31

I love my friends, the people in my life. They never cease to bring me happiness wherever they may be.

30

Summer sadisms: Only summer can burn you up, make you suffer in pain, and like it at the same time.

29

Heaven on earth holds no greater beauty than a nation reborn. Hellfire has no greater fury than hope scorned.

28

It's my life. I still decide if I am a victim of circumstances. Even if events bully me into silence.

27

I've been trying to peel away the panic, sorrow and the anger depression brings. Leave the feeling behind... and smile.

26

In each lifetime, we meet the same souls again and again, in different relationships. I'm still happy we met, again.

25

Farmers wait for the rain to prepare the fields for planting. The cities welcome the rains amidst the humid heat.

24

Rainy days are for children. The first thing you hear when it rains are children laughing, welcoming the rainy season.

23

Friendship: I can not promise to solve all your problems. At least you won't have to face them all alone.

22

Perhaps it is culture. Only in Philippine politics and showbiz will you see every action, have its own opposite OVER-reaction.

21

Students' blogs fill blogster one last time. Their posts  alive with ideologies and theories. Windows at the end of worlds.

20

Few weeks ago I voted. Philippine democracy was alive and well. Now I wonder how much of it was bought.

19

If I were a candle,
I wouldn't know light.
Fire is but an element
That slowly shortens my shelf life.

18

A person's mind is like a house, with rooms, attic and a basement. There's always a basement. Dark. Creepy. Unknown.

17

When something ends it leaves a part of it behind. Sometimes it's a story, a vision, a memory or hope.

16

We shape our world and soon after, our world shapes us.

Replace 'world' with the words: destiny, community, relationships, tools.

15

I have to always remind myself that it is okay to be angry. It is never okay to be cruel.

14

My heart falters for a moment as I see your eyes. My spirit rushes out to touch you. Painfully happy.

13

It's amazing how we can press forward long after we can’t.  It’s a matter of wanting it bad enough.

12

Bad experiences and failures always ends up just the way it should be. Either you succeed or you learn something.

11

Waking up, I thought if some of my dreams were true, then everything we think we know is a lie.

10

I just realized, silence may be the worst punishment or form of torture you can do to another person.

9

Stories are stories. They don't smile or bleed. You just live and learn through them. It's not who you are.

8

Sometimes I wonder if we keep ourselves active and preoccupied, to forget that we are... and will always be, alone.

7

Sometimes I find myself reflecting on your words. Seeking that daily wisdom. Seeking to feel your thoughts mingle with mine.

6

Am I being deviously manipulative when I talk to people in ways that I know will please or placate them?

5

Soft footsteps. A final look at the silhouette on the bed. He turns, quietly leaving the room. Not looking back.

4

Perhaps, Happiness is the entire point of life. To find what makes you happy and do it until you die.

3

When I grow old, I want to rock the boat, dance up a storm, keep creating until my dying day.

2

I can never get used to the sweltering heat of summer. One hopes to escape it in every way possible.

1

I write the way I tell stories. I tell it honestly and in the best way I can say it.