We traveled in the heat from Saigon to Siem Reap aboard a Vietnamese bus that stopped at various roadside canteens. Hungover from Tet activities, I threw up at bathrooms that slowly degraded — from tissue papers in toilets to just holes in the ground, until we passed by Kampong Thum, the town closest to the […]
May 9, 2009
Here is a limerick I wrote, published in the Philippine Star today (thanks Chonx!): There was a silly mommy named Peggy Of jobs she had so very many Law medicine and food Were all her forte (and she was good!) But she was best at making everyone feel  jolly
April 25, 2009
A story for Claire Light’s ‘Joy Luck Hub’ Blog Carnival: —– I made the decision to move to the United States in increments. At first I was going to stay a month, then three, then I found myself the lead singer of a rock n roll band and decided to stay. Now I’ve been in […]
April 24, 2009
This year proved that what I am really best at is either a) looking on the bright side or b) deluding myself. Because despite getting laid off (RIP, MKE), I traveled a lot, developed new relationships, discovered what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. At the very least, 2008 was waaaaay […]
April 5, 2009
From Lilledeshan Bose <lillitot@yahool.com> to M*** P*** <mp****@gmail.com> date Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:13 AM subject ReMIX: my poim A Death in the MP Braintrust, Co. A thief bites his upper lip Trying to melt in the shadows while delivering a night stand decorated with 72 red roses into the funeral parlor where I […]
March 3, 2009
A good friend from high school is deposed president Erap Estrada’s spokesperson. (Don’t ask me about hows or whys.) If you’re not Filipino you may not know that he was an actor-turned-mayor-turned-president who was impeached on corruption charges. He also inspired a revolution by the poor, then was imprisoned by the current president’s administration. For […]
February 10, 2009
Sometimes I miss being a music writer. But only when Radiohead is on.
January 20, 2009
My eyes are swollen from crying tears of joy, I can’t sleep from happiness, and today is a great day. In other news, what was up with Michelle Obama’s dress? Why was it so shiny?
December 28, 2008
The first thing you forget about the Philippines is how poor everyone is. And how cheap certain things like labor and food is, and how expensive other things we take for granted are (like gas). There’s cigarettes they sell in packs of five sticks, and shampoo in little travel sizes, etc. cause sometimes that’s all […]
December 27, 2008
The proliferation of Magic Sing, Magic Mic and Ziller means that everytime I turn around, someone is singing “Your Love” by Alamid, or “Alone” by Heart. I mean this literally: the house across the street from us is more than 100 feet away. The family who lives there set up their karaoke machine on their […]
May 10, 2009
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