Cheating Does Not Mean What You Think It Means Ahhh. Cheating. Such a despised word. It has this despicable concept behind it. There's a lot of things to tackle when it comes to this word. Where do I begin? Well maybe it's not a bad idea to start from its very inception. **Where did the word "cheat" come from?** According to the oxford entry for the word cheat. It originated from an old French word *eschete* and has been adopted by old English as escheat. Eschete, escheat is…
Penetrations and Explosions "Shoot it. Shoot it. Come on. Shoot it." I was muttering the words as I was focusing on the ten foot high hole with the ball in my hand. I was caressing the ball between my hands before I attempted the shot from the freethrow line. It was early in the third quarter and we were down by 5 points. I aimed, placed the ball over my head and using the force gathered from my knees I let the shot go. A sigh of relief came over me as I watched the shot…
DIY Karaoke Machine Here in our country, whenever there is an a occasion or just a simple gathering, food, drinks and singing will always be present. Those are some essential parts of the fun aside from the attendees and the bonding activities. The fun starts when someone started to sing an upbeat song or a song with high notes that the singer will just scream through it. In the days before the pandemic, it's quite easy to rent out a karaoke or videoke machine. For just Php…
You Can't See Me The clock went off as the usual and I was forced to get up with half of my consciousness still lying cozily in bed. I reluctantly walked towards the bathroom yawning and scratching my bum. I reached over the sink and placed some water onto my mouth and gargled. I then went for the toothpaste, put a generous amount of the paste on top of my toothbrush and almost automatically brushed my teeth. I spit everything out once I was done rinsing my whole mouth. It…
Am I Not Enough? When is infidelity acceptable? Is there a reason valid enough to justify an unfaithful heart? And when all else fails, is there anyone to blame? *Dear Professor,* *I would just like to share what I experienced recently for I am just looking for answers. You know, I have been cheated on 3 times already by 3 different guys in the past, and now, Ryan, my current boyfriend, I had my suspicions and I just saw him exchanging raunchy messages and photos with…
Meet Up Gone Wrong Tears, snot and sweat are all mixed up over my face. I don't know if I am still crying or I am just too sweaty from the heat of this damp. I could not even wipe my face because my hands are tied tightly behind my back. My yanking on the chains that are tightly wound up on my ankles are causing obvious abrasions and the feel of that dirty chain is adding to the pain I am feeling. The creaking sound that the stairs made as the man descends from the main…
The Death Cross Dummified **Death cross.** I have seen this term once, twice, thrice, no. A lot of times especially during these times when the BCH market is down and a tad bearish. So obviously, my ever curious and speculating mind asked a lot of questions. Questions that alone, I could not even begin to interpret. What on fresh hell is this? What does it mean to my precious BCH? Shall I sell? Shall I buy more? What do I do? Of course, I do not have a single clue so just…
The Unsolvable Mystery I was watching Unsolved Mystery last night and the theme of the show was somewhat more interesting than usual because they are tackling cases that in the host's opinion will never be solved, which I agree. They are discussing about death, what happens after death to be more specific. They presented two cases of near death experiences or NDE's. The people who experienced those told their stories and what they could recall from those times were they were…
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My Watty Love Story It's already been months since I have joined this social networking platform that is focused on writing stories and other works of literature. I enjoyed my experience for all those days since the community is really warm and welcoming and at the same time I was able to practice my story telling and my writing skills. Another fun thing in publishing and reading written stories are the connections you can make from comments and messages by other users. One…
My Escort Girlfriend "Isa nalang! Isa nalang aalis na! Isa nalang sa kanan oh!" sigaw ng barker sa may sakayan ng jeepney, habang ako ay nagmamadaling naglalakad para lamang maabutan ang paalis na na jeep. Sa kabila ng paglingon lingon at pagaatubili ko ay nakasakay parin naman ako, kahit na medyo mainit ang lagay at alanganin ang upo ko eh pinilit ko nalang pagtyagaan kesa naman malate ako sa first day ng 2nd year ko sa college. Isang sulyap ko sa wrist watch ko na kabibili…
Concierto de Amor "🎵Oh oh..Only for you. Oh oh only for you🎶.... “And...that’s a wrap everybody.” The director shouted and it was followed by a roaring round of applause from the people inside the theater. At the time, the people in there were the crew, the staff and the performers for Melody’s first ever headlining concert. She looked around and met eyes with the people she was working with and bowing to all the sides of the stage. She was firmly holding on to the…
Undercover Monster In times of trouble, in times of need, there are people in our society that we could rely upon, people who can count on to assist, people who are willing to help and people that we expect to protect us when it comes down to it. On the other hand, there will be people in our society that will take advantage of us, that will cause us nothing but harm, and prey upon our individual vulnerabilities. What would happen if those two kinds of people converge into…
Nice Guys Finish Last You did everything. You gave it all. You grinded hard, you pumped all your sweat and blood out. It took all of your endurance and all of your stamina, but still your best was not even good enough. Have you experienced that? It's a bummer right? Wait, that's just the understatement of the decade. It's really insane. Alright, be honest. Reading that title, what came to your mind? What did you picture? What did it make you think of? Does it have something…
Midnight Diner : My Story Watching TV shows. This has been a hobby for many people since the beginning era of Television. And nowadays, to so many people, binge-watching is an endeavor that has become part of their daily routines. Watching a TV show entertains us, passes the time and make us forget quite a lot for some short span of time. It engages the eyes, our ears and sometimes it even grasps our hearts and fill us with emotion. There is this show in Netflix that I have…
My Escort Girlfriend : The Transferee Ito na ang ikalawang bahagi ng kwentong : **My Escort Girlfriend****.** https://read.cash/@meitanteikudo/my-escort-girlfriend-1eb34ee4 Naalala ko na medyo may kaingayan ang buong klase noon sapagkat first time ulit magkita kita ng iba sa loob ng ilang buwan. May mga nagkukwentuhan, may mga naghaharutan at syempre may mga lowkey na naglalampungan na. Wala ka namang masisi at "namiss" nila ang bawat isa. Pagbukas ng pintuan ng silid aralan…
The Transferee II This is the continuation of the story : My Escort Girlfriend , The Transferee https://read.cash/@meitanteikudo/my-escort-girlfriend-the-transferee-34a3052e "Gusto mo bang... mauna?" medyo kinakaban parin akong kausap siya. "Nah, I haven't really read this part pa eh, So I think mauna ka na muna, panuorin na lang muna kita. Will that be okay?" Bakit kelangan magpacute siya habang nagtatanong siya? Teka, nagpapacute ba siya o talagang cute lang talaga siya?…
Thoughts on a Rainy Day **Gloomy**. That's the weather I woke up to today. I guess that the sky acclimates itself to what I was feeling this past few days. Or was it the other way around? Am I that fragile that I am affected by the clouds above my head or am I that special that the heavens sympathize with my chest. I find that the latter seems to be unlikely so once again, I feel how insignificant and vulnerable my being is. **Grey**. Just like the sky, I think that is the…
I Have Done That, Haven't I? It has always been a dream of mine to be in interviewed for some accomplishment or achievement of some kind. I wanted someone to be interested to what my thoughts are, to what my state of mind is, and just real curious about what I did, or what I have gone through, in regards to those achievements or accomplishments. But don't get me wrong, I do not want to be interrogated. Just a plain old interview out of interest and curiosity, not because it…
CdA : Homecoming Melody tapped away on her phone to see several missed calls. She stopped on her tracks and looked back. "Hmm. Have I met that guy before? He looked oddly familiar. Oh well. " She shrugged the thought of and continued walking along the streets. She thought that he may have watched some shows of her or on one of her gigs before. She dialed Sebastian's number and called him, the old man picked up within seconds of ringing. "Dear me, mademoiselle. Where are you…
The Perfect B*tch Most of us have ideals, preferences we uphold when we pick potential partners, romantic or otherwise. Some may prefer blond, some may prefer red heads, other people may choose the slim body type and others may be inclined to like those with extra pounds on them. Some of us may like obedient down to Earth folks while some people enjoy the company of those with strong personality oozing with confidence. But in reality, we can't really choose who we are going…
Wrong Turn It was around 8:30 in the evening and I have this itch at the bottom of my foot that I could not scratch off. I took a quick shower and got dressed. It was just a simple basketball shorts and a shirt over my body. I did not even bother combing my hair, well I really don't comb my hair, my fingers will suffice. Funny enough, there are lots of things that my fingers could do, fixing my hair was one of them. I looked around the neighborhood and there was like an…
Reunited This is the continuation of the story Concierto de Amor. For the previous parts, you can read them from the links indicated below: Part 1: **Concierto de Amor** https://read.cash/@meitanteikudo/concierto-de-amor-354b4b80 Part 2: **Concierto de Amor: The Encounter** https://read.cash/@immaryandmerry/concierto-de-amor-the-encounter-0873360a Part 3: **CdA: Homecoming** https://read.cash/@meitanteikudo/cda-homecoming-cd3214ec Part 4 : Her Smile…
Double Standards I was out and about within the vastness of my mind to find a topic to write about and then I was surprised, my mind is blank and it's void, and it has nothing of interest inside it. So I gave up on myself and just fired up the internet to read around. I stumbled upon this story depicting an obvious double standard display in our society. In the age of "supposed" equality and all those ideals, it still seems that the world is far from changing and it looks…
Ultimate Conspiracy Theory **What is the shape of the Earth?** From the moment I picked up science in school, it was a spherical shape. It was not perfectly round but it was spherical with some bulges maybe on its sides but it ain't a perfect round. And I thought that everyone accepted that information as a well established fact backed up by years of research and empirical data. That's until only in the recent years, people have been trying to debunk this knowledge and…
Melody and Me Napansin ko nalang na tulala na ako nang mahulog ang cp ko sa sahig mula sa panginginig ko. May text si Melody: "Hey still there?!" hindi ko pala sya nareplyan. Naglaro sa isip ko na sabihin sa kanya ang bagong natuklasan ko. Pero nagdalawang isip ako ng bumalik sa isipan ko ang mukha ni Bianca na nakasimangot sa akin. "Bakit kaya ganun na lang ang tingin nya?" naisip ko nalang. Bakit sya naroon sa unit na yun? Lumipat na ba siya? Ok reality check, hindi ako…
I'd Rather As I read about this challenge or trend here in this platform, I told myself that I would stay away from it since I really do have some things in my mind that could not be aired out in public or else I will get plenty of violent reactions. But then @mommykim went on ahead and challenged me with this one. And since I know myself to not back down from any challenge that is in front of me, I SWALLOWED every inhibition and I took it upon myself so that I can say…
Little Johnny Little Johnny woke up crying in the middle of the night that woke up his mom and dad. His mom came rushing to the rescue and went to Little Johnny's side. "What's wrong honey? What happened? Did you have a bad dream? Hush sweetie, don't you cry, Mommy's here, Mommy's here." "But..." he tried to speak up while he was sobbing. "But they were throwing big stones at us." "Oh honey, no one is going to throw stones at us. It's just a bad dream. Hush now, go back to…
Believing is a Lie In a way, we can say that what we are is composed of the things that we believe in and the things that we know. But what if the very thing we believe to be true is the one thing that is holding us back to know the simple and irrefutable truth? When do we believe something? When it's taught to us? When we see it? When we research about it? When? What does it take for us to believe something? Do we require a lot of convincing? Do we need to see data,…
Once Upon a Rainy Day Struggle is real. That's what all I can say when I was trying to wake up today. My eyelids were so heavy, they were like a 100 kilo of mass trying to cover my eyes. I literally had to prop my eyes half opened just to transition to this new day. And when my fleeting consciousness came back to me like the haunting ghost of the present's past the very first thing I did was say grace but soon right after was to count the remaining vacation leave credits I…
I Found a Song Imagine meeting the girl or boy of your dreams for the very first time. Can you hear the birds chirping those fairy tale themed music? Can you feel the thumping on your chest getting heavier and heavier? Can you feel the soul going out of your mouth? Now imagine that your dream girl or dream boy isn't interested in you for a simple and a really direct reason. She's gay. The Song The title of the song is *I Found a Girl* and it's performed and sang by The…
Inside my Head Writer's block. I am accustomed to that nuisance. I know several and different ways to circumvent it, to force through it and just to break across it. I never knew that the opposite of it is much harder to get over. Currently I'm having brain explosions from all the random topics that I wanted to write. But as I think about them, I am not motivated enough to spread them out thinly to even produce a single article. There are several ideas and topics on my mind…
Forget Him Not *Dear Professor,* *My name is Jenica and I just have to let it all out before anything else. I had this relationship from years ago that in simple words, I can't even seem to move on. I am now married with a son and from time to time, almost every other day, I still think about Kevin. He's the guy I have dated before my current husband.* *You may call me crazy and all that but I think that it was real love that we had found, him and I, but through some…
Hustling with Coins What a fine day it was in the city. I decided to take a walk along the bustling streets of the business district. It's fascinating to see and to look at the skyscrapers and the ambitious buildings left and right. The sun was just right, it was not too hot, and it was not too humid that it allows you to pace around and about without the hindrance of umbrella and the hovering clouds. I have put my hands in my pocket and I was able to feel some loose change…
First Day Out **Here are the links for the previous parts:** Part 1 - **Concierto de Amor** https://read.cash/@meitanteikudo/concierto-de-amor-354b4b80 Part 2 - **Concierto de Amor: The Encounter** https://read.cash/@immaryandmerry/concierto-de-amor-the-encounter-0873360a Part 3 - **CdA: Homecoming** https://read.cash/@meitanteikudo/cda-homecoming-cd3214ec Part 4 - **Her Smile** https://read.cash/@immaryandmerry/cda-part-iv-her-smile-1e34ff2e Part 5 - **Reunited**…
Thought-Provoking Images It's still a gloomy rainy day today and if the weather is something like this, you're kind of forced to take everything a notch back and just relax for a bit since there's really nothing much you can do with just about anything. You can't really go outside because the rain and the wind are harsher than the astringent on your face. Can't really do the laundry because they wouldn't really dry well. And you can't just do what you want because it's still…
Can You Feel the Color Blue? **Blue**. What comes to your mind when you hear or read the word "blue"? Is there an icy cool picture of the sky, or the night in your mind? Or are you picturing the clear view of the ocean waters? Or is there a sudden gloom over your head that you can feel a little empty in your chest? There are several meanings attached to the word blue. There's that color that we know, the feeling of loneliness is sometimes referred to us as "blue". Or yeah,…
Run Forrest, Run `"My momma always said... life's like a box of chocolate, you never know what you gonna get..."` If you are into movies you might have run into that line once or twice in your life. That line has really been a big part of my childhood. If you still don't know which movie that line is from, you are missing out on A LOT. Anyhow, that line is from the movie Forrest Gump. Forrest Gump was a film which starred Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump himself. The story of the…
A Dialogue Story "Buzzzz..." Dr. Schneider : I guess that's my 3 o'clock appointment. They're quite early. It's still 10 minutes to 3:00. Anyway, I should let them in and let them join on my tea time. Mr. & Mrs. Lokowitz : A pleasant afternoon doc. Mrs. Lokowitz : I am sorry that we're a bit early. It just so happened that there was something I wanted to see before going here. Mr. Lokowitz : Yes that's it, I told her that it could be done afterwards but she just had to go to…
The Journal Entry It was a fine day again today, just like how it was for the past few weeks. All through out the country the height of the summer is in full effect and everyone feels it. Edward was one of those people who really love summer. He loves how the sun shines ever so brightly. He loves the cloud playfully teasing the sun as it covers momentarily it's lights. Edward also loves to watch the birds fly over the hills and highlands and watch the butterflies play among…
Her Name's Sally I was counting down the seconds to three in the afternoon. My professor was still opening and closing his mouth trying to communicate with the whole class but I simply could not hear a word he was trying to say. I know it was not that important because I can hear the restless feet of the guys itching to get out of class too. And then there was a sharp but brief silence followed by the sweet sound of the ringing bell. Class was over. Every group in class has…
What happened to the community Open for All? Am I kicked out? Am I blocked? I can't even search for it anymore...
@Eylz2021 yown! Thanks my friend. You dabest! :)
The Heart Wants What It Wants Dear Prof, *It's another gloomy weather here today from where I am writing. I have not seen the sun for days already. I missed the warmth, and the brightness of it since it seemed to be the only light in my life I would ever see.* *This rainy season reminds me of the tears I shed every single night that I remember how hopeless and how difficult my situation is. Sometimes I wonder what am I doing with my life. Why do I have to love and care for…
She's Healing From when I was a kid, I was aware about the problems of the Earth. From water pollution, noise pollution, flooding, climate change and the one that was always in the headlines back then, the ozone layer depletion. Ozone Layer What on the literal Earth is this ozone layer? Ozone layer is a layer in the Earth's atmosphere, specifically in the stratosphere. In this layer, all the protective gasses could be found. Protective gasses? Yep, the ozone layer is the…
I Was Violated The sun came up as brightly as it always has been over all of the plain that I could see. There is the certain chill in the morning air that I could feel all over my Earthly body. These walking creatures called people are starting to be active too. I can see the lights turned up from the windows of their box they call house. I swayed my branches along with the rhythm of the wind and danced along with the calm breeze of the summer's morn. I can see the little…
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