the choice

The havoc our country has been experiencing is really saddening. But what makes it more saddening or should I say sickening is the media that gives partial and bias information to the people. I am aware of media's primary role in the society which is to give information to the public, but a few media men and some known celebrities have not been sensitive and sensible enough of which information to be given to the public. Some local and international media personalities have gone beyond reporting. I don't want to assume that some of them are making this hideous calamity as their platform to gain applause and recognition. Apparently, they have trespassed 'depersonalisation' neglecting their pivotal role which is maintaining objectivity in information dissemination. Sensationalizing events and occurrences in the typhoon stricken areas by them have led netizens to blame the authorities or the people in charge of the affected places. Worse, netizens have grown weary leading them to post any news reports from youtube or news/cable channels. On top of it, netizens have neglected to scrutinize what they have been posting online.

Be responsible. Choose what you post!

damp

This hole is dark
I try to find a way out
I spread my arms
Trying to feel 
And figure out
Which path
O, life
Give me some light

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I see a field
Brown and barren
Its cracks make some creases
Its dryness droughts the whole plot.

Damp

never provoke anyone

"You are 35, right? You look like a 35-year old man. You are maybe 35. You are really 35."

These sentences echoed in the court while they were on a stand by for their next games. There were about 15 of them, young and old.

Nan, a single mom, had continuously provoked Teng. She was older than Teng so maybe she thought that she had all the right to do such. Since Teng was quite shy and a newbie in the group, all he had to do was smile eventhough inside him furiously wanted to retaliate to Nan's remarks. But it was a good thing Teng was able to hold his mouth...and most importantly, his fist. Teng had thought that Nan was a woman. He respected her for her age and her gender.

Bullying happens everywhere. It is an attribute being held by any gender, men or women. Never provoke anyone if we do not want to get hurt. Never make someone mad if we do not want to be at risk. Being of age doesn't give us the right to bully the younger ones. Yes, men should respect women, and yet, women should respect men, too. Respect begets respect. 

lavish

It has been her issue for the longest time!

Gwenn has got everything she wants. Superficially, she is happy. But why at night she just can't seem to have a good sleep?

She works 9 to 5 in a company as a secretary. Her salary is just enough to provide for her needs and sometimes she shares to her family. But what has gone wrong?

In the office, when someone has  new stuff, she plans of buying one as well or maybe a better thing. When someone has to go on a travel in another country, she books a ticket immediately as well wanting to be equal with the others. When someone buys a new gadget or any not-so-important things, she hurries to buy for her own too. She is in the flow. 

Until one day, she learns her lesson. She finds out that there have been a big amount she has borrowed from friends or from any acquaintance. The bank suspended her credit card because on non-payment of her debts. Her car is almost on the brink of disappearance due to non-payment of its monthly amortization. She parties almost every weekend with friends in some luxurious bars where beverages cost an arm and a leg. In short, she doesn't know the definition of living frugally.

She has resorted to borrowing from one person to another but her lifestyle is the same or sometimes more lavish;  her situation has gone from bad to worse.

One day, as Gwenn walks on a street she sees an old man. This man's shirt is as dirty as grease. He points at Gwenn and laughs loudly as he walks afar. Suddenly, she thinks of money again. She thinks where can she get some amount to pay for her debts. Even in her head, she has no escape.

Too much of something is bad enough. It is true that when people enjoy luxury, they tend to ask and seek for more and more.