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V.All the maid has to do is tell me that our dust pan is broken. "Nasira? Paano?" Heaps of trash covered the floor. I decided to m...

It took just a single temblor to awaken the instinct: self-preservation in a catastrophic event befalling a city caught flat-footed. The sei...

I used to be that little boy who could grow plants at will. It's the green thumb, people say. But I pay no heed to their suggestion. Lef...

ShawIt's my gym day but my mind tells me not to go. After all, today is my rest day too, the overcast sky might bring some rain and my p...

4:00 AMThe last thing I remember is having a nasty argument with my mother, a verbal tussle that has not happened yet in real life, over her...

Twice I created a Tumblr account only to abandon the micro-blogging platform a few months later. Is it because I find the interface more dif...

One. I have given up on clubbing for a more sober life. Gone are the Saturday nights when I let myself get carried away and see my hips, arm...

All you need is a red cartolina, a pair of scissors and a black "pentel" pen. When funds are low and there are friendly seatmates ...

Seven days have passed and it's time to change my bed sheet again:Step One: I shared a bed with my mom and dad when I was seven years ol...

Boys and gays, I'd like to present my new bag. It was a Christmas present from JC.A scrooge like me will never spend on something like t...

YUMMY HOT KUYA, BAYANI NG CDOTinatayang hindi bababa sa isang libo katao ang namatay, karamihan mga bata, matapos ang magdamagang buhos ng u...

At past 3 am, I received a text message and a missed call from my sister.  "Nag ha-hyperacidity si Mama. Umuwi ka na." In an ordin...

Previously on Souljacker:Fourth Part: Country Inn by the SeaThe earthly trail evaporates where the sea meets the land, and once again, I am ...

In front of the PCI surf the web for any human signs that may hinder my continuous assimilationwith the inorganic machine.Three years after ...

Previously on SouljackerThird Part: Royal Snub at the Eastern HawaiiBackpacking presents two ways of learning from a road trip: One is to be...

Previously on SouljackerSecond Part: The Jotay BoyletIt's past six thirty and Tophe was taking too long to arrive. The bar where the gua...

First Part: A Traveler's Tale"Baabaa! I have something to tell you ..."It's past 7 in the morning and I was standing outsi...

At first, it was a toss-up between Baler and Casiguran. Both towns nestle behind the humps known as the Sierra Madre, right at the eastern f...

The technological means may have changed. But as I have learned halfway through my roadtrip this weekend, the desire to take people with me ...

Everyone knows what planking is and a lot of kids (and stupid adults) have already met their maker by lying their stiffened body, face down ...