Because it's Philippines' Independence Day, I thought it might be timely to post a poem in my mother tongue. I wrote this years and years ago and I happen to stumble upon it again recently. A translation is at the bottom. Sayang Akala Ko Ito Na Masarap ang hangin sa dalampasigan Niliyo ako ng mga … Continue reading Something Filipino
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Thoughts at Bavaro
Once in a while, your day job rewards you, with extravagance. You don't know how you deserved it. Because more than a handful probably deserved it more. You haven't shed any more blood, sweat and tears than they have. But someway, somehow, things worked your way. More than a million (maybe billion?) deserve more your … Continue reading Thoughts at Bavaro