Bittersweet Realizations
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Living With the Unseen Battle: Loving My Son’s Twin Brother
In the movie Venom, Eddie Brock is an ordinary man who one day becomes host to an alien creature called a symbiote. From that moment forward, they share a single body. Eddie is himself most of the time — thinking his own thoughts, making his own choices — but Venom lives inside him. The alien… Read more
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THE THIRD TIME: Reckoning with Rage, Relapse, and the Quiet Weight of Being Loved
This is the third time I have entered the rehabilitation center. I thought I was done. I thought I had finally made it out. After eight long months inside these walls, I walked out those doors — and for two weeks, I breathed free air. Two weeks. That was all I got before everything fell… Read more
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What the Body Has Always Known: A Woman’s Desire, Pleasure, and the Silence We Must Break
Do women ejaculate like men—or is that a truth we were never meant to hear? Opppsss… Consider yourself warned! This is not a comfortable conversation— but comfort has long been the enemy of truth. Read more
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A Stranger Wearing My Son’s Face
“May isang tao na nagnanais na makuha ang ulo mo” Sinabi niya ito na nakangisi. Ang uri ng ngising nakikita ko lamang sa mga mukha ng mga mamamatay-tao sa mga anime na minahal niya noon. Labintatlo siya nang mapansin ko ang ngising iyon sa unang pagkakataon. Nang panahon na makilala ko na ang kahulugan nito,… Read more
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Not Yet: A Story About Wings, Roots, and the Space In Between
Dumating ako sa puntong punô ng galit ang aking dibdib sa labis na paghihigpit ng aking mga magulang. Pakiramdam ko noon, ako’y isang ibong ikinulong sa hawla—may pakpak ngunit hindi makalipad, may pangarap ngunit hindi matupad. Sigurado ako sa sarili ko, hindi ako magkakamali, hindi ko sisirain ang aking kinabukasan. Ngunit sa kabila ng lahat,… Read more
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What the Empty Gun Taught Me
I remember the day I desperately looked for my father’s gun. I was 16 back then. Read more
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The Three-Hour Sprint: How a Midnight Deadline Taught me what Success Really Looks Like
Think about it. Why would you keep your CV current? Because there are needs. Because people need your expertise. Because opportunities keep knocking and you want to be ready when they do. You update it for career improvement, for promotions, for that next big leap. These graduates—these head teachers and master teachers—weren’t just successful because… Read more
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Mga Sandaling Dati ay Sa’kin
Pero bakit ngayon… parang wala nang bigat ang boses ko? Bakit parang hangin lang ang mga pakiusap ko? Bakit hindi niya marinig ang iyak ko? Bakit nagbago siya? Read more
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The Paradox of Knowledge: When Academic Excellence Conceals Practical Wisdom
I have a very intelligent friend who lacks practical wisdom. This essay was first published in Pacificus: A Literary Magazine under the Binas Publications. Read more
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When Dedication Meets Disconnection: The Basic Role of Constructive Criticism in Academic Excellence
May kilala ka bang guro na matalino at achiever subalit hindi naman marunong magturo? This essay was first published in Scholarly Lens: A Literary Magazine for Educators under Dreamer Publishing Services. Read more