This is for the long-haired guy in front of the building. Hi. I see you sitting by the plant box in front of our office building every time I get off late from work. You, with your yosi, always staring at your cell phone. At first, I dismissed your presence as just something incidental. You…
Nakakalasing na kahapon, nakakasukang pagkakataon
Ang daming tao sa paligid, pero pakiramdam ko nag-iisa pa rin ako kagabi. Kelan nga ba ako huling nalasing nang ganito? Mahigit dalawang dekada na yata, pero grabe, kaya ko pa pala makipag-sabayan. Yun nga lang, pagkatapos ng mga benteng shots ng tequila at isang pagka-tapang-tapang na kape, sumuko na ang sikmura ko. …
You can write
I told my audience in a writing lecture I did for government employees that everyone can write. It’s just that most people are too lazy to put their thoughts into words. A special friend of mine recently tried to write a piece and I was amazed at how it turned out. The written piece is…
Sad questions
Damn, don’t you just hate being placed in a sad situation? I mean, with you in the middle of it? How do you handle it? Can you see yourself while you try to do something about it? Can you hear yourself when you talk yourself out of it? Do you listen to yourself when you’re…
Filipino AMFPA members: able disabled
I had the privilege of watching them at work. It was a public “demonstration” so I knew they already have a subject in mind when they started. Assistants helped them set up the easel (for mouth painter Jovy), chair (for foot painter Jason), watercolor paints, and palettes. Once they were comfortable, they began the journey,…
beingKirei 