by Alex | Mar 20, 2020 | Life
Day 6 ng coronavirus quarantine. Unang beses lumabas mula nang mag-lockdown. Supply run. Full battle gear. Naka-mahabang manggas, pantalon, baseball cap, mask, salamin at gwantes. May de-spray na alcohol bottle sa bulsa. Bago makalabas ng subdivision, may pila ang...
by Alex | Mar 16, 2020 | Life
Matindi talaga ang dagok ng 2020 sa ating lahat. Patung-patong na takot ang dala nito. Kaya kahit paano ay maiintindihan mo kung bakit napaka-irational ng mga tao ngayon. Hindi naman sa dapat ay pabayaan na lang nating maghari ang takot pero kung dadaanan mo nga naman...
by Alex | Feb 21, 2016 | Language, Life
All that noise about Pacquiao probably wouldn’t die soon. Too bad in the midst of all of this, a lot is happening beyond a boxer’s unenlightened comments and the hate it stirred. In my circle of literary people, here’s what has happened just in the...
by Alex | Jan 6, 2015 | Life, Lifestyle, Technology
Adulthood does bring a lot of change into people. Either you mellow out and start appreciating life a bit more or you become ornery and be the mean bastard yelling at kids to get off the lawn. I think I’m more of the latter. Given my temperament, I was hoping...
by Alex | Sep 20, 2013 | Life
Oh, the plateau. The realization that things have gone stale and stagnant to the point where you begin to sniff yourself just to check if you have started smelling of mothballs and mildew. I have been feeling that for the past few years ever since I earned my masters....
by Alex | Dec 31, 2010 | Life, Lifestyle, Money, Technology, Work
To be nearing 30 with no sense of accomplishment. It just plain sucks. It’s that point in your life where reality kicks you hard in the balls and leave you . Forget quarter-life crisis. 30 is the new 40, methinks and the epiphany of answering the “What...
