Tag: life and other tales
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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…
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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 )
jari m 