Daphne's Journal

It has been chaotic for the past few months since the emergence of Covid-19 disease. It rapidly spread from country to country, infecting individuals and damaging human lives causing enormous loss not just to specific countries but to a worldwide population making it a one deadly Pandemic.   Despite the efforts made by the government to implement measures here in the Philippines, there is still a continuous rise in the number of cases everyday. While a number of recoveries increases, the mortality also increases. And with this; the healthcare workers are the ones carrying the heaviest burden, especially the nurses who provides bedside care to admitted patients.  Photo credits: Jap Bestoyong Nowadays, we are considered as the essential workers, the front-liners, the modern-day heroes, but only few understand our day-to-day struggles. We get applause and praises but also get discriminated, treated as disease “carriers”. Some see us as mercenaries, "paid" to do our job a...

It was my off from work, I was at home and just swiping through my facebook feed when I came up with a photo. It looks familiar and I had to take a second look to make sure I am not mistaken, “Is it really him?” I asked myself. “Wow! He is with someone now and its for real.” Shocked and in disbelief, I felt of a pang of pain rushed through me,  it's been a few years now  now but seeing him again and remembering the memories, all the pain came resurfacing again.  It may be the effect of boredom, frustration and exhaustion brought about by this Covid-19 pandemic that made me feel like this; emotional, overly-sensitive and nostalgic. Or  being single  for a long time now is taking its toll. But damn, that pic really got into my nerves and triggered something, it still stings you know. After all these years, it made me realize that I still carry that pain. That deep inside me I was still hoping, that maybe someday somehow we still have a chance toge...