All of the facts, none of the flavor

Jul 27, 2009 22:54

 It is a wonder how someone like me, who does not talk, could possibly be related to someone like Lola Marcia, who talks nonstop.

Mom says she's faster than Yahoo! news updates.  Sometimes, on my way down to the dining room, I hear her already talking--to no one.  I wondered if it was a fear of silence that forced her to fill every second of dead ( Read more... )

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kasmira_simone July 27 2009, 17:10:49 UTC
you know how they say filipinos in general like fiction and escapist literature and movies and tv...

in class someone said she thinks its because we filipinos need to escape reality, because our reality is so harsh.

but someone else pointed out, its not that were escaping... it's because we believe in the truth of these fictional imaginary.

HAHAHA! WALA LANG i just remembered, and i'd like to believe that too.
"The truth is, there would be a lot less to life without the crazy, implausible, unreliable stories." YES YES AND YES! :))

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hay_naku July 28 2009, 09:53:06 UTC
quite interesting!

hahaha i researched first to find out what escapism was.

my mother thinks she and i like to read and watch disturbing things because our reality is too boring.

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