Do you ever wonder if someone important to you still cares for you? Or you just shrugged the idea that they change the way they treat you? Because I always notice the details, even the smallest thing, or maybe I am just overreacting but it makes me overthink a lot. Do you ever wonder what… Continue reading What to do when they don’t care about you anymore?
Have you ever loved someone to the point that you settle for the crumbs that they can offer? Sometimes you ignore the fact that you’re settling for less than the minimum because you’d rather hold on to that than hold nothing. It became normal, we risk and do things just for the sake of love.… Continue reading What does it feel like settling for less?
1. Your emotion and the situation you are in are just temporary, do not let anger take over you. 2. Do not say something out of anger because those words might negatively affect other people for a long period of time. 3. Do not make decisions out of anger it could negatively affect your life… Continue reading Things to remember when you’re angry
Are you afraid to make mistakes? Do you ever feel the need to be perfect all the time? It is because of the standard set by society or even the people around you? Or just simply because you just don’t want to disappoint those people who believe in you? Well, whatever reason it is, mistakes… Continue reading Things to remember when you are afraid to make mistakes
1. Smile to them when you glance at each other, a warm smile means “hello” even if they don’t smile back. It could be someone you walk past while going to a terminal or entering a mall, or maybe in the same aisle in a grocery store. Smile to them to make them feel that… Continue reading Kind things to do with others
1. You sanitize your belongings every time you’re going to another place. 2. Bring an extra disposable facemask. 3. Bring your alcohol. 4. Sanitize your hand every time you’re going in and out of an establishment. 5. Avoid touching your mouth and eyes if you haven’t washed your hands. 6. When falling in line follow… Continue reading Basic things to remember when going out
Footnote to Youth is a short story written by the first National Artist for Literature Jose Garcia Villa. It talks about rushed life-decisions, lack of clear communication and the drastic effects of poor decision-making. The short story features the life of Dodong, a seventeen-year-old boy who desired to be married given his young age. He… Continue reading Story Review: Footnote to Youth by Jose Garcia Villa
A Worn Path by Eudora Welty is a story describing the long, exhaustive journey of a frail Negro woman named Phoenix Jackson. On her trip, she walked a long distance from the mountains to the city called Old Natchez Trace and met different people as well as faced different intrinsic struggles. The story taught us… Continue reading Story Review: A Worn Path by Eudora Welty
Conformist can be as horrible as they can especially when guided by a tradition which normalizes bad behavior and actions. This is what The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is about—banality of evil. The story revolves in a traditional and somewhat a yearly ritual in a community. This ritual became an annual community activity where people… Continue reading Story Review: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
I consider The Scent of Apples as a diasporic Literature for it features the life and plight of a Filipino immigrant in the United States. The story is told in a first person point of view, which we can identify Bienvenido Santos as the narrator, narrating the moments of the narrator during his talk in… Continue reading Story Review: Scent of Apples by Bienvenido Santos
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