The trials and tribulations of a man that just wanted to play vidya gaems.
When I say that my life has been most atypical I’m not gloating or exaggerating at all, quite the opposite. I’ve been alive for over three decades now and there are still things that I haven’t done in life that some may take for granted, I try not to fret Read more…
The third month of Venezuela’s lockdown has just started, the quarantine has been extended until June 12 and boy, it has felt like an eternity so far. What better way to celebrate this continued reality of ours with a bang—a literal explosion that has knocked down water distribution to Caracas Read more…
We’re approaching the end of the second month of this ongoing Coronavirus lockdown, I guess it’s time for some personal ramblings in a continued effort of opening up to the world after living so many years as a social pariah. I’ve always been my worst enemy, I’m constantly at odds Read more…
And just like that, in the blink of an eye, we’ve reached the first month of Venezuela’s ‘Social Quarantine’, can’t say its been a blast. Just like with other extraordinary occurrences in our past, such as times of protests or socialism-induced shortages and lines, the effects and lifestyle changes that Read more…
March 31st, 2020. It has now been two whole years since my mother’s tragic passing. I’ve honestly had a hard time coming to terms with that realization, to the point of being sorta obsessed with the passage of time, and trying to make the most out of it given how Read more…
These sure are trying times for the world. So much for “it’s just a flu”, eh? This Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic is no laughing matter indeed, and it has seriously impacted everyone. Curfews, shortages, layoffs, self isolation, and social quarantines have shattered everyone’s routines. Many now see themselves going through Read more…
There’s an old saying that goes: “Éramos muchos y parió la Abuela”, which literally translates to “We were many and then grandma gave birth”, in other words “As if we didn’t had enough problems already.” That above-mentioned phrase, often repeated in many situations, has become more relevant than ever this Read more…
Of all the goals that I’ve set upon myself to achieve in the immediate future, being able to migrate legally to another country while being able to take my brother along with me is by far, the most important one. I’m not exaggerating when I say that it’s been the Read more…
And thus here I stand, at the end of a decade and waiting on the impending start of another. inb4 “ackshully, it starts in 2021”. The past ten years certainly were most atypical and chaotic. If I may be honest, I did not lived them to its fullest, squandered too Read more…
Finally, 2019 is about to be over, time to exhale, at last. This was a very volatile year overall. 2019 started simple, optimistic, and straightforward, but it rapidly escalated into something most unstable and haywire—until it all crashed into stagnation and exhaustion, not just Venezuela, but my life as well. Read more…