Category: Life
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idle thoughts no. mx
bisexual life in a heteronormative world means i’ve had close girl friends and girlfriends, but not that much of close boy friends and boyfriends, as they seem to become one and the same eventually. anyway i’m actually literally just delaying the inevitable (getting out of bed again).
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life’s overflowing
Love is happiness when your beloved is happy. There’s a twinkle in your eyes, it suffocates me — with warmth. You’re blushing. I’m blushing. I’m so incandescently happy for you. I’m also happy you exist. I have learned that you need not know someone to love them. But what I know of you I do…
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Four Hours in Manila
Today I took myself out on a date in my own city.
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your hand fits in mine
I measure my love of a person by how well their hands fit with mine. It’s the color of trust, the brightness of my life and my future in the safety of your palm. I would close my eyes and listen to my heart as it beats to the sound of your footsteps. You lead…
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life update
oh hey, g’day mate! i got back from australia last easter, and i’m still trying to get my footing back. several things: i’ll blog about australia soon! but in the meantime, i’ve got loads of (self-proclaimed) cool photos over at my instagram and twitter and social media in general, which i’ve linked below. australia was…
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filipino liberalism, the ties that bind, and the illusion of immutability
M recently remarked that I haven’t been posting anything other than art and poetry (and korean dramas), so here is a rant. No editing. 💕💕💕 Lots of redundancies. Lots of sense. (Hi.) … Privilege protects me from the consequences of my liberalism.
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#SadLife (not really)
I’ve got a new life mascot! M bought me a cute plush chain Sadness (from the Pixar film Inside Out) from the toy convention this weekend. Context: When Inside Out first came out, I was the saddest thing in the world. I was so depressed (I think it was because of an issue with my writing?…
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i miss
life, nostalgic. i’ve been stuck in manila for what feels like weeks
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Poetry: lumingon ako
I feel like this is the kind of content I have to justify. I was riding the MRT on the way to ASMPH when I saw the quoted verse. I stopped breathing for maybe three hours, as you do when confronted with especially beautiful poetry. In elementary –and I’ve never told anyone this story, so no…
jari m 