Manila in the Claws of Light
manila is a perfect place that encapsulates the aspirations, challenges, and complexities in our society. as someone who dreamed quite as big as ligaya, manila doesn't really meet our expectations that much. 128
reaching for those dreams require a stool to step on in order to reach it.
sometimes, you even feel like those dreams are now fading and the aspirations that once burned brightly is now replaced with feelings of defeat. the dreams that once seemed realistic may no longer feel attainable.
it is a place of opportunities and challenges for people that wished for a better life. living in manila can be a breathe of fresh air at first but it will soon reveal its polluted secrets.
now it makes me wonder, am i wrong for dreaming too big? 978