The Wandering Pen

01/06/2025

SARDINAS SA IBANG BANSA

Doesn’t mean I’m already abroad, I’m not eating sardinas anymore. There are days that I still missed the comfort of home and the slow paced, simple day to day encounters of life. I missed each humble daily beginnings, the not-so-chaotic start of each day at work where you can still hold a cup of coffee and munch on something before actually starting your routines, and the end of shift tiredness but going home to a good meal set at the table. They say, money is not easy to earn at home but who said money is easier to earn abroad too? I may eat sardinas now due to missing the homey vibe it brings but beyond that is a deeper reason: I’m tired and don’t have the energy to even prepare myself a good meal; I have no one here to prepare me a good meal; and I’d rather rest and sleep than cook myself a meal.

You will never understand the longing, the sacrifices and the hardwork unless you’ve been in the situation yourself. So the next time you ask someone abroad for money and they weren’t able to spare some for you, don’t take it to heart. Remember, they have a budget to prioritize, a family to support, and bills to pay. They didn’t work abroad to support the whole clan, they work because they have their own dreams and goals too.

For some, a can of sardines maybe just to cure homesickness. But who knows, for some Filipino workers abroad, a can of sardines maybe a way to survive too.

Be compassionate and understanding. ♥️

~yram

03/04/2024

IN CIRCLES

Life won’t always stay the same.
Today may be bad,
tomorrow can be good
and the future can’t be really exact.

But one thing in reality is:
Life goes in circles.
What happens next,
That we really cannot tell.

Just keep the faith.

~yram

A share of thoughts and stories.

03/12/2023

GOD BROUGHT ME THIS FAR

Years flew by with my dreams and goals unsure in life. I was uncertain of what I wanted or where I wanted to be and I can’t seem to understand my purpose in this world. I keep asking God then while keeping up with the flow without much direction. Life gave me unexpected twists and turns day after day, threw me challenges I wasn’t sure I’d overcome, broke my heart, and enveloped me in grief I’m not sure I could ever survive. I’ve been lost more times than I can imagine, cried a bucket of tears enough to leave me dehydrated, and even isolated myself from the people around me.

I fought silent but deadly wars on my own and won them with my head high. I learned to embrace the pain of losing someone I dearly love and the grief made me the strongest person that I can ever be. My faith was shaken a few times but I know God held me tight. I learned to trust the process, pat myself when I needed encouragement, and celebrated my wins even with nobody around. I made sure to work hard and make way for whatever plans I had in my mind. I purposely rewarded myself for pulling through everything. I traveled and explored new horizons and got to grow more from the experience. I learned to be on my own, not solely relying on luck but on faith and prayers.

And the years flew by in the blink of an eye and staring at this wide horizon right in front of me, I am still amazed at how amazing God has brought me this far in life.

~yram

A share of thoughts and stories.

22/06/2023

You are my half answered prayer but I know that God has better whole chapters written in our lives. Until then, I continue to cheer and pray for you.

~yram

A share of thoughts and stories.

03/12/2022

Time Out

A temporary hiatus because too many thoughts but couldn’t put them into words.

~yram

27/07/2022

It takes a grateful heart to be appreciative of the many little but beautiful things around us. Up, up and away, I get lost in the blurry plane window totally immersed in the view of the formation of clouds and slowly fading colors of the sun.

Truly, how great is the majestic power of the Creator of the universe. 💜

~yram

16/04/2022

PHOENIX IN THE SKY

The heavens declare the rising of Jesus from the dead. 🕊

A Blessed and Happy Easter! 🥳

~yram

06/04/2022

IT’S OKAY TO CHOOSE YOU

In the verge of giving up from the pain we don’t know how to heal from, it is okay to stay apart from the crowd and to choose yourself for a while.

~yram

18/03/2022

BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES

I love to capture landscapes
sunrise and sunsets
all of nature's wonders

Because that I guess
are the only things
I'll get to leave beautiful memories of
when I'm gone from this world.

~yram

08/02/2022

Again —— Live Life Well

Came a point in life that being a complete mess is inevitable
That sad feeling creeping into the depths of the soul, the thoughts of just giving up
The pressures that weigh us down, the moment of wanting to give up
The emptiness that cannot be filled, pushing the far end of really wanting to give up
The feels of being taken for granted and the stronger calling for wanting to just end everything

But then, a thought of that one person you really don’t want to hurt and disappoint, made you ———
Live again.
Want to try again.
Push through life again.

That one person you promised you’d live life well.

~yram