On our way home, I lost the most important thing I bought that trip. Continue reading “Hello Again”
For Fears
To tell you frankly, I am afraid. Of mostly everything.
But I’m more afraid of not crossing, so this year I’m making a list of all that I’m afraid of,
and I’m crossing them out one by one
A Wild Ride Through the Night
Four years ago, I went on an internship in Indonesia. I was supposed to have my internship in Chelyabinsk, Russia but we had a hard time processing the visa. It was half way through the summer and school starts in 6 weeks so I decided to look for another internship. I found myself in Indonesia a week later, making my way to Malang. A great deal of the internship was spent on knowing the country and the people and one of the best memories I have of the internship was this particular night / dawn when we went to Bromo Mountain.
Northern Skies
Seven months ago, Lou and I rode a bus heading northContinue reading “Northern Skies”
20-20
It was cloudy at almost second week into summer.
Strangers Again
My mom and I visited my sister the other week. Continue reading “Strangers Again”
63-65 Hennessy
I just got off the phone with my sister, I asked her, “When are you moving out?”
“I already did!” she says.
This is the intersection going to her house. I spent many nights in her tiny apartment. It’s probably smaller than my room in Manila but I love it. We went home to that tiny place after many adventures. I can’t believe that the next time I cross this walk, I won’t end up walking toward the little drug store on the left.
Continue reading “63-65 Hennessy”Homecoming
Last week, I watched one of my dearest friends got married. It’s a funny feeling because as students in college, you think you’d be young forever.
And then days like this come and you realise how much you’ve all grown. Continue reading “Homecoming”
Some dreams don’t change
In four days, it would be a year since.
Funny how so many things can happen in a year
7 more years!
Wild Horses
“Every second of the search is an encounter with God,” the boy told his heart. “When I have been truly searching for my treasure, every day has been luminous, because I’ve known that every hour was a part of the dream that I would find it. When I have been truly searching for my treasure, I’ve discovered things along the way that I never would have seen had I not had the courage to try things that seemed impossible for a shepherd to achieve.”
– From The Alchemist
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The Road to Bromo
5/22/2010
I wanted to go on exchange because I wanted to see the world. I wanted to touch deserts and see how it meets the open sky. Going to Indonesia wasn’t what I planned but it’s incredible because I dreamt of seeing this scene a million times over in my head and I can’t believe I actually saw it.
It was as if the place knew that I saw it a thousand times before and that it was just as excited to come face to face with me.
VENICE DE CASTRO ATIENZA 
