Hey birthday girl You’re 5 now. Last week you were a little 4 You’re still little, but you’ve grown a bit more I could pretend like you wouldn’t turn 6 Or 7, or 8, or 18 next I could keep you safe, away from the evils of this world But I’m not God, so [...]
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Hey birthday girl
December 1st, 2011 
Iris 
Posted in Parenting, Photoblogging, Short Stories & Mood Swings 
Tags: birthday, God, mia, poem 
No Comments »Iris’ 7 tips to know if the guy you’re with is up to no good
September 21st, 2009 Iris he’s already committed (in a relationship, engaged, married, whatever they want to call it). most men are really just naturally (and annoyingly) polygamous. he’s gay. or pretending to be one. either way, you can never get anything real from that person. he’s single and he’s ready to mingle with you. and her. and her. and [...]
Fate [lp]
June 17th, 2009 Iris imposible bang mangyari yung nababasa natin sa mga fairy tale books? then the prince kissed the girl, they rode towards the sunset, and lived happily ever after… gusto kong i-share ang isa sa mga short stories na sinulat ko nung 2006 tungkol sa proverbial ‘fate’. sana magustuhan ninyo. pagpasenshahan niyo na, kung madiskubre ninyo kung [...]
Sa sakayan ng jeep [lp]
October 29th, 2008 Iris … madilim. Ito ang istorya niyan. Sana’y magustuhan niyo. if I had a choice to do my life all over again, I’d go back to that afternoon when I sat at a jeepney stop watching the pedestrians and traffic pass by. You see, I wasn’t alone then. you asked me if I wanted dirty ice [...]
Street Pulse
October 6th, 2008 Iris SFX: Massive Attack – Teardrops. Have you ever felt like your life sped by right in front of your eyes, but you seemed to be stuck in one place? Like you could have dipped your hand literally into the rushing current only to find that you couldn’t stop it? Do you know the feeling of [...]
Posted in Short Stories & Mood Swings, What's it like to be me Tags: street photography 9 Comments »Little Red Riding Hood, the story you weren’t told
September 23rd, 2008 Iris Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood, Comes happily trotting in the woods. Basket and flowers in her hands, Gonna visit her grandma in a far away land. She stops to smell the flowers now and then, The kinds of little insects she can tell. But not far away is the Big Bad Wolf, [...]
Nashville
June 16th, 2008 Iris Good morning Upper East Side. It’s your favorite Gossip Girl dishing out the latest on what and who matters in Manhattan. Spotted 6 weeks ago: Serena van der Woodsen stepping out of the Grand Central Station, back in the lives of the Upper East Siders. Not that we’re lacking enough complication already. The past few [...]
Walang Hanggan [LP]
June 5th, 2008 Iris Para sa linggong ito, sasamahan ko ng maikling kwento ang aking lahok para maiba naman. Pasensha na kung hindi Tagalog. — 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 [...]
Avaritia
February 13th, 2008 Iris By justice a king gives a country stability, but one who is greedy for bribes tears it down. – Proverbs 29:4 He wipes away the sweat from his forehead, trying to calm his nerves. He takes a deep, but quiet breath and closes his eyes momentarily. They cannot see him. The putrid stench of the [...]
Reliving Death
November 23rd, 2007 Iris in memory of a HS and college schoolmate, JR. a new father, a good friend to many, and an athlete. i am just re-posting a short i wrote a few years back, which may not entirely do justice to his life (because it’s not about him), but nevertheless this is for you as it was [...]
