Why Mothers Say, “If I Die, You Will Look for Me” Growing up, many of us have heard our mothers utter the haunting phrase, “If I die, you will look for me.” (In my mothers original words in Tagalog, “Kapag namatay ako, hahanapin niyo din ako.”) It is a sentiment…
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Life has a way of speeding by, doesn’t it? One moment you’re caught up in the whirlwind of romance, and the next, you’re navigating the quiet rhythms of married life. For me, marriage wasn’t about grand gestures or dramatic declarations; it was about finding comfort in each other’s presence, like…
Mesmerized (spellbind) is the word I would often associate when listening to CJ Kaamiño. It was at the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (FILSCAP) stage when I first witnessed barefooted CJ Kaamiño with her 2 other friends sang their hearts out to the beat of “Kayamanan ng Mindanao”.…
The day begins no matter how I think. And ends no matter how I live. Today, it begins and ends. Just the way I want it to. Simply by thinking of you.
I didn’t know why My heart beats fast I’m suffocating. I didn’t know why My head hurts remembering. I said I didn’t know why Now, I do. My heart longs for you Because I love you.
Today, I dreamed of you. Of us together. Your hands clasped mine. No hint of letting go. We stroll along the beach. Only caring about the moment. You looked at me. It warmed my still sleepy heart. You smiled. It was contagious. It brightens up my day, Like the morning…
‘ “…love is more delightful than wine.” That was mentioned from the famous book of Song of Songs (The Songs of Solomon). Who would not agree that LOVE is certainly a good feeling? We are now in 21st century and we are far from the era when that book was…






