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She Doesn't Read Anymore

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  She doesn’t read anymore Maybe, the sad stories, the unhappy endings where the main characters die; the bad news, where real-life heroes perish; the sad messages in her inbox; the fierce arguments on her feed; those bleak writings on the wall; the negative minds she used to try to read have all exhausted her So, she seeks refuge from cats, from snakes, and wolves, and butterflies, the angels, turtles and swans Things that keep her afloat in the stars Away from trigger warnings Away from melancholy The words can wait... He doesn’t write anymore It is because his muse is missing He tries to search for her in libraries And in the pages of books with stories that have happy endings, where the main characters live happily ever after; in the news where real-life heroes triumph; in the inbox of jolly messages; and those auspicious writings on the wall, in the optimistic minds he used to try to read He calls for her He writes to her She doesn’t answer So, he seeks...
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Survey Says!

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       I’ve always wondered whether those survey firms really go around asking people of their opinions during election season. Or do they just manufacture the results in the comfort of their office? Well, the question whether they go around was answered for me just a few hours ago—a representative from a major survey firm (probably the leading survey firm in the country) knocked on our door and interviewed me. I was home alone, so she had no choice. She couldn’t interview the dog.      Some of the key questions during the interview were:      “Do you trust President Marcos, Jr?”      “Absolutely not.”      “Do you trust Vice President Sara?”      “Absolutely not.”      “Who are you going to vote and why?”      I rattled off (from her list) the candidates I was going to vote (from local to national) and my re...
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The Package

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       We shop online quite frequently, and most of the time, I’d be named as the recipient as I’ve always been the designated house sitter, so when a package worth 73 pesos arrived in my name, I didn’t hesitate to accept and pay for it. I gave the delivery man 80 pesos and didn’t ask for a change. Yes, I could be quite generous sometimes. Lol.      But as it turned out, no one in the house had ordered it. Or maybe, I just forgot that I ordered it—so I opened the black bag and saw a panty inside (see photo above), which size was apparently for a teen-age girl—and I thought hard again: did I order it? No, I don’t think so, I don’t wear panties, and even if do, it wouldn’t be that size as it’s quite small.      So was I scammed? Or was it just a result of an unfortunate mix-up? If it was, then a teenage girl might be walking in the streets these days without an underwear. I know that there are health benefits in going ...
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Ghost Riders

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       Myriad of decades ago, I thought of owning a motorcycle. I had a girlfriend at that time, so I thought it’d be nice if we had our own little vehicle to go around with—and taxis were so expensive. Yep, I don’t do jeepneys whenever I’m with a girlfriend (which is rarer than a Halley’s Comet appearance). Car was safer, yes, but I couldn’t afford one.       But while I was still planning on acquiring a motorcycle, the relationship suddenly went kaput. No one to go around with, and I’m okay with public transpo, so, the plan of owning a motorcycle started to vanish in my mind. And it would probably never reappear (there's this very strong possibility that I wouldn't have a girlfriend again). Lol.      And also this: Just a few moments ago, I was scrolling through my FB News Feed, and I saw three accidents involving motorcycles (two of them fatal). Every day, you scroll through socmed and you’d stumble upon an ...
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