In Search of Holy Places
Is Perlas still running?” my aunt interrogated me on Easter Sunday. “Yes he is.” I replied. “And you’re still campaigning?” she asked. “”Ardently” was my reply. She stared at me bewildered. And I knew she thought, “You’re insane.” People will always wonder why we stand by Nick Perlas, and why we do so despite the […]
Moreoh St. Valentine spare the fool, enamored, played. while I pluck am pricked
MoreI was savoring my walk to the shop today. The sun was grinning and I thought: “I should do this regularly, stroll Makati, lap up on some sunshine.” Puff! Blasting black smoke, appeared out of the already thinning air, and I lost my sunshine. The jeepney greeted me with fumes for a smile, trailing clouds […]
MoreI have always loved that moment between sober and drunk. That state of happy: when you smile through words without slurring them; when you’re so giddy you can whirl without diving to the floor; when you are bold enough to be yourself without being an absolute fool; and especially when the entire world is all […]
MoreI do not like polls or surveys. A poll or survey will immediately ask you for a choice candidate, and you, without conscious deliberation, will pick one. It robs a voter of the chance for an informed vote. I just realized that I choose people everyday. Who makes breakfast? Who watches the kids? Who drives […]
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