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Why I No Need Angry

By New Slang ⋅ April 19, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

By BONG STA. MARIA DISCUSSED: dodging spiritual awakening March 10, 2011: Sivagiri Nagababa gave me a six-faced rudraksha in Pashupatinath, Shiva’s temple in Kathmandu. This was the morning after I witnessed a bloody motorcycle accident on my way to Bhaktapur. First night. I can’t hold a chillum to save my goddamn life, so baba held [...]

Fall in Love

By New Slang ⋅ April 6, 2011 ⋅ 9 comments

By MARLA CABANBAN

The Anxiety of Ambition

By New Slang ⋅ March 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

By GWEN FOSTER DISCUSSED: anxiety, anxiety, anxiety Ambition needs three perfect ingredients to make a fulfilling enough meal to last a course of a lifetime: hard work, skills and perfect opportunities. It’s not just doing well in what you do, nor is it not knowing what you do. It’s not just meeting the right people, [...]

Prisoners of Memory

By New Slang ⋅ March 8, 2011 ⋅ 10 comments

By ALA PAREDES DISCUSSED: tradition, letting go, legacies, endings, beginnings I begin writing this just a few weeks after ending a long-term relationship, and with that, I sever my very last ties with tradition. This relationship was the vessel that carried the cargo of many of my hopes and plans for the future, plans that [...]

Hate Night

By New Slang ⋅ February 28, 2011 ⋅ One comment

By MARLA CABANBAN DISCUSSED: imagining a confrontation with the worst part of yourself Hate makes her way inside an empty room. She drags her feet and hangs her head low. She has her balled up fists and her clenched jaw to keep herself steady. She doesn’t understand why she was called in for a cross [...]

Cinema Sueño

By New Slang ⋅ February 1, 2011 ⋅ One comment

By MARLA CABANBAN DISCUSSED: unenlightened narcissism, fixations with memories, projecting I always wished my life played out like a movie. I can do without the drama, but there are many times that I wished music would start swelling when something spectacular happens. I speculate that it is a need spawned out of a narcissism that [...]

The Things You Said Back When

By New Slang ⋅ January 12, 2011 ⋅ 3 comments

By IRENE SARMIENTO Table 1.11 Description: In case you don’t remember, these are the things you said back when you two were just getting to know each other, back when things were great, and right before they started coming apart at the seams. Then, when things got better, despite all the things you had said [...]

In 2010 I Had My First __________

By New Slang ⋅ January 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment

By FEANNE DISCUSSED: The Business Of Art; Why I Love But Can’t Live In Tokyo; Learning About My Body; Magick & Faith. This is a list of things that fill in the blank: In 2010 I Had My First __________. 1. Solo Art Exhibit This is the single biggest thing that’s ever happened to me, [...]

The Lottery List: I Have A Lot of Money, So Now What?

By New Slang ⋅ December 21, 2010 ⋅ One comment

By DUFFIE OSENTAL “Money, if it does not bring you happiness, will at least help you be miserable in comfort.” – Helen Gurley Brown I took a trip to Subic over last weekend. While the place is normally known for being a controversial former US Naval base, it recently re-entered the national consciousness when it [...]

Things I Wish Had Gone Differently in 2010

By New Slang ⋅ December 4, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

By ANDREW SEELY (In no particular order) 1. Katy Perry had covered up her boom-booms just a little bit more. Because the 2 to 5 year olds really need to know the difference between hot and cold. With all this talk about inner beauty these days, hotornot.com just got relevant again. 2. If only Willow [...]