Love is acceptance


Love is when you accept that person with all he is, when you’re willing to get hurt just to get that person to be happy. love is when you’d go all through everything, just to keep that person. love is not only the good times, but also the bad. it’s when you stick together through whatever, and you can’t bear the thought of living without. you’d accept all his faults, and he does the same. you forgive and forget, making room for more happiness. love is when that person brings out the best in you, when that person matters to you more that anything. that through no matter what,you know that 10 years, 20 years or even after death, you can still imagine yourself happy with that person. That’s what love can do. it can make the impossible possible, the nothing to everything.

Fling Love

There was Kurt and Taylor.



Kurt is Taylor’s gayish friend and were bestfriends ever since the day Taylor defended him from bullies who teased Kurt for wearing girl clothes. They always stuck like glue, always being there for each other no matter what happend.

One day, Kurt was banned from one part of their school because he acted gay.”I can’t believe them! This is just unfair!” He ranted in front of Taylor at the school cafeteria that day. ” You 
want me to hit them again?” Taylor chuckled, trying to let him remember the day she broke her umbrella after she hit the school bully. ” Nah, they’ll
just think that you’re my bodyguard.” Kurt said. Taylor thought about it then said ” but i am your bodyguard.” “that was when we were kids Tay,but, we’re in junior high now. I can’t have my best friend fighting for me. I need to do something to prove that I’m not that gay who likes guys. Just the gay who likes dressing up.” The two went quiet for a while, then Taylor said, ” you need a girlfriend!” Kurt shot her an unbelievable look. ” A girlfriend? hmmm.”

” I can’t believe you managed to really dragged me into this” Taylor held on to her seat as Kurt drove. “Well, it was your  idea. Plus, i need your opinion as my best friend for my total makeover.” Kurt smugged. “you’re really gonna do this? WOW.” Taylor teased him. ” Haha. Come on Tay, I’m SERIOUS.” he shot her a look. ” i was kidding. come on.” just then, Taylor’s cell rang,and she read a sweet message. “Is that your sweet admirer again?” Kurt intrigued. “Yeah. It’s the 18th text today. He wants me to meet him.” she smiled as she read the message again. “oooh. sounds serious. is he really human?” Taylor hit Kurt’s ribs jokingly as they reached the mall.

“okay, and one! two! three! great practice everyone!” Taylor shouted that afternoon, as she finished cheer leading practice. ‘Kurt, where are you?’ she thought. “hey Taylor! Can i hitch a ride with you and Kurt?” Beth, Taylor’s co-cheer leader, asked. “sure. he’ll be here.” Just then, Kurt’s car parked in front of the field. He got out, and as he did, heads turned, and the other cheer leaders turned back to the field. “hey Kurt” Taylor said. She gave him a thumbs up, and grinned as he came closer. Leather jacket, clean jeans, and great haircut. “Taylor, is that Kurt?!” the girls asked. “yup.” In 5 minutes, Kurt was surrounded by the whole high school cheer leading team, complimenting him in this and that. Kurt peered over the crowd, and gave Taylor a thumbs up. ‘IT WORKED!”

‘I never thought he was going to be this popular’. Taylor thought the next day at lunch. She was bombarded by a group of girls, mostly cheerleaders, who ran to the seat next to Kurt at their table. It was a weird place to be, and she felt a pang of jealousy for all the attention Kurt gave to the girls. “WOW Taylor! Kurt really changed! He’s so much HOTTER now.” Beth said during free period. “Yeah. He really changed.” Taylor said. She felt another pang of jealousy and regret. Why did he have to change? she asked herself. “Hey, you think he’s gonna ask me out?”Beth asked after a while. “Um, I dont know. You want me to ask him?” “Really? that would be great!”

Kurt’s new look sky rocketed and every girl was drooling over him. Every guy wanted to be him. He felt proud and he even asked himself why he went gay in the first place, when being a real guy was so much fun. He’s been hangin out with girls, but he hasn’t asked out any of them. He needs someone’s information. His bestfriend’s opinion. One day, he looked for Taylor at the library when he saw her being with Nate, the basketball MVP. He called her, but she kept on giggling that she pretended not to hear him. WOW,she must like him. Kurt thought. Finally,she turned her head to him and walked to his side. “Hey Alex, how’s guydom?” she asked jokingly. “great so far. but remember the plan? i need to ask one girl out.” “so ask one out. pick one.” she looked over her shoulder and winked at Nate. “Why is he with you?” Alex asked.”Well,remember the guy who sent all those sweet messages to me? it was actually Nate!” Her eyes twinkled and her face went red. “Good for you Now,back to me. Who should I ask out?” “um,how about beth? she really seems to be real interested in you.” she said,remembering the conversation they had about Kurt. “yah.maybe.” 

The next day, Kurt bought flowers for Beth, as he asked her out. As predicted, she said yes, and Kurt felt relief. He’s not the kind of gay that liked guys. He was just not the manly type. But this date will prove otherwise.

“Hey tay! Guess what?” Kurt bounced when he met his bestfriend at his next class. “Uhm, you’re finally gonna accept that you’re starting to like guys?” She chuckled. He made a serious face. “No. I have a date tonight with Beth.” He grinned and gave her a funny face. She smiled, and said “well,congratulations. Guess I have to find a date as well.” She nodded her head towards Nate, and started her way towards him. Kurt thought she would ask Nate out herself, but then she walked past Nate and went to sharpen her pencil. Nate moved quick, standing beside Taylor. They talked about something, then Taylor walked back to her seat. “Do you have a date or what?” He asked. “Duh.” she said , smiling at Nate’s way. “I’m going on a double date with you and Beth.” When Kurt didn’t say anything, she said, “What, you thought your best friend would let you go out on your very first date alone?” “I didn’t come to YOUR first date.” He replied. “Well, you’re not me. Enough said.” just then, their teacher got in and started class. Taylor winked at Kurt, assuring him that she was NOT joking.

On the night of the “date”, Kurt kept fussing over about Taylor interfering. “Hey Kurt, let’s watch that new movie at the drive-in downtown. What do you say?” Kurt gave her “the stare” that he was already fed up, but Taylor didn’t even look at him. They drove into the movie place, bought tickets and watched the movie. Taylor spent most of her time watching Kurt than paying attention to her date. “Hey Taylor” Nate called. She looked at him and winked, then turned her attention to the movie. Nate tried to move in closer to her, then put one arm behind her. Kurt was watching from behind, since they were sitting in the backseat. ” So Beth, how’s our date so far?” He whispered. “Fine I guess. Taylor keeps creeping me out.” He knew exactly what she was saying. Taylor kept cutting him off mid-sentence every time he makes a mistake, then corrects him. It was quite annoying, though he knew Taylor was just trying to help him impress Beth. 

Distracted with his thoughts, he didn’t notice that Nate was already trying to kiss Taylor. She moved fast, dodging Nate’s attempt. “No.” She said. “Come on. Just one smooch.” He licked his lips, then moved closer. “Come on, don’t tell me you won’t kiss the guy who researched all those cheesy stuff on the net for you?” At this, Nate swooped down for a kiss. Taylor’s dislike was obvious, as she pushed him away and wiped her lips of his saliva. Nate sat down on his seat, looking satisfied. Taylor got out of the car and ran. 

Kurt ran after her, after getting Beth away from Nate. When he reached the corner, he saw Taylor sitting down, crying. He sat down beside her, and hugged her tight. “Another jerk.” She said, a sob in between. “I thought he would be different, but all he really wanted was to get under my pants.” She sobbed more, while he hugged her tighter. “I wish you were a real guy Kurt, you’d be the best boyfriend in the world.” He didn’t reply to this, he only held her closer to him. “How many frogs do I have I kiss before I find my prince?” She looked up to him now this time, their faces closer to the other more than usual. He looked into her eyes and said “Hey, wanna know if I’m a prince and not a princess?” She nodded, and in a split second he leaned down to kiss her. They both got weirded out by the kiss, and stared at each other. Kurt smiled then said, “Guess I’m a prince.” Taylor looked at him and slapped him. “Ow! What was that for?” She smiled back and said, “Since when were you a prince? I’m your best friend yet you never told be anything!” They both laughed at this, and they both knew that Kurt’s gender wasn’t the only thing that changed in their relationship.

eleven minutes by Paulo Coelho


Eleven minutes. 660 brief seconds. Moments of quick pleasure.

Reading the novel made me think about the current life style of people. Why we spend too much, for a luxury, for a “happiness” that would last only for a few moments. Why we try to look for happiness in mundane possessions, that people would actually believe to think that these temporary gifts of the earth would give them their life purpose. The novel spoke of profound and words that are rarely used in today’s novels. It was so complex, something that could only be understood if you make an effort to take a look at its depth.

The story spoke volumes, of dreams that were never reached, of the things people aim for but were not to brave to actually try and take the chance. It did not only speak of the main character Maria, but it spoke of the different people around the world, struggling to know who they are and what they exactly want from the life they are living in.

Maria merely played the part of a person that lives in everyone of us, a person who wants to really know what else life has to offer. We all want to just let life take control of us, yet we are afraid of losing things, and we are afraid of change.

The story reflected on Maria’s life, how she wanted to run away, how she wanted something new. We all could relate to that. We want to run away from the void that we got used to live in, that we yearn for something new to happen in our life. Most humans dread routine. So we want something new, something that makes our heart pound and make our brain think 10 times than what we were used to. Maria describes how she feels, in the most profound way. It is like, she is speaking with her soul pouring out onto the pages, as if you can feel her emotions rushing through your body as if they were yours.

Yes, the story may be about her becoming a prostitute, yet, aren’t we all? We are prostitutes to the society, giving them all we have, just for some temporary happiness that we might feel once we gain our asking price. The story goes on with the twists and turns of her life, how one man changed her forever, how she could not run away from love. We are like this too, we run away from something, something that may have hurt or scared us. Yet somewhere along the way we found ourselves facing this fear again, and this time, just maybe, we’re strong enough to withstand all that it has to throw at us.

The book surely is a must read for anyone. It may be a bore because of the long paragraphs and what not, but it is worth it. With this I shall end with a quote from the book, “The strongest love, is the love that demonstrates fragility.”

Love as a risk.


Love, I might say, is a risk that people blindly take. You risk the time you give for your self, you risk being hurt, betrayed, pushed aside, or worse, rejected. Love’s a risk that everyone just jumps into, thinking that it’s worth the risk. It’s worth crying at 12am in the morning, then realizing how stupid the reason was. It’s about cringing every time your loves one ignores you, yet you’re happy that that person is in your life anyways. It’s about trying to hide how much you’re hurt, just to protect yourself from hurting yourself more. You try to create this barrier of yourself to avoid being hurt, so you could find out who’s brave enough to take the risk of slowly taking down your guard and letting you know everything is alright. Love is taking the risk of not being loved back, and that I say, is the biggest risk of all.
The first step of love, is risk. The risk of taking a leap, of taking a chance with a person you can see yourself with. A risk of selflessly giving up yourself for that person, giving them everything you can offer. Love is, unknowingly diving into an pitch black pit, and you hope and pray with all your heart that when you reach the bottom, someone is there to catch you. Love is taking the chance of bruising yourself, with all the rocks and stones that maybe thrown at you. Love is taking the risk, knowing that in the end, it would be all worth it. 🙂