Generally and Generically

She says that it’s too general and I know that it’s too generic but when everything gets too messed up, all I can tell her is that I love her very, very much.
Chemae and I have been together for a year — more than a year. If anybody’s wondering how did that year go, all [...]

Kung Anong Dapat Gawin sa Mundo

Kung anong dapat gawin sa mundo
Kung anong dapat gawin sa mundo
Kung anong dapat gawin sa mundo
Tumutulo laway
Kung anong dapat gawin sa mundo
Kung anong dapat gawin sa mundo
Tayo’y naduduling
Walang mapagsumbungan
Walang mapagtanungan
Kung anong dapat gawin sa mundo
Kung anong dapat gawin sa mundo
Hindi kita matutulungan
Hindi mo rin naman kasi ako kaibigan
Cute ka sana kaso
Ni hindi pa kita nabati [...]

Pinball Reflections 1-25

1
At some point in his life, a person may stumble upon the erroneous conclusion about himself that he is awesome. He believes it for the rest of his life.
2
To put on a show for other people — one must be really bored with himself when he’s all alone.
3
An egg breaks when you drop it. A [...]

Bohol, Manila , and the Two Faces of Nature

September 26: The day started with the unmistakeable conclusion that we were unlucky. Chemae, my girlfriend, and I woke up at 6:30 in the morning, still groggy from drinks we had the night before with friends. An airplane headed for the beautiful province of Bohol was waiting for us at the airport, ready to fly [...]

Unearthed

 
Typing sleepy. Wanna ponder the world. Pondering is all one can do after a few paychecks. They just soften you. Make you gay. Now you don’t even care if you’re branded a homophobic. It’s just another difference in this stained glass global population of Asians, blacks, men, transsexuals, daughters under 18, daughters over 18, the [...]

Of Poets and Basketball Players

 
“Should I tell her I love her in the poem?”
“Yes. You’ve already made the ridiculous decision of writing a poem for her, telling her about your feelings. So why stop short and not say that you love her?”
“Yeah, I realize that. But everyone says ‘I love you’ and this is not a high school kind [...]