Your One Choice Today

ARTICLE I.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 4. Obligation to register and vote. – It shall be the obligation of every citizen qualified to vote to register and cast his vote.

Hop on the Back of My Bike | Daily Prompt: Can’t Drive 55

Take the third line of the last song you heard, make it your post title, and write for a maximum of 15 minutes. GO! Our village looks deserted. Well, that’s because everyone is in their houses since it’s just past five in the morning. So there I am, bumming around town when Lane, a neighbor…

The SONA and the Bureau of Customs | Daily Prompt: A House Divided

Pick a divisive issue currently in the news. Write a two-part post in which you take on two personas and approach the topic from both sides. Bonus points for a creative format (roundtable discussion, debate transcript, etc.). Part One Shy: did you watch the SONA yesterday? Mati: no, I didn’t. Didn’t even read the speech….

All Roads lead to Metro Manila | Daily Prompt: From the Collection of the Artist

It’s the year 2113. A major museum is running an exhibition on life and culture as it was in 2013. You’re asked to write an introduction for the show’s brochure. What will it say? (Admittedly, I’m not as well-versed in most of the world issues so I’ll address the ones found in my country. I…

Save 651 Trees in Naga City

My family just heard the news tonight. Naga City, Camarines Sur was in the limelight, even for a short while. The video showed a road that both my parents are familiar with. My mother lived there for a while. My father passed through it many times. They are more than familiar with the sight of…

The Buses on EDSA | Daily Prompt: Flip Flop

Think of a topic or issue about which you’ve switched your opinion. Why the change? Buses are usually fun to ride. “Usually” because, on most Philippine roads, they are okay vehicles but once on EDSA and Commonwealth Ave., they turn into nightmares on wheels. The fear that they send their passengers could make even an…

Cagsawa, Springs, Mayon, and Our Other Home | Daily Prompt: Far from Home

Tell us about the farthest you’ve ever traveled from home. It has to be the Tiwi Hot Springs. Frankly, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been there since I was kid. And every time is never the same. Something new always happens. But those moments are easily forgotten. While Bicol is miles away…

One Foot in the Victorian Era London | Daily Prompt: 21st Century Citizen

Do you belong in this day and age? Do you feel comfortable being a citizen of the 21st-century? If you do, explain why — and if you don’t, when in human history would you rather be? One foot is here in the 21st century Philippines, the other is the Victorian Era London. I really can’t…

Cagsawa, Clouds, and Sandals | Daily Prompt: Weaving the Threads

Draft a post with three parts, each unrelated to the another, but create a common thread between them by including the same item — an object, a symbol, a place — in each part. The Journal Entry I am already here at Cagsawa ruins. And I timed it perfectly. Summer. No terrible storms to ruin…