Is This Love? - Her Version (Part VI)

"MISCHANCE"

It’s 11 o’clock in the evening

She pulled her memory stick

Her sister said “let’s go”

She answered “last two minutes”.

The older sister finished her biz

Then settled in one corner

Inserted a pair of earpiece

It’s Papa Jack’s love advice.

She looked at the clock

And revisited her FB account

Nothing seemed interesting

In news feed or pinned posts.

She turned to callout box

Clicked the message button

With a simple greeting

She sent to a strange guy.”

Upon opening the message box

She saw the word “typing…”

Paused for a moment

Eyes frozen on the screen.

In not less than a minute

The word “typing” disappeared

She was surprised to realize

There was no reply to a simple “Hi.” 

To be continued...

Is This Love? - His Version (Part VI)

"MISCHANCE"

It’s 11 o’clock in the evening

The memory stick was pulled

His brother said “Thank you”

And just jumped into his bed.

The big brother was stunned

By long unproductive hours   

He laid on his single bed

Bored but without a choice.

He looked at the clock

And rushed to the screen

He saw a single numeral

Inside a small red callout.

He clicked the shoutout

And saw a girl’s name

Beneath it is a simple “Hi”

Waiting for his reply.

Without much thinking

He pressed the keyboard

Oblivious of the scarcity

Happening in his battery.

The multi-coloured monitor

Suddenly turned black

He was millisecond late

To respond with a short “Hello.”

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Meet Jen - The Ultimate Survivor

Yellow is her favorite color

It denotes joy and delight

Yellow is Jen

Cheerful and full of life.

Chocolate is her weakness

A certified sweet tooth

Sugar is Jen

Her existence is a saccharine.

She adores Mickey Mouse

Colorful and comical

Jen is the most famous mouse

Always with a big smile.

Accounting is her forte

Simple arithmetic is basic

Jen is debit credit

A balanced life is imperative.

Suddenly the sunny color

Has turned dark blue

When her sugar intake went up

Chocos and cake became a no no.

Her mouse-like character

Has dwindled a bit

Adventures has turned limited

Somehow unbalanced.

In one conversation

I turned so frantic

When I heard her say

I want to die.

                                              

Kudos to her faith

Larger than life

And a braveheart 

That defeated it all.

Jen is everything I said

Simple and Imperfect

Indeed a child of God

And my one true friend.

Is This Love? - Her Version (Part V)

"ALMOST"

She turned to her right

Still a huge crowd

Rolled her eyes left and right

Until they were locked inside.

She arrived at home

With a saddened heart

But the glow in her face

Oh! More stunningly sexy.

After few minutes

Her sister invited her

To their usual routine

Chatting and Internet surfing.

She shouted a big YES

Then moved fast to her room

Got her red wallet

And brought few Peso bills.

As soon as she got her seat number

She clicked the internet tab

The connection was fast

She was so delighted.

Her sister suddenly whispered

With a soft and sweet voice

“Take your time sis

Coz I’m not in a hurry.”

She wanted to be quiet

But she was so excited

“Oh sure” she answered

With massive gusto.

She checked her FB quickly

And noticed two notifications

A tagged old photo

And a butterfly from a Don.

She remembered the invitation

About two months ago

She visited it again

And finally clicked “Accept.”

Since he was also online

She decided to drop a message

She said a simple “Hi”

And patiently waited for his reply.

To be continued...

Is This Love - His Version (Part V)

"ALMOST"

He turned to his right

Still a huge crowd

Rolled his eyes left and right

But the two couldn’t be found.

He arrived at home

With a miserable heart

But the glow in his face

Oh! More strikingly hot.

His younger brother

Greeted him and said

“Bro, can I use your laptop

Even just for a short time?”

He shouted a big "NO"

Then moved fast to his room

As if there was a ghost

Raring to chase him.

He opened his black laptop

And clicked the internet tab

The connection was slow

He was so irritated.

Three knocks from his brother

With a pleading request

“Bro, my project is due tomorrow

This is my last chance to pass.”

He wanted to be quiet

As if he had a deafear

Be selfish just for once

However it was not him.

He checked his FB quickly

And noticed two notifications

A tagged old photo and

A truffle gift from a Don.

His brother entered his room

With a mountain of files

It didn’t seem like for a while

But he could no longer say NO.

He remained visible

Despite his brother’s presence

But his brother was unmindful

Of a new message.

To be continued...

Is This Love? - Her Version (Part IV)

“SURPRISE”

First thing in the morning

And the last thing at night

A debonair would pop up in her psyche

Then ask the question "Why?".

But days and months passed by

Still no trace of the guy

With macho guapito look

And every woman’s ultimate desire.

Since nothing has changed

She decided to just forget

Although cupid hit her heart

Her craziness has to stop.

But just when she’s ready to move on

Her sister chanced upon an old friend

And said “the guy I’ve been telling you

Was just few meters away."

At the back of her mind

"Oh! I know him too

He's the guy I was telling you

That turned me so red."

The air-conditioned train arrived

The passengers started pushing

In a blink of an eye

They were already inside.

To be continued…

Is This Love? - His Version (Part IV)

“SURPRISE”

First thing in the morning

And the last thing at night

He would visit his Facebook

Just to check if he succeeded.

But days and months passed by

Still no trace of the girl

With straight black hair

And hazel brown eyes.

Since nothing's new

His only hope started to go under

Maybe it’s time to move on

Go out and paint the town red.

But just when he’s ready to forget

He chanced upon a familiar face

The girl he dumped once

Was only few meters away.

However there’s a girl beside her

Oh, another familiar face

But this time she’s not wearing white

More gorgeous in his sight.

The air-conditioned train arrived

The passengers started pushing

In a blink of an eye

No one could get inside.

To be continued…

Is This Love? - Her Version (Part III)

"PLEAD"

Although she just ate a fiesta meal

Her stomach still seemed so empty

In her mind she kept on asking

“Why is this happening?”

Even in the midst of confusion

She told her sibling

“Wait for me downstairs

I’ll be there in a jiffy.”

The two got separated

When she was assigned in no. 3

And the other was in no. 7

There was no way one can peek.

As expected she opened her Facebook

And saw 1 friend request

She scrutinized the wall, info and photo

Oh, a stranger indeed!

She examined the News Feed

From top to bottom page

And then she pressed two buttons:

Account and Logout.

When they got home

She remembered the guy

Took an audible breath and said

“Erase! Erase! Erase!”

And so she lay in her pink bed

Prayed really really hard

“Bro, I know you have a plan

Your will be done"

To be continued...

I am Humble

Ang mga Pilipino kapag nasa ibang bansa, 

Sumusunod sa batas ng mga banyaga.

Ang mga banyaga kapag nasa ating bansa

Mga Pilipino pa rin ang sumusunod sa mga banyaga.

Sa Pinas man o sa ibang bansa

Mga Pinoy sadyang mapagkumbaba.

Hindi ko alam kung dapat ba kong maging proud

 O baka naman OA na?

Minsan kasi kahit sa sariling bansa

 Pinoy pa rin ang nagmumukhang kawawa.

Is This Love? - Her Version (Part II)

"CHANCE"

It’s 9 o’clock in the evening

Her favorite dish was still hot and smoking

But she walked straight to her bedroom

As if she didn’t hear her tummy rumbling.

She looked at the clock

It’s time for her favorite soap opera

Luckily she arrived just on time

Because every episode matters.

Three knocks from her beloved father

And a saccharine reminder

“Honey, I prepared a square meal

Because I know you are dog-tired.”

She got her plate and put it inside

Savored her preferred meal

In front of a romantic scene

So steamingly hot.

But in every commercial gap

Her world would stop for a moment

The guy who was standing beside her

Couldn’t get off her mind.

Forty five minutes later

The OST played again

Her favorite drama was over

Yet consciously unconscious.

Her cellphone beeped twice

So loud she was awakened

It was her sibling inviting her

To the internet cafe nearby.

.

To be continued...