Still Frustrated Over Matters I Cannot Control

Some establishments are beginning to remove hazard pays from their employees' salaries, as if the battle with COVID in the Philippines is already done. Note that some employees are still not allowed to use public transportation due to safety reasons (e.g., in some food establishments). I heard that some even have an alternate schedule, meaning …

Kapagod, Pero Lalaban

I'm not convinced that our country is ready. Bingi naman lagi ang nasa taas. They have been criticized for handling the pandemic badly, pero wala. Bingi. Everytime na lalabas ako para lang mag-grocery, nag-aalala ako para sa sarili ko. Again and again, nanghihinayang ako how the country could have used our archipelagic advantage. But what …

Anxious About Tomorrow (Sigh)

Maybe the world really started to end in 2012, ano? I mean, an ending doesn't have to be in a snap, right? Minsan it's a slow, fucking painful torture. Being on Twitter more often than on Facebook allows me to get in touch with what's happening in the country and around the world. Mas gusto …

“I Told You So”

I'm sure most—if not all—who voted for Du30 are now regretting it. So while it's very satisfying to say, "I told you so," please refrain from doing it. We all want a peaceful country where all our rights are protected. Most of us voted FOR the country. They were blinded by "Fight me, China" words, …

When You Were Fourteen

Where were you? Where were you when you were fourteen? Around that time, I was a first year high school student at Rizal Science, the class president of I-Hope. All I had to think of was the welfare of our class and how not to get a grade lower than 85. Unfortunately, that was not …