Kumustahan #1: Films, Habit Tracker, Javugh Gala and the Constant Worries of the Resignee-To-Be
This 2022 I decided to start a kind of "segment" where I will publish one blogpost every week that will just talk about the things that happened to me in the past days. It is basically like a diary of my weekly highlights, and pushing this through hopefully will help me to at least overcome my creative slump. Of course, this one is different from the ones I have been doing like my not-so reviews for the films and series I just finished watching, my literary analysis, and my personal narratives. With this segment, I called it "Kumustahan" which Kumusta, its root word, has been used as a casual greeting for people who haven't seen each other for a while and finally get the chance to. It is like an equivalent of "how are you?" in English but in the Tagalog context it is much more like that. For people who have been through a lot, being asked with Kumusta feels like a tough question but a gentle assurance at the same time. It is truly hard to tell people h