1. 18 May


    storyboard:

    From Manila to Tumblr with Love: What Isn’t There

    While at Sundance this year, we were strolling the streets of Park City with our pal Te’devan when we ran into Marie Jamora and Ramon De Veyra. Turns out they had their own film, What Isn’t There (Ang Nawawala), over at Slamdance. In a rather amazing coincidence, it turns out their movie — set in their hometown of Manila — actually features one character gifting another with a Tumblr in a crucial scene. So of course, we had to sit them down and hear all about it.

    What Isn’t There focuses on Gibson, a mute teenager who lost his twin brother, the girl who tries to draw him out of his shell, and the family, romance, comedy, and music that surround them both. It’s sweet without feeling trivial, and serious without being ponderous. Marie and Ramon tell us how it all came about and how they put it together in this interview. And if you’re in the neighborhood, you can check out the movie March 24 at the Southeast Asian Film Festival in Singapore.

     

  2. 18 May


    theparisreview: In Japanese, tsundoku means, “the act of buying books and not reading them, leaving them to pile up.” For more of this morning’s roundup, click here.

    theparisreview:

    In Japanese, tsundoku means, “the act of buying books and not reading them, leaving them to pile up.”

    For more of this morning’s roundup, click here.

    (via booklover)

     

  3. 18 May



    So…word just got out that the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, is visiting my university tomorrow.

     

  4. 13 May


    inspirarch:

    Although without any application or purpose other than layout practice and aesthetic tailoring, Zoran Lucić’s poster/postcard series ‘Sucker for Soccer’ is indeed lovely to look at.

    Enjoy it HERE.

    (via runground)

     

  5. 12 May


     

  6. 12 May



    [Mga lakbay ng isang guro ng Ingles sa Japan: Ika-Una]

    Bawat Sabado nagtuturo ako ng Ingles sa isang siyudad dito sa Japan. Napakaswerte kong bata at nakakuha ako ng trabahong ganito na nakakapagbigay sa akin ng malaki-laking sweldo sa maikling panahon na binubuhos ko sa pagtrabaho.

    Higit pa doon, yung boss at mga katrabaho ko ay napakabait na mga tao. Para kaming magkapamilya at magkaibigan kung magturing sa isa’t-sa. Sa totoo lang, yung boss ko ay isa yata sa mga pinakamabait na tao sa balat ng lupa. Habang nakasakay kami sa kotse niya papunta sa eskwelahan, sinasabihan ko na siya minsan ng, “Ay oo nga pala, nakainom ako kagabi kasama ng mga kaibigan ko, kaya medyo gumugulong parin utak ko ngayon”. Tatawa lang siya tapos tatanungin pa niya kung gaano karami nainom ko.

    Itong klase na tinuturo ko ay para sa mga taong nais galingan ang kanilang pagsalita at pagbigkas dahil karamihan sa kanila’y nagdadala ng malakas na accent. Sinasanay ko sila na magkaroon ng “american accent” at alamin ang mga pwedeng banggitin na mga tanong o kasabihan sa iba’t ibang sitwasyon.

    Pagkatapos ng dalawang linggo ng hindi nagtatrabaho, nagkaroon ako muli ng pagkakataon na magturo. Pagkatapos ng dalawang oras ng klase ay kinailangan kong mamili ng mga susuotin (dahil pulubi na ako halos sa damit at sapatos) at habang namimili ako nabangga ko ang isa sa mga estudyante ko. Habang naguusap kami ay sinabi niya sa akin na masaya siya sa klase ko dahil kakaiba daw siya sa mga tinuturo ng mga ibang guro.

    Ilang buwan na rin ang nakalipas pero isa rin sa mga mga pinakapaborito kong estudyante ay nagsabi sa akin na para sa kanya, ang klase ko ay ang paborito niya.

    Dahil doon, masaya ako at may napupuntahan ang aking pagsikap at pagtuturo bawat linggo. Pero sa punto na ito, masayang masaya ako dito sa trabaho ko na pakiramdam ko, di na siya trabaho.

     

  7. 11 May


    (Source: moosekleenex)

     

  8. 10 May


    brechtfastcereal:

    exactly how i needed to start my day [at two pm]

     

  9. 9 May


    dontexxpect:

    Lego

    (via tonsilog)

     

  10. 7 May



    SITUATION RESOLVED

    Boy is intercultural communication difficult.
    But then again, I learned a lot today.
    All is well again in the land of men and one woman.
    Woooot!

     

  11. 6 May


    The Head and The Heart - “Rivers & Roads” (The Doe Bay Sessions)


    A year from now we’ll all be gone
    All our friends will move away
    And they’re goin’ to better places
    But our friends will be gone away

    Nothin’ is as it has been
    And I miss your face like hell
    And I guess it’s just as well
    But I miss your face like hell

    Been talkin’ ‘bout the way things change
    And my family lives in a different state
    If you don’t know what to make of this
    Then we will not relate
    So if you don’t know what to make of this
    Then we will not relate

    Rivers and roads
    Rivers and roads
    Rivers ‘til I reach you

     

  12. 6 May



    How To Be A Good Person 101

    Another class that should be taught at school.

     

  13. 5 May


    Miss ko na pamilya ko.Kahit na may drama, kabaliwan, kaingayan at kung anu-anong nangayari… Nagmamahalan parin kami.

    Miss ko na pamilya ko.
    Kahit na may drama, kabaliwan, kaingayan at kung anu-anong nangayari…

    Nagmamahalan parin kami.

     

  14. 5 May


     

  15. 5 May



    Things I learned about myself today:

    1) I don’t do well when people yell at me.

    2) When such cases arise, I cry buckets.

    3) I’m not good at dealing with such dilemmas

    4) I need people to talk to whenever such things happen

    5) I have amazing and caring friends