profound bliss

My last post was about BL. Before the pandemic hit, I had no idea what BL even meant (it's Boys' Love, btw). But due to the scarcity of things to do during the lockdowns, I'm sure I wasn't the only one who spent whatever time they could on the internet. I'm a fan of Jun Lana, whom I came to know because of my fascination with the Palanca Awards. I also used to read his blog, most of whose posts had already been deleted (aside from one) the last time I checked. While checking out YouTube during those lockdown days, I chanced upon the web series he created starring Kokoy de Santos and Elijah Canlas. Gameboys , it was called. Sabi ko, it looked interesting kasi I used to be a gamer, and I would surely be able to relate to the plot. It was also cool that the series was already finished by that time, so I could watch the whole thing agad. So I did. And didn't expect to cry a lot while watching. After that, a number of BL series came out as well. ...

Let’s see how far my imagination will take me. Plot #1: The Officemates The two are officemates. Since the one in the grey Lifeline shirt (it really does look like a Lifeline shirt from Shopee) doesn’t have his own vehicle, he rides with the one in blue to make his daily commute faster. Luckily, they discover accident insurance, giving them one less thing to worry about during their rides. And because everything feels worry-free whenever they’re together, their travels become so “breezy” that falling in love comes easily. Now, that rhymes. A little. (I used to wear those Lifeline shirts back when I worked at my sister’s coffee shop.) Plot #2: The Regular Passenger Although the driver doesn’t exactly look like a motorcycle taxi rider, let’s imagine that he works for Move It and regularly picks up the one in grey to take him to and from work. That’s two rides a day, five days a week—or around 40 rides a month. With all that time spent together, the two eventually become close...

I know it’s been more than a decade since I last posted here, and it’s kind of a good thing that Blogspot is free. I can simply park my blog and come back after twelve years without paying anything. Social media got my attention—that was the reason I stopped updating this blog. There was microblogging on Twitter, now called X, and photo sharing on Instagram. Everyone was on Facebook, so I thought it would be better to just post there. It was a happy experience. Was. Then everyone became a critic. Some became “feeling journalists.” You could no longer post about just anything without being judged, misunderstood, or bullied one way or another. And then came AI. Suddenly, everyone was writing polished essays about everything. Everyone became a poet, a storyteller, and an expert capable of explaining life in perfectly constructed paragraphs. I’m not totally against AI. I use it, too. It can help organize thoughts, correct grammar, and give you a little push when the right words...