People who keep umbrellas in their bags are weird. This is one of the many crazy things Christine taught me when we were in college. I don’t know where she got that, but that’s one of the reasons why she never brings umbrella with her. And as a loyal comrade, we both get drenched under … More The Colors of the Rain
Ambiguity is the key to poetry. It does not need to appeal right away. Most of the times, it needs to be unlocked. It took a decade before these thoughts shared by our former professor made sense. Back then, I have always questioned the essence of writing something and not allowing other people to understand … More The Day the Artifacts Talked
I have never felt so little in my entire life. Back then, I always took pride of our Museo Sugbo – the biggest by far among the museums we had in Cebu. But standing in front of the National Museum, much more wandering inside it made me realize what a tiny spec of the universe … More I wish I had more time…
“Pardo,” I answered the lady who was selling burgers and fries on the lobby of the event site to her inquiry on where I was from. “What?!” an obvious image of disbelief immediately painted on her face. “Is he that famous for you to come here?” I couldn’t help but ponder on her statement as … More Here are 5 Travel Lesson by Juan Miguel Severo
Like any other brokenhearted souls, I stood still and looked at you; I don’t know how it started, but this is how it ended. After months of putting so much effort unto each other, Sleepless nights that brought you headache, So much time that we thought really mattered, Much money that literally emptied your … More Poetry: What Mattered…
“Walang mandirigmang walang sining sa katawan.” (No warrior has ever been left unmarked.) – Lourd de Veyra Tall, dark, and handsome. Like any other girl, I have this perfectly captured image of an “ideal guy”. Having been fed with fairytale books and novels at an early age and hooked to bishies and bishounens of animes, … More Reflection: The Ideal Man…
“We are just kids who grew up way too fast.” – The Cab Did you ever tried losing something and in the process of looking for that missing item you found something that has been lost for a long time? Last Saturday, June 18, I just did. I haven’t been quite myself for these past … More Poetry: If I were…
