Silent dreams & hushed nightmares on May 9, 2006Marcia Olaguer could feel the strands of hair at her nape stand on end; the feeling of dread was evident as she wipes off the beads of perspiration on her forehead. From the light emitted by the solitary candle propped on a tin can at the table besid...
Leap of faith (a letter to the lady in red) on Feb 14, 2006It was the first night of a cold and windy January full moon when I first caught a glimpse of you from the slits of the wooden jalousie window. The pair of black orbs staring back at me took my breath away and struck me into a stupor. I stood there f...
Cadre on Feb 13, 2006One hot Friday afternoon in March, a man is lazily walking along the sidewalks of Ayala Avenue in Makati, the financial business district of the Philippines. When a drop of sweat slowly cascaded from his broad forehead and settled into his right eye,...
Santo Cristo on Jan 2, 2006Renato tried to evade the attack but he never had the chance as the lead pipe smacked into his face with an awesome force that made his vision turned black and his mind went blank in seconds.He regained consciousness at the Charity Ward of the Provin...
Coke Addict on Dec 25, 2005I am a Coke addict...I have been an addict for about twenty-eight years now...I can still remember that first taste of the "black liquid" that changed my taste buds forever...It was the eve of the town fiesta honoring St. Lawrence the Martyr. It
"LAYOG" on Dec 23, 2005I have a story to tell but it is not for the faint-hearted.It happened about six summers ago yet my recollections are still fresh despite the years for I have never experienced that kind of thing before and I don’t want that harrowing experience to...
Us & Them... on Dec 18, 2005I can see them… Yes, I have this uncanny ability to see things that normal people won't see. Call this a gift or whatever. But I tell you- I'd rather not have this gift. It's terrible. Ever since I was a child when I was about four years
The Blue Kingfisher on Dec 15, 2005Bernard was sitting on the branch of the Guava tree in their backyard while watching a lonesome sparrow flew from branch to branch of the adjacent Macopa tree looking and catching for the proverbial worm one Saturday morning.With a slingshot in hand,...
Superman's Ghost on Dec 14, 2005It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's Superman!When I was a little lad of five, I do believe in the power of Superman.Don't get me wrong but I really love and admired the man.I wanted to be like him and would run around the neighborhood
The Dump Site on Dec 12, 2005Somewhere in the hilly and grassy portion off the side of the road going to Antipolo is a place where people from that place referred to as the “dumping site“. Of course, the term does not connote to garbage being dumped there but to the countles...
