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jessa

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Everyday Stories, Lived

Relationships

  • What do you get from face to face engagements?

    When my boyfriend skipped an after-event party at work because he was still jet-lagged, our previous boss but now a family friend commented how it was impolite of him to do so. But given his circumstance, understandable. So the next opportunity came for him to make amends. Not that he was guilty about his demeanor… Read more

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  • Gatherings and how we almost always end up scrolling through our phones

    Yes, yes, yes. I’ve already told you quite a few times in writing how since I’ve been using my dumbphone, I can see more about what’s happing around me when everybody else begins to tune out of the group and tune into their phones. So as I was sitting at a small birthday party for… Read more

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  • I even felt sleepy writing this

    I’ve been with people who were not at their best because they lacked sleep. They might try to be up so acquaintances and friends wouldn’t be offended by their lack of enthusiasm. But once they are left alone with the people they are very familiar with, a lover or a family, the sleep-deprived just shuts… Read more

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  • Perhaps you’ve never gone out for some time

    There is silence in between arrivals at the airport. First, there’s the occasional opening and closing of the doors. Then, the cold air whooshing from the inside, brushing against whoever is waiting in the bay areas, anticipating a friend, a lover, or a family to arrive. You can’t see much movement more than the police… Read more

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  • A dream or a memory?

    I had a dream, and I know it was just a dream. Because I was with you, and in reality, we’re never together. You took me photographs, flattering and candid. You said it’s one way to keep our memories intact, frozen in time. I could hear your happiness when I looked into your eyes and… Read more

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  • Lonely people doing crazy things

    In my previous blog post, I told you how this taxi driver shared hilarious stories. I never really asked for them, but he shared them freely as if you were paying for entertainment, buckled in a front seat of a comedy bar. He talked about his driving experience–how different people expect him to do the… Read more

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  • The space, silence, and loneliness

    There’s a kind of space in our lives that we long to be filled. And no matter how hard we try, we can only bear the loneliness at a point. Beyond that, it becomes too depressing. And the noise in my head is so loud that it’s all I hear. Or perhaps, the room is… Read more

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