Brian Dys

Tag: A Stormy Sky

  • Maligayang pag-uwi!

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    Our father arrives home once again–we picked him up at the airport one Monday morning.

  • Distancia Amigo

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    As the car in front of mine overtook onwards, a weird-looking pedicab emerged in view–a block of text on bright red paint caught my eye enough for me to tailgate this cruising balut vendor. A balut or balot is a fertilized duck embryo that is boiled and eaten in the shell. It is commonly sold…

  • Wild River Disco

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    Here’s a photo of Wild River Disco taken on April 27, 2011. Location of Wild River Disco, EDSA, Pasay City View Larger Map Recent news on Wild River Disco Anti-human trafficking agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have rescued 16 girls, four of them minors, in a popular Pasay City disco bar known…

  • Into Space

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    Friday night–a badly-needed chillax sent us to Cubao Expo. Had dinner at Alan’s Grill and dessert at Sweet Ecstasy.

  • Straight from the Inside

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    What’s really efficient–getting stuck in traffic on a short route or going through the long intestinal insides of the city? That yummy taste when you’ve got a buy 1 take 1 cheeseburger deal? Yes, it’s the same banana peel that gets a comedy laugh when you slip because of it. Morning people notice this–shirtless men…

  • No Trial Please Thanks

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    It’s harder and harder to get up at six in the morning. It’s already cold minus the rainy weather. * * * Where did these flowerpot decorations come from? * * * The rain fell big drops that could hurt heads. It’s a relief when you’re already inside a vehicle unlike when you’re still waiting…

  • Life Reclaim (Reklamo Sa Buhay)

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    Bacteria-laden dry clothes Since the laundry shop I frequent swindled me of my clothes (I went back to find out the clothes were still dirty-stacked), I switched to a cheap-looking laundry shop — only twenty-three per kilo compared to twenty-five. Beside a hair salon, it looked like it had no dryer that used LPG (liquefied…

  • Election Day (2010)

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    This was my second time to vote for this country’s president. In 2004, I placed my bet on GMA because she was cute. I was watching TV before the election day. Not excited to vote at all. Why would I be? At first I was caught between Noy!Noy! and Gibo then between Gibo and Gordon;…