It was a Friday afternoon when I received a surprise e-mail from a person who used Coward, as his pen name. I don’t have any idea who sent that message to me and why he named himself as Coward. I suddenly asked myself; is this spam? Or is this a friend pranking me? Or is this really someone from…

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“And they lived happily ever after,” says the tale as old as time we’re all fascinated with. Once in our lives we desired to have this kind of ending in our own stories, may it be with our families, friends or relationships. Yet we know that in life we have to face the reality of stories…

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One cold midnight of January 2012, I received a phone call from an unknown number. Marked with a lot of hesitation because of the anonymity, I thought it was an emergency so I immediately answered. “Hi Lovely!” I heard a deep nervous voice. “This is Mess. How are you?“ Mess is the pastor I met last…

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Two months ago, my two-year relationship ended. I must admit, those were tough moments. I guess breaking up isn’t an easy path to take. It was the most excruciating decision I’ve ever made in my entire life. It was as grievous as if something inside of me was tearing apart. It’s hard to let go of someone whom…

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