What Defines You?

Whatever choice you make makes you. ― Roy T. Bennett My Name is [insert your name here]. I don’t know if I was born to do something or if my life has a purpose. I don’t know if destiny is real. But I do know that, despite what’s being real and what’s not, you have … Continue reading What Defines You?

The Dark Side of Love

Every time I think about the past, I shall see colors, not sadness.  Dear Love, I know you’re an independent soul with a will of fire. I know you’re burning so bright and running so fast like there are flames beneath your feet. I know you know you’re strong, but there are days when your … Continue reading The Dark Side of Love

Only Read This If You Hate

One smile can't change the world, but yours can change mine. ― kMoN I know you’re hurting. And it must feel like nobody understands. I can only pretend to understand what you’re going through. I can only imagine that it must feel like shit. Like the mountain just crumbled and the sky just fell. And … Continue reading Only Read This If You Hate

I Have Nightmares

I wake up every morning, yearning for the warmth that was not there. I have nightmares. They have been with me for as long as I could remember. I don’t think there’s a specific trauma that triggers these dreams. Every dream is different. It shows places I haven’t been to before. It shows faces I … Continue reading I Have Nightmares

Are You A Good Driver?

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. ― Marcel Proust People usually ask others to rate their driving skills. Some even go further to make people choose who is better between themselves and someone else. What makes you a good driver, anyway? What do you do better … Continue reading Are You A Good Driver?

Inside the Minds: I Wish I Wasn’t Alive

XFINITE asked a person to share the dark periods of their life. It all began in 2007 when I went out with my parents to get some Saj Ko Ang [grilled beef]. One moment I was eating and the next my tongue was paralyzed. Believe me, I tried so hard to get my tongue back … Continue reading Inside the Minds: I Wish I Wasn’t Alive

Does Age Bring Wisdom?

The older I grow, the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. ― Mencken I guess it runs in our souls ― those things we never knew how people do so well. In the end, all that matters is happiness. Oh, we would be nothing but fools to think we can be … Continue reading Does Age Bring Wisdom?

Untitled – A Poem

XFINITE asked a photographer to explore his creativity and write his first "poem".  Is it wrong to not know anything to write about her? She is everything, yet I can’t illustrate our anything. blank and I’m scared of what I do not really see exactly. My heart beats too loud until my body hurts. And … Continue reading Untitled – A Poem

The Love and The Universe

Every happy and sad moment ever experienced by any human was, or will be, experienced by you. ― Andy Weir I’m not asking you to believe in reincarnation. I’m only asking you to open your heart and play with its possibility. I’m only asking your imagination to go on a blind date with me. Now … Continue reading The Love and The Universe

The Fault in Our Modern Happiness

No one ever did anything big by reading small. ― WSJ We’ve been lied to. We’ve been told all the things we need to have to be happy. Beauty. Fame. Money. Things. Our voice is lost to popular opinions. Our souls carry the burden of wrong values, careers, and relationships. We weren’t born red but we’ll … Continue reading The Fault in Our Modern Happiness