That familiar loop started again this week, every morning I’d hum the opening lines of Ariel Rivera’s “In My Life,” and by afternoon the refrain would still be playing softly in my head. “Every morning when I wake up, I know someone’s lookin’ on me…” The song, written by Raymund Ryan, perfectly captures the quiet, steady love of a father. It’s not just an earworm; it’s a heartfelt reminder of the man whose presence anchored my life and whose love continues to shape who I am.
There are these four-letter words that quietly shape everything, care and love. Not the dramatic movie versions, but the everyday kind that nature keeps demonstrating if we only pause long enough to notice. I’ve been walking the same trail near my place for years, watching how a single tree cares for the soil beneath it and how birds love their fledglings with fierce practicality. Nature doesn’t preach. It simply lives these two words in perfect rhythm, binding every living thing together.
Sa mundong puno ng takda at bilang, maraming beses nating inaakala na lahat ay dapat may sukat. Pero ang pag-ibig na tunay? Ito’y hindi lang basta damdamin — ito’y walang hangganan. Kapag sinubukan mong sukatin ito, doon nagsisimula ang wakas. Narito ang 52-line tercet tula na nagpapaalala sa atin ng ganitong katotohanan.
We’ve all been there. You fall in love with someone’s smile, their laugh, the way they make you feel alive. Then slowly, almost without noticing, you start seeing the
But here’s the truth most of us learn the hard way:
Puppy love , yung kilig na una, yung crush na parang aso na sumusunod sa’yo kahit saan. Sa edad ng puberty (10-14 years old), maraming Filipino teens ang nakararanas nito. Pero sa ating kultura, madalas itong tinatawag na “bata pa,” “phase lang,” o “distraction.” Totoo ba? O Myth lang? Sa blog na ito, susuriin natin nang malalim ang katotohanan at alamat ng puppy love sa tatlong key regions:
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