Happy 2nd Birthday

Sometimes an event happens in our lives and we mark that as our 2nd Birthday.  This episode may not necessarily be something good or extraordinary; it can sometimes be an unpleasant experience, one we wish to forget; except that it paved the way for us to realize something deeper and because of it; lifted us [...]

Soul Searching

In life, we sometimes find ourselves yearning to break free from the ordinary existence we are living.  Some of us realize this early on, while others recognize this much later in life.  No matter what age we grasp this will to have our freedom, many of us leave our comfort zone and travel to find [...]

Pen Pals

It was quite popular back then…two decades ago. Like how email is right now, they called it pen pals.  I was twelve when I got a letter from a boy who lived in Italy.  I remembered it must have been that IYS form I filled up and paid a few pesos for…hoping to find someone [...]

Road Trip

Once in your life you’ve got to try it.
Just get your car key, fill up the tank & start the engine.
At dawn, roll down the window &
                           feel the wind on your face.
Let the music carry you mile after mile…through highways & byways.
There’s so much to [...]

Wanderlust

Originally written on: December 13, 2005