By Annmae

The comment was anonymously posted, stating:

“IF A man truly loves a woman, then he does not care if the woman is still a virgin or not. But if a woman would truly love a man, then she would not give herself just to anyone else because she knows what she will give is special only to that man.”

I may be shot down for saying this, but I believe that love is just a fleeting emotion — whether it fleets for seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, decades…

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By Evelyn R. Luab
Light Sunday

IT IS very difficult to listen. Observe people in a group. More often than not you hear a cacophony of loud voices all striving to be heard, all wanting to get a word in edgewise.

Teachers (mediocre mentors, that is) bemoan the fact that out of a class of forty, only about five students really listen. You have to be a Father Joseph Galdon, S.J., or a Dr. Lourdes Quisumbing to get the attention of the entire class.

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By Ariane L. Amantiad

(this post is inspired by the book, my fair maladies)

BEING the first born, the birth of a younger sibling was to me, the end of my reign in the empire i call home. i had fears on being set aside and be counted as second best. When our youngest was breathe to life, my anxiety doubled, even tripled, that living was to me, is a competition to be won on an every-single-moment basis. Needless to say, i was trying hard.

When i turned 10, i thought i’ve gotten over with that childhood insecurity. Little did i know, it had somehow found its way to my system, giving myself an excuse to be, once again, the center of attention.

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By Jigs Arquiza

AS SUPERMAN returns, the old question surfaces anew: “Can Kal-El have a son with Lois Lane?”

Comic-book enthusiasts, theorists and coffee-shop habitués have long argued over sundry matters pertaining to the famous superhero. “Alien sperm,” so goes one argument, “cannot fertilize a human ova!” Someone maintains, “Superman’s sperm is too strong, it will shoot through Lois Lane’s uterus!” And the most common rebuttal goes, “Of course not, he’s not human!” That bone of contention was broached, too, in the movie “Mallrats” though no resolution was reached.

Now comes director Bryan Singer’s take, and he has actually dared to address this issue in a medium with so much worldwide reach and appeal. That he did so speaks a lot of his love of Superman, and of comics in general. In doing so, he showed us the humanity in the Man of Steel.

Most of us, at one time or another, have yearned to be like Superman: faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap from tall buildings in one fell swoop.

The thought of superpowers have sent many a boy or girl, into dreamland: sickly children transforming themselves into the Incredible Hulk when bullied; wallflowers blossoming into the beautiful Diana, Princess of Paradise Island, otherwise known as Wonder Woman; children of murder victims changing into the Dark Knight, Batman; wheelchair-bound kids shouting “Shazam!” and turning into Captain Marvel.

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By Hope Sabanpan-Yu

A pink blossom falls on their path and her mouth
widens for her eyes. from the coffers of memory
she tells him of jasmines swirling and what is
surprise. not everyone can stop running into
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