Gaia Mauricio·May 13, 2021Jerry Gracio’s Bagay TayoThe concept of the phrase “Sana All” is probably known by every single Filipino my age. The meaning, the feeling, the yearning, and the…
Gaia Mauricio·Apr 22, 2021CNF Writing Exercise: Exercise on Rhetorical TechniquesI’ve many reasons to draw my curtains and take long naps during the sunset hours. The obvious reason that is easier to explain would be…
Gaia Mauricio·Apr 20, 2021Analysis — Bob Ong and RJ LedesmaAt a glance, the 2 works do seem to have extremely tones: tongue in cheek sarcasm and parody, paragraphs worth of build up for an…
Gaia Mauricio·Apr 9, 2021CNF Writing Exercise: Spirit of the Childhood PastThe air is frigid. The dark soil is wet with puddles everywhere, the water reflecting the dim torches lining the walls. “You’re too late,”…
Gaia Mauricio·Mar 22, 2021CNF Online Journal 2: “Wilfredo Pascual’s Animalia”Reading the text had me constantly whirling around different sceneries, like a fantastical zoo of places I knew. It actually reminded me…
Gaia Mauricio·Mar 16, 2021The name I’ve lived with seemed to live a life of its own.Despite this, my name has remained the same despite how many times it was changed.
Gaia Mauricio·Jan 18, 2021Online Journal 7: Analysis of the Short Story ‘Eye Candy’.”“Eye Candy” is probably one of the most entertaining and amusing short stories I’ve ever read. An amicable way to tackle a character study…
Gaia Mauricio·Nov 13, 2020Online Journal 4: Analysis of Acosta’s ‘Walang Kalabaw sa Cubao’ ang Santos’ ‘The God We Worship…Both poems have a more playful tone than the previous poems to me, mainly because the way they play with metaphors in their imagery is…
Gaia Mauricio·Oct 27, 2020Online Journal 3: Analysis of Amado Hernandez’ Poem.A surge of pain and heat is what greeted me upon reading the text. The words themselves, at first glance, tasted bitter to read and felt…
Gaia Mauricio·Oct 15, 2020Online Journal 2: Analysis of Carlos Piocos’ Poem.Upon finishing the poem, the first thing that came to me is the concept of internal conflict and intrusive thoughts of the speaker or…
