When someone joins a beauty pageant, let’s say the kinds we see in noontime shows or the ones held only during town fiestas, and the talent portion is up, there’s always someone bound to try and do acting—and that someone’s always bound to try and do drama, for God’s sake. And somewhere in the monologue, [...]
Entries from September 2006
September 27, 2006
::::PANSIT::::
September 25, 2006
::::CELLPHONE ATTITUDE::::
I notice this attitude a lot about other people lately. I find it weird and funny, but also disappointing.
Situation:
Someone sends me a text message. I don’t put my phone on silent unless it’s class hours because I will totally forget about it, and it’s usually important (defensive). So of course, I hear my message [...]
September 20, 2006
::::STRUCTURALISM::::
Anak ng tipaklong na structuralism, para akong bumalik ng grade one. Hindi ko alam kung paano mag-umpisang magsulat, kahit gaano kagaling magexplain si Ma’am Montealegre. Nangangain nga ng tanga. Potah. Bwiset na Saussure yan! Paking siyet na Propp! Grrr! Lecheng narrative structure!
Wala pa akong OP para bukas. Ano kaya gagawin ko?
A. wag na gumawa
B. [...]
September 11, 2006
::::TEXTS::::
Matagal na akong interesadong alamin kung sinu-sino yung mga tao sa likod ng mga “love quotes” ngayon na nafoforward sakin. Hindi sa mga nagpapadala, kundi dun sa mga mismong gumagawa. Oo nga, nauso na dati yung mga pocketbooks na puro paggawa ng graphics, at mga text jokes, love quotes, at trivia ang laman. Pero karamihan [...]
September 6, 2006
::::HAPPY BIRTHDAY::::
I celebrated my birthday the way I least expected it. I wasn’t expecting from anyone but one—but that didn’t happen, thanks to his super sharp memory. So I went to school a bit distracted. The usual greetings flooded my phone, and when I arrived in the classroom, almost everyone shouted their own “haberdey”. Haha.
Si [...]
September 2, 2006
::::HARLEY::::
Sometimes you’ve got to tuck your feelings away til it’s the right time, like stuffing dollars into a piggy bank for a bike you can’t quite afford. Maybe when you finally crack open that piggy bank, you’ll find that all this time you haven’t been saving for a bike. You’ve really been saving for a [...]





