I don’t like wasting time. The fire is slowly creeping up, tar turning into orange and then into ash. I gave it a soft puff: to heat me up inside and to turn more orange into ash. Breathe in, breathe out. The smoke rises as it obscures my field of vision, blocking my already failing […]
Read more "2 am magic"I try to escape the confines of this mundane world. With every blink of my eye behind the glasses that it grew accustomed to, with every breath that my tar infested lungs take, I try to escape… even for just seconds, minutes. Hours? Even better. Living life is about escaping it: to look forward to […]
Read more "Clara"“Ah… Look at all the lonely people” – Eleanor Rigby, Paul McCartney, Beatles 1966 The faucet cries the sound of water gushing, it’s as if it desires to fill up the world – drown the world with its sad tune of endless flowing. Her eyelids are still heavy from last night’s work; grades and names of […]
Read more "Olga"Hayaan mong sulatan kita. Oo ikaw, ang taong bumuklat at nagbasa ng aking munting sulat. Marahil ay nakilala mo ako dahil sa kuwento ng mga ate at kuya mong graduate na, or kwento ng ating paboritong doktor ng komunikasiyon, or kwento ng mga kakilala ng kakilala mo. Marahil ay ilang beses mo na akong nakakasalubong […]
Read more "“Ako din”"A friend of mine was talking beside me about the pains of indecisiveness that academics have concocted with his legs crossed; his qualms and cries for justice in life and desire for change was echoing in the small quarters that houses dozens of PCs – this hub or “internet cafe” was a second home to […]
Read more "A Closer Look: The World of a Video Game in MMOs"The green grass swayed as the cold winds blew the first signs of the cold season. The resident kitten was curling up, trying to salvage every form of heat from its surrounding; its eyes glimmering with curiosity as it gently leered at me with its gaze. I leered back at its golden eyes. It purred […]
Read more "Mediocrity – The Average Life"(This is my real entry under the “Personal Information” tab on my Curriculum Vitae/Resume) Born on August 10, 1994 and the single child of a Lawyer and a simple housewife, I spend my life mostly writing about stuff and playing video games (a lot of them). I was already playing video games at a very […]
Read more "Hire Me"I was different. I was the introvert, the nerd, and the silent when I first stepped into the class. The atmosphere was very different; it was noisy, crowded, chaotic, and messy. Everywhere you look there’s something going on; there was laughter, squeals, girly high pitched tone, and a lot more laughter. I didn’t know anyone; […]
Read more "Family"The floors creaked as the tall heels of her shoes collided with the wooden floors as she walked. She was a strong woman; tall in stature, about forty or fifty years of age, dominating features, a strong nose, luscious lips, slim yet curvy body and eyes that glare at the soul of those who behold them. She […]
Read more "The Red Matriarch"“Are you satisfied with your care?” – Baymax (Big Hero 6) I looked up at the horizon, expecting someone to show up as I hold my Nintendo on my hands playing a game about monster hunting. The smell of freshly opened can of coffee filled the area around me, the air vents of the convenient […]
Read more "Satisfied"