life
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Lol. Okay. So now you see the light or something?
Okay, let me get this straight- you turn on him now, because he didn’t deliver what you wanted?? Does it sting that you can’t afford to shop at Whole Foods anymore? Can’t afford to fill up that monstrous, fossil-fuel-guzzling Dodge Ram? Finding that the usual Joe Rogan posturing, which used to be amusing and comforting,… Continue reading
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Dear gods…
We were at the Shinobazu-no-ike Bentendo Buddhist temple in Ueno Park when yet again, we were confronted with the seeming contradiction of tourism and religion. You can’t take a photo of the shrine interior, but inside, you’re welcome to choose and buy from a plethora of trinkets that promise everything from passing your exams successfully… Continue reading
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In the city
I hate tours.I hate to be directed, told where to go, what to do and to be spoon-fed information which for the most part, I could have learned by myself. Sure, we put in tons of notes gathered from everywhere but the moment we landed, that was inexplicably thrown out the window. We were led… Continue reading
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Dear ethicist
The Question: A university friend seems interested only in sharing news of her professional achievements in our group chat. Am I wrong to resent this, and to expect something more meaningful from friendships that have lasted decades? I’m in a group chat with friends from university and there’s one friend who loves sending messages about… Continue reading
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Don’t you just want to be comfortable?
If I’m being really honest, that’s what I want. I want to put aside work, the kettlebells, the disdain for carbs, the list of chores, the phone and the laptop with its endless cycle of bad news and awful people and just be comfortable, chill and blissfully ignorant. I want to wake up a bit… Continue reading
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How was your weekend?
I’ve never really liked vacations and I think I’ve mentioned this a couple of times. As an adult, did you realise that there are only two kinds of vacations you take- the first one being the leave days you need to get rid of and the second being the kind that happens when you’re actually… Continue reading
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An ode to Mondays
There was a time when I really hated Mondays. I worked in Manila for a while and made the commute from Pangasinan every week, and the Sundays for me, felt like a prisoner on death row’s final day. I would see the sun set after having gone out cycling with the boys, smell the pork… Continue reading
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Is it fair to hate your local supermarket because of the people who shop there?
Going into our local supermarket today, I spied at the corner of my eye, ridiclously small pottles of salad going for $10. What a scam I thought. But barely 10 minutes later at the deli section, I scammed myself into buying a pottle of raw broccoli and cranberry salad for $15. I had a very… Continue reading
