STORYBOOK FOR A CAUSE: Artwork & Life Stories

"They're our kindred spirits, fellow manifestations of this living, feeling Earth. They are playful creature reminders of our own innate animalness, our suppressed instincts and as-yet-unlived dreams. When we embrace rather than deny our animus, every ...sense is heightened, every skill sharpened, every act empowered with the strength and grace of our kindred spirits..." ~Jesse Wolf Hardin Photo: Davis Degay

F ertilization happened in April 2006. They were already there during my capping which was the end of summer classes in early May. No wonder I felt so sick and irritable. During the break, I had been so lazy, all I did was lay away. I thought I had been so tired after all the hassle and excitement of capping. I went through the enrolment and the comprehensive exam. I felt so weak and uninterested on the first day of classes that I did not attend my classes although I woke up early for school. I stayed with my friends at our hang-out at the bus terminal but I refused to go with them to school. I went home quite disgusted with myself as I had to skip classes for no reason. It was just so good to stay in bed. Missed period I knew something was happening with me which I was not so sure of. I was expecting my menstruation on the second week of May but it did not come out. In June, I missed again. That was already the second month. It could be delayed as I was irregular before. I wa...