Obsession January 18, 2009

Now I think I’ve been hard on myself in getting myself to write in this blog. Hard on myself, like I am on many other things. So I’lll relax a bit, and be happy even if some of the stuff I’m writing remains in drafts. I should be satisfied that I get to empty my [...]

wanted: writing help January 11, 2009

11 days into the new year, and I’m struggling. I need your help in getting my blog started again.
I know I have a lot of things to write about, but I need more convincing. Or encouragement.
If you know me, please suggest a topic that you know I could write about. Or ask a question.
Help me [...]

A better reader than writer January 26, 2008

I’ve been a better reader than writer.

After reading about personal essay writing, I still haven’t felt inspired to write. Perhaps I don’t have the inspiration – do I need more drama?

I wish I could write personal narratives about the tech stuff I do. I’m not working on personal products, as much as I want to [...]

Loud December 9, 2007

I used to be a music lover. I used to play in bands. But no more.

I have no iPod – no portable music player of any kind.

I have to play music out loud. That often is socially unacceptable.

Ear pain is to blame. I can’t stand sound piped into my ear. I no longer tolerate amplified [...]

Writing Roadblocks November 24, 2007

These are some stumbling blocks to writing better and more often. I need to resolve these issues to move forward.

I feel writing about myself is vain.
If I share my feelings, they would either be egotistical or self-pitying.
I don’t want to share some things about myself. I’m embarassed.
I don’t want to talk about other people. I [...]

Writing better, writing more often November 3, 2007

So I’ve been going emo over my lack of innovation. I have figured a way out. A workaround.

I’ve been frustrated over what I couldn’t do in the tech field. A solution is to find something else to do. Something related to this blog. Writing.

I haven’t been writing much prose. I only write technical specifications for [...]

I, Unfilipino? June 16, 2007

This is a rant about myself.

First, I’m apathetic. I admitted as much when
Nick of tingog.com asked me to write about Musa Dimasidsing. I didn’t even vote in the last elections (though that’s since I’m out of the country, and not due to apathy.)
I don’t care about Pinoy politics – I find world politics much [...]

Feels Great to be Pinoy May 25, 2007

Nobody has tagged me, but I wanted to answer Marc’s Feels Great to be Pinoy post, now that I’m out of the country.

What are the 3 signs you see happening now that make you say, “it feels great to be Pinoy”

We might feel bad about our country having the same problems over and over [...]

Band Days February 16, 2007

I’m almost apathetic about music nowadays. Mostly because it makes my ears hurt. But this pic made me reminisce.
How? No, Chiz Escudero has nothing with my personal history. And I will probably never write about Philippine politics in this blog.
It’s because Mrs. Escudero – Christine Flores, was a bandmate of mine back in high school. [...]

My Writing Story February 15, 2007

I haven’t been writing here lately. I haven’t even been reading much blogs. My attention has been on work happenings. So, I’ve been writing plenty of emails and documents.
I don’t write much fiction, perhaps because I don’t read it. I really can’t conceive stories. The last story I was in 1991 or 1992 for Max [...]