Living in the City

 I was taking the "Live! A History of Arts for Artists, Animators and Gamers!" offered over at Coursera under Jeannene Przybliski, Phd. way back in 2013. The guts.. It is now 2021. I am  living in a world full of doubt and insecurity due to the pandemic. At that time I was full of doubt. Whatever I felt then with the following statements, I have already recovered.  'But whatever gave me the idea that I could mingle with what could be a MOOC class full of talented artists? After all, I am not one and I know I will never be. That is just it. I don't think there's anything wrong about aspiring to become an artist. Having said that, I will be bold enough to declare, I am going to have fun, learn and take what I can from the course and from my fellow MOOC mates; be inspired by the teacher, and most importantly, admire and get astonished with the awesome art works from the best. I dare not be intimidated. Wish me luck.' Because I found out that I could draw, I could

I published this post on  April 16, 2015 in one of the numerous blogs I wanted to develop at that time.  This was written as a required narrative for one of my MOO classes I was taking at that time. Since I was unable to continue developing that blog now at this pandemic times I am choosing  to share as this is close to my reality as  a city dweller. A piece of fictional narrative  submitted to a MOO class in 2013 entitled C'est la Vie. "That's life. It was a phrase I often repeated after becoming an unwed mother. It was for the best because abortion could have been worse. Life changed.  As soon as the father of my child refused to marry me, and disappeared. At 22, the stigma of life alone, with a child,and without a husband was too much to bear. Call me stupid but poor me, how could I have been irresponsible? Worse, the values of honor and respectability sacredly  honored by my family were all violated, by me.  Epictetus, the Greek sage and stoic philosopher said that, &q

  There are days we feel lousy. That is fine. Life can never be perfect. The truth is: most often life sucks, so there is no point living peachy if it is not - even for a day, or maybe a week. What's important is we know how to get out of that lousy feeling. We can learn it because it is a skill.

Six hundred  thousand doses of the Sino Vac vaccines  arrived yesterday. Thank you for the donation China. Another 2.0M is expected to arrive next week from the WHO COVAX program. Thank you UK. Thank you WHO.  But true,  these number may seem not enough. But what is this I hear there's just a trickle getting listed to be vaccinated. Is it  the ordinary people's distrust for the donor country? These thoughts are bad. The complaining.. the distrust.. the blaming. Take a moment and do some thinking. These are negative thoughts. Release. It is making most of us tense. Why not flip around. Think: I am still alive. My body is working still. There's some food on the table a roof above my head.  Let go of the negative feelings. Yes easier than done. But what is the alternative?  Happy Thoughts! 

  Blurry Thoughts And Then  Naps Under Trees Angry Thoughts Imagine Breaths Of Fresh Air Swirling Indoor Air Just To Turn To Breaths Of Stale  Air TREES.  I Love You Tree.

It's been almost a year since the covid-19 virus descended upon the world. What happened between then and now? Lockdowns, RT PCR tests, face masks, face shields, social distancing, health protocols, businesses closed, online purchases, online classes,  online gaming, covid infections, isolation centers, quarantines, deaths, recoveries.. on and on and on AND  now vaccines. At last, we are looking at some hope to solve this health crisis. It's been quite a while since I updated this blog. Perhaps, it is time to  use it as a tool  to document my observations on what has been happening here and there.   Strictly from  what I can remember, I will try to share my experiences during the pandemic. I hope it makes sense.  So watch out for it. Thank you.   

A poem.. Ang kalimitan kaganapan sa mundo ay pera-pera lang. Konti na lang siguro Ang di nasisislaw sa pera sa panahon ngayon. Kasi mahirap walang pera. Di mo mababayaran utang mo. Di ka makakain ng tama at husto. Di ka makabibili ng gamot mo. Wala kang pera sa bangko. Mababa tingin sayo ng tao, kahit malapit sa buhay mo. Kailan ba ako nagluho? Di ko matandaan. Basta at may pera sila inaalala. Tulad ng nanay ko Di ko masyado pino-problema pera. Sana lang kung walang kailangan bayaran. Okey lang kahit walang personal assets, Pero pano pag dumating na si kamatayan. Ma-momoroblema pa sila. Paano ka ipalilibing? Walang ipon. Mangungutang pa sila? Ah sa SSS may 20,000 yata dun. Arkila na lang ng ataol. Pa-cremate para di pa magastos. Bahala na siguro sila. Patay ka na. Di ka na dapat mag problema.