Category: Life
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Archives: The Red Book
The Red Book was with me through a lot of things: heartaches and confusion, artistic revolutions and political ambitions. We’ve been through a lot, and last week saw The Red Book completely filled up. In celebration of #ArtFairPH, and also in memory of this journal, here’s a post to commemorate all the best (or at least publicly acceptable) works…
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sometimes the sky
We tried to look for the sunset but buildings were in the way. There’s probably a thesis on the elusive character of nature as exacerbated by human activity, but I can’t be bothered.
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i’ve been hit by the hallyu fever
and I can’t get up. (I blame The Heirs for the storm that followed). A couple of weeks ago, I caught a scene of The Heirs on a local TV channel (it was a Filipino-dubbed version). I can’t remember the exact scene anymore, but I remember finding it outrageously dramatic or something. And given all the free time I…
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Jari in EK: Red, queues and the Montys
xxx Happy birthday again to my cousin! And thanks for the whole day treat. It was awesome. I have so many other blog posts planned out, but somehow this came out first. And a belated greeting: have a happy Chinese New Year! Follow me on Instagram! ( x )
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five-minute word vomit
i haven’t been writing much lately, for plenty of reasons. to be specific: – our thesis. i’m not doing as much as viv (viv is an actual saint), but i think i’ve done more than my fair share of anxiety attacks – my ridiculous ~love~ life, which i can’t even articulate to my tumblr blog,…
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diy floriography cards
Hi everyone! Happy new year! I want to start the year off right –by giving thanks to the people around me and by spreading the love. What better way to do that than by sending cute personalized cards to people? Before I start with this super short tutorial, I just want to say sorry for…
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Jari x 2015
Fifteen minutes to the new year. Time for a 2015 recap! People x Art x Travel x Advocacy x People This year, I learned that relationships don’t always have to be quick and intense, or (conversely) slow-burning and infrequent to be sustainable. I found my time occupied by new and old friends I somehow managed to not…
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Music: Filipino Talent x OPM
I’m the definition of mainstream trash with hipster garbage on the side (has anyone ever cared to define that aesthetic ever?); my musical tastes are limited to (American) Top 40 hits and the occasional female indie solo artist. I don’t go out of my way to look for new things to appreciate in music, and I…
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five-minute word vomit
i’ve been planning gifts this holiday season, and it was a revelation. i found that there were only 16 people i loved enough to spend for. the rest of my ‘close’ friends, and everyone else who fit into some other social niche i can’t explicitly label in this blog –given this blog’s audience– do not…