Love Bus Book 2: Chapter 6 — Silent Promises

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The months following Myra’s death were some of the darkest I had ever known. Losing her and our unborn child created a void that no amount of work or distraction could fill. The pain was constant, a dull ache that followed me everywhere, especially during the quiet hours when the Love Bus carried me home alone. Brenda, still recovering from giving birth to Josh and grieving Rich, became my unexpected anchor during those difficult days. We had both lost the people we loved, and somehow, that shared grief pulled us closer. One quiet night in late 2010, Brenda called me...

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Tears That Quietly Refresh Your Soul

Practical Thoughts

There are moments when the tears come without warning, soft at first, then deeper, carrying things we didn’t even know we were holding. I’ve sat through many such evenings here in Bangkok, watching the rain on the window and feeling my own eyes grow heavy. In those times, I’ve slowly come to sense that crying follows its own hidden rhythm in nature, a gentle unfolding that eventually leads the heart to something lighter and cleaner. The Book of Psalms has become my quiet companion in these seasons, showing how honest tears don’t end in emptiness but open the door to soul-deep refreshment. These are not polished theories, but simple, lived thoughts I want to share with you.

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Love Bus Book 2: Chapter 5 — Breaking Point

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It was late 2008 when the world seemed to collapse around us. Brenda was already heavily pregnant, her belly round and prominent, when Rich was suddenly rushed to the hospital. His condition had worsened rapidly. One moment he was working, the next he was lying in a hospital bed fighting for his life. Brenda was devastated. She called me in the middle of the night, her voice breaking with fear and exhaustion.

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Tubig Mas Matanda pa sa Araw: Genesis at El Niño

Sanaysay

Noong unang panahon, bago pa man lumiwanag ang ating Araw, mayroon nang tubig. Isipin mo 'yon: ang tubig na iniinom mo araw-araw, ang tubig na nagbibigay-buhay sa lahat ng nilikha, ay mas matanda pa sa mismong bituin na nagpapainit sa atin. Sa gitna ng Usapang El Niño sa Pilipinas, paano natin gagamitin ang katotohanang ito para sa tunay na solusyon sa kakulangan ng tubig?

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Scandals: Weakness Natin, Hindi Gusto ng Nature

Practical Thoughts

Sa mga tahimik na sandali, madalas kong iniisip kung bakit natin hinahabol ang true facts tapos itinatago natin sa denial, o bakit ang isang posibleng scandal parang lindol na nakatatakot pero hindi naman ito ang tunay na will ng nature. Ang kalikasan, walang drama, umuusad ang ilog, nagbabago ang panahon, at ang mga hayop ay nagsusurvive nang walang kahihiyan. Pero tayong mga tao, tayo ang gumagawa ng scandals, secrets, at half-truths. Ito ay hindi nature’s will. Ito’y ating human weakness at cowardice lamang. Isang reflective thought para sa mga young Filipinos at parents, gusto kong ibahagi ang practical insights na ito para makatulong tayong mabuhay nang may mas malakas na loob at mas malinaw na isip sa pang-araw-araw na buhay.

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Love Bus Book 2: Chapter 4 — Fate's Sharp Warning

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November 2007

Ring Ring Tumatawag si Brenda kay Franz Hello? Franz, dalian mo, sunduin mo kami, may ipakikilala ako sa'yo Huh! Saan? Dito sa bahay Si-sige

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Bakit Dapat Umaasa ang mga Bata sa Diyos, Hindi Maagang Independent?

Blog

Sa panahon ngayon, maraming parents ang naririnig na "Turuan mo nang maaga ang anak mo na maging independent!" Mula sa mga apps, social media, hanggang sa school, parang kailangan nang mag-isa ang bata. Pero teka muna, baka mali ito? Si Jesus mismo sa Mateo 18:3 ang nagsabi: “Amen, sinasabi ko sa inyo, maliban kung magbago kayo at maging katulad ng maliliit na bata, hindi kayo makakapasok sa kaharian ng langit.” Ito ang susi para sa ating mga pamilya.

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Love Bus Book 2: Chapter 3 — Crossroads

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It was a few days after that emotional night on the Love Bus. The memory of Brenda leaning on my shoulder, pretending we were a couple again, still lingered in my mind like a sweet but dangerous dream. I tried to focus on work, on daily routines, on anything that would keep my thoughts from drifting back to her. But fate, it seemed, had other plans. One cold October evening in 2007, Brenda messaged me again.

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Keso Na Kung Keso: Grow Old With You

Blog

Keso na kung keso, parang pag-ibig na matibay, matagal tumagal, at puno ng sustansya. Habang iniisip natin ang Emmentaler cheese na may iconic holes nito, bakit hindi gawing simbolo ng forever love?

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Love Bus Book 2: Chapter 2 — Threads of Destiny

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It was late 2007. The air still carried the heavy humidity of the rainy season even though the worst of the typhoons had already passed. I had been avoiding the Love Bus for weeks, choosing instead to take the MRT or walk long distances just to clear my head. But one evening, after a particularly tiring day at work, I found myself standing at the familiar bus stop again. The moment I stepped inside and saw the paired seats, memories flooded back like an unstoppable wave. When the bus arrived, I boarded and chose our usual spot near the middle. A few minutes later, Brenda appeared. She looked tired but still beautiful, her hair slightly messy from the wind. She smiled when she saw me and slid into the seat beside me without hesitation.

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Love Bus Book 2: Chapter 1 — After the Storm

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It was late 2007. The rain had finally stopped, but the streets were still wet and glistening under the orange glow of the streetlights. I stood at the familiar bus stop, hands in my pockets, feeling the heavy humidity cling to my skin. The Love Bus pulled up, its doors opening with that familiar hiss. I boarded and instinctively walked toward the paired seats near the front, the same seats where so many important moments of my life had unfolded.

Everything felt different now. The air inside the bus carried the usual mix of evening traffic smells, but the warmth that used to fill those seats whenever Brenda was beside me was gone. I sat down alone. The empty space next to me felt louder than the engine of the bus.

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Amnesia

Tula

Updated June 23, 2026; originally published at mga-kathang-isip-ni-kiko.blogspot.com. Sa gitna ng mga alaala na parang bulaklak na nalalanta, may mga kwento ng pag-ibig na hindi na natin kayang hawakan. Ang tula na ito, “Amnesia,” na isinulat noong Enero 16, 2010, ay patunay na ang sakit ng paghihiwalay ay maaaring maging sanhi ng malalim na paglimot upang mabuhay muli. Ito ay isang magandang pagpapahayag sa Tagalog na puno ng damdamin at aral para sa ating henerasyon ngayon.

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Love Bus — Book 2 is Now Live!

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