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Friday, September 11, 2026

My Life As Art

Love for the unattainable

FALLING in love with unattainable men is the one mistake I keep repeating.  I like making such mistake.  It keeps my romantic spirit alive and throbbing.  At one time in my...

The stubborn fame whore

I GUESS you can call me a fame whore.  I actually value recognition most over free time, and money.  I retired from my Nursing career in 2014 to have...

Dealing with toxic people

I LIKE collecting as a hobby when I was younger.  And I was a notorious collector of a lot of things: stamps, coins, trinkets and trip souvenirs, cassette...

Let me tell you about love, boy

I’M TELLING you this because I love you, boy. Do not be so smug. You are just young. You only have youth working for you. You...

Teachers as blocks to growth

I ALWAYS thought my childhood was typical for rural Filipino children in the 1970s. Elementary school started at 7 a.m., and wasn’t over until about 5 p.m.  There...

The matchmaker

ALTHOUGH not very seriously, I have considered changing my name through the years.  I have fantasized what name I would assume.  I know I don’t want to drop Peter,...

The fun in getting lost

I’M REALLY a Momma’s boy.  I’m not a fan of my dad.  I grew up thinking he was an irresponsible asshole.  I’m not going to deny that I physically fought with...

That poem, ‘Coping’

I DON’T know if I have shared this brave, sad poem before, but this is prompted by Facebook memory from five years ago: * COPING by Peter Solis Nery He is coping...

My 2020 so far

MY JANUARY social media posts, and quotable quotes, may appear to come from nowhere, but often, they are reactions to comments of fans and followers, or...

You can’t fake this

ON MY 51stbirthday, I stayed largely at home in Vancouver, Canada. I did some prayer time, and reflection on my life so far. Below is The Ten Summations...