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i mentioned in a previous post that i wrote an uninspired, albeit lengthy article about three islands. it saw print yesterday, and i'm a little irked because the editors threw away my entire introduction. of course that's their prerogative, but i think the intro gave the article perspective, and gives a reason why i decided to write about these ( Read more... )

i have had to struggle these past many weeks with my writing output, in a way that doesn't quite depart from my agonizing about not producing a single work of literature since i entered law school. my blog, quite certainly, is still there, and i have managed to provide updates on a regular basis, but i have other commitments, such as contributing ( Read more... )

You Should Be A Poet
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francis asked me recently about poetry and i remember deciding to write again after responding to his question. but i haven’t had the opportunity, nor the reason, to write outside my work, my raket, and LJ. inspiration isn’t indispensable, but in certain instances, might be necessary. so i looked into my old poetry notebooks and came across some ( Read more... )

i am worried about how my phone bill might look like for this cycle. ever since i got my smart gold 600 plan over two years ago, there have been very few instances that i actually exceeded my free 85 minutes of call time. in fact, there have been some months when i didn’t even use up all my 225 free SMS. my bill has been consistently in the region ( Read more... )

well, not quite, but close enough. i’m leaving for pandan island resort in a while to gather information and take photographs for the article i intend to write for colors. just phoned marina, who manages the resort with her husband, a frenchman named dominic. marina told me to “just come over, and i’ll take care of you.” i hope it means free board ( Read more... )

i got a little excited the other day when i was told that i could pick up my check for the photos that made it to colors, and immediately, i thought of things to buy or people to treat. i think there is a lesson here somewhere about not counting chicks, because the minute i held the check, i was disappointed to an unimaginable degree. it was a ( Read more... )

Eight years ago, I wrote this entry in my journal:
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i just discovered a new link to the article i wrote on abra a few years back. it even has one of my photos. this is so cool!