My Multifaceted Life

I just finished watching a couple of movies – IN HER SHOES and THE NOTEBOOK. I love these films so much that I actually have watched them for like more than five times already, and I have read the books as well. Mind you, books are always better than the movies, and I think, everyone [...]

The Self-Esteem Issues

It seems like no matter what I do I’m never happy with myself no matter what. *Why am I not as pretty and appealing as the other girls? *Why am I too thin? *Why don’t I have big breasts and butt? *Why can’t I look like that? *Why can’t I speak as good as them? [...]

My Butterfly Memories

I found the song “Butterfly Kisses” by Bob Carlisle incredibly beautiful. I have never stopped loving this song since the first time I listened to it.  When I first heard this (around March to May 2001), I thought about my father right away.  I mean, this is obviously a father-daughter song, and from the moment [...]

The Concept of Loss

I’ve been trying to write a good poem, but the words won’t come out. It’s like grief lodges this huge obstruction into the opening in which my creativity escapes through. Long before, I used to write poems easily especially for my dad, or out of hatred and frustration, but now, it’s been too difficult. I [...]