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Return to the Origin by Gelatin Silver World on May 1, 2010Return to the Origin This place is called Hate. Plastic trees, brass-wheeled sun, clear bitter water, nothing here is ugly. Whatever is thrown into this place turns into something synthetic: the ugly transforms into beauty, the rusty into shiny, the...

What is your greatest memory? by Gelatin Silver World on Mar 22, 2010WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST MEMORY? “What is your greatest memory?” asked konquerology. “Memories are too good to keep,” I said, “so I forget.” If you are a sinner like me, and you preserve things in jars, these things tend to own you and ther...

Things I Did/That Happened When There was No Electricity by Gelatin Silver World on Mar 1, 2010THINGS I DID/THAT HAPPENED WHEN THERE WAS NO ELECTRICITYlistened to the neighbors talk was aware once more of that constant buzz in my ears checked body parts that I have long neglected: fingernails, toenails, the hairs on my arms cleaned toenails a...

It's not what you think it is by Gelatin Silver World on Feb 13, 2010IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK IT IS Yesterday, on my status boards, I wrote: Instead of posting photos of yourself holding whatever high-end camera, why don't you post what you've taken with that high-end camera. But ignore the camera; it's not even high-...

Them by Gelatin Silver World on Feb 4, 2010THEM It was never your fault. It was never my fault. Surely it was theirs, them who always want to be among us, to be around us, to be in between us. There were two kinds of them: them the physical ones and them their imaginary counterparts. Them...

The Wooden House by Gelatin Silver World on Jan 26, 2010THE WOODEN HOUSE  I dreamt of you again. This time it's more vivid. You and I were together again. We were walking and laughing in this wooden house. I was holding you around your chest, just above your slightly round tummy, while your arms were...

The 2009 Yearender Report by Gelatin Silver World on Dec 31, 2009The 2009 Yearender Report (from Loloy) MAJOR EVENT: For the two times in one year, I left school. The first time I filed a leave-of-absence and the second, I went AWOL. The college secretary has just sent in a notice. I don't know if I'll be going b...

Ten Top Trivia Tips about Jipre! by Gelatin Silver World on Jul 13, 2009Ten Top Trivia Tips about Jipre! A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are individually known as jipre.An average beaver can cut down jipre every year.You would have to dig through four thousand kilometres of...

A Day in Jipre's Life by Gelatin Silver World on Jul 11, 2009A Day in Jipre's LifeI had to revise my earlier draft, because from a glorified bum with all the time in the world, I instantly became a school boy again.I am back to school and the first two weeks were dreadful, meaning I didn’t get enough sleep b...

Back to School by Gelatin Silver World on Jun 27, 2009Back to SchoolI apologize for the two weeks I'm gone. You thought I was dead or something, didn't you? I went back to school. The first two weeks are dreadful, and kind of boring. Our professors are either out of the country or still busy with their...