Porkchop Workshop

Back from the Heights Workshop.Witnessed, once again, how Danny and Beni can take an idea from a poem and give it a life of its own (to the horror or awe of the writer). Finally met Luna Sicat (ang bait bait na tao). Discussed a Tagalog poem IN Tagalog for the first time (ang sarap sarap ng Tagalog self!). Had the deep pleasure of meeting student writers whose intensity, complication, and crazy/passion for words reminded me of my own rabid/intense/word hungry hungry hungry years as an undergrad. OA hungry. Poetry reading in the field hungry. That laughing from the belly forgetting one's manners kind of. Hungry. I want a nice big salmon sandwich.

Back to the real world!

Dinner with andrea and darwin last night. Macdo. At night. I don't know how many times I've done this. 

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BROTHER!!! 

Enjoy your day even if the oysters of sunday are getting to you. 

Stayed in the whole day yesterday because a manghuhula told me a few months ago that I needed to be careful on aug . 15. Yes, that exact. So not wanting to take chances with fate, I decided to clean my bathroom and color-code my closet. Too many. Too many blue shirts. haha And yes, I swear I'm so 90s and unashamed of it! 

Even if manila's rainy rainy, it's good to be back. 

Welcome Back, Manila!