“Just posted 17 poems and visuals… Feel free to share, friends. Goodnight!” This was the last Facebook update of Maya … More
Category: Literature
Adventures at the UPV Main Library, Miag-ao
[This essay is forthcoming in the next issue of Pagbutlak, the official student publication at UP Visayas Miag-ao.] After settling on the … More
Libraries I (Diliman)
The library fee takes a significant portion of the school fees we’re paying in graduate school. This is the biggest reason … More
Two Brazilian sci-fi books (Books acquired, 7.21.2016)
Originally posted on Biblioklept:
Yesterday, I spent over an hour browsing old sci-fi paperbacks at my favorite book store. I…
I Dreamt about the Workshops of the Future
Originally posted on Signals:
North Korean futurist architecture, credits to Koryo Group ,We need workshops that are based on mutual interest,…
Poem: Duta’ng Ginapakig-awayan (with Filipino and English Translations)
Originally posted on mayadanielblog:
? Poem: Duta’ng Ginapakig-awayan with Filipino and English Translations ? Halad sa mga Tumanduk sa Sentral…
Iain Banks’ The Culture: Automation and Digital Networks under Communism
I first came across Iain Banks’ The Culture series while reading Nick Dyer-Witheford’s superb albeit uneven Cyber-Proletariat: Global Labour in … More
Belated Christmas Wishlist
I got an early Christmas present last December when a package full of books, DVDs, and foreign publications arrived straight … More
Great Booksale finds this year
Booksale is my favorite physical book shop in the Philippines. Specializing in cheap used books (and what seem to me … More
5 classic must-read novels about love this February
February is the month of love. Here are 5 classic must-read novels that you can read this month, whether you … More
Reading Highlights of 2014
The year 2014 was particularly productive in terms of reading, my new disposition being more conducive to reading more books … More
Mr. Palomar and Marcovaldo
Having liked Invisible Cities which I read earlier this year, I took the time to read two other short books … More
Roberto Bolano’s Amulet
Amulet is my third Roberto Bolano book after Nazi Literature in the Americas and Third Reich, all first-rate fiction from … More
‘The Great Purge’
A month ago, I began a ‘Great Purge’ of my books to solve the problem of the acute shortage of … More
How Late It Was, How Late
How late my posts are getting published here. Indeed, how late. In order to remedy the increasing irregularity of my … More
