PS: I Love You

When was the last time you wrote a letter to someone?

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I started writing letters when I was 10 years old.  I wrote a friendly note to a guy named Patricio Bautista Jr. in Nueva Ecija, Philippines.  That was the first and last letter that he received from me.  After 16 years, my family came back to Nueva Ecija for a visit and I saw the guy.  I was told that he knew I was going to come back in the vicinity.  So he searched for me.  Unfortunately, he was not able to recognize me anymore.  He called my sister by my name and he was always smiling at her. So I thought, he may still have not forgotten me - or at least my name. I only saw him twice in my life... Yet probably it was the impact of the letter.

What was in the letter?
As far as I could remember, I thanked him for keeping me company for the 3 day vacation in Nueva Ecija. I told him he was nice and he should stay that way until he grows old.

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I had the habit of writing friendly letters to friends and love letters to my mother and father (that made them cry) and love letters (to lovers - in the past) and to my current lover.

It's my way of expressing my feelings to the other person in written form.  Reading is like talking as they say.  You can just imagine that person who wrote the letter speaking right in front of you.

It's funny that in the internet, they give you tips on writing love letters such as:
- putting a picture of your significant other in front of you to help inspire you write a letter
- romantic tune to put you in the mood
- put a dab of cologne in your letter before sending it out
- wait a day before sending the letter in case you said something you may regret later, etc.

In reality, you may write your letter in any format as you wish as long as you are comfortable. The most important thing is that you're able to have your 'love' message sent across the person's heart.
It may be in a tissue paper, pad paper, a nice stationery, or a graphing paper or a scrap paper.


Before writing your letter, make sure you have an idea in mind of what you want to say and mean. Put loving words and appreciation.  Never put something that could hurt somebody reading your letter or hate you in return. Those may be the last words they get from you - or that may be the last time you ever write them a letter. Keep your words true to yourself.  Be honest and be comfortable in writing the letter. Put yourself in the shoes of the other person reading your letter... and 'feel' how they may feel after reading the letter.


Sending a snail mail or a personal letter written on paper, I think, is more romantic than typing it in an Email, in Facebook or whichever form.  You can feel the presence of the person sending you their message and they can make you feel even more special.

Keeping the messages true and honest can give impact to someone's life. I guess this is also what moves lovers from different parts of the world - loving in such far away distances - to more intimate and personal relationship. Who would have known that lovers thousand miles apart (esp for Filipino OCWs working abroad and getting in touch with their wife and families) could still be reunited by love letters? It may be because of the power of loving words and assurance to their loved ones that they'd come back home and the other person at the side of the world would yearn for that day that they'd be together again.

I may have written harsh letters, too... Sadly, but I wanted to say sorry for those things that hurt my love the most.  It was the only 'hate' letter I have written and it is worth burning... :-( Or should I say, too, that I am?
For my angel, I am sorry I have written bad things to you in the most recent past. I hope you forgive me if you ever get the chance to read this.  I love you and you know that.