Even before I majored in Politics and got obsessed with history, culture, anthropology, and the arts, among others, I have been visiting museums since time immemorial because I feel intelligent about it. We all have our experiences going to museums for educational trips in school, but my most memorable one was when our high school … Read more
I was so inspired to create Wes Anderson-ish films, but I still have a lot to learn, that’s why I’m trying to practice with whatever I have right now. This actually turned out like a video from Tasty or something, but not food. Maybe in the future, after this pandemic.
I just discovered the YouTube channel of Vivienne and Tamas and I was soooo inspired to create fashion lookbooks/films. I’ve been looking for their exact aesthetic all my life and I’m pretty sure I’ll be getting inspirations from their creative ideas. In the meantime, I created this very, very short film as a start using … Read more
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: I have a new creative project! Woohoo! Bring on the party popper emojis! So, I’ve been contemplating on having a creative block/creative crisis lately as well as an anxiety on how to go back to my creative life after this pandemic, and it really made me feeling demotivated, creatively-speaking. For more than … Read more
Cover photo was from a random Valentine’s Day class photo in another university I used to teach in because doing screenshots for class photos over Zoom for my recent classes has always been a depressing idea to me. As a preliminary assignment before discussing the different forms of Political Art that exists in Southeast Asia … Read more
I’ve been to several trips in Bangkok, and craving for Thai food has always been an occasional feeling for me. I live in the city of Manila, and thankfully I have these seven Thai restaurants within my perimeter. So without further ado, here’s the list, in no particular order! Enjoy! Jatujak S R Thai Cuisine … Read more
BRUNEIAN INDEPENDENT FILMS Yasmine Anggur in Pockland CAMBODIAN INDEPENDENT FILMS Golden Slumbers The Last Reel Graves Without a Name INDONESIAN INDEPENDENT FILMS Solo, Solitude hUSh A Copy of My Mind Sokola Rimba Denok and Gareng LAO INDEPENDENT FILMS My Dearest Sister Vientiane in Love The River Flows MALAYSIAN INDEPENDENT FILMS Wayang Jagat Dukun Aqerat BURMESE … Read more
This term, I have a regular teaching load (12 units) plus one special class. This was actually fewer than my heaviest term ever where I had 15 units of regular teaching load and 2 special classes. I’m starting to develop a horrible sleep hygiene because it’s taking me a lot of time to prepare for … Read more
I’ve been studying political realism over and over again since I first read Sun Tzu’s Art of War for my International Relations class in college, until I went to grad school, and eventually when I joined the academia, there will always be at least one undergraduate class I’m handling where I have to reiterate the … Read more
Listening to some music while working can actually make us either more focused or more distracted, it depends. In my case, it actually depends on what kind of work I’m doing. If I’m just doing something that does not require deep thinking or listening to my thoughts, I would usually not listen to upbeat songs … Read more
The more I feel like I’m trying to save myself from getting hurt, the more I actually feel hurt. First of all, weather check! It’s that time of the year, and I’m opening my window because I loooove the rainy days and the sound of the rain. Which reminds me, Phyllis and I share a … Read more
