3 min read I watched the documentary of the same name twice in the last couple of weeks. The first time, I was distracted by the very social media the documentary was warning us about so I endeavoured to watch again sans distractions. There was nothing in the documentary that I didn’t already know so I hope that…
Category: La Vie Quotidien
Snippets of my daily life
Walao Eh! I’m 31. What now?
4 min read Where did all the years go? I’m almost baffled at how swiftly the years between 20 and 30 went by with half of my 30th spent in near isolation due to the pandemic. It begs the question, are my best years behind me? I sure hope not! As with that useful adage, age is just…
September, Be Nice.
2 min read In many ways, this year has already brought relentless suffering to so many people, on top of all the suffering pre-pandemic. Surely it’s done wreaking havoc right? Kota na eh! So is it just me or does it feel like things are finally starting to look chipper? That or I’ve been so desensitised by all…
Motivation is Fleeting and Unreliable
2 min read It must be true since I’ve come across this notion three times in the last few days; one from my writing workshop, the other time from this Facebook page I follow and lastly from an unlikely source, Ellen Adarna, whose Instagram stories I view religiously (her moving on and self-love tips are practical and she’s…
Happy Birthday Maria Kristina Manalo!
3 min read Girl! Full name for maximum impact because you are a force to be reckoned with. I set out determined to write something that will tug at your heartstrings and make you shed tears (or tear lang?) but I realise we don’t really do cheesy, it’s so out of character! Especially because we’ve spent years growing…
Happy Birthday My Favourite Twins!
2 min read There’s no denying that your influence in my life has been greatly profound. Having spent most of my formative years in your youthful company, I lived vicariously through you. I felt as though your lives were mine to live even though I was young and didn’t understand much. I have the fondest memories of my…
Why I Now Think English Proficiency Is Overrated
2 min read Viral videos of white people berating non-English speakers have been going their rounds on social media as of late. It is a distressing and appalling trend that largely aims to discriminate. There is no other excuse for this rude and insufferable behavior. But I should not look farther than my own country for traces of…
Readers’ Relay: A Challenge to Promote Literacy
4 min read Kaycee, a friend and former dorm-mate from Kalay, issued a challenge to me to post seven books I love to promote literacy. One book a day, no reviews, just covers, no exception. That’s the rule. I’m going to have to bend it a little (maybe a lot) and post my list here because I’ve cut…
Sanity Check – August 2020
2 min read We’ve made it to August. We are closer to the end of 2020 (arguably the worst year in my 30-year existence) than we are to the start. Jose Mari Chan memes are lurking in the corners of the World Wide Web ready to surface come September 1st. Christmas songs will immediately commence reverberating in radio…
Happy Birthday Gino!
3 min read It is my single greatest blessing in life to find friends whose equanimity I can only aspire to have. You, Gino, are one of those friends. I don’t know how you always remain calm, composed and unbothered by a world constantly in chaos because you seem content losing yourself in K-drama for days on end….