Monthly archive October, 2001

Good riddance

I thank the 82% Catholic population of the Philippines for this 4-day holiday. Because of All Saints Day and All Souls day, I give my shout-outs to all the saints and souls… if they can hear me (it’s fine if you hear me, but just please don’t reply, thank you very much). Heading towards palm...

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L.H.O.O.Q.

Where is my mind? I can’t write. I’m either: panicked apathetic pathetic I go with the third option. ‘Pathetic’ is one of the 9 Universal Emotions, also known as ‘Karuna’

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Because Halloween and Haydn go well together

HALLOWEEN, festival on Oct. 31, eve of All Saints’ day or Hallowmas, originally a Celtic festival to mark the new year, welcoming the spirits of the dead and assauging supernatural powers. It was intoduced to the US by the Scots and Irish immigrants, and is now a children’s festival famous for “trick-or-treat”. HAYDN, Franz Joseph...

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I’ll fake it through the day with the help of Johnny Walker Red

Well, you know, i m sorry but i will complain as well. It’s rainy and cold, and everyone’s in a bad, gray mood. But that’s life, isn’t it? After the rain comes the sun. It may sound a bit cliché but it’s a nice sentence. It’s a pity not a lot of people live up...

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seafood under christmas lights

I remember eating seafood by the sea Christmas lights overhead Silhouette conversations Silverware&china music Moonlight laughter And I had my Pentax round my neck And I have the picture in my pocket. As early as now it’s all about Christmas lights, strung all around the city. A christmas-halloween mix.

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Poetry is eroticism of the soul

You have to drink the night at once. Swallow the dark sparkling liquid and let it fill you with its infinite darkness, the characteristic color of the entire universe. Time spreads and you’ll shrink space while sinking. Do not fight, breathe, let the fluid circulate in your lungs. Dreams will cover you with blue flowers,...

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Of Chivalry and Jurassic Park

Time: 8:43 am Day: Wednesday Mood: Patriotic, ready for argument (due to big breakfast) Situation: The MRT is crowded. 6 strapping young men occupy the whole row of train seats; 5 women are holding on to the handrails in front of them, me included. Big Deal: one woman is pregnant. Assessment: “There’s something wrong with...

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They all look good from a distance but i tell you I’m the one

*will get the photo, when I can*

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Twenty more chapters

I can’t believe it, I’m too stressed out, it’s finals week and I’ve been cramming every night for one whole week nonstop, and I still have twenty chapters more to go. I’ve drank around 6 bottles of Red Bull and more cups of coffee. This is a really important finals because if I fail this...

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Something alchemical

( 0.1 ) Humor is tragedy. Just like a guy slipping on a banana peel. Sometimes, I miss my laugh, the kind that isn’t polite. Isn’t that sad, when someone forgets how one sounds when happy. The truth is, I was always nervous whenever I spoke. It was because during certain times, I’d say something,...

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