borrowed time: an AIDS memoir

una sa lahat, gusto kong malaman nyo na nagpapasalamat ako sa pagpapalaki sa akin ng maayos. ito ay tinatanaw ko bilang isang malaking utang na loob. habang binabasa niyo ang sulat na ito, malamang ay nasa malayong lugar na ako. hindi ko na kayang itago ang nararamdaman ko at parang sasabog na ang puso ko sa hirap. ako po ay isang SIRENA at hindi ko ito kinakahiya. sana po ay maunawaan niyo ang kalagayan ko at hindi niyo ako itrato na katulad ng ibang mga bakla. hindi po ako basta-basta..hard to get ako pero easy to use...huhuhuhu...sana po au matanggap niyo ang aking piniling buhay at sana ay ingatan niyo ang inyong mga sarili. lalayo ako upang magpa sex change at babalik na isa ng ganap na magandang babae.hindi masasayang ang pinakain niyo sa akin..paalam..mahal ko kayo..

the boarding house

mr. doran felt so reluctant to be a member of mrs. mooney's family, but having polly impregnated, he cant do anything but to commit and to stand by his responsibilities. maybe for a while he may feel unwelcome, but maybe, as days pass by, he may feel happy as well as welcome. he realised that running away from his responsiblity can bother his conscience and he may turn as coward if he turns his back on polly. he wisely chose to marry polly and accept his fatherly responsibility to his future baby.on th eother hand, he may find it quite difficult to adjust, but as days pass by, he can fit in as good as he deserves to be.this is how mr. doran felt about becoming a member of polly's family.it will not be that easy but it is worth living for, especially on his case where he has a baby on the way.