Comments on: Sapay Koma

By: venz israel

venz israel — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:09:35 +0000

hi maam jhoanna! i am so blessed to have you as a teacher! galing2! wow and what an inspiring story!!!! and by d way i find ur tatoos cooL! haha GOD BLESS ALWAYS maam!

By: Rea Gene

Rea Gene — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:06:16 +0000

Haayyy. I remembered the first time I read this. Worthy of tears. Very brilliant talaga si Ms. Jhoanna, idol

By: say

say — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 09:18:24 +0000

Very beautiful! The whole thing makes me feel sublime.. Poetic language. It makes me laugh and even cry. I could even read this thing again and again.^_^

By: Cristina

Cristina — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:35:36 +0000

This essay deserves the Palanca, indeed. Joy, I have missed you. Your story made me cry. I will visit you in Davao soon. Might be the end of September. We have a lot of catching up to do!

By: maryvelle..=)

maryvelle..=) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 05:17:37 +0000

oohh.. how sad..!
but this story really make me realize that not all the things we think is right.. would be right after all.. not all the fairy tales that we dreamed of will have it’s own “..and they live happily ever after..”( like most of the fairy tales end up). sometimes it should end up like..”,. and they live separately, happily ever after..” (ahehe.. ano yun.?)
,. go ma’am Jhoanna! you can go on with your life not on your own but together with your 2 beautiful children..

By: Maria Viktoria Louissa L. Diosana

Maria Viktoria Louissa L. Diosana — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:10:25 +0000

I’m so touched.

I’m currently in Ma’am Jhoanna’s class in AH 4 and we just finished discussing “How my Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife” where I deeply understood and appreciated it than in high school [probably because Ma'am Jhoanna is so entertaining].

I really had a lot of anticipation into reading this. My classmate who already read this gave me an overview which made me more excited. During and after reading this, my heart ached. (

This is indeed a sad story on marriage but I am proud of Ma’am Jhoanna that she stays courageous, cheerful, and positive today after all she went through.

Kudos, Ma’am Jhoanna!

By: diana de guzman

diana de guzman — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:17:20 +0000

henyo! ay henya d ay!

feminist pa naman ka mam jhoy. hehehe…(n_n)

By: anna mae teoxon

anna mae teoxon — Sun, 24 May 2009 05:15:24 +0000

a very moving, rousing, stirring piece…
[clap, clap, clap]

whatever hardships you may be experiencing
or had experienced in the past were all part
of God’s huge plan for you.

Stay strong and be an inspiration to everyone.
God bless you.:]

By: Paul Gumanao

Paul Gumanao — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:53:28 +0000

What m0re can I say? nice ‘adventure’ mam j0y..
wel, for me, the greatest right of a w0man is to be a m0ther…and you have already claimed that right..
best wishes to you and y0ur children..

By: Kaye Quiñones

Kaye Quiñones — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:22:44 +0000

Such a moving piece.
No wonder it won the Palanca.

It inspired me to write my story, too.

Ma’am Jho, you are one strong woman! Mabuhay ka!