LETTING GO of someone you love so deeply is probably the most painful decision to make, especially when you did all it takes just to keep her. But it is better to let go of her before she starts lying to you simply because she finds more happiness with another guy. They say, the measure of real love is when you become selfless and give up your own happiness just so that the one you love gets her own.

IT’S MOTHERS’ Day today. But it’s no different from the other 364 days of the year. Well, at least for me. It is because from the moment I realize how great my mom is, I’ve made it a point that each day is her day.

You wanna know how great my Nanay is? There are thousands of proofs but let me give you just five.

1. She didn’t think 14 is a large number; not even if we are talking about children to bear and to take care of. If she stopped giving birth after her 13th child, you wouldn’t be reading this blog. Could I thank her more that?

IT’S MID-APRIL already and there is still no action. I figure, this summer break is never going to match the fun I had last year. Or, is it too early to tell?

Good thing, I have a small venture that keeps me busy these days and erases the idea that I am going to have a boring summer vacation this year.

Well, I don’t want to make it sound big because it’s just a small business and I am not expecting it to be lucrative. At least, for now. I don’t want to count the chicken before the eggs are hatched, but I hope it could augment my income in the coming months or sooner.

I HAVE always been told that the Lord is always faithful. He keeps His promises and He continues to love us despite our shortcomings. I have proven that.

Tomorrow, I will celebrate another year that God has added to my life. There is so much to be thankful for. I could not name them one by one but those blessings involve better friendship, stronger brotherhood and kinship, more intense learning, some achievements, a few material things, emotional stability, and countless more blessings that come all wrapped in various packages.

I WAS on Youngblood last Tuesday but I wasn’t able to savor the feeling of having been published again because I was in a quandary. It’s perplexing how easily people judge you and condemn you when you only did what you know is right and how people could easily sever relationships just because your principles do not meet?

But that is for another blog post.

Well, I went to the principal’s office last Tuesday and happened to scan the Philippine Daily Inquirer. I saw my name on the byline of the Youngblood contribution for that day. It somehow lightened my mood. There was too much pressure that day but God knows how to make me smile.

I CAN’T wait for this school year to be over.

I’m bored. It’s not that I am doing nothing. In fact, I’m doing a handful of activities. The thing is, I’m so bored with all these stuff. I’m so occupied with all these crap that I no longer have time for things that I’d love to do . Ugh.

I want action. I want adventure. I’m tired with all these routines. I want to go on a trek, or,  to just go somewhere else.

I SOMETIMES wonder what could be missing in my life. It’s not that I am too ambitious nor do I have insatiable desires. It’s just that I seem to live a life of mere routines.

I am doing a lot of things. I make people happy. I am doing my job well and I have good relationships with my superiors and colleagues. I am helping my family and I never gave my parents and my siblings any trouble at all. I have plenty of friends whom I go out with whenever time allows. I am doing my share of work in the church, fulfilling my duties as a Christian. But one thing is definitely missing.