The Millennial Manifesto

You're here because you came across this post while you were wasting your time checking out the lives of other people. Most of them are not your friends, really. Some are people you met just once, and you thought you could be good friends so you added each other on Facebook. Some are people who …

7 Lines that Explain my #ColdplayManila Experience Perfectly

I was there when Coldplay visited Manila for the first time last April 4, 2017. It won't be enough to say that I loved it, because I really, really, really, really, really LOVED. EVERY. SECOND. OF. IT. So here's an attempt to write down my #ColdplayManila experience, in the words of Coldplay themselves. 7. "When …

It’s So Good To Be Alive

Today, I felt like I valued my life. Not only because I finished watching the controversial Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, but because from morning til night, I know I did something good for myself today. Here's how it went: 7AM. Woke up on the right side of the bed. 7:30AM. I got a free ride …

5 Reasons Why You Should Get Yourself a Bike

I can still remember that magical moment when I was 9 or 11 years old, I was learning how to bike in our street in Parañaque. That moment when my playmate-slash-bike teacher finally released his grip on my shirt, and off I went without anyone holding my bike to keep my balance. That feeling. I …

Never Date a Girl who Rides the Bus

Never date a girl who rides the bus. Siya 'yung taong naghihintay sa bus stop promptly, pero kapag siya ay nainip na ay iiwan ka. Siya 'yung taong kapag nakakita ng maluwag na bus, magmamadali siyang tumakbo papalapit, at masayang sasakay na para bang hindi siya naghintay. Siya 'yung tipong kaya maghintay ng matagal, lalo …

Hands down, Gandhi

Recent events made me remember a rap song from high school, entitled Hands Down, Gandhi. It's a remix of Hands Down by Dashboard Confessional, and Slow Down, Gandhi by Sage Francis. For me it's a song about standing up amid the abuse of authority of people in power. This is one of the things I will forever uphold. …

On Writing and Remembering

"I'm a writer." That's what I always tell people who ask me what I do. Writing is also what people say that I do best. I've always loved writing--in my diary, at the back of my notebook, on my desk. I didn't dream to be a writer, I just became one. However, there are days when …

Why 2016 isn’t so bad

The year 2016 started with one of our programs being invited to be part of the 13th Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) Awards. As the Communications Partner of Ideas Positive, I was with the team during the 3 days of the TAYO week. That meant working from the Senate and Malacanang, where the events were …

The Sunday Currently

I'm spending my Sunday at home and in front of my laptop. I'm trying to fix my online life, and here I am, browsing through my blog followers' blogs. I stumbled upon Jhanelle Vitug's blog, and thought of writing my own The Sunday Currently entry. So here's mine: Reading Daring Greatly by Brene Brown. Halfway through …

J. Santiago

I wrote this last May 24, but the internet did not cooperate so I wasn't able to post it. Remembered about this today, as my colleague Aidz turned over her files. She's resigned and her last day is tomorrow. Aidz inspired me to get back to drawing again. She gave me the oil paints and …