tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.comments2023-04-29T20:44:14.520+08:00A Man in ManilaMigs Bassighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00993507822600826775noreply@blogger.comBlogger289125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-8403426767783864112014-06-12T16:28:38.041+08:002014-06-12T16:28:38.041+08:00Hi Man in Manila,
I find your writing very though...Hi Man in Manila,<br /><br />I find your writing very thought provoking and would welcome the opportunity to meet sometime maybe over coffee, I feel we have a lot in common.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />RBAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351071764216363877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-74660746937526115992014-05-09T21:43:01.688+08:002014-05-09T21:43:01.688+08:00Thanks for sharing A's story Migs. Beautifully...Thanks for sharing A's story Migs. Beautifully written as usual. Yes, I've heard about that, too--that friends are the family you choose. Maybe that's why I'm very picky. Have a lovely weekend.PEN PHOTO PASSPORThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118799411388572203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-84383590968863494662014-04-12T16:19:42.978+08:002014-04-12T16:19:42.978+08:00I may have found the guy, and I'm luckier than...I may have found the guy, and I'm luckier than him.Migs Bassighttp://migsbassig.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-47710921575078426292014-04-11T02:50:36.150+08:002014-04-11T02:50:36.150+08:00Wow Miguel Bassig, lovely tribute I really hope yo...Wow Miguel Bassig, lovely tribute I really hope you find your love story one day and live as happy as your parents. Your partner will be a very lucky guy.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />RDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351071764216363877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-64361991170430964122014-02-28T17:07:14.418+08:002014-02-28T17:07:14.418+08:00Hi migs.....we have dying brother as well....we ar...Hi migs.....we have dying brother as well....we are just waiting fir him to go....it is so unbearable seeing a loved one die of pain.... Count it as a gift if ur lola died with a smile on her face.....my regardsRosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-58989279229157813282014-01-29T05:36:52.219+08:002014-01-29T05:36:52.219+08:00Hi migs. Elegant, subtle, and full of passion as a...Hi migs. Elegant, subtle, and full of passion as always. You observe with such great detail and write portraits with raw honesty. Keep writing!KCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-87211776765863963422014-01-04T19:38:29.518+08:002014-01-04T19:38:29.518+08:00Thanks, Lizza! Yes, he's a lot of fun to be wi...Thanks, Lizza! Yes, he's a lot of fun to be with. And the celebration was a blast. I am terrified of thirty but I'm beginning to realize that there's more to look forward to than to be afraid of. <br /><br />Hope you had a fantastic New Year. Cheers! :)Migs Bassighttp://migsbassig.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-5860472355556682612014-01-02T22:22:22.375+08:002014-01-02T22:22:22.375+08:00A monkey...at the beach...on your birthday! With a...A monkey...at the beach...on your birthday! With a Welshman who sounds like a lot of fun! Looks like you had a blast on your 29th, you old git. :-) Beautiful writing, as always, Migs. You brought me back to Puerto Galera for a few minutes there.Lizzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-44110929235984233612013-09-14T22:27:47.975+08:002013-09-14T22:27:47.975+08:00Hi there,
Thanks for your kind words! It's ni...Hi there,<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words! It's nice to know that someone out there is reading. I checked out your blog too. Are you based in the UK, then? <br /><br />Cheers. :)<br /><br />Best,Migs Bassighttp://migsbassig.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-32681058871316955342013-09-13T20:39:36.139+08:002013-09-13T20:39:36.139+08:00Hello Migs,
Been reading some of your posts the pa...Hello Migs,<br />Been reading some of your posts the past couple of months. Found you whilst looking for an old article by that Soriano (was it Soriano?) idiot who belittled and insulted the Filipino language. To cut the story short, I found you via him. So bless the wanker. I'm just very pleased to read a Filipino writer on bloglovin (it's populated by rich and bored housewives who love PEN PHOTO PASSPORThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118799411388572203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-22555619033512634312013-08-14T21:00:35.541+08:002013-08-14T21:00:35.541+08:00Impressive writing and a beautiful portrait of &qu...Impressive writing and a beautiful portrait of "common" men... like the sea, your prose is free, unpredictable, brave, alive... I don't know where it will take me but I am happy to be led by the words. Leon<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-91336788380806349082013-08-14T09:11:03.336+08:002013-08-14T09:11:03.336+08:00Nice work Migs as always! BryanNice work Migs as always! BryanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967262524428247197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-85260321415005379222013-08-03T11:48:42.093+08:002013-08-03T11:48:42.093+08:00ULTRA KILL!
Migs Bassig just pwnd JAMES SORIANO.
...ULTRA KILL!<br /><br />Migs Bassig just pwnd JAMES SORIANO.<br /><br /><br />ALLIES to James Soriano:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Fucking NOOB."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17992884074452105648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-51146392848785242142013-06-13T12:25:22.474+08:002013-06-13T12:25:22.474+08:00I really enjoyed your post and for sure will never...I really enjoyed your post and for sure will never forget!!!<br />K.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00361057436188467503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-58882254348147454502013-06-12T23:40:55.120+08:002013-06-12T23:40:55.120+08:00Great story! I had a similar experience earlier th...Great story! I had a similar experience earlier this year, felt like needles, no facials for me anymore;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11699909657597426051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-916285699308063932013-06-04T16:32:46.856+08:002013-06-04T16:32:46.856+08:00In my opinion, writer's block is a myth, the b...In my opinion, writer's block is a myth, the block stems from the writer not having either not done enough research or not being in a writing mindset and being organized or the ability to combine the research and their thoughts into something cohesive when they sit down to write. If they are stuck, have them read. Most writers are readers first.Robert Medaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-88209152416213721632013-06-04T13:44:44.291+08:002013-06-04T13:44:44.291+08:00Thank you, my lovely Lizza and my dear sirs! Certa...Thank you, my lovely Lizza and my dear sirs! Certainly your reading moves me to write more.Migs Bassighttp://migsbassig.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-36882159014002237982013-06-03T06:19:38.630+08:002013-06-03T06:19:38.630+08:00Writing is like any serious work, done alone but t...Writing is like any serious work, done alone but then done for the day, just like any other. <br /><br />In any case, Uncle Maugham was hardly a great writer. He wrote for the moment. All that self-denial reported by Robin probably owes more to the deformations of a Victorian childhood than to anything else. <br /><br />So: enjoy your career!R J Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925072280945666069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-36107657994350055302013-06-02T07:24:20.919+08:002013-06-02T07:24:20.919+08:00Wonderful post Miguel. Thank you. BryanWonderful post Miguel. Thank you. BryanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967262524428247197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-4404937432409284912013-06-01T16:55:42.643+08:002013-06-01T16:55:42.643+08:00I love reading you, not only because of how you us...I love reading you, not only because of how you use words, but also you make me think. I've never really thought of writing and loneliness that way. For me, the solitude that goes hand in hand with writing isn't lonely. I love it. But then, I'm nowhere near as prolific a writer as you are, so maybe this is just wind out of my ass. Pay no heed.<br /><br />Finally, the Wilde poem. Lizzanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-87725864329099779132013-04-14T17:04:47.386+08:002013-04-14T17:04:47.386+08:00What a beautiful love story! I do wish Eduardo &am...What a beautiful love story! I do wish Eduardo & Editha the happiest of anniversaries! They sound like people who followed their own hearts, and who would want their son to be true to himself, too, and find the path, which brings you joy and peace and happiness.clay ballhttp://open.salon.com/blog/clay_ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-81317770766074441572013-04-14T06:38:21.722+08:002013-04-14T06:38:21.722+08:00Lovely! Felicitations to your parents!Lovely! Felicitations to your parents!R J Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925072280945666069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-37712858818112615022013-04-13T10:27:20.306+08:002013-04-13T10:27:20.306+08:00What great memories you bring to life here, Migs B...What great memories you bring to life here, Migs Bassig! Those years are a hazardous age, for sure...it's good to have had such a group of friends. I love your details: "The soles were, in fact, made of rubber, giving its wearer the slightest athletic advantage whenever slight athletic advantages could be taken." I can just imagine. :)CBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-55916268283110562382013-03-07T15:14:46.831+08:002013-03-07T15:14:46.831+08:00Heartbreaking, and senseless. Thank you for sharin...Heartbreaking, and senseless. Thank you for sharing Daniel's story, and also yours, Migs Bassig. Thank goodness you and E are safe. I'll check out Positively Filipino...it sounds really great!clay ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-80542206733781787122012-12-27T14:43:14.355+08:002012-12-27T14:43:14.355+08:00My goodness for such a young man you have acquired...My goodness for such a young man you have acquired a lifetime of wisdom; some people twice your age and even older would be so much happier and more content if they knew what you do. You don't sound disenchanted at all. You sound mature and clear-headed. <br /><br />If only life were somehow arranged differently and all the things you're supposed to do in your twenties and thirties could Margaret Feikehttp://open.salon.com/blog/margaret_feikenoreply@blogger.com