When Life Makes a Joke about You
The funny thing is, I wrote this after I renewed my Netflix membership. I was compelled to get rid of it for months as a protest.
Pardon me, friendship!
I wrote this while in a dilemma; a friend wants to meet up and my instinct keeps telling me ‘no’.
How are we doing?
When I disconnect from the world, this is what happens. No question.
Why I Finally Decided to Start this Creative Journey at 47
Who cares what I actually do for a living!
February 18, 2026 Hot Sauce! – Netflix and Chill
Because of this, I have to take euphemisms seriously now.
Feb 17, 2026 Hot Sauce! – Day Recap: The Epiphany that Pissed Me Off
I woke up like I was late for an “all year round” party.
They Thought I was Pregnant
Bad energies around us can make us really sick. Literally sick. And our body warns us about them all the time.
Forgetting and Remembering
How my memory plays tricks on me all the time, and why do I always catch myself in odd situations?
A Sweet Stranger Manifested Me
If this happens to you, you’re blessed by the universe.
What My Body Wants every Saturday Afternoon
It happens practically every Saturday afternoon, and there’s no way to resist it. So I’m plunged.
Father, Help Me Go Home
It took a lot of courage for me to write this. When it comes to my father (who passed in 2008), my heart just cannot breathe.
Where’s My Niece?
This poem was carved out of a terrifying dream I had during another afternoon nap. I woke up with an immeasurable amount of fear that I didn’t even know where I was anymore.
What Happens Each Time I Lounge Up in My Bed
Imagine all this happening at once in three minutes of your life? I don’t know what kind of a person I am anymore.
The Memories Hidden in Sweet Plantains
A Filipino dessert that fulfilled my childhood; I relived it… alone.
I’m Glad
I stayed away from distractions and noise to write this; a simple poem about gratitude.
The Uncanny Insect
This uncanny insect revealed itself in my room one night, so I wrote about our encounter out of fascination. But then… something else came about… a metaphorical nuisance about “me” and “the others”.
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