I realize last night's etries were a reactional flurry caused by the number of friends who are leaving to work and study elsewhere. I just had the sudden urge to get out. Here's my question, though (friends, feel free to answer): Are we all just rats leaving a sinking ship? Opportunists? Isn't it saddening ( Read more... )

*RECAP: About a year ago, I was invited to a cocktail aboard the Juan Sebastian El Cano by my uncle, the Ambassador of Spain to the Philippines. It was a beautiful 17th century boat named after the man who first circumnavigated the world, the Spaniard who completed the trip Magellan could not make ( Read more... )

I found a scribbled excerpt from my old journal concerning my childhood fear of moving from one country to another ( Read more... )

Dec 26 - best friend ran over my foot. yep, i now know what it feels like to have the weight of a car on all five toes. didn't scream but kept banging on the hood saying, "backupbackupbackup!" took forever for him to get the car in reverse. apparently he hadn't realized the gravity of the situation (bad pun intended ( Read more... )

Isang Maikling Kuwento [bow ( Read more... )

I once read a sad article by Ricardo G. Abad called “The Fetish for Grades.” In the first paragraph he gave an anecdote wherein he asked the students of his sociology class, who amongst them would still attend class if he assured them all a grade of A. All but two students raised their hands. The rest admitted they'd leave as long as they got ( Read more... )

I painted on the ceiling of my desk today. It now says the line 'SCUSE ME WHILE I KISS THE SKY... in scribbly,swirly letters. I thought it was appropriate --in commemoration for all the nights I ended up floating into daydreams when I was supposed to be studying ( Read more... )

I've had this account for the longest time but i never got around to updating it at all. I found this really old paper of mine and i felt it was most appropriate, so here goes ( Read more... )