Sade Andria Zabala

Instead of calling out the unprofessional comments, our society not only empowers these chauvinistic politicians, but also participates in the verbal slaughter.

We are not your “entertain me and just shut up if it’s not poetry or art or inspirational” machines.

Maybe you liked the finale, maybe not. You can’t deny the show has lots of faults though. Fixable faults that the show runners actively decided to not fix regardless of the many opportunities to do so.

Now my dusks are a blast of frigid air, and I am left breathless as I break free from the shadow of your existence. My self-pity will never be anymore and god, it is so good to fall asleep.

I’m trying to learn the kind of brave you taught me – pulling down the gates, letting go of control, trusting people aren’t growing weeds of lies when they’re sleeping in my bed.

Being related to someone does not give you a free pass to hurt them. 

How do we cope with our parents getting older? How do we prepare ourselves emotionally with the fact one day they will die? How do we come to terms with the looming possibility of losing them?

Yes, Wonder Woman is the bee’s knees, but am I the only one who found it still lacking?

Not liking or consuming literally any Filipino media. Seriously, you don’t like ONE Filipino song or band?

i am good at making problems out of nothing.

Although the stigma of mental health has decreased, the romanticization and stereotypes of mentally ill people – especially those with depression – seem to remain the same.

I never know what to do with compliments. They make me feel like I have cotton in my mouth.