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Collector’s Edition

July 17, 2016by NikkaLeave a Comment

I haven’t thought about Pokémon in years. It’s never been a thing for me, probably because I couldn’t summon the energy to really delve deep into the kind of lore that gave its characters names like Squirtle or Charmander. (Look at me, fronting like I’m all highbrow and shit.) Besides, kids back then had already been playing with real pocket monsters for years; it was common to catch spiders (damang), keep them in matchboxes and, at recess, unleash them to ~~lip sync for their life~~ battle for supremacy. It was like American Gladiators, but with bloodthirsty arachnids. What could possibly compare to that?

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In Dumaguete Metropost, Internets

Fifty Shades of Beige

May 28, 2016July 8, 2016by NikkaLeave a Comment

I have now reached the point in my life where the phrase “I woke up like this” has begun to be an expression of abject horror rather than a positive, self-affirming testament. Yes. It’s happened. Gravity, that most unwelcome of guests, has finally gate-crashed my life party and shows absolutely no intention of leaving. A word of advice to the twenty-somethings of today: enjoy it while it lasts. Take all the pictures you can, because in a few years, harsh lighting will not be beneficial to you or anyone in your direct vicinity. You’ll be me, hiding from fluorescent light the way a vampire avoids daylight. Avoiding flash photography at all costs. Learning how to wield Photoshop and filters like weapons of mass destruction. Save yourselves!

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Halalan 2016, Internets

Dear John

May 11, 2016May 15, 2016by NikkaLeave a Comment

I have the same sort of disbelief at Drumpf and his antics. What on earth is America thinking? But I don’t live in America the Beautiful and John Oliver hasn’t lived in the Pearl of the Orient Seas. You live, you learn (thanks, Alanis!) Here’s my favourite late night host, letting ‘er rip.

Halalan 2016, Internets

#Erection2016

May 11, 2016May 15, 2016by NikkaLeave a Comment

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#RP69fanfic is Pinoy ingenuity at its best. Not the spin-off everyone expected after the 2016 elections, but it’s a beautiful, dark, twisted fantasy. Not safe for work. Not safe for life. Not safe, ever.

Flashbacks, Halalan 2016, Internets, The Motherland

Trust No One: 05062010

May 8, 2016May 15, 2016by NikkaLeave a Comment

Six years ago, yellow ruled the world. Like I said, things seem really different now. Reblogged from 2010. Original here.

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Another long weekend to enjoy. It’s supposed to be a weekend with a purpose – the working class have all been (very kindly) given one day off to decide who will lead our country and occupy upper echelons of the republic for the next few years.

And, I’m not voting.

Upon hearing this, my good friend and colleague Charity B. summarily stripped me of every right to complain. “You’re not voting? Then don’t complain about anything in the government.” She’s from Manila. Everyone in that city complains.
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Halalan 2016, Internets, The Motherland

Impressions from the Internet

May 7, 2016May 15, 2016by NikkaLeave a Comment

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I don’t think change is coming. I think change is already here. For years, it felt like Panem – everything important was decided by the people in the Capitol while the Districts had no say in the matter.

Gone is the air of resignation whenever the presidential elections came around. It was never about the best candidate winning; we all accepted that the decision was in the hands of whomever the masa would vote for (remember Erap?). They were always easy to win over. Grease a few palms, make a few promises, sing a few songs. Winning was easy. It didn’t matter what the rest of us had to say about it.

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