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To future Marian,

Hi! It’s the year of the pandemic. Surely this one’s hard to forget. You’re currently moping over your rejection from FEUNRMF med, and UCMed. You’re losing hope with your reallyyyy really low NMAT, since no med school would ever accept you. Thankfully, OLFU and MHAM did! It’s not your target school but its not that bad! Now, you’re petitioning to waive nmat! What a…

1. Why do you think Beowulf uttered this? “Think of me not as a hero but as a man.”To speak of a hero is to focus on the good deeds one has made but Beowulf, flawed as he is, wanted to be remembered as a man-who does not far stray from being an imperfect person. He wanted to be perceived wholly, with all the achievements and the downfalls for without his mistakes, he would not completely be the…

I know him. I know how he walks. I know how he flips his hair. I know him from afar and I could measure the distance It takes to stand in front of him and confess-and the measurement isn’t worth the risk. I know how he laughs, or how his laugh sounds like. I know what makes him laugh like a retarded seal. I know his circle of friends. I know his favorite color. I know his name. I know his…

Pitong bilyong tao sa mundong ito at isa duon ang nakalaan para sayo. Maaring nahanap mo na ang taong ito. Maaring siya yung babaeng pinakawalan mo dahil hindi pa puwede maging kayo. Maaring siya yung nakasalumuha mo sa pamilihan na ngumiti sayo. Maaring siya yung matalik mong kaibigan na matagal mo nang gusto. Maaring nakita mo na siya pero nahuli ka ng limang minuto sa terminal ng jeepney.…

The sea was my murderer. Contrary to popular belief, a murderer doesn’t always have to carry a knife. Sometimes it comes in forms of splashing waves with swaying boats. As a young boy, I used to dream bigger than the people who have something stored for me. I didn’t understand it at first but eventually, I realized that these thin bones of mine were meant to become an engineer someday. Days after…