Shainne Hostalero

Work

  • Surrender you MUST (Napoles Saga)

    Many of us are still hoping that this catastrophic saga will end; but we just can’t seem to be convinced that it will be over soon. We are hooked; the people involved in this case felt like celebrities – having… Continue reading

  • Bangon Pilipinas!

    Also published in NewsGraph‘s RiskTalkers page: http://www.newsgra.ph/1714/bangon-pilipinas/ ————————————————————- Typhoon Yolanda (Typhoon Haiyan) smashed the whole Visayas region and left almost nothing to our kababayans. It is indeed devastating to see that our fellow countrymen don’t have anything to eat, anywhere to… Continue reading

  • Tree

    In the middle of the night, the tree is swaying, clocks are ticking and the clouds are frantic with worry. A tree that is moving back and forth through a great feeling of the  air in the middle of a… Continue reading

  • Hopeless

    Every concern citizen in this country is already pissed-off and wishing that this fragmented reality does not exist. By Monday, we will be facing another irrational belief that everything is going to change by cause of a new Barangay Officers… Continue reading

  • Tita Lea

    October 7, 2012, we’ve lost you. You were considered as the most intelligent child in the family. You were five then, three girls and two boys. Now, your parents got only four. It saddened us. We all know that our… Continue reading

  • "Politics is a dirty business," they say.

    One definition of Politics from the Merriam-Webster dictionary: the work and job of people (such as elected officials) who are part of a government. A work and a job. A position that depicts honest actions. Sad to say, honesty and… Continue reading

  • Amor

    “Can I forget you? Your memory has always kept me company; it has saved me from dangers along the way; it has been my comfort in the solitude of my soul in foreign countries; your memories has negated the effect… Continue reading

  • They were in UP. Late at night.

    Few years ago, about two or three, she was having a conversation with a friend in UP. ***  After her 6:00PM class, he picked her up in Manila where her university resides. They went straight to UP Diliman to see… Continue reading

  • On lack thereof

    Nature, Quezon City Philippines(c) Shainne Hostalero All There Was My greatest lesson learnt,  you were mine until you weren’t. It was you who taught me so, the grace in letting go. The time we had was all — there was… Continue reading

  • Mnemonic

    While I was checking my archives, I found this. Written for about three years ago; perhaps about a guy who came and saved me for a little while or an insert to a written story way back then. Whoever it… Continue reading