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FML: F*** My Lomi by The Past And The Spurious on Apr 11, 2012One of my first five conscious thoughts today was, Gusto ko ng lomi. I know, how completely random. But that, I think, has been one of the side effects of quitting—more and more I get these sudden food cravings as if I'm coddamn pregnant. *cough* I...

Hashtag FML by The Past And The Spurious on Jan 30, 2012Dear Lady-Who-Was-Directly-Behind-Me-And-Was-On-The-Phone-While-We-Lined-Up-At-The-ATM-Earlier-Today,I didn’t have to hear about "the boil outside [your] labia" na "pumutok na," but since you were talking oh so loudly, I did. Many hours later, I st...

Remember This, Friends? by The Past And The Spurious on Jun 12, 2011J and I allegedly looking for mushrooms.[Photo credit: B. Pascual.]A year ago today my college blockmates B, J, and K found themselves in my neck of the, uh, mountains. In the limited time I was with them we played cards; watched X-Men Origins: Wolve...

"Damn You, Salazar!" by The Past And The Spurious on Apr 28, 2011I keep getting handed these. Why?I'd rather have them religious pamphlets.

A Great Man Passed Away Today by The Past And The Spurious on Apr 9, 2011Dios mabalos, Sir. Pahingalo na po kamo.

Fifth Call by The Past And The Spurious on Mar 7, 2011My collection just keeps growing.

Three Leaflets by The Past And The Spurious on Feb 7, 2011On the street the other day some lady handed me fliers that were stapled together. See, you don't always need perfect grammar to get your point across. The copy above may be an English teacher's nightmare, but I still understand what is meant. Or...

Adventures In Food by The Past And The Spurious on Jan 2, 2011On the last day of 2010, I tagged along to the central business district in search of dog. (You read that right. Canis familiaris. We weren't dyslexics on a religious quest for the singular deity.) The eatery we went to had either run out or stoppe...

This Day In History by The Past And The Spurious on Jul 16, 2010[Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lonqueta/ / CC BY NC SA 2.0] Today is the 20th anniversary of the 1990 Luzon earthquake, one of the few big moments in Philippine history where I know exactly where I was when it happened: out on the ground...

We Shall See by The Past And The Spurious on Jul 3, 2010In front of the University of the Philippines yesterday I saw Land Transportation Office personnel making random stops and inspections of vehicles. I got curious as to what they were looking for—they were checking under the vehicles' hoods—but I...