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I am just a road, not a home; a street, not a refuge

People will not return to me and stay, they will simply pass by.

Sometimes, they won't even remember how I looked like,

Or that they've been here before.

Some folks cross this path everyday,.

But with the mundane of the day to day,

they hardly even pay attention,

certainly, neither appreciate the importance.

I am just a path they simply had to take

to get to where-ever they are heading to.

I was never the destination.

-previous Curie René Rapp Decartes and Pierre Fermat, future UP students

Today is the day,

when the nighttime

will be as long as

the day –

but why

is my waiting

for you to crawl into my arms

seems longer

and your stay is shorter?

they say

that today,

the time

is equally divided

into day

and the night

but our yearning

for each other

was never evenly shared–

my time to spend

with you always feels

insufficient,

as I was not

your day

idk why i had this obsession with six-word poetry 8 years ago

Ilang gabi rin tayong magkasiping Sa kawayang katre'y magkatabing nahimbing Dinig ko ang iyong paghinga sa lalim Ng gabi habang ika'y nakaunan sa akin Payapang mga sandali na tila ba 'di magmamaliw Mainit ang mga yakap at masidhing bawat halik Subalit ang ihip ng hangin ay biglang lumamig Tulad na lamang din ng iyong pag-ibig At ang bawat gabi'y lalo pang dumilim Ako ay nagising nang 'di ka na kapiling Kaya upang alaala'y tulayan nang limutin Ang pinagsaluhang katre'y akin nang ipagbibili

nakita ko ang picture na ito sa Facebook at hindi ko napigilan nag sariling sumulat ng tula 😂

I was deeply moved by this movie.

The storytelling is amazing, it was poetic and impactful. Although there were scenes when the dialogues were long, it didn't feel boring and they made perfect sense. It gave me a glimpse of the part of history which were not usually explained thoroughly in school.

It also gave dimensions to the three famous historical figures but whose stories were usually treated as prompt for even bigger historical figures.

The actors were all amazing. Cedrick Juan is a new found gem; he was able to deliver the fervor and compassion of Jose Burgos. I hope he will be given bigger projects with good story and production like this one. Dante Rivero was expectedly brilliant as the old Mariano Gomes who at his age is more careful, and seemingly less devoted, with his participation in the reformation. Enchong Dee –whose character is Jacinto Zamora, a priest who is nonchalant about the cause of the secularization movement– gave justice to his portrayal. Piolo Pascual, although was only present in the first quarter of the film, gave a wonderful performance. All other supporting actors/characters also gave strong performances.

However, there's something I find unsettling: Did the movie try to make it appear that the friars are not to be blamed on the death of the three martyrs?

Anyway, the film showed how religion was used as weapon in our history. It was used as a tool by the Spaniards and friars to oppress; it was also used as device by our heroes to awaken our love for our nation, for each other, and for our freedom.

This must be watched by everyone, especially our youth.