Author: Macky Cruz
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We Went to a Foo Fighters Concert!
Me whenever a 90s rock song I like comes on: The bass comes in first, dumdumdumdumdum, and my heartbeat would match it in time. A voice pierces the…voicelessness. I don’t understand sung words until I read them, and so all that colors songs for me is how rough the sounds of words are, their shapes…
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#ReadOutLoudChallenge
Sabi sa recent tweet ng National Bookstore na they’re down to their last 809 videos. Mabuhay! GMG n’yo na lang how it’s done and what to do but let’s all get around to it if we can. I did my thing so long ago already I don’t remember having done it anymore. But then I…
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Zero Hoots Given (OK Maybe 10% for the Kids)
Or maybe Why It’s So Hard to Blog Again. Yesterday, after getting evicted from Tony’s Estate over at Ruby Road in Ortigas and finding refuge in a random Family Mart, I got Paul and Tin into thinking about what shifted in the blogging landscape when we were in our twenties (circa 2000’s) and recent years.…
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Hindi Ko Sinasadyang Matapos ang Stranger Things Game #Humblebrag
Natapos ko ‘yung Normal mode ng Stranger Things: The Game app kahit maliit ang phone at attention span ko. Ngayon ay sinusubukan kong tapusin ang Classic mode. Maybe spoilers ahead? IDEK. Kaya ako aliw na aliw sa app na ito ay dahil ang daming aspeto ng kwento at itsura ng Hawkins ang nakuha nila kahit…
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Pumunta Kaming National Museum
Wala muna tayo masyadong drama today, matagal ko nang naisulat ‘tong recap ko sana ng pagpunta ko sa National Museum pero lagi kong nakakalimutang tapusin. Pwes eto na, natapos din. Walang anuman. Pumunta ako sa National Museum ng mga bandang Marso. Punta kayo! Libre man o may bayad, sobrang sulit. Kung Pilipino ka, mapagyayaman mo pa…
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Same Sun | Cambodia
[Contains information about the genocide and violence in Cambodia which may be disturbing to survivors] I’m writing this mostly as a challenge, part grieving ritual, part wouldn’t it be weird if this were the post I restarted blogging with? And so here we are. I don’t take a lot of pictures. When I do I…
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Pumunta Ako sa Pinto Art Museum
Pangalawang beses ko nang nakapunta sa Pinto Art Museum. Ang totoo kong binalikan sa Pinto ay ang mga gawa ni Elmer Borlongan. Nakalimutan ko kasi ang pangalan n’ya nung una kaming pumunta.* Ang naaalala ko lang, ‘di maipagkakailang Pinoy ang gumawa ng mga gawa n’ya, at may taglay na parang panaginip ‘yung mga gawa n’ya:…
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Konting Consistency Naman D’yan!
‘Wag ka namang magalit! Alam mo, tulad mo sa buhay mo, madami akong plano para sa site na ‘to. Ganito, gan’yan, kailangan ko lang siguro masanay uli na magsulat nang mas regular. Ang dami kong pinagdadaanan, bes! Trabaho! Puro trabaho! Sa totoo lang hindi mo ‘ko maririnig magsabi ng ‘bes’ sa totoong buhay. Nakaka-tempt lang…
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Kids Walk in on Dad’s Interview: Nangyari Na Ba Sa’yo ‘To?
Kanina lang habang kausap ko ang taong nagpapakain sa’kin (i.e. my boss), sumingit ang nanay ko para magpasalamat sa bigay n’yang Tokyo banana creme pie. Hindi ito ang unang pagkakataong nag-intrude ang real life domesticities sa pa-serious telecons na kailangan mong iraos kung naka-WFH ka. Minsan na’kong nabisto ng mga tumatahol na aso, tumitilaok na…
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Attack of the Death Yips
The sadness of that reality–that other life you could have lived–whether it has existed in some form or not, is how little I could feel of it right here. We all have our little addictions, some more than most, but if you know the inexplicable pull of digital rabbit holes, then you get–in a way…