Family, Friends, Frisbee and all the F**king Fs' in the World

While skimming photos to cut for my father’s work, I stopped on one old Sunday Inquirer magazine. It covered Rica Peralejo. Nope, it did not feature her skin (via Balahibong Pusa movie). Rica’s transformation from bold starlet to simple student amazed me. Suddenly, I was on a personal recollection.

I also love to write like Rica. I shop and read books. I love rock, frisbee, lomography, politics (especially democracy vs. martial law), saving earth, beaches and Mati. I love art and architecture most. I draw good caricature and cartoons back in school days. And I am proud creator of Atenews’ knight-armored Tinyo and founder of Ateneo’s first art club, ArtCo. They are both decade old now.

I am not a Fine Arts graduate, but Economics. I am a development worker after school. So, where is my life heading with incompatible passion and post-graduate experience?

Complicating it more, they say I am funny, smart and overcritical, but I am not.

I do not think however that I am likely living a “skewed” life. God put me into this, I believe, and He introduced me to great people to implement His plan for me. I do not know His funny plan, but I think I have a hint. It is a perfect blend of my incompatibilities. I am excited now and wanted to thank all God’s great people.

Mama – for not pushing me to study Fine Arts or Architecture;
Ate Mia – for enrolling me to Economics, without me knowing;
Macoy, Manggob, Dax, Jb and Milans – for cofounding ArtCo;
Teng, Atenews editor-in-chief – for pushing me to re-create the shirt-clad Tinyo;
Ms. Pastrano – for teaching good economic analysis;
Ms. Rose Sanchez – for recommending and introducing me to research work, which is still my profession;
T’bel and Ms. Alpha Lajato – for sharing research and project management skills;
Elsan – for educating me on Islam, I almost converted;
Edwin – for re-educating me on Christian faith (and convincing me to stay, but do the Ramadan)
Peter Walpole – for opening me the real environment actions;
Inday Arcenas – for teaching us a new way of changing the country (contract naming, day hehe);
Juan and Monci – for inspiring me to cook and rock more; Id cook for you one day;
Dax – in any way, you inspire me to live against odds;
Ipe – for introducing me to frisbee; pre, boardmate gihapon ta ka;
Jerson, Mark, Juan and Cocoy – for cofounding Davao Disc Squad;
Greta – for changing my life and teaching me impatience, temper and washing my feet with laundry clothes;
Papa – for inspiring me to always love and let God do everything;

They are great people because they “formed” me. Whatever success (and failures) I had and will have, they would forever deserve my gratitude.


Oops, this is not my obituary, but you can have me killed. God will not kill me yet, anyways hehehe