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March 14, 2020

In a state of stopping

As of writing this, we are one day away from having Manila community-quarantined. According to the incessant rambling we heard on an actual presscon on Thursday, Manila will shut off its borders from entry and exit tomorrow, March 15. Meaning,

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February 29, 2020

Mula dito, talon.

I am writing this post because 1.) it’s a Leap Day and 2.) I wonder how my life is different four years after. It’s like the tiny bit of gingerbread you leave on the ground as a mark to make

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February 17, 2020

The grand, the good, and the giver: a post-Valentines Day gratitude post

Good is greater than Grand. That’s what I’ve learned. That’s what I now stand for. There’s a lot of shiny things in this world — fame, fortune, a prolific social standing, a trophy lover. But if you’ve lived long enough,

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February 8, 2020

Life update: Yes, I’m still drawing

I have always been writing. Nudging my pen to create shapes instead of words has been a challenge, especially in 2019, where I wrote and rewrote the whole year. But now that the tide has ceased, and I am embracing

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January 6, 2020

The Weekend Closing: A New Decade Opens

If I think about it, all prayers are the same. They’re meant for healing, for having, for help. It’s a wish wanting to be granted. No matter how you do it — whether you bawl out your eyes or just

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December 31, 2019

2019: a roundup

2019 is many things. Like starting new stories. Writing poems in Tagalog. Listening to a lot of local music instead of deciphering another’s tongue. Not writing the things I should have, which I regret (coughcoughNOLIcough). Hitting the brakes on querying