Archive for November, 2008

Shimmering Splendid

For the first time, there were displays of lights such as these: They were vibrant, even in the dark a flash of Green Curtains Coils of Burning Red and some random whites They form a current, a breeze, a spectral flow     I was drawn to them Never had I seen these lights in [ READ MORE ]

Don’t Come Back November!!!

I just had my fill of cappuccino at Postrio Cakes & Pastries branch at Parkmall. I had nothing else to do. I had already made business calls to my clients, my boss and my officemates. It’s sales cut-off once more but I decided to throw in the towel, sit down at the coffee shop and [ READ MORE ]

It’s Made Known to All Now

Dad flipped the pages of SunStar Daily, a local newspaper and had stumbled on this article. But he also noticed this: It finally came out in the newspaper. Dad will be one of 44 who’ll be unemployed starting December 1.    [ READ MORE ]

Type the Words and Out Comes Carlo

Type a few letters to form a word, then comes another word, and another one. Before the group of words could form a thought my finger’s too quick to press the backspace key. Then I would stare again at a blank blanc document, thinking of what keys to press, on what letters to use to [ READ MORE ]

Where the Earlier Settlers Lived

The heaven was a bit downcast when the plane touched down at Bancasi National Airport. The flight was completely filled with passengers and people seemed to be in hurry to claim their luggage from the newly-installed carousel. I smiled because the baggage conveyor was new and people seemed to be a bit delighted about the [ READ MORE ]

A Chance in the Land of the Souls

I’ve been wanting to search out how this place came up with a name CARAGA. People may think that it’s an abbreviation of the names of the provinces under this region, but it’s not. Unlike SOCSKSARGEN which is made up of the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Saranggani and General Santos City, CARAGA is [ READ MORE ]

SNL: Saturday Night Loneliness

Jeans with embroidered back pockets, a dark blue pull-over on a tight polo shirt, a pair of light sneakers and an outbreak on the nose, I stared at the mirror, getting ready to leave the house on a Saturday night. Mom and dad had arrived from the mall. They bought dresses for the grandchild which [ READ MORE ]

Lunch with the Zodiacs

The signs came to dine together for lunch. The crab sat at the near end of the table. The goat was at his left and the archer, to his right. The scorpion joined in with the reheated lasagna on her hands. The lion was still in the john, doing something on the throne. The goat’s [ READ MORE ]

Birthdays and Travels

To avoid the horrendous traffic that might be caused by the Feast of the Virgin of the Rule (Opon, Mactan Island), I went home before the clock struck 4pm. I didn’t want to be stranded in the streets of Mandaue and miss Ellen’s Birthday. My sister prepared food for her birthday. When I got home, [ READ MORE ]

A Version of Paradise

Several hundred feet above the city, secluded from the concrete panorama that is Cebu, there’s a piece of Eden in the highlands of To-ong where the heavens could bow down to kiss the lips of the fruitful land and the earth could offer its fruits not only to the sky but also for stunned soul. [ READ MORE ]

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