This poem is from Ntozake Shange, one of my favorite women writers. It’s from her book Nappy Edges. Napapanahon kaya ipo-post ko rito. With No Immediate Cause by: Ntozake Shange every 3 minutes a woman is beaten every five minutes a woman is raped/every ten minutes a little girl is molested yet I rode the […]
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Bat(hala) Caves
Communing with nature can be fun but extremely exhausting. Here’s some of our photos from the Bathala caves of Marinduque. Inside Simbahan cave. From the name, you can pretty much imagine the look inside. It has a large dome with huge stalactites like images of the Virgin Mary in the altar. See that python above? […]
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‘Tag-tagan’
Okay, I’m only doing this because I’m on vacation. Here’s 20 random facts about myself (as if these would interest anyone): 1. I rarely sleep on my back. 2. I’m embarassed about this but I’m a natural nitpicker. 3. I’m usually shy, like I’m actually cringing now while writing about myself. 4. I’m a frustrated […]