Sentience | Volume No. 1

/ 151O V E R T H E M O O N Thank You by Randy Gianan Jr. As you wave goodbye to the setting sun, I always see you saying, “hi”, to the rising one. I’m glad, I’m happy - thank you for being with me.

Pieces & Figures LITERARY PIECES 7 IMMEASURABLE HYMN BY ADRIANNE LORENZO CORPUZ 55 WHEN MY STAR SHINE BY EDMAR DELOS SANTOS 103 LET YOU GO BY JESSA MARIZ CORPUZ 9 HEAR, HEAR BY GRAZIEL MAE RAMAT 57 HUWAG NI JESSA MARIZ CORPUZ 105 SANA NGAYON ... NI JESSA MARIZ CORPUZ 11 FANTASTICAL BY ADRIANNE LORENZO CORPUZ 59 GREATEST SHOW BY JAYSON SABONG 109 ANG SALAMIN NI JAYSON SABONG 13 LOVE AT SECOND SIGHT BY EDMAR DELOS SANTOS 61 THE TRUE FORM ... BY PRINCESS ALYZZA A. CALAMAYAN 111 LOVE FINDS YOU BY JAYSON SABONG 15 YES, VIRUS IS REAL BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 65 CONSEQUENCES BY MARIA ANNA JESSICA A. ROSQUETA 113 MVLE BY EDMAR DELOS SANTOS 19 RIKNAEN NAK NI CHRISTIAN JAY PERPUSE 67 MISALIGNED BY GRAZIEL MAE RAMAT 115 MAGIC CARPET BY JAYSON SABONG 21 DEAR, FUTURE LOVE BY JAMES CARLO LUCAS 69 ROSES AND VIOLETS, ... BY GRAZIEL MAE RAMAT 119 BLACK’S SIGHT BY EDMAR DELOS SANTOS 23 LUNA BY EDMAR DELOS SANTOS 71 REAL IMAGINATIONS BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 121 BULSEK KA A BULAN! NI CHRISTIAN JAY PERPUSE 27 A HOARD OF MESSAGES BY MARIA ANNA JESSICA A. ROSQUETA 73 KAILANGAN PERO HINDI MAHAL NI JESSA MARIZ CORPUZ 123 MURMURAY DAGITI ... BY EDMAR DELOS SANTOS 29 AUROREAN AGASTOPIA BY ADRIANNE LORENZO CORPUZ 75 LIPATENKA KUMAN NI RANDY GIANAN JR. 125 KABA…KABATAAN NI EDSEL HARRY TURDA 31 TIMES ARE OUT OF JOINT BY MARIA ANNA JESSICA A. ROSQUETA 77 URAYEN KA AYATKO NI RANDY GIANAN JR. 127 IKAKAASI NAK ... NI CHRISTIAN JAY PERPUSE 33 TIME MACHINE BY ADRIANNE LORENZO CORPUZ 79 DRAFT MESSAGE BY JAMES CARLO LUCAS 129 “CLICHE” BY JAYSON SABONG 35 CLAIRVOYANCE BY ADRIANNE LORENZO CORPUZ 81 FEELINGS UNDETERMINED BY JAMES CARLO LUCAS 131 I LOVE YOU TWO BY EDMAR DELOS SANTOS 37 SHALLOW BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 83 LAKBAY NI JESSA MARIZ CORPUZ 135 YOU ARE LUCKY BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 39 AYAT NI RANDY GIANAN JR. 87 BULALAYAW NI RANDY GIANAN JR. 137 MY TREK, MY ... BY JAYSON SABONG 41 PANAGPASUNGAD-NAMNAMA NI CHRISTIAN JAY PERPUSE 89 KRAYOLA BY JAYSON SABONG 139 ALWAYS BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 43 EVANESCENCE BY GRAZIEL MAE RAMAT 91 PRISM BY JAMES CARLO LUCAS 141 DIS-ABLE BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 45 STRANGER BY EDSEL HARRY TURDA 93 WE TAKE PRIDE BY JAMES CARLO LUCAS 143 UNFILTERED BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 47 LAGIPEM TO ‘TOY KARARUAK NI CHRISTIAN JAY PERPUSE 95 KAHARIAN NI CHRISTIAN JAY PERPUSE 147 DIMPLES BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 51 HALFWAY BY EDMAR DELOS SANTOS 99 SOBER BY JAMES CARLO LUCAS 149 ENDLESS HOPE BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 53 CROSSING THE OCEANS BY EDMAR DELOS SANTOS 101 FORBIDDEN LOVE BY RANDY GIANAN JR. 151 THANK YOU BY RANDY GIANAN JR.

ART/ILLUSTRATIONS/PHOTOGRAPHS 50 EDSEL HARRY TURDA \\ ILLUSTRATION 100 ANTHONY JOSEPH DUYAO \\ PHOTO ART 52 EDSEL HARRY TURDA \\ ILLUSTRATION 102 EDSEL HARRY TURDA \\ ILLUSTRATION 1 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ SCRIBBLE ART 54 EDSEL HARRY TURDA \\ ILLUSTRATION 104 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 3 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ LINE ART 56 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ GRAPHIC ART 108 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 6 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ ILLUSTRATION 58 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTOGRAPH 110 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ GRAPHIC ART 8 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ ILLUSTRATION 60 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION 112 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ GRAPHIC ART 10 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 64 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTO ART 114 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION 12 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ ILLUSTRATION 66 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ ILLUSTRATION 118 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTOGRAPH 14 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION 68 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTO ART 120 ANTHONY JOSEPH DUYAO \\ GRAPHIC ART 16 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ LINE ART 70 EDSEL HARRY TURDA \\ ILLUSTRATION 122 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ GRAPHIC ART 18 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 72 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 124 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ GRAPHIC ART 20 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ ILLUSTRATION 74 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 126 EDSEL HARRY TURDA \\ ILLUSTRATION 22 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ GRAPHIC ART 76 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ ILLUSTRATION 128 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ ILLUSTRATION 26 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTOGRAPH 78 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION 130 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ GRAPHIC ART 28 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ GRAPHIC ART 80 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 134 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 30 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ ILLUSTRATION 82 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTOGRAPH 136 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ GRAPHIC ART 32 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION 86 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTOGRAPH 138 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION 34 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTO ART 88 PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO \\ GRAPHIC ART 140 AIRA NADINE PASCUA \\ ILLUSTRATION 36 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 90 EDSEL HARRY TURDA \\ ILLUSTRATION 142 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTOGRAPH 38 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION 92 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTOGRAPH 146 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 40 CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE \\ PHOTOGRAPH 94 EDSEL HARRY TURDA \\ ILLUSTRATION 148 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION 42 EDSEL HARRY TURDA \\ ILLUSTRATION 98 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION 150 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTOGRAPH 44 NEIL BRYANT BALIAO \\ PHOTO ART 46 LUJEAN GUIEB \\ ILLUSTRATION

CONTRIBUTORS PRINCESS ALYZZA A. CALAMAYAN NEIL BRYANT BALIAO LITERARY EDITOR VISUALS EDITOR A 2ND YEAR BS PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT AND A SIRIB SCHOLAR. SHE STARTED A CPE STUDENT, FREELANCE MULTIMEDIA ARTIST & A CAMPUS HER JOURNEY IN SIRMATA PUBLICATION AS A FEATURE WRITER AND BECAME THE JOURNALIST SINCE GRADE SCHOOL. IF NOT FOCUSING ON ACADS OR LITERARY EDITOR FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME WHEN THE ANYTHING WORK RELATED, HE’S PROBABLY BINGE WATCHING SITCOMS. LITERARY FOLIO OF SIRMATA HAS BEEN INACTIVE SO SHE PURSUED THE PUBLISH- ING OF ANOTHER LITERARY FOLIO. DURING HER FREE TIME, SHE LIKES TO INDULGE HERSELF INTO READING NOVELS AND WRITING POETRY. JAMES CARLO R. LUCAS JAYSON SABONG AIRA NADINE PASCUA RANDY C. GIANAN JR. EDMAR DELOS SANTOS CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE JESSA MARIZ G. CORPUZ GRAZIEL MAE RAMAT PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO MARIA ANNA JESSICA A. ROSQUETA ADRIANNE LORENZO CORPUZ LUJEAN GUIEB CHRISTIAN JAY PERPUSE EDSEL HARRY TURDA ANTHONY JOSEPH DUYAO THEA DE LA CRUZ

EDITORIAL STAFFSIRMATA 2021 EDSEL HARRY TURDA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF / JAMICO CRIS JINGCO; ALTHEA DELA CRUZ ASSOCIATE EDITORS / CHRISTELLE ALYNNA S. AGUSTIN; ANGEL ALYSSA PASCUA; RIZZA SWERTE URBINA MANAGING EDITORS / GRAZIELLE REINA S. LARAN; MARIA ANNA JESSICA ROSQUETA CIRCULATIONS MANAGERS / SHAINA DWINE PABLO NEWS EDITOR / JESUSA MAE SOMAOANG FEATURES EDITOR / PRINCESS ALYZZA A. CALAMAYAN LITERARY EDITOR / ADRIANNE LORENZO CORPUZ SPORTS EDITOR / ANTHONY JOSEPH V. DUYAO LAYOUT ARTIST / NEIL BRYANT BALIAO VISUALS EDITOR / IAN PAUL R. VILLANUEVA; DANA MERYLL GAPAS; GRAZIEL MAE G. RAMAT; KYLE NOJEN O. ANDRES; JAMES CARLO LUCAS; WARREN RACILES; MARY GRACE TAJON; MARC LOUIE PASION WRITERS / CASMIR REMYELL CADIENTE PHOTOJOURNALIST / AIRA NADINE Q. PASCUA; PAOLA JOY FRANCISCO; LUJEAN GUIEB; ILLUSTRATORS/GRAPHICS ARTISTS / EDMAR DELOS SANTOS; RANDY C. GIANAN JR.; HYUNG SUN JAMES MAESTRADO; RYAND ANGELO UGALDE; JAYSON SABONG; JESSA MARIZ CORPUZ; CHRISTIAN JAY PERPUSE; CORRESPONDENTS / MR. BRYAN R. REALGO; DR. BRYAN ELI B. SADORRA TECHNICAL ADVISERS / DR. EDITHA B. VALDEZ ENGLISH CRITIC / PROF. DJOANNA D. PUNGTILAN FILLIPINO CRITIC / DR. MARLINA L. LINO ILOCANO CRITIC