Table for one
A petite Filipino female in her early 20’s enters a Japanese restaurant. She has wavy, shoulder-length, black hair, tan skin, and oriental eyes. The hostess greets her and sets her at a table for two by the window. The Filipino…
Love Cloud
5 life lessons I learned from my Mom
My family has been my source of determination and strength. Despite the fact that I grew up in a broken home, that helped me get through life’s circumstances. The pain and struggle I experienced between my late dad and my…
A story of forever: The road worth taking
Roly and I were in a seven-year relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. Too long? It might be yes in today’s generation but not for ours. During my time, courtship and relationship is seriously being worked for. Readiness in emotion, finances,…
From Mess to Message: A story of waiting
A lot of us have lost it when it comes to waiting, most especially when the idea of waiting is for true love. People nowadays appreciate the value of life and love more when time isn’t involved, when they don’t…
It’s okay to be single
I am 23 years old and I never had a boyfriend. I don’t think something is wrong with me. I just believe that it is not yet the time. I don’t get intimidated by couples I encounter every day because…
The right kind of love is always worth waiting for
Have you ever reached a point in your life where you questioned God of the failed relationships you’ve had or how the countless beautiful guys you had a crush on never even noticed you? I encountered both— and it…
The Beauty of Uncertainties
Do you have those weeks, or even months, where it seems as if nothing can go right? Where everything seems to be going wrong? It happened to me. It has been one thing after another. I love to plan…
When it was hard for me to understand, I learned these things
“Lord, I don’t understand. Please, help me understand.” That was my prayer for the past 6 months. I just turned 30 last May and it seems that my quarter-life crisis just keeps on dragging on. All my plans…
This 2017, choose to be your truest self
Last Christmas as I watched Rise of the Guardians with my nieces and nephews for the nth time, a scene struck me in a way I have never noticed before. The scene was when North (Santa Claus) was talking…
Best things 2016 taught us
If there is one great thing that you learned in 2016, what would it be? Sure, the year that passed has brought us ups and downs but it also made us stronger and better. Challenges allowed us to know ourselves…