i.              when he first found her, he was lonely and out of place.

floating, drifting, sulking—he walks to the school rooftops, praying silently for the winds to take him when he sees her: white knuckles clenched on the gray concrete, legs dangling hundreds of miles from the ground. a split second panic attack later, he rushes to her, composing words in his brain to tell her to stop or calm down or something—“now miss, maybe we can still talk this over…”

she leans a fraction forward and he feels his heart catapult from his chest.

then, she beams at him, a grin that resembles the blazing sun. frosty blue eyes pierced through him and he freezes.

she jumps lightly off the wall and her feet delicately lands on the ground.

he swallows.

she smiles.

I long for rainy days.

There were many things I long for lately. Cold nights, genuine laughter, a taste of adventure, the city lights. Moments to myself. Lost thoughts. Being flooded with a series of ghost lines. Seemingly endless afternoons waiting for the skies to fade into shades of pink and purple, or blue and orange.

I guess it's because life has been anything out of the ordinary these past weeks.

I crave for more.

Regina Iustitiae Sorority (Sorore Lex Atheneum) Presents Carnival de Rainhas II

This Sunday, April 7, 2013, the Regina Iustitiae Sorority (Sorore Lex Atheneum) of the Ateneo Law School is holding a 1-day fair and carnival at the NBC Tent, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.

This event is a follow up to last year’s successful Carnival de Rainhas (which translates to Carnival of Queens), which was then held at the Rockwell Tent. There were more than 60 concessionaires providing bazaar goers with a variety of products they could purchase: from bags, shoes, clothes and accessories to food and even household items. Fun-filled activities of game, caricature, figure painting, face painting and glitter tattoo booths were also present at the fair.

This year, Carnival de Rainhas II promises to be bigger and brighter with over 100 food and non-food concessionaires, game booths, inflatable castles and activity booths such as fortune telling, face painting, balloon twisting and more.

Usher in the summer season with a bang or spend a beautiful Sunday with your family and friends in Carnival de Rainhas II!

Visit their official Facebook page for more information about the fair and carnival.

ghostlines

1.
I find myself
slowly
missing you
in the spaces where
you should be.
I guess it’s been too long,
and I helplessly need
to cling on
a fantasy.
I entangle myself
with these phantom memories,
and I lose them
quite easily.
These days, it happens so often:
letting myself envelope
underneath the atmosphere
of what could be’s;
but it all fades away,
slips through my fingers,
and lets go
just as easy.

2.
I guess I like to get lost in all these made up conversations.

3.
I felt my tongue shatter with yours,
as we melt into this hollow lullaby.