Reflections

Reflections is about simple and extraordinary day-to-day experiences that teach us what life is all about.

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More than a Six-pack

I yearn to acquire six-pack abs as other guys have.  I absolutely envy them because they can flaunt it over huge ad tarpaulins along the stretch of EDSA. I often do crunches in the morning before I leave for work or at night after I arrived from the office. I bear all the pains, notwithstanding the sacrifices of waking up early in the morning or braving the urgency of going to bed early. Nonetheless, it pays.  When I look at the mirror, I always fret out a bit on bulging stomach muscles that are becoming more prominent. 

The Mending of Two Broken Souls

The night was humid even though summer was almost over, and the month for flowers to bloom to their fullest was about to begin.  The barking of a dog from the distance and the episodic passing of jeepneys at a nearby street disturbed the stillness of the night.  Only a faint ray of light from the street lamp that passes through a small hole on the window lit Dante’s dark room.  It was almost dawn yet he was still wide awake.  There was nothing in his mind except the fond nostalgia of meeting and reconciling with his long lost friend earlier in the day after seven painful years of silence and hatred.  The euphoria of fulfilling a long-awaited dream still echoed in the air, bringing joy to his heart.

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Rush Me to the Hospital, Please

I started to feel the pain in my legs, just around the upper part of the knees, a few hours before I went home at 10 pm last Monday. I thought it’s just one of the normal pains I frequently feel whenever the office got artic cold. Not minding it, I took a 20-minute walk from Ayala Avenue to my boarding house, which I usually do after office hours.

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