What did he do during this journey? Of what was he thinking? As in the morning, he watched the trees, the thatched roofs, the tilled fields pass by, and the way in which the landscape, broken at every turn of the road, vanished; this is a sort of contemplation which sometimes suffices to the soul,… Continue reading What happens when the middle-class traveler goes back to work
This poem brings back memories of a secret that’s happily kept as one, even though everybody else is on it anyway. 🙂 Ode to a Secret Love Pablo Neruda They’ve guessed our secret, you know. They see me, they see us, and nothing has been said— neither your eyes nor your voice, neither your hair… Continue reading Poetry Wednesdays: Ode to a Secret Love by Pablo Neruda
On May 6, Joey, Vince, Andy and I arrived in Yangon from Bangkok toward sundown. We headed to Father Land Hotel to drop off our bags, and quickly headed back out to go to the Shwedagon Paya, which we heard was best seen at night — and was still open until 9PM. We took a… Continue reading A night at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon
This is a long-overdue post — two months, overdue, in fact. 😦 We’d long wondered if it was possible to tour the southern part of Ilocos Norte and Vigan in one day. We found out that with a car, it was possible. Here’s the rundown of our tour: We woke up early to get to… Continue reading Paoay, Kumakaway! Touring southern Ilocos Norte and Vigan
After what’s probably the most eventful summer of my life — so eventful I haven’t had the time to blog everything! — I’m back doing work, preparing for the next school year. I’m reading some ancient Greek literature. All this is making me want to travel to Greece. We begin with mythology, of course, and… Continue reading Poetry Wednesdays: Fragment 31 of Sappho’s Poetry
Ang Lakwatserang Guro 