I knew even before I graduated from college that I would do nothing for the rest of my life but write. So I decided to hunt for a job that has nothing to do with writing just so I can experience anything that might enrich my writing life later on. Or life in general. So…
Category: Life
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Bagong kamusmusan
Nung bata pa ako, ang lansangan ang aking paraiso. Sa kalye ako nadapa, nasugatan at nagka-peklat na hanggang ngayon ay nakatatak pa rin sa unat ko nang balat. Sa kalye ako natutong makihalubilo sa kapwa, makipag-away, makipag-bati, tumawa at umiyak. Nalilipasan ako ng uhaw at gutom sa kalalaro ng piko, patintero, tumbang preso, luksong tinik,…
Bucket list for year of the water snake
Instead of the usual new year’s resolutions, I’m doing a bucket list of things I plan to do for the year of the water snake. I’m not superstitious, but I find this fun. So, as the latest Filipino expression goes, walang basagan ng trip. I think five items on the bucket list is good enough…
Waiting for midnight
I set my alarm to 11:30. I have a good 1 hour and 30 minutes to get a nap, if I could. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 12 in the background just might help me catch the 40 winks I want before welcoming 2013. As I close my eyes, my mind began its usual monologue. So many…
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 13 years to get…
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