Habagat season is over, and the sea has regained its calm, the skies their rain-free moments, and I my usual glorious swims. It isn’t a good time to go to Boracay in August if you want to sunbathe a lot…
It begins with a single line and I let it keep going. Beneath all the layers, the tangled threads, the noise, and the many eyes, there is still just one: one body, one breath, one self made of many parts.…
(Work in Progress. Title to come.) My obsession with the planetary alignments brought me back to one of my most favorite series of paintings, and I am continuing it. Being able to paint this way is a good sign. The…
October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and it’s a good time to write about something many of us hear people complain about online every day but rarely name: the toll of obsessive behavior on social media. I’ve read a post…
I welcomed October by lighting sage. It may not completely drive away negative energy, but I love its scent and how it relaxes me, which is the most important part of it all.
👁️ “WHO LOOKS OUTSIDE, DREAMS; WHO LOOKS INSIDE, AWAKENS.“ – Carl Jung
Last Saturday, I felt like I wasn’t in Manila.. or anywhere, really. It was that rare feeling of not needing to be anywhere else, simply content with the moment as it was. It’s true that sometimes it doesn’t matter where…
Serene Equilibrium II. A WIP. Spawned from July 7th’s first Serene Equilibrium.
Some more interesting planetary alignment stuff… I wonder which part of all this spawns a new piece of art from me. There’s a twist to the current season. It’s not gonna be the typical fluff time of both September and…
Virgo season hits different for me. I can’t escape it, and frankly, I don’t want to! I don’t even want it to end. It’s the most grounding season there is. Whatever the planets are doing up there, what matters is…