take a muna

I wonder if I can ask AI to create a concept art of a modern, minimalist setting for a cafe called "Take A Muna", inspired by Han Han's song of the same title.

The song's title is a play on a Tagalog phrase "teka muna", literally translated to "wait a moment."

"Take A Muna" I think is a creative way of using taglish.

For the concept art, I'm thinking I can prompt AI to use wood (rattan?) furniture, a restored 60s barista bar, a cold bar to make halo halo, meryenda glass rack for treats such as palitaw, puto, suman, etc.  It would have floor ceiling walls to bring in lots of light, a corner for live music and open mic, and a patio in a somewhat busy, sometimes sleepy, neighbourhood.

Essentially, the cafe would embody the themes of the song. around slow moments, taking breaks, and subverting our system's toxic addiction to time-scarcity.

the future is filipinx

 

Pls be kind, folks. Alok is right: this little blue dot of a world dazzles once we choose to heal more than hate. Life will still be challenging (we still need to pay bills, put food on the table, get disappointed when we don't get what we want, etc). Despite all of this (or maybe because of them), every breath is imbued with joy.

Many thanks to this book recommendation to read Double Melancholy, a Filipinx-Canadian memoir.  Part of me grieves for the young Jose who didn't have these kinds of books to read when I was younger, but also feel comforted and excited that it was published in the time that it came out.

Quote from Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty and the Making of a Brown Queer Man...

"I fully subscribe to the idea that great art (like great sex, like non-divisive, non-coercive forms of religion and spirituality) is a means to the release and letting-go of self. But, to paraphrase the most grounded and socially engaged Buddhist teachers, one must have a self before one can let go of it."

The Future is Filipinx

On vacation

Manny and I are in Singapore this month until the 28th, visiting his family. This means blogging will be a bit slow.

On a boat tour along the Singapore river

At Gardens by the Bay

Hanging out by the pool

Once I get a chance, I'll blog more about this trip, including:

1. The lovely time I'm having with my in-laws

2. The amazing time Manny and I had at a recent trip to one of the city's bathhouses

3. Reading Double Melancholy: Art, Beauty and the Making of a Brown Queer Man, a memoir that was a book recommendation by a colleague

Happy Pride Month