all about me

Saturday

I worry about not having enough time and energy to do all the things I want to do in this life.

I dreamt about travelling across Canada by Greyhound (which no longer exists), spending a few weeks writing a song in each province.

I am proud of my parents for doing so well after moving across the world to a new country (from the Philippines to Canada) when they were young adults—they didn't have the same unearned advantages that white people who were born in Canada have, but they thrived anyways!

I am interested in learning Tagalog and Kapampangan (the languages of my people and my ancestors).

I am afraid of my descendants assimilating into eurocentric Canadian culture and forgetting where they came from.

I don't believe in taking on debt for (almost) any reason.

I am good at facilitation, especially creating a safe space where people with diverse and conflicting perspectives can collaborate.

I am poor at sleeping early.

I have to quit the 9-to-5 so I can spend more time and energy creating things and discovering my actual calling. 

I feel like I wasn't built for this world the way it's currently set up. (my precolonial ancestors lived in a more communal environment than a capitalist one)

I regularly binge-watch series on Netflix with my wife.

I never prioritize work over family.

I can't stand when people throw away food.

I have difficulty eating meat—I don't like the idea of killing an animal when there are perfectly good plants to eat. (I'm a flexitarian—I don't ever buy meat, but I'll eat it on occasion if someone serves it to me)

I have a habit of going many days without showering. (thank you, dry shampoo!) 

I no longer believe that my way of thinking or my way of doing things are "right" or better than others—there are always multiple stories and perspectives, most of which we're not even aware of.

My wife makes me laugh. (with the silly songs she writes and her ridiculous dances)

The middle class's wastefulness and overconsumption makes me sad.

Colonization makes me angry.