Monthly Archives: March 2009

Exhibit A

I am not deceitful. I am not perfect but I am not a hypocrite. I may sound better and clearer on paper, but this doesn’t mean I’m hiding something toxic when my fingers are not holding a pen or typing … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Waffle Building!

She told me that a friend told her that the building looked like a waffle. I rarely see the entire building when I’m walking briskly to the office. I just know it’s blue, grimy blue. And in that grimy blue … Continue reading

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“That” MRT Song

30% of my working life is probably spent riding the MRT. I’ve made dozens of observations on it, most of them rather superficial and stupid. I even wrote a short story on it a long time ago. Riding that train … Continue reading

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A Crazy Plot Twist

I feel like a man who suddenly laughed too loudly in a room full of people, causing everyone to fall silent. That deafening, crushing silence strangled me, and now my eyes are darting from the horrible stern faces to the … Continue reading

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WATCH OUT! “Watchmen” is NOT for Everyone

I finished reading “Watchmen” last year, 2008. I became obsessed with comic books that year because “The Dark Knight” just blew me away. I wanted to know what else DC Comics has to offer and I after some research, I … Continue reading

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Edi Naging si Shaider Sana Ako

Meron yata akong messiah complex. Kahit noong bata pa ako, lagi ko nang iniisip na ako ang bida sa istorya at may kailangan akong sagipin. Para akong si Shaider, merong Laser Blade, Blue Hawk, at robot para patumbahin ang mga … Continue reading

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Love in the Office and the Duality of Modernity

I am in favor of office romances, you know, love between fellow employees. Now, that statement is almost kind of taboo in this capitalist world frantic with competition and productivity issues. For me, however, office romances are like those unexplored … Continue reading

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Like a High School Confession

Thank you! Where I came from, swampy filth sticks to the soles, Night is greedy and frost sulks in the pores. Stumbling on rocky, weed-infested Fridays, I fell to the light, sank into the vacuum of your brown eyes, Watched … Continue reading

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