5.1
Firefighting In Hell
The President just admitted that he was wrong about his drug war. He literally said he will go to hell, along with those who support him. 12 trillion in debt. People died. People laud him. Everyone’s happy about a bridge he inaugurated. Skyways with sky-high toll fees. If the surveys prove right, we’ll be more politically doomed. Though we always have been. It’ll be on a more epic scale. With trolling and disinformation, our people’s minds have been conditioned. Lies like wildfire everywhere. But we’re going to fight it out. Even if we’re already in hell, we’ll fight the fire.
5.14
Deactivating
I deactivated my Facebook account, officially and temporarily, for two reasons. (1) Disappointment over the networked propaganda and disinformation that won that Marcoses power and the presidency. (2) It makes me procrastinate, both a guinea pig and slave to advertising, to algorithms feeding our screen addictions. Inasmuch as I sometimes find genuine insight and information, nurture friendships and or even build emotional and social connections through Facebook, I trust that I can always do those things elsewhere, even more genuinely. I am certain that the pink beam of hope that the election sparked, even if Leni lost, is an awakening.
5.18
Stack the habits
Even if there’s no detailed itinerary, they are all happening with spontaneity. A good rhythm on self-studying Japanese. Reading a chapter of a book in the morning, perhaps another one at night, a sensible news or magazine article in between. More strength and core training. More writing. Listening to a philosophy podcast. I managed to limit social media. I should limit streaming films, series to an hour or two. I should take more notes. Running and cycling’s steadily already part of who I am. 50-60km, 400km per month respectively. And family, a habit that is as necessary as a heartbeat.
5.21
Congratulations and My Apologies
V. is moving up to elementary school. On the last day of Kinder, we attended her online ceremony. D. and I were with her not only today, but everyday, in her distance learning journey. She did reach milestones. She learned to read and write even better, even if we worried endlessly about her screen time. I. has too much screen time. I reminded him calmly though constantly about this fact, and laid out the dangers of getting too involved in these games. Maybe I was too hard on him, and I ended up apologizing. Birds leave their nest too early.
