“You’ve got the call from God to do something deeper, bro.”Chip to Skepta, Corn on the Curb. Konnichiwa, 2016. Despite a very social week, I only allotted a small portion of my free time to paint. Yes, it has been fun and fulfilling – a party and cruising on a boat with my friends, walking on the beach with my brother – but I have been thinking a lot about next steps in question to painting in the meantime. I thought the process of the last painting was good: I was devoted, able to stick … [Read more...] about The Call
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Two Months Porn Free: Reasons and Development
It’s time for a celebration! Today I’m two months porn free. There is going to be a celebration, next Thursday. I’ll cook Filipino, there will be friends, and we’ll have some fun. It’s not been easy, especially the first couple of weeks. After that it became a bit easier to say ‘no’. Even now, I’m sometimes tempted. In this post I’ll explain a bit. If you feel bad after watching and have the ‘seed’ in your mind that says you don’t want to watch anymore, read on: maybe you’ll learn … [Read more...] about Two Months Porn Free: Reasons and Development
Recipe: Goals
This is a recipe for creating goals and going after them. It is meant for people who only scroll through feeds or spend their time being lazy. Setting a goal and being involved in the process of obtaining it is actually very pleasurable, and the aftertaste of having achieved big and small things is lightly sweet. Caution: it takes work, which not everyone is fond of. SERVES 1 TO UNLIMITED You'll need: A sober mindEnergyDiscipline Most of these are obtainable from an 'average to good' … [Read more...] about Recipe: Goals
No-Hassle Filipino Cassava Cake Recipe
This is a recipe for cassava cake, one of my favourite sweet Filipino desserts. I got all ingredients from an Albert Heijn XL. 12 big portions can be had from this recipe. Time allotted: 1hr 30mins. 30 mins preparing, 1 hour into the oven. Materials needed: Oven1 Bowl1 Baking tray1 Spoon Ingredients needed: 1kg fresh cassava. If you pinch it and it's soft, it's likely not fresh. Make sure you get a hard cassava.8 tbsp. granulated sugar (10 tbsp. if you're a sweet tooth)1 small … [Read more...] about No-Hassle Filipino Cassava Cake Recipe
Night Ride
Wake up at 10. Scroll through the social media feeds. Realize there's nothing new. Stop scrolling. Get out of bed. Put on gifted pants and a secondhand shirt. Brown Birkenstocks. Check watch, phone, keys, car keys. Down the stairs. Check yourself in the mirror. Leave a light on. Leave the house. Press the 'unlock' button on the car key. THE CAR: RIDE ONE Get in the car. Start the engine. The radio will start automatically. Plug in Kanye West. Any album, but not KIDS SEE GHOSTS or … [Read more...] about Night Ride
Calisthenics: The Start of the Beginning
When I was living in my student flat, we had a pullup bar. I was enthusiastic enough to do a few pullups whenever I walked through that doorway. The result is that I got better at it. The result of doing no pullups for 3 years, however, is that you get worse at it. I have been doing pushups, situps and squats occasionally, but not consistently. It's time to get back into doing something healthy and mindful. https://youtu.be/ADlwuelnEWY Exercise starts at … [Read more...] about Calisthenics: The Start of the Beginning
Solitary Business and One on One Coziness
0. Today It's weekend, baby. Actually, I barely noticed it's weekend - it's also summer holiday. I was lazy all morning and afternoon, and it was only around 4PM that my day really got starting. Went to one of the local fast food joints to get a big and greasy meal. Chicken wings, a burger, zero Coke and fries with curry, mayo and onions. The local fast food joint where I come for the food... and the friendly owner. This sunset was a few days ago. I overestimated my eating … [Read more...] about Solitary Business and One on One Coziness
A New Development as an Artist-Believer
I was born a Catholic and went to a Roman-Catholic primary school, where I got familiar with Bible stories. These stories would recur in the local (Filipino) Roman Catholic Church youth gatherings, which occurred during Mass for those who were too young to follow Mass. Great cultural and moral upbringing was given to me. Somewhere along the way, late childhood, early teens, I gained an interest in becoming a ‘bad boy’. Kleptomania, arsonery, you name it. After more than a decade of of this … [Read more...] about A New Development as an Artist-Believer
Portfolio: Creative Writing
Title page. After a block of writing, my portfolio for Creative Writing is done. Most of them are texts that I've already posted here, but there is also a new, longer text. It's available as a .pdf here: MARK DUMANON - PORTFOLIO CREATIVE WRITING.pdfDownload Until the next time. Your man, Mark Dumanon … [Read more...] about Portfolio: Creative Writing
Reorganization (Or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Cleaning Up)
We are in the process of moving my bedroom to another room inside the house. I had this idea a long time ago, but since the other room was such a mess I didn't do anything about it. Yesterday evening, the Holy Spirit came into me and I started moving things around and cleaning up things. It turned out I still own more things than is practical for moving quick. Art supplies, clothing, and books, mostly. I started in my mother's absence so I could start and not spend time discussing. When … [Read more...] about Reorganization (Or: How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Cleaning Up)