The rest of the day sped by us in laughter, and dancing, and surprises after surprises, plus more dancing and laughing. When Juancho and I were driving home the day after, we kept talking about how the wedding was so uniquely us — it was light, and funny, and filled with emotion, it was artsy, it was ringing with music through and through, it was sincere, and honest, and family-oriented, and surrounded by friends, and so fully God-dependent — just how we are, and how we always want to be.
Read MoreOur homes and possessions, our livelihood and comfort, our necessities — they are important, but never so important, we learn, as that of our own or another human being’s life; or the value that is put upon a soul and its saving, no matter how heavy the plight.
Read MoreMy dear friends,
If you read the past two year-ender posts I’ve written, I’d doubtless assume you’d feel sorry for me. 2017-2018 will have to be two of the most challenging years of my life, and yet, as I look back now - I can absolutely say that the deepest valleys I traversed were only to prepare, and highlight, the hills that had been waiting for me in the glimmering delight that is 2019.
Read MoreWe swept the Louvre and saw her smile
We sat outside and drank our wine
You kissed me slowly by the Seine
We fell in love in Notre Dame
Read MoreThrough what will have to be the most egregious year of my life so far - I find a streak of dashing silver in that I get to celebrate Christmas with an everlasting hope in my heart.
Read MorePero bakit ganun, noh? Tatamaan ka talaga sa sandaling pinaka hindi mo inaasahan. Magugulat ka nalang na yung bawat salitang binibigkas nung bwisit na gwapo sa harap mo, nagkakaron bigla ng background music (Free Falling ni John Mayer, ‘yung live version na tahimik at parang sinulat specifically para sa moment na ‘to).
Read More14. If you have nothing good to say, learn to be silent. In most situations, charity trumps liberty.
Read MoreCongratulations to all the pupils, congratulations graduates! It’s a special day for you, and even more so for your parents, guardians, and families who have worked hard in aiding to achieving your dreams. Give them a hug, a kiss, and lots of compliments (that hopefully you truly mean). Please invite me for more of these things - it was wonderful. Read my short speech below:
Read MoreLove has been a ridiculous adventure of discovery that continuously lead to character building, to say the least - and yesterday I gathered my thoughts and laid in under three types of love - self-love, love for others, and Agape.
Read MoreI saw you today from the other side of my car window. Waiting right below the street lamp where you and I once hailed a taxi together. It was a frigid January evening and the streets were cluttered with drunken flirts and a distant ringing of reggaeton. I’ve doused myself with enough whisky and had thought the night should be over early rather than later; these days I start my mornings before seven, with double pours of coffee, enough to keep me active though hazed, enough to jumpstart the day, enough to help me remember what life was like before you and I and before you and I was no longer.
Read MoreI’ve gone through enough breakups in my life to know that it all pans out the same. There’s a period of sadness - that aching, throbbing of pain that jolts you awake in the middle of your sleep, or pushes you to get a tattoo, a haircut, a random trip, a stranger’s kiss, another drink, just anything that could help you from sinking so deep into your conscious melancholy…and then it eventually gets better.
Read MoreHindi ka pa rin nagbabago. Ikaw pa rin ang tala at buwan at musika at araw at dagat at lahat ng bagay na mahal ko, all rolled into one.
Read MoreSo become defiant. This is not about clean slates.
Read MoreHere was a girl who laid her heart upon the earth
Read MoreTo my almost.
Read MoreThis is nonsense! As it always is.
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