Month: May 2016
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Six Degrees
I thought I lost this poem of sorts! Written for someone across the world. I know you. There are forks of recognition and there are certain winds that can tell you the same thing. Spinning madly beyond some Eternal Nation aloft missing pens and inconsequential worries, we threaten each other with hexes we wish could…
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Scenario: Alone with an Acquaintance, Elevator, “Musta?”
Ito marahil ang suma total ng pakikipag-ugnayan ko sa’yo sa Internet. Kung kakilala mo ako sa totoong buhay hindi ka na magugulat. Scenario: 8 floors. Kasabay mong pumasok sa elevator ang one other person na kakilala mo pala pero hindi masyado. Wala pa kayo sa hampasan level of friendship. Ma-pride ka kaunti kaya hindi mo…
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#TBT
Andito na tayo. 2016 na. Ang daming nangyari magmula noong una akong nagblog sa tanang buhay ko, 12 years ago, 2004. Kababagsak ko lang noon sa Board Exams for Accountancy, kaya ‘di ko alam ano gagawin sa buhay ko. So natural, sa Internet ako humanap ng sagot. 💾 Nauna Ako Dito Iba ang pananaw ko…
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In Heat
It’s just … it’s crazy and I have to get this down. The heat. It’s not even pa-cute heat, which inspires the richer neighborhood kids to bring out the inflatable kiddie pools. It’s hide-your-children heat, or-they’ll-come-back-broken-and-mabaho. English-speaking friends insist it’s more proper to say, “it’s warm,” than “it’s hot.” YOU’RE WRONG. IT’S HOT. IT’S SO…