Humahangos paakyat ng bus si Migs hawak ang isang balot ng chicharon at isang box ng donut na bilin ng anak na si Isabel. Napangiti na lang lamang si Erika nang makita ang lalaking hindi magkandatuto sa pagmamadali.
“Dahan-dahan at baka masubsob ka. Hindi ka na maiiwan at nandito ka na sa loob. Kundangan ka.” Sambit ng babae habang himas-himas ang bilog na tiyan.
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“Barbekyu, murang mura, bili na kayo.” Sisipul-sipol pa si Jok Jok habang inaayos ang kanyang mga paninda.
Makalipas ang limang oras, nagtungo si Jok Jok sa tindahan upang hikayating bumili ang nag-iinumang kapitbahay ng kanyang Barbekyu.
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Best Rock Songs to Start the day
Aside from making a cup of coffee and checking on the fridge for what to have for breakfast, playing music from your devices (yes, devices, since saying ‘turning the radio on’ is getting behind the times as of this writing) is probably one of the first things people do after they wake up in the morning. Continue reading “Best Rock Songs to Start the day”
THOMAS, ANAK NG LUMIKHA
After the mourning, glorifying the life should follow.
Isa lamang ‘yan sa mga hindi ko mabilang na aral na natutunan ko mula sa aking tiyuhin na si Thomas Zipagan Jr. – nakababatang kapatid ng aking ina. Una kong narinig sa kanya ang gintong aral na ‘yan nuong pumanaw ang panganay nilang kapatid na si Joephord Zipagan taong 1997. Labing-apat na taong gulang lamang ako nuon. Pero kailanman ay hindi nilisan ng mensaheng ‘yan ang aking isip hanggang sa kasalukuyan. Kaya naman, siya ang penultimong dahilan kung bakit hindi ko kinakatakutan ang kamatayan. Hindi sa kamatayan magtatapos ang lahat. Kung tutuusin, iyon ang umpisa ng ating legado base sa kung papaano tayo nabuhay sa mundong ito.
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Albert Blackstone, an English-American Anthropologist based in California had just arrived in the country. Not to experience a luxurious holiday on the beach, but to study. He put back the Travel Magazine in the seat pouch and went to the washroom. It’s been a long-tiring travel aboard Philippine Airlines.
Continue reading “THE BITIN CAVE”
“MARGA”
(First published by the Philippines Graphic Magazine – February, 2020)
“The story of Marga, is true. She exists. Living alone in the ghastly hut at the foot of Mt. Irid. With the ability to shift to a dog or wild pig, believe me, my son, she is the last person or should I say, creature – you would want to see.”
I frowned as my mother tells the story of Marga. An old woman told to be living alone in a secluded area about a mile near the Groto of Mt. Paruwagan. The story, should be petrifying. If not because of the fact that I, and any other kids in the village had heard the story countless of times from our folks, anyone of all ages would hesitate to roam the streets at night.
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“THE FLAMBEAUX”
Juan Bautista
The moth flies around the flambeaux like a freeman who believes he’s the king of the world. No one and nothing could waylay as the moth owns everything around the golden sconce when suddenly, an intruder was seen flying around the dim umbrella of light underneath the moth’s cherished territory. The intruder constantly disappears to the dark every time the moth was trying to approach it. It angers the moth. The moth won’t be at peace until it was certain that the intruder would never go back. Continue reading “The Flambeaux”
“What secret would open the gate, wiser men than we would have to find.”
– H.P Lovecraft
(Rats in the walls)
Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937), is one of the most celebrated storytellers today in the horror genre. Being the genesis of the Ctulhu Mythos and Lovecraftian horror genres, he is not just one of the most read author but arguably the most influential to many modern authors, artists and musicians who we admire today. Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Guillermo del Toro, and the list of notable names goes on. His stories and letters immortalized his name that for every aspiring author/storyteller, it is a must to read his astounding works.
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Kahapon ay muling umikot ang balita na tinanggal na ang Philippine History sa mga subjects sa sekondarya o High School level. Bagama’t kasama pa rin naman sa mga asignatura ng elementarya (ayon sa DepEd) ang kasaysayan ng bansa, naniniwala akong kailangan pa rin itong talakayin sa sekondarya. Kasaysayan nating lahat bilang mga Pilipino ang usapin dito. At ang karunungan sa ating kasaysayan ay isa sa mga pinakaimportanteng gabay ng ating pag-iral. Continue reading “PATULOY NATING PAG-ARALAN ANG KASAYSAYAN”
Matindi ang taong ‘to. 2020. Mga bagyo, recession, kawalan ng sapat na kita o gana dulot ng pandemya at marami pang iba. Halos lahat tayo, apektado. Mga negosiyante (malaki man o maliit), mga empleyado, mga guro’t estudyante at siyempre pa – ang mga local artists. May mga masuwerte dahil hindi naapektuhan masyado ang mga kabuhayan nila, pero napakarami talaga ng mga namomroblema ngayon kung saan at papaano didiskarte, mga Tol. Continue reading “THE STRUGGLE IS REAL”
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