blogfrog
the fascination of self *
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Fred Jordan Mikhail T. CarniceThe Weekly SillimanianJune 25, 2008Last May, as if the Fates had been playing with my literary ambition of getting out of my post- emotional impasse, I became a fellow in the 47th Dumaguete Writers’ Workshop and 15th Ili…
the fascination of self in online publishing
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008In the press, there are the editors. In the classroom, there’s the professor. And supposedly, in the house, there are the parents. Writing seems to be so guarded and sacred that when internet age comes, armed with blogs (and its other relatives), al…
Hallowed
Friday, November 2nd, 2007It was in the quiet day of November the 1st when the truthabout my great-great-grands-and-so-on was finally planted in my mind indelibly.Unlike the previous years when I visited them partially knowing their historyand left the newfound familiarity in …
Keep
Saturday, August 11th, 2007…off the grass.-please?_________________________________________________
Revealed
Saturday, August 11th, 2007The budding leaf finallyunfolded at the first sightof the sun, readyto be devouredby hairy caterpillars.Then a caterpillar came.”munch… munch.. munch..”The old caterpillar saidupon seeing the largefresh sumptuousmango leaf.He lookedbehind his backand…
When Nature Comes Too Close
Friday, August 3rd, 2007Dewy leaves, soft sunlight, fresh air, and beautiful scenery always hypnotize us. Due to that kind of feeling, we tend to set aside matters that nag our day-to-day sensibilities. When we are close to nature we relax, focus, and meditate.Relax. Focus. M…
Notes from the Past’s Reign
Thursday, July 12th, 2007Words spoken will be etched in our minds for a few days but words written will last forever if the papers are not burned.And before anyone would do such an attempt, huh, too late: I am posting it here—and it will stay.The art of writing has transcend…
Hits 2.0
Sunday, July 8th, 2007Hit 1: Woke up at 4:30 in the morning for this year’s Nutri-Fit Walk event. Got drizzled with a little bit of rainwater but it instantly washed away my last sweat of patience.Hit 2: Walked for a couple of hours and reached the Freedom Park of Dumaguete…
Gravel by the Bend
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007The littlest things imprinted in our minds serve as our sources of poignant nostalgia.These memories may bring a twitch of smile or even guilt on my face. For example, I remember one sun-drenched day at the age of four when I built stunted castles out …
In Dependence, In Tenable
Monday, June 11th, 2007This is the day of celebration of our nation’s sovereign from any foreign grasp, free of various oppressions. It is the day of Filipino independence.But on this particular day, there’s a different issue on this notion of independence, something th…
Frog Meets Frog part 2
Saturday, June 9th, 20071:25 in the morning (I have a flair for mentioning times) and I woke up to some undeniable movements near my feet. There was no mistaking too that the thing was cold.The frog that attacked me last night was back again—with a vengeance. The thing just…
A Hundred
Saturday, June 9th, 2007My oh my! It’s my 100th post!Bullfrogs, I never expect this to happen… I just thought my writing-feeling will eventually fade away after a few weeks’ shots.I started filling this blog, clash of the bull and the frog, last August 2006 with anythin…
Frog Meets Frog
Saturday, June 9th, 2007I can’t forget last night’s incident.At exactly 1:05 in the morning in my bedroom, when I was reading June issue of Reader’s Digest sitting on my bed and leaning against the wall, a very unusual close encounter took place.A frog suddenly hopped b…
I am a Fisherman
Friday, April 27th, 2007“Give the man a fish and he will live for a day,but teach the man how to fish and he will live for a lifetime.”In all walks of this extraordinary randomly spiced existence, a lot will definitely agree that in this particular point of the year when ever…
Updates
Friday, April 27th, 2007- Tagbilaran City, Bohol experienced a heavy downpour a while ago, this morning.- Father finally knew what my course is, after doggedly thinking I majored in journalism.- I am Fisherman, not a Bullfrog, but still judging on its validity.- Did a large-…
Instant Artistry?
Saturday, April 21st, 2007Last night, nearing twelve o’clock, I was busily typing away on my computer, with adrenaline rushing to my fingertips, and I there was one more click—really, one, this is not for dramatic purposes—to complete a task when darkness embraced me and…
Instantaneous Faction Transformation
Thursday, April 5th, 2007Last night, I was on the peak of my creative energies when one wrong flick of my fingers almost obliterated every artistic feeling in me.My plan for the night was to create something for someone, or rather someones (allow me to use such word, there are…
Hits!
Friday, March 30th, 2007Now in my hometown, these are the “hits” that started my summer in an extraordinary way—and truthfully they both gave me a smile and a frown on my aging face. And please baby, don’t hit me one more time! I had enough.Whappak!HIT 1: Upon reachin…
Sugar Quoted
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.- Jean Paul Richter There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents… and only one for birthday presents, you know.- Lewis Carroll Old age: A great sense of calm…
Three More Days…
Monday, March 26th, 2007Three more days and I’ll go beyond the assurance of being a young adult. Three more days and that’s all I’ve got to go on a bender of myself into certain matters a mischievous inhabitant of this overcrowded world can excellently and mundanely do….
Evidence from the Past?
Sunday, March 18th, 2007Browsing through a couple of web pages on the net this day, I came upon this site with a very interesting post.Click here and you will really experience a sudden blood-rush in your head. You call it nausea? I prefer it is a hemorrhage.
Silence of the Bullfrog
Friday, February 9th, 2007Everything stands still. It is different. It is not sane.It is one of those days when you turn your back, only to discover that there’s nothing to be bothered–actually there is no single thing and there is no one to bother. The austerity and placidity…
Post-Modernist Christmas Carol
Monday, December 25th, 2006Just a shocking image for the Yuletide Season. I wonder what would happen to you if these two people show up and present such beautiful award-winning acts in front of you.I tell you, this is not your conventional Christmas Carol. At the least, the good…
Imposing a Dark Image
Thursday, December 21st, 2006You are The SunHappiness, Content, Joy.The meanings for the Sun are fairly simple and consistent.Young, healthy, new, fresh. The brain is working, things that were muddled come clear, everything falls into place, and everything seems to go your way.The…
If Elmer Could Find Them
Thursday, December 21st, 2006Stretching outside the house this morning, a silly thought came into my mind. I took this picture in an instant after I saw the prominent subject busily clucking somewhere. Just for the fun of it, I wonder if these two were Elmer’s long lost “shoul…
A Holiday Breather from the Weekly Welfare
Saturday, December 16th, 2006In mornings, afternoons, evenings, and even dawns (though seldom nowadays), we know that we have been collectively gathered in an obscure close and mutual bond that I never had expected to experience. And that I am thankful to be in part with, this We…