published in PCIJ i-report, the investigative reporting quarterly, of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Issue no. 6, Oct 2006 http://www.pcij.org/i-report/2006/blogging.html Saturday, August 19 2006 Endings… I have a confession to make: I used to have a blog. It is one that I have since become ashamed of, but can’t quite figure out how to delete. The shame comes from the force that drove me to even start it: a broken heart. And since that has ceased to exist, there… Continue reading »
published in the national daily newspaper Malaya, March 21 2002 What does it take for a book to be picked up amongst rows upon rows of confused (and confusing!) National Bookstore arrangements? A salesgirl who has the sense not to place a thin book tome-facing-the-customer on the shelf; a groovy cover that screams “different book! different book!” amidst conventional local book covers; and the word “bitch” in big colored letters. Chinie Hidalgo’s TheBlair Bitch Project: A Book of Bitchy Poetry… Continue reading »