Blog Posts on places and people

Another tattoo by Going against the current on May 5, 2012I would never imagine getting a tattoo before. Much less having somebody’s name tattooed into my skin. Nonetheless, for some ideas, thoughts, and emotions human language is incapable of succinctly articulating, we still got our body to express...

On old posts by Going against the current on Apr 30, 2012I do not disown them, but as you reread old posts written three years ago, let me give you a disclaimer: they were my thoughts years ago. Then. Some are kept as they are aspects of my core that years gone by simply cannot erase; most, however, were a...

Death of a grandmother by Going against the current on Apr 11, 2012Much has been written about death — that it leaves a gaping hole, that a part of us is taken away into the pit with the dead body’s casket, that it’s inescapable, that it is something we all have to contend with. Despite the endless...

Boredom series 4 (the last one) [walang babae sa bintana] by Going against the current on Mar 26, 2012...

Nearness by Going against the current on Feb 29, 2012I rushed from Ateneo to Makati, thirsty, hungry, and physically and emotionally exhausted after a long day of seemingly endless readings and talking. I waited outside your building drenched in perspiration after brisk walking from the MRT station in...

Manila by afternoon by Going against the current on Feb 28, 2012From Bambang, the LRT station closest to San Lazaro Hospital, it took my train an hour to reach Buendia because of several delays–caused by the sheer number of passengers and the numerous halts due to technical problems. The passengers were res...

Japanese night by Going against the current on Feb 19, 2012It was Thursday night. Straight from a make-up class and student consultations, I passed by my place to change my jeans to a comfortable pair of shorts and hopped on a bus to Ayala. We met in front of Smart, and took a bus to Glorietta to get the cam...

Rabid by Going against the current on Feb 4, 2012I would have gone on blaming poverty for what happened: If that area of Mandaluyong had been more affluent, if the houses had been gated, if the dogs in these houses had been vaccinated against rabies, or at least fed well to keep them from being rab...

A night on the roof deck by Going against the current on Jan 25, 2012It was like the last time, we both ended up spending time on the roof deck, only this time we did not swim because the air was too cold, the water even colder. Instead we sat on a quiet corner and talked about how small we were compared to the tall b...

Today* by Going against the current on Jan 4, 2012We begin to think about the future more, incessantly, when the present becomes shaky, that not even the certainty of the past can ensure that what will be tomorrow is the same as how yesterday’s tomorrow became moments ago. I knew it was meant to b...