ricky Lee. Lee never fails. He is my go-to Filipino author. This book is really deep and discusses the…

I am a doubter. A doubter of anything pleasant and good. For me, one cannot be fully of everything, there will always be a catch, a stumbling block along the way, a pit in a field of happiness. And for the record, this is not a mere speculation. Life itself has brought me to learn this kind of truth.

But I also believe that God is in control. So whatever the stumbling blocks or pit, everything…

Remember the time when you were too close to the ledge and you didn’t know where to hold on to. You wanted to jump. You wanted to fall off. Because maybe this would mean letting go of control that was trying to suffocate you for the longest time. It didn’t mean that there’s nothing to hold on to. But, you felt your arms couldn’t hold on anymore, your feet wanted an escape. You were trying to hold…

To start, this blog is an online personal journal, so if you are reading this, I am warning you that this will be another nonsensical post, a waste of space and time.

17 Best Books I’ve Read So far… (or those books that really left me shattered or boggled and/or inspired).

East of Eden by John Steinback (Read: May 2017)

Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom(Read: June 2009 and re-read…

This is another nonsensical post, a waste of space and time. Please bear with me.

17 Best Books I’ve Read So far… (or those books that really left me shattered or boggled and/or inspired).

East of Eden by John Steinback (Read: May 2017)

Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (Read: June 2009 and re-read many times)

The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis (Read: February 2014)

The Sun is Also a Star…

It’s the first week of December already and I haven’t posted anything yet here for almost 2 months I guess. And I absolutely regret to leave this blog on a negative tone, my last public post was really a melancholic one. I have a few good reason for being MIA: first, life is really happening right now and I don’t have ample time to write; second, I tried to write, I tried really hard but I cannot…

It’s the first week of December already and I haven’t posted anything yet here for almost 2 months I guess. I have a few good reason about it: first, life is really happening right now and I don’t have ample time to write; second, I tried to write, I tried really hard but I cannot make myself write anything cohesive, and; third, I’ve written some poetry and prose, however, I deliberately did not…

The Voice | 2

You let your voice out. But your words came out wrong. It exited your mouth like a rapid river trying to suck all the people happily playing in the water. You are so used on letting your voice be silenced by your fear. Then when it finally came out, your voice seems like a piercing knife.

You let your voice be heard this time and then you quiver. You’re not so used with this kind of voice. You’re…

I Hope This Make Sense

I hope what I write make sense.

I don’t even know where this will be going.

What I know is I am letting out words that simply pass through my mind.

Maybe I’m tired of the echoes.

I’m tired of the rushing thoughts.

Wait, I don’t have rushing thoughts these past days.

Maybe this time I have made peace with my thoughts.

Maybe they are there, quietly looking for signs to get out.

But, right now, they…