Movie: Goyo (2018)

A subdued, painful, and introspective cinematic masterpiece. Watch it, love it, support it.

#SikatPinoy and why I love local

Loving, celebrating and supporting local products is difficult when our malls are saturated with big-name “local” brands (which outsource their manufacturing to China and import their models from Korea) and foreign labels. Aside from tiangges, seasonal mall fairs, and online shopping, we don’t really have a lot of local options. So when an opportunity like Sikat…

Movie: Unexpectedly Yours (2017)

While Star Cinema’s Unexpectedly Yours (2017) doesn’t exactly make it as a personal favorite, it was an unexpectedly thought-provoking and reflective film. #Relate. 

Movie: Seven Sundays (2017)

[ random movie time ] I can’t tell you how many times I cried during this movie, because I think I was crying all throughout the film. Seven Sundays by Star Cinema et al is honestly a well-written, thought-provoking and cathartic piece. I understand why it’s a grade A movie. Even though the three hours away from…

Book: Historical Atlas

I finally got around to perusing my digital copy of the Office of the President of the Philippines’ Historical Atlas of the Republic. Self-described as the first of its kind, the atlas traces the country’s geopolitical landscape through the years, from prehistory to the May Day Rebellion. Though I’ve only read bits and pieces (what I…

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…

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…