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Araw ni Nanay by Planet Kirei on May 14, 2012Hindi kami magkasama ni Nanay nitong huling Mother’s Day. Nasa Boracay sya, ako nasa Zambales. So nag-”usap” na lang kami sa text: ME: Happy mother’s day! NANAY: Tnx dto kmi beach ligo ME: Ako din. Dito naman sa Zambales. Mama...

Of emoticons and the Resurrection by Planet Kirei on Apr 23, 2012This is the era of the smiley icon, or the emoticon. It has become as important as the punctuation mark. In fact these days, you can do away with the punctuation, but not without a smiley icon – that is, if you don’t want to be misunderstood. If...

Sunday soon by Planet Kirei on Apr 7, 2012Two complete strangers I encountered that ridiculously hot Good Friday afternoon pointed out to me the “sadness” that seemingly clouded the air. To both of them, I answered “Hindi naman. Mainit lang (Not really. It’s just hot),” and gave th...

30 pieces of silver by Planet Kirei on Apr 4, 2012Have you betrayed anyone? I’m afraid I have, one way or another, based on the dictionary’s definition of the word “betray“. No, I did not deliver anyone to an enemy. I have, however, shamelessly broken someone’s trust an...

Who do you live for? by Planet Kirei on Feb 20, 2012Standing in a corner of the PGH Avon Breast Care Center, my attention was caught by a patient sitting just outside the chemo room. He (yes, there are male patients in the breast care center) was crouched over a transparent plastic bag, vomiting into...

Estranghero by Planet Kirei on Nov 24, 2011“Wag kang lilingon,” biglang sabi ng lalaking katabi ko. Natakot ako, syempre, kaya hindi nga ako lumingon. Pero tatakbo na dapat ako, kaso sinundan agad nya ng: “Pakinggan mo lang kwento ko, okay lang? Ayokong kumausap ng kakilala...

Commercializing Christmas by Planet Kirei on Aug 31, 2011Almost everyone I know is exuberant about the fact that the “-ber” months are here. All of them associate this with Christmas. In fact, some of them already started raising the obvious as early as the third week of August. You read, see a...

Passenger safety by Planet Kirei on Aug 7, 2011I’m one of those Makati employees who travel to and from work five days a week via a shuttle service. It’s convenient and cost-efficient for us. However, like any other public utility vehicle passenger, we leave our lives precariously in...

Change is cool by Planet Kirei on May 17, 2011Suzanne has been asking me if it has “sunk in” already, and I kept answering her, “no, not yet”. I’m afraid it now has. I have finally resigned. After 10 years of working under this organization, I have finally accepted...

46 “anti-social” days by Planet Kirei on Apr 24, 2011I know that fasting or abstinence should be done in secrecy to make it sincere and meaningful. At the risk of being called a hypocrite for doing this, I will go on and share this with whoever would like to read it. I hope that in the process, we both...