Tag: Life

Snapshots


The sad reality settles upon her like a cold thin blanket, hugging her tightly. Her mother made her believe she was about to enter the doors of green pastures. She entered it and witnessed the grass and flowers wilt before her eager eyes. Money was her enemy. She’s now weary from the pain. The world seems to vanish into oblivion. All she ever wanted was to finish college but now her dream flutters away.

***

Bidding goodbye to her old prison, she performs a breakout. She leaves to the city and seeks a job. In her simple strolls around the city, she meets a girl and sees a friend in her. The girl bridges her to her brother, an honest and funny fellow.

***

She suddenly realizes she falls in love with him, gravity suddenly pulling down stronger than usual. Little did she know that this man had fallen to her charms as well. Without a moment’s notice,  her heart soon soars the skies when she catches the man offering his love, pure and noble.

***

In a lovely dinner in a simple house, she tells her story of defeat and the unexpected twist, her destiny, to her son. No genius could conclude the odds of her finding her own green pastures from seeing a former one wither.

This is my submission for The Daily Post’s Discover Challenge, Snapshots. The challenge requires me to tell a broad story using small strokes. If you haven’t figured it out, this is the story of my mother, or rather snapshots of her life. I failed with the 200 words though.

Top 10 Eccentric Ironies About Me ( And This Blog )


Note : Some, I think, are not ironies.

10. I have this phobia named hipopotromonstrosesquipedaliophobia which is fear of long words.

9. I generally like mellow songs but my Song Library consists of songs by Fall Out Boy, Eminem, Macklemore, and others with the same genre.

8. Some bloggers who never commented and liked any of my posts, suddenly nominate me for an award and claim they are a “huge” fan of my blog.

7. I’m not a writer but I fancy writing stories.

6. I don’t use the dictionary to define words, I use it as a thesaurus.

5. I have a specific writing format for this blog but I never proofread.

4. In school, I don’t wake up early but I never had a mark of tardy in my class card.

3. I am an introvert in the social media world. I don’t like or comment on posts. I prefer to stay offline.

2. I intend to make this part long but it’s shorter than number 3.

1. I went to a kindergarten that never taught English but instead they translated it to Bisaya (which is the Mother Tongue here).

My “first year” in elementary was the hardest part of my school years, I had to admit. Since I was accustomed to Bisaya, I had great difficulty as they taught the lessons in English.

Fastforwarding to this date, I graduated elementart as 1st Honorable Mention and joined English Campus Journalism Competitions and won some. I am even writng this blog in English (but with terrible grammar).

If you’re wondering about highschool and college, I’m still 12.

Extra Note:
Yes, with 1, I just shared with you the biggest irony of my life and my incomplete life story.

I apologize for the long post too.

¤AsilandtheKeyboard¤

An Eye-Opening Open Letter to my Exasperating Memory


Each night, as I succumb to slumber, I dive into an endless abyss of thoughts, my mind. I watch words forming, pairing and getting know each other. I see it as a masterpiece. I then decide to post in it this blog. But the next morning, I forget about three fourths of what it was.

Why do you have to be so unreliable?

As I march through the notes perfectly in playing instruments, halfway through the piece, I forget the notes.

Why must you be so annoying?

Exams. I studied hard for this day, cramming every last bit of information and reviewing the notes. But when exams are actually knocking on my door, those notes, those information, those spent hours, I forget.

Why are you so frustrating?

I remind myself in every way for that homework or project due for tomorrow. But still, I forget.

Why do you have to be mean?

Those annoying shameful awkward moments, frequently popping into my mind when I don’t need them. I don’t forget.

Why are you malevolent?

Nightmares. Have the ability to kill you. I want it out. But you don’t allow it.

Why do you enjoy this?

Why?

What did I ever do to you?

Why are you so rude?

But still, thank you. You let me feel that I’m still human, that I’m not a flash drive. You might have these atrocities but I can still use you for reminiscence. Thank you.

 

How Safe are You from These Deadly Figures?


Somehow circles (yeah, you read that right) invaded our lives and society and are spreading at a deadly rate. How?

First order of business, our human lives.

  • We began as a fertilized circle and as time passes by, circles mark their presence in body parts such as the five senses.
  • Blood runs throughout the body with the process of circulation.
  • Some bones acquired the ability to pivot around the body.
  • What’s more, a common cycle of humans which is driven by pure instincts, is to produce new offspring. And what does a cycle take form of? Yes, that’s right, circles.

Human technology too is, I’m sad to say, compromised.

  • For instance, transportation makes use of wheels which are circles.
  • The annoying loading screen you see when your internet connection slows down takes shape of a circle.

Even…

  • Majority of favored sports games are played with balls, and what plane shapes are they? Yes, circles.
  • Even the very place where you call home is a circle.
  • The great ball of hot gases that powers life on Earth is a circle. Almost anything in the universe is circle.

Also,

The fact that I used the word… oh no, they’ve hacked into my mind. I can feel its presence in me. Save yourself and your loved ones. YOU have the chance!

CIRCLES!!!

54 Fun Things to Do When You Are Bored


The worst first world problem you could encounter is boredom. Even with technology in our hands, we still have the tendency to attract boredom. Worry no more. Tackling boredom is now easier if you read below.

  1. Write a story in backwards. Start from the denouement to the introductions.
  2. Speak backwards for the whole day.
  3. Debate with yourself in the mirror.
  4. Play rock paper scissors with yourself in the mirror until you win. Never stop until you actually win.
  5. Say hi to everyone in the neighborhood.
  6. Try to lick your elbow.
  7. Write a card to Santa.
  8. Memorize all the words in a novel. After memorize it backwards.
  9. Start a novel, finish, and argue with the publisher or editor if you have mistakes in your novel.
  10. Hear the sound of a needle falling.
  11. Grab a plastic bag, fart inside, seal tightly and pop it near people.
  12. Pretend to be someone or have a double personality.
  13. Devise a code, for instance the Da Vinci Code.
  14. Teach an old dog new tricks or a new dog old tricks.
  15. Play or learn to play musical instruments and start a band.
  16. Take everything someone says literally.
  18. Wake up.
  19. Watch T.V.
  20. Sulk over your boring life.
  21. Learn a new language or better yet make your own.
  22. Act like a mute.
  23. Daydream or if it is night lucid dream.
  24. Piss off someone serious by simply staring at them when they ask you a question.
  25. Stroll around public malls, parks in your undies(not advisable for women).
  26. Start a blog.
  27. Write your first post.
  28. Achieve 10,000 followers and delete it afterwards.
  29. Swear in another language.
  30. Tickle yourself and make sure you laugh.
  31. Stare awkwardly at someone for a long time.
  32. Date a girl and stare at other girls.
  33. Watch steel rust.
  34. Skydive into a volcano.
  35. Search the web for pointerpointer.com
  36. Watch Pewdiepie’s videos although watch out for excessive swearing.
  37. Swim in lava and survive without boils.
  38. Act like a jedi or talk like Yoda.
  39. Hum to the tune of 20th Century Fox loudly.
  40. Lick your nose.
  41. Lick your chin.
  42. Lick your tongue.
  43. Dress yourself as a baby with adult diapers and cry in the middle of a busy mall.
  44. Start a fitness campaign.
  45. Go to the gym.
  46. Visit a zoo.
  47. Feed the animals.
  48. Join Zumba classes and correct the instructor.
  49. Stare at a light bulb for a few seconds, close your eyes and enjoy the colorful light display.
  50. Search the internet for your name’s origin.
  51. Follow this blog.
  52. Like this post.
  53. Like all of this blog’s post.
  54. Comment
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