June 5th, 2008 
Iris 
Para sa linggong ito, sasamahan ko ng maikling kwento ang aking lahok para maiba naman. Pasensha na kung hindi Tagalog.
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buses swept by in front of her, blurring the vision of the other side of the street in repeated episodes. she must cross the street; never mind that death dangled even in the cardboard signages on the vehicles.
standing on the curb of a busy street, the girl with a mission started getting rather annoyed stares from civilians who would rather have the sidewalk wider without her on it. she was taking up space.
‘are you gonna cross the street or what, lady!?’, said one look.
she had not always been a risk-taker. she was completely content with her own, quiet, albeit a little boring life. that much she willingly admitted. until, of course, the complications of love had made a ‘mess’ out of it. nevertheless, the lessons she learned in the process of realigning her life with this new-found love had been all worth it.
the girl with a mission to cross the street returned to the sight before her. it was suicide. it was hell. but stepping back onto the middle of the rushing highway of foot traffic was equally perilous. she had no choice.
she had also not realized that time had been consumed. the traffic flanking her two sides seemed to ignore her growing fright and panic. boldly, she took the first step.
then the second, then the third. vehicles let out an outbreak of honks and screeches while the girl criss-crossed her way across the street. a bumper near-misses her. she let out a gasp, but, thank God, she was still intact. just a few more feet…
like breaking away from a horrid nightmare (a redundancy, i know), the girl is extremely relieved to be finally standing on the other side of the street. how she had passed through unscathed — with just some emotional bruises — was mystifying to her. she simply looked up and murmured a heartfelt ‘thank you’.
“well, what took you so long?” someone came up to her. it was not so much as a scolding, but a teasing comment made in such a sweet manner.
“i was caught up… in the traffic. i’m sorry.” the girl smiled with love in her eyes.
“it doesn’t really matter,” he said taking her hand in his, “you’re here now, aren’t you?” suddenly, the girl realized, it wasn’t a very scary world anymore.
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Ang maikling kwento ay inilathala sa aking dating blog (na hosted ni ate pao) noong September 2004.
Ang larawan ng aking mga kaibigan ay kinuha ko noong April 2005 sa Pagudpud. Sana’y inyong nagustuhan pareho. 
Maligayang Huwebes sa inyo!
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Ang ganda ng pagkakakuha mo sa mga kaibigan mo! At naiyak ako sa maikli mong kwento… haaaayyyy… sana tayo din ay magkaroon na ng ganyan no?
Happy LP Iris!
awww napaiyak tuloy kita buge..
dont you worry God knows what’s best for us 
hugs!
salamat sa pagsshare mo ng iyong kwento.. happy lp!
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walang anuman yvelle
happy weekend naman sayo!
ang cute naman, iris! soooo sweet!
jerome aka bridget jones’s last blog post..LP # 10: Pag-iisang Dibdib (Marriage) on http://aborrowedlife.wordpress.com
salamat jerome!
happy weekend sayo.
napakaganda ng litrato mo pati na rin un kwento! 2 beses na ako nagpunta ng pagudpud at kahit malayo worth it talaga! i wont mind going back there all over again..
mabuhay LP!
Grey’s last blog post..L.P. #10: Pag-iisang Dibdib on http://www.grey24.multiply.com
ako rin grey, sobrang nainlove talaga ako sa lugar na yun. nakakatakot lang yung undercurrent at waves minsan, pero the scenery, the environment is worth it nga
salamat at happy weekend sayo!
uy, sweeeet! pasensya na at ako’y huli, pero narito na rin po ang aking bahagi para sa linggong ito… happy LP…
lino’s last blog post..pag-iisang dibdib… on http://linophotography.com
walang problema lino, pupuntahan ko yang entry mo pagkatapos ng mga ito!
great story to go with a great photo!
thank you abby! happy weekend sayo.
maganda pala talaga sa pagudpod ano? nakarating na ako dyan pero hindi kami nakapag beach e.
kengkay’s last blog post..Wine Tasting on http://kengkay.wordpress.com
ay sinabi mo pa ate kengks. bakit naman di ka nakapag beach? sayang naman yun!
aliw naman nitong lahok mo! napakatamis nang tinginan at kilos nang magsing-irog sa larawan (ahhmm… mag-asawa na ba sila nyan? kung hindi pa, sana’y nagkatuluyan sila).
nagustuhan ko rin ang kwento mo.
Dragon Lady’s last blog post..L.P. #10: Pag-iisang Dibdib on http://jacababes.blogspot.com
hindi pa eh, pero malapit na!
salamat dear!
ris, i loved your short story! its perfect for the theme – pag hindi ka talaga nag-take ng first step, nakakatakot man yung daan na tatawirin mo, hindi mo mararating yung happy ending.
and i loved the picture! sobrang sweet nila. i wish someone would take a picture of hubby and me that way, too. i’m sure your friends will cherish this photo.
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uwi kayo dito at magpipicturan tayo sa beach! hehe. salamat mee. siguro sobrang inspired lang ako nung mga panahong sinulat ko yan.
hay.. ang ganda ng kwento..
oo iris, kasal ko yung LP ko..
alpha’s last blog post..LP: Pag-iisang Dibdib. on http://alphadf.com
salamat alpha.
ang gaganda ng kuha sa inyo
uyyyy! nakakakilig naman ng ung entry ha, napakaromantic! obvious na kumikilig ka sa litrato kaibigan hehehe
Magandang Huwebes!
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eDs’s last blog post..♥ LP#10: Pag-iisang Dibdib on http://edsnanquil.com/?p=799
di naman mashado eds. medyo lang! haha.
magandang huwebes din sayo!
awwww, ang tamis nila. tila di nila alintana kung may nakakakita sa kanila. katuwa!
hapi huwebes!
Sumpaan
Abay
weng’s last blog post..LP #10: Pag-iisang Dibdib on http://munchkinmommy.wordpress.com
weng, kasi naman, nasa pagudpud kami at talagang walang katao-tao doon!
hehe.
happy huwebes din sayo!
hang swit naman! sana laging nasa honeymoon stage ang mga mag-asawa
Dyes’s last blog post..L. P. # 10 : Pag-iisang Dibdib on http://yaneeps-pics.blogspot.com/2008/06/l-p-10-pag-iisang-dibdib.html
easier said than done no, dyes? nakakalungkot dahil marami ng couples ang hindi ganun. hehe pero salamat!
hay kay ganda ng kwento at ang larawan ay nag-papa*kilig*
Reflexes’s last blog post..LP10: Marriage (Pag-iisang Dibdib) on http://manillapaper.com
salamat R! buti at nagawa nya ang purpose niya
Ang ganda ng kwento, nakakakaba
Napakasweet naman ng iyong larawan.
Magandang Huwebes!
julie’s last blog post..Pag-iisang Dibdib on http://greenbucks.info
salamat julie. kinabahan din ako nung sinusulat ko dati yan. hehe.
walang hanggan.. ang dagat
sabi ko na eh, may hihirit ng dagat! hehe. galing mo KK!
ang sweet naman..ganda ng kwento mo
Cookie
http://scroochchronicles.blogspot.com/
salamat cookie!
salamat sa pagbahagi mo ng napakagandang kwentong ito.
at napakaganda rin ng litrato.
magandang huwebes po
MommyBa’s last blog post..HSMS: Catch-Up Time on http://yayaba.blogspot.com
salamat din mommy ba
walang anuman yun.
ang ganda ng shot! at ang ganda ng kwento…
magandang huwebes sa’yo!
lidie’s last blog post..LP #10 :: Pag-iisang Dibdib on http://www.beybi-gurl.blogspot.com
salamat lidie!
“Ang mahalaga, andito ka na.”
Ganun nga talaga ata, pero hindi pa rin dapat ipagsawalang-halaga ang mga pinagdaanan bago makarating kung nasaan tayo ngayon:)
Haaay, sana andito na siya, hehehe.
komski kuno’s last blog post..Ikaw at ako on http://komski.net
at somehow, yung pinagdaanan mo makes the destination sweeter.
yihee, in love pala si pareng komski.
nasaan ba? 
mukhang kinikilig ang ating binibini… it must be love! hee hee
christine’s last blog post..LP 10: Pag-iisang Dibdib (When Two Become One) on http://strawberrygurl.com/2008/06/05/lp-10-pag-iisang-dibdib-when-two-become-one
haha. wish i were tin.
my love is kinda elusive right now. hahaha!
Ayos…pang-”movie trailer” ang dating!
Happy Huwebes sa iyo, Iris!
Pinky’s last blog post..LP #10: Pag-Iisang Dibdib on http://chinois972.wordpress.com
haha salamat pinky! at happy huwebes din sayo
Naku sister, bigla ko tuloy naalala na nanlalamig kamay ko nung kasal ko ha ha ha! Pagsubok kasi eh, nakaka nerbyos talaga
nice shot to go with your story
Thess’s last blog post..LP #: Kasalan na! on http://www.thesserie.com
haha talaga? ganun yata talaga pag isasakal, este, ikakasal na
salamat thess!
Happy ending, pero new beginning! Ang sweet nila at ang ganda ng ngiti ng iong kaibigan!
g’s last blog post..Litratong Pinoy – Pag-iisang dibdib on http://mirageasusual.blogspot.com
salamat g! makakarating
natakot ako akala ko kung ano na ang mangyayari! pero maganda ang kinalabasan…at napaka-romantic ng larawan! kinikilig ako! kasal na ba sila? haha!
ces’s last blog post..LP #10: my best friend’s weddings on http://cesanciano.net/spices
morbid ang iniisip mo ces. hehehe. salamat at kinilig ka, na-fulfill ang purpose ng litrato!
hindi pa sila kasal, pero malapit na siguro. yaan mo, ippressure ko na dahil naka-post na ang picture nila dito. haha.
ganda ng kwento…romatic, madamdamin.
Happy LP kapatid
jeanny’s last blog post..LP# 10 Pag-iisang dibdib on jeannycdj.com
salamat jeanny. natutuwa ako at nagustuhan mo
happy LP din sayo kapatid!
napaka-sweet naman ng larawang iyan! baka langgamin tayo.
happy huwebes sa iyo!
Leah’s last blog post..LP: Pag-iisang Dibdib on http://leahjoseph.com
kinagat na nga ako ng langgam nung sinusulat ko yan. haha.
happy huwebes din sayo leah!
…and no matter how tough things get, there is always the light at the end of tunnel…you just have to work towards it.
Ganda ng kuha, parang from the movie of Dawn and Richard way way back…
K’s last blog post..What NOT to blog about on http://www.knoizki.net
correct K! it’s really the effort that matter sometimes.
haha talaga? napghahalata kung gano ka na katanda…
peace tayo!
madamdamin ang kwento
happy ending naman di ba? 
teys’s last blog post..Friendship Tag on littlekitestudios.blogspot.com
melodramatic ba teys?
shempre, dapat happy ending. baka maiyak ako pag hindi eh. hehe.
magaling ang kwento at romatik ang picture.
salamat mousey!
Maganda ang kwento at litrato. Ang pagtawid para ding pagpapakasal. Urong. Sulong. May wedding jitters.
Em Dy’s last blog post..Madamdaming Paglalakad on http://capturedbeat.blogspot.com
tama ka diyan doc em. kaya hindi mo rin masisi ang ibang takot sa commitment na mag-urong sulong din
ang ganda ng larawan ng iyong mga kaibigan… romantic but not mushy
salamat betchay
Ang gandang litrato at kwento!
Ang aking LP ay naka post na rin:
Shutter Happenings, daan ka kung may oras ka.
Salamat!
ShutterHappyJenn’s last blog post..Pag-Iisang Dibdib / Wedding on http://shutterhappenings.blogspot.com