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Of A Bleeding Rose
“I wish that silence really means yes
So that I can kill you and ask you if you love me”
-Random Seat Vandal
Bleed rose of red, bleed
The whims of the world, don’t heed
Your leaves have frayed,
Your colors fade,
Bleed rose of red, bleed
Your crimson nectar oozing free
Dropping slowly for all to see
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Are Derivatives Integral?
Of all the universe’s many questions, mysteries and uncertainties, one has bugged me so much that it has forced to blog right now. This great mystery has driven many to sleepless nights, depression spells, and even near-death experiences. It has hindered most to fail and to not find any reason to try again. This most interesting of the universe’s ( Read more... ) -
Of Whooshing Lightsabers and Talking Aliens
I remember a few years back when I first entered the small cinema in our humble city; the first movie I ever watched was Star Wars: A New Hope. I watched it with my uncle who was able to talk my parents into allowing me to go with him to the cinemas. I, of course, was afraid. The beckoning darkness of the movie theater was far too ( Read more... ) -
Of Things Lost and Found
And just like that, half a sem's done.
I still can't fathom how and why things just seem to happen so fast. One moment they're slow and dragging, and the next moment you just can't get a hold of things. It's odd really how that happens. But that's not the point of this essay for philosophical(or psychological) questions such as these I just ( Read more... ) -
A Crucial Time
PGMA said in her SONA that we are at a crucial moment in history. I believe that we truly are in a pivotal stage in world history. The tides are turning, as they say. With the irregularity of oil prices, the now surging food crisis and the defiance of certain nations who do not seek to compromise, the world of tomorrow can be very different from ( Read more... ) -
Dr. Lazaro's Enigma and Matters of Faith
Just yesterday, while in a group discussion about the mystery behind Dr. Lazaro, two of my groupmates had an argument about faith. One liked Dr. Lazaro’s indifference towards faith. The other believed it to be sad that Dr. Lazaro had that perception towards faith. One said that forcing yourself to believe was blind faith. The other said that ( Read more... ) -
A Moment of Silence
The latest National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) count says that an overwhelming 622 had their lives taken away. An even greater figure, 2.4 million, represents the number of people that the abominable typhoon displaced.The NDCC reports that most of the people lost their lives to flash floods that came without warning. [1] I know that ( Read more... )