Monthly Archives: December 2009
In the Laundry Bag with the Dirty Linen
Not starting to write what I should really be writing already, I contribute a few more insignificant lines here… 1. Heading back for my parents’ house in Cebu from Iloilo earlier this month, I brought with me all my personal
In the Laundry Bag with the Dirty Linen
Not starting to write what I should really be writing already, I contribute a few more insignificant lines here… 1. Heading back for my parents’ house in Cebu from Iloilo earlier this month, I brought with me all my personal
Some Notes On What I Was Reading
a. Lee Gandhi’s critical introduction to postcolonial theory is a good overview of the subject. b. I think Jose Duke Bagulaya’s Writing Literary History: Mode of Economic Production and Twentieth Century Waray Poetry reads too much like a cross between
Some Notes On What I Was Reading
a. Lee Gandhi’s critical introduction to postcolonial theory is a good overview of the subject. b. I think Jose Duke Bagulaya’s Writing Literary History: Mode of Economic Production and Twentieth Century Waray Poetry reads too much like a cross between
In the Time of Cholera
Red and green are invading houses, malls, streets, churches, and stores. Along with the proliferation of Santa Claus outfits on TV ads, Christmas lights and decors adorning the campus, holiday greetings, and the chilly mornings, all these announce the start
In the Time of Cholera
Red and green are invading houses, malls, streets, churches, and stores. Along with the proliferation of Santa Claus outfits on TV ads, Christmas lights and decors adorning the campus, holiday greetings, and the chilly mornings, all these announce the start
The Big Sleep
Following the suggestion of Pechorin’s Journal, I read Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep on my way home from Miami to Cebu. In this mystery novel, private detective novel Philip Marlowe is hired by a dying millionaire in a case of
The Big Sleep
Following the suggestion of Pechorin’s Journal, I read Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep on my way home from Miami to Cebu. In this mystery novel, private detective novel Philip Marlowe is hired by a dying millionaire in a case of
Nobody but You
Does UP education lead to selfless service to the Filipino people? On the one hand, the University of the Philippines has been regarded by the people as a bastion of academic excellence, critical thinking, and social awareness. This reputation is
Nobody but You
Does UP education lead to selfless service to the Filipino people? On the one hand, the University of the Philippines has been regarded by the people as a bastion of academic excellence, critical thinking, and social awareness. This reputation is
Man’s Fate?
I read Andre Malraux’s Man’s Fate, one of those novels I’ve really wanted to read for the longest time, some time ago. It’s supposed to be one of the best fictional accounts of the Chinese revolution, the blurbs read, with a
Man’s Fate?
I read Andre Malraux’s Man’s Fate, one of those novels I’ve really wanted to read for the longest time, some time ago. It’s supposed to be one of the best fictional accounts of the Chinese revolution, the blurbs read, with a
Some Sort of Summing Up
Earlier this year, I promised myself to read or at least get myself copies of certain books before the year ends. I’ve read some of them. But shifting interests made me change the prioritization of the reading of some titles.
Some Sort of Summing Up
Earlier this year, I promised myself to read or at least get myself copies of certain books before the year ends. I’ve read some of them. But shifting interests made me change the prioritization of the reading of some titles.
The Narcissism of Love Letters
[A] subject who writes love-letters actually does not address the beloved but writes letters to none other than himself. No matter how much a lover tries to capture in the letter the essence of his beloved, he is primarily addressing
The Narcissism of Love Letters
[A] subject who writes love-letters actually does not address the beloved but writes letters to none other than himself. No matter how much a lover tries to capture in the letter the essence of his beloved, he is primarily addressing
(Mis)readings