Opinions and Writings
Rigodon of the hegemon
This Senate probe on DPWH projects is a daily reminder how deep we are into the darkest timeline. But is there light at the end of the tunnel? Or will the timestream branch off into something better? I hope so. The only thing that is preventing me from keeling over...
Middle class guilt
So... The kid finally scored her first competitive goal as part of their school's grade school football/futsal varsity. Too bad all this daddy pride came with a dash of middle class guilt. This match day was for the DepEd Unit Meet for elementary girl's futsal. The...
Kaput
The other night, the Meralco transformer on our street went kaput. It caused power fluctuations and low voltage for a few minutes and an all-out outage eventually. We were partly spared from a total brownout since we had some power banks, rechargeable fans, and lights...
Ayun na iyon?
Noong panahong nasa publishing ako bilang patnugot, nakatapos kami ng 16 na academic textbooks sa halagang P2M. Ang 138-pahinang aklat ay maaaring ma-imprenta sa halagang P100 full-color. Mas mababa kung mas maraming i-imprenta o kaya mas manipis ang papel. Sa budget...
Humanda ka na lang lumubog
Nakatira kami sa loob ng subdivision within a subdivision. Known na bahain ang lugar. Madalas ko ngang banggit, nagiging isla kami kapag malakas ang ulan dahil iisa lang ang access point namin mula sa highway. Kapag malakas ang ulan, binabaha ang main road. No way in,...
Modest expectations
I was never the athlete. As a kid, I was short, stubby, and had lungs that could barely hold in a couple of puffs of air. I liked sports but sports never liked me. But if there was a sport in which I displayed any semblance of schoolyard competence, it would be...
Marketplace vultures
I was checking up on a bunch of things tucked away in our storage spaces. Even in proper storage, you can't be sure if they'd hold up no thanks to the heat and humidity. Somewhere underneath old boxes, I chanced upon the kid's foldable stroller. We were meaning to...
Day 142: Prepping for virtual preschool
We bit the bullet and enrolled The Kid to preschool. She's starting school next week. Partly, there's that parental fear that she will be left behind if she doesn't enroll this year. Partly, we're just looking for new activities for her to do. Before COVID, she's used...
Day 6: Supply run 1
Day 6 ng coronavirus quarantine. Unang beses lumabas mula nang mag-lockdown. Supply run. Full battle gear. Naka-mahabang manggas, pantalon, baseball cap, mask, salamin at gwantes. May de-spray na alcohol bottle sa bulsa. Bago makalabas ng subdivision, may pila ang...