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cryptic rant

i haven’t done this in a long ass time so let me be. it might be cryptic and if you can crack this — good for you. i hate what time and consumerism do to people’s ideals. i hate cynicism and worse – i hate what it does to the aging activists. it sucks [...]

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returning to the mundane

i’m back.
why do i always feel like i’m behind on my LJ? so i’ve been back in this hemisphere of the world since friday and i’m completely jetlagged. i’ve come back and everything feels the same. there’s no major gossip to be caught up on except that eddie murphy is gay; pat morita has left [...]

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Cambojamming!!!!!!

HAPPY INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY!!!!!!!! DOWN WITH IMPERIALISM!
Week#1 in Siem Reap: Vegas in Cambodia
Anna and I arrived in Siem Reap a few hours late due to rain delay. It was muggy out and we waited in long lines to get thru immigration. I didn’t have to bribe anyone this time around. I already had a permanent [...]

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cambodia – week #1

ancient stones. sapphron robes. breathtaking every single time.

more of my photos here

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Seoul many AZNs

“An artist is someone who is born to be a nomad. If you do not expand your vision, you are bound to be narrow-minded and unproductive.”
— Nam June Paik
My last 36 hours in Seoul was remarkable! Deygi Gogi – NO!!!! has been my big language lesson. I kept saying it ‘cuz Korean people love their meats [...]

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seoul searching

i can’t believe i’m here in seoul. just a couple days earlier i was in chicago and now i’m in a completely foreign city where everyone looks like john park or jenny choi. just kidding. not EVERYONE looks like them. there are a few who look like dennis kim. ha ha ha. so my secret [...]

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soul to seoul

i’m in seoul right now. next week i’ll be in cambodia. it’s still ramadan. i suck at fasting.
lesson#1.
putting up a show right before prepping to leave the country is insane and stressful. next time i should allow atleast 2 weeks if not 2 months to pass before doing something like this again.
lesson#2.
fasting and rehearsing [...]

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we win. you lose.

we win!!!!!!!!!! oh yeah. kiss our asses disbelievers!
party after a yawp meeting at chez esguerra

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LIVING MEMORY / LIVING ABSENCE – showtime!!!

MONTHS OF WORK AND THIS IS THE WEEK I GET TO SHARE IT WITH FRIENDS, FAM, AND COMPLETE STRANGERS!

“Without a doubt, Anida Yoeu Esguerra has one of the sharpest tongues in America.
Her spoken word performances have been known to make audiences cry,
cheer and think – all in one breath”- PoliticalCircus.com
Asian Improv aRts Midwest
presents
Living Memory/Living [...]

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a cambodian stigmata in glendale heights

so this weekend i did a lot of thinking and soul searching. got heavy shit on my mind like my place in islam and where my artistic work is heading and what really really matters in this life. so the goddess knew this and she sent me signs. signs which i’m not sure if i [...]

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