Category: personal
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12 for 2012
I’ve been going to Church Simplified for a year and a half now, and rekindled my faith as a Christian. Each end of the year, they send the congregation off with a glass filled with marbles – 52, one for each week of the year. The idea is that as each week passes, a marble…
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We need a little Christmas: Mia’s Christmas Playlist
I live in the country with the longest Christmas season, and that gets damn tiring. I’m a humbug (I’d rather that term than ‘Scrooge’, indulge my frivolous wordplay) as soon as mid-October when the most bizarre Christmas mash-ups start blaring on public speakers. I like the spirit of Christmas: ever since Mom died, and my…
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We need a little Christmas: Mia's Christmas Playlist
I live in the country with the longest Christmas season, and that gets damn tiring. I’m a humbug (I’d rather that term than ‘Scrooge’, indulge my frivolous wordplay) as soon as mid-October when the most bizarre Christmas mash-ups start blaring on public speakers. I like the spirit of Christmas: ever since Mom died, and my…
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Brainfarts from twenty-something ascending
Twenty-Something Ascending by Kerrigan and Lowdermilk. The so-so wages and could-be-better apartment is something every young working person should go through. This is a sentiment realized by most cultures where the 18 and up pack up and leave, but not so in family-centered Philippines. I feel that the current generation is the first of its…
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Rage, the Filipino, and Battalia Royale
Disclaimer: I am a Sipat Lawin Ensemble Player and oversaw Press Relations of Battalia Royale. The views below are my own, and do not reflect that of Sipat Lawin Ensemble, Battalia Royale, and its affiliates. Feel free to discuss, debate, or even disagree with my commentary. Let the material live through discourse. When I watch…