Post archive for ‘Filipino diaspora’
The Journey Back to the Lunar Surface
I am traveling back to the outer edges of the Milky Way. As ancient as I had been, the century-old warp speed is no longer working. The real Spock who had the audacity to create such have gone and came back to Vulcan. And the parallel universe I have come to confused myself with is [...]
The Paradox of the Road to Nowhere
I was driving on this road to nowhere. I was passing through more than just the places and faces of people I met, oftentimes I get lucky enough to know them, to be with them, be them. I was born from the country. Small town, big family, rough life. You know the story, short in [...]
Seven
For seven years, I have kept my silence. With disconcerting thoughts, I have injected my veins with apathy. I have infused my brain with reflections of a selfish new me. I have permeated my consciousness with the dismal concept of your non-existence. I busied myself with the customary schedule an apolitical being would rather adhere [...]
Why Teddy Locsin is Pro Martial Law
As like the rest of millions of Filipinos outside the country, I was keenly awaiting news updates on the Maguindanao Massacre, on the Presidential Proclamation 1959 declaring Martial Law in Maguindanao the ongoing debates in the joint session of congress. They were supposed to revoke it, approve or extend it. Share and Enjoy:
The Terminal
I don’t want to be in an airport terminal. Except when I’m the one who’s flying, I never really liked the airport scene. The atmosphere is usually… well… frantic. You could tell the Filipino travelers apart from the rest of the pack of thousands. They always have their balikbayan boxes for a luggage. Inside their [...]
A Twisted Case of Reward and Punishment
As a Filipino working on a distant land, I am very much biased when it comes to fellow OFWs. Some people in the country look at us with joy, pride and gratitude for our collective part in the national economy. Some people from the bourgeoisie and hard-line nationalists view us as traitors and arrogant for [...]
Messing With Politics
The initial plan when I set-up this new site was to combine my different blogs into one hybrid site. As much as it would be better to do separate sites for different niches, practical matters needed to be considered. Feature stories and literary writing was at the forefront of this site. Steady traffic was provided [...]