by Sean Sy (Class 2023) my dear, i’m afraid i’m going to forget you quite soon, but not quite yet- before i go, allow me to bid you farewell- as the strings attached between theContinue reading
Category: Literature
Weird…
Weird… By Kenny Ko (Class 2021) mane billowing smog eyes filled with lachrymal ichor fangs barbed and gleaming roars of vengeful sorrows facing this behemoth standing ground it permeating existence leaving cuts, bruises but prevailed unchanged
The UP Medics Story
by The UP Medics This “story” was written by UP Medics members and applicants as a humorous exercise. Each member wrote two or so lines and passed the “story” to the next member. The storyContinue reading
For the days I hate myself
For the days I hate myself Stop Something is wrong You know something is wrong And some things shouldn’t be ignored For the days I hate myself Breathe Air inside your lungs Marvel at theContinue reading
vanta
By Paul Kenny Ko (Class 2021) midsummer blue skies warm turquoise waters laced with high-noon sun bright lights and warm bodies From whispers unconvincing ⬡ hexad walls bound achromatic purity peak emissivity immaculate confinement From whispers within
Two Poems
By Lorena Osorio (Class 2021) Photos by Lorena Osorio put out I. the car took a shortcut on the way back. that route was where we used to take walks and talk about proms andContinue reading
Pho’
By Sean Cua (Class 2021) i sought the warmth of your smile, the delicate noodles holding the scarlet fire that washes over my frozen veins. a spark kindles inside my frosted heart, before floods ofContinue reading
This Is How I Will Love You (A Letter To The Future Her)
by Aeron de la Cruz (UPCM Class 2014) This article was originally published in Thought Catalog, and is now published with the author’s permission. We’ve probably never met yet, but I have been searching forContinue reading
Ampalaya
By Mark Teo (Class 2023) let no sweetness choke you no sugar leave you blind a bitter pill to save your soul so long as you don’t mind the wrinkles in your stories of spurningContinue reading
Kung Hei Fat Choi, Tikoy, and Dim Sum: Insights on Chinese Language and Culture
by Louie Dy (Class 2021) During every Chinese New Year celebration, we often hear the Chinese greeting “Kung Hei Fat Choi”, sometimes with the characters 恭喜發財. “Kung Hei Fat Choi” is actually very different fromContinue reading