I am heavy with stories and many times I consider wresting them away. To be over and done with. To escape the pull of the gnawing, gnawing empty hole. To escape the vast vast background against which miniscule I am, looked down upon by multitudes of distant, distanced stars. But they come, god! they come, [...]
Archive for November, 2008
For Leyla
Posted in Graphics, tagged birthday greeting on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Favorites
Posted in Narratives of the Mundane, tagged favorites on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So the truth is finally out, and I was right: my parents keep favorites, and it isn’t me. I never was and I’ll never be. While this knowledge would have hurt me during my rebellious years, I only flash Mama a knowing smile as I hear her tell me this.
There is consolation in this. That [...]
Some photographs for some simple memories
Posted in Family, Graphics, Kinship, tagged family photos on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I must say I really liked how the editing turned out on this one. ^^
This was taken at McDonald’s, Dumaguete on our first day out with our little (mischievous) cousin, Charrie. Mother was with us as well. Could this be a start of the Quirante women’s congregations?
Blunders
Posted in Narratives of the Mundane, tagged tact on November 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s happened again. I got over excited and hurt someone again. When will I learn tact? I keep blundering into these situations, some really bad, others, like this, petty. But all the same, they cannot be taken back. There are no rewinds. I can’t stop thinking that this could have been avoided, that the pain [...]
