• Confessions of an Indie Musician in the year 2000s.

    (This post is being updated with more photos…) Being able to say I was in a band (in the early 2000s) was a flex. The people in my band were exceptionally talented, but I was there because I was in the core group that one day decided to start a band, and delusionally decided that…

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  • The 20-Peso Ticket: My Accidental Night at the MTV Pilipinas 2004 Music Awards

    It was late afternoon, and I couldn’t sit still. I told my mom I was going out, I just needed to isolate myself and be invisible, anonymous. Just me, my thoughts, and the twenty pesos in my jean pocket. Good enough for fishballs and sago’t gulaman. The moment I stepped out our gate, I had…

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  • Defying Lactose Intolerance

    There are days when I try to defy my limitations. Today was one of them. I had plans. I was supposed to be somewhere. But instead, I had vanilla ice cream, washed it down with black coffee, and topped it off with a slice of cheesecake. Normally, this wouldn’t be a big deal. My stomach…

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  • Unicorn Thoughts and The Gratitude Theory (part 3 : Malcolm’s wallet)

    (Entry dated : April 2024) Malcolm had saved up for weeks, and today he decided—it was time to buy his very own wallet. So off to the mall we went, each with an errand in mind. After a long and careful search, he finally found the one. He paid for it himself—his first official purchase—and…

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  • Unicorn Thoughts and The Gratitude Theory (Part 2)

    (Entry date : February 10, 2023) I went to pick up the kids’ school IDs. It was a quick errand—got some documents from the admin office, paid some fees, and headed home. On the drive back, I felt an odd tug, a sudden craving for coffee. Not my usual thing, but a little café called…

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  • Unicorn Thoughts and The Gratitude Theory (Part 1)

    This three-part series explores the extraordinary coincidences of lost wallets returned, each encounter quietly reinforcing the power of belief, gratitude, and the idea that our thoughts might open unexpected doors. (Entry date : September 2014) Last week, I lost my wallet. I did the whole “retracing my steps” thing – digging through car seats, flipping…

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