K., bearing a packet of leftover genmai-cha, visited me in UP on the eve of his departure. The ritual with green tea I had hoped he would leave out. Very naughty, to forever suffuse my morning tea with sadness ( Read more... )

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Kakarating ko pa lang sa South Harbor, nakipag-away na ako. Inagaw at itinago ng mga ahente ng taxi services ang mga daladala ko, salamat sa mga mukhang pera ring security guards ng PPA. Akala nila, turista ako na pwede nilang malinlang na magbayad ng P400 para umuwi sa Quezon City. Wala akong nagawa kundi magalit at sumigaw. Sayang, nakatago ang ( Read more... )

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A. found a copy of Time Bandits in Coron. He was very excited when he broke the news to me. Charming. Dangerous man. Fortunately, I only have a week left in town.

Playing cache-cache. Tagu-taguan. I do not know how to say goodbye.

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His left patella accidentally rests on my right fibula. His hair tickles my skin. I stop breathing. I sit still. He shifts to break contact. Then shifts again and the same bone settles gently on me. A second stretches. The cursor moves erratically on the screen. Mike the one-legged South African diabetic stares at his bowl of fruits, oblivious ( Read more... )

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I woke up before the alarm went off and saw the sun rise without having to get off the bed. Danced naked to Mas Que Nada.

The sky was clear. The sea was smooth. 25m visibility in Olympia Maru. Ten meters down the rope, almost half of the ship and four masts were visible.


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