jari m

Tag: life and other tales

  • to ask the stars

    My last-minute contribution to Buwan ng Wika (Month of the Philippine Language) this August features the ‘superstar’ José Corazón de Jesús, who was also known by his pen name Huseng Batute. Rising into prominence during the first half of the 20th century, Huseng Batute was an accomplished poet (known at some point as “Hari ng Balagtasan” or “King of…

  • Rights to Padre Faura (a rant on inconsiderate rallyists)

    Many destructive elements and relationships exist in modern Philippine society. The coercive and oppressive framework of organized religions is one of them; the muddied relationship of the State and of the Church is another (the problem is still mostly in favor of the Church). Democracy in the Philippines and the right to accessible information are…

  • #HerbNerd

    Late night. Do something interesting. Take the Plant Personality Quiz (x). I’m not thinking straight anymore.

  • WEEKLY UPDATE

    For posterity. A short record of debate hijinks, family bonding and sad sick time.

  • this little bug said hello to me

    this little bug said hello to me then proceeded to drink me out of my red paint. rude. i knew the bug was drinking its fill because its transparent little body turned red. it scurried away when it noticed i was looking. probably. confession time i accidentally slightly crushed it when i was packing up. i hope…

  • after the fact / a post-tournament reflection post

    (this is a feels and self-motivational post lol) I’ve lost count of the number of debate tournaments I have joined since high school. I’ve similarly lost count of the number of debates I’ve won, lost, failed or succeeded at. And yet in the haziness of my finite memory, every debate tournament still leaves an impression.…

  • south and east and going west

    south and east and going west and yes, i don’t need to make any sense xxx I was reading Bukowski earlier and picked out some quotes, like I decide that the only definition of Truth (which changes) is that it is that thing or act or belief which the crowd rejects. which recalls some fond…

  • Rotten to the Core (Rotten to the Core!) – DCOM Descendants (2015)

    Rating: I surprisingly had fun. Just good, clean and nostalgic fun. Details: Disney Channel Original Movie Descendants (2015) follows the story of Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos, the maybe-evil descendants of the exiled classic villains Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar and Cruella de Vil, respectively, as they are invited to go to Auradon, the land of good kingdoms and…

  • Protected: A (Secret) Open Letter to My Mother. Again.

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.