Let’s take one of the most recent posts: Our Own Voice, Issue # 35 Here are translations of some of the passages: Short story title “If” is…… Read more “Scrutinizing Google Pagsasalin (Translation) Feature”
Month: September 2011
Our Own Voice, Issue # 35
This week has been super-exciting: first came Typhoon Pedring, then the PAL strike. Self discovered a 180-peso whole body massage, at a spa on the second floor…… Read more “Our Own Voice, Issue # 35”
Santa Fe Resort, Barangay Granada, Bacolod City
Today, it behooved self to become really, really nosy. Why? Because people here are so patient with her! She feels like a little girl! No, in fact,…… Read more “Santa Fe Resort, Barangay Granada, Bacolod City”
Merlie Alunan in GOING HOME TO A LANDSCAPE
MERLIE ALUNAN HAS TWO NEW BOOKS OUT. SCROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN, TO THE FIRST COMMENT. Dear Merlie, Self is deeply apologetic that you never received your…… Read more “Merlie Alunan in GOING HOME TO A LANDSCAPE”
Typhoon Pedring and “TV Patrol”
Last night, after two weeks of negligible rain, the heavens opened. Today, it continued to pour, with a vengeance. Self thanks her lucky stars she is in…… Read more “Typhoon Pedring and “TV Patrol””
Early Sunday Morning in Talisay
Self attended mass in Talisay. Well, it was a choice either of attending 6 p.m. mass in Sum-ag, or the 8 a.m. mass in Talisay. Someone advised…… Read more “Early Sunday Morning in Talisay”
Surrealism and Nostalgia
. . . I went over to the wrought iron gate and began to watch the traffic. And then I saw my old ’74 Impala go by,…… Read more “Surrealism and Nostalgia”
Murcia: The Farm in the Rain
Self told her Manong Genray that she wanted to see her father’s farm, Oliva Dos. So he took her today, Sunday. There were three huge trucks lined…… Read more “Murcia: The Farm in the Rain”
Ladder 3, 9/11
Self remembers searching from one bookstore to another: Kepler’s, Barnes & Noble, Borders, even Safeway, searching for a copy of The New York Times. Not one single…… Read more “Ladder 3, 9/11”
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