Miguel
Miguel
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth23 October 1985
CountryUnited States of America
addition cliche family hold politics
The Philippines, it has a politics of patronage. Family and favors, in addition to the old cliche of guns, goons and gold, really do still hold a lot of sway.
given gutter surprised
I surprise myself that I'm not dead in the gutter somewhere, surprised that I haven't given up.
engaged exchange interact people
I want to write a book that makes people debate, and makes people think, interact with each other and exchange ideas... I write because I'm engaged in this big conversation.
absurd love politics spectator sports
I love my homeland, but it's an absurd country. Politics in the Philippines is like spectator sports!
cautionary fears haunt optimistic represent tale tendencies worst
The Miguel Syjuco character is not me. I wanted him to represent my own fears and frustrations and guilt, my own worst tendencies and my optimistic expectations. He's a cautionary tale for me. But he's also an examination of the darkest things that haunt me as a person.
bogged dealing domestic gets literature loss north relationships stories western woman
I look at western literature and especially North American literature, and I feel like it gets bogged down so much with all of that, with domestic stories and relationships and a woman dealing with the loss of her husband.
country develop thick
When you live in the Philippines or a country like that, you develop something of a very thick skin because you're confronted every day with all of the problems all around you.
attempts becomes believe bunch creating exclude poor
I don't believe in nationalism. I think it's a bunch of slogans. It's a bunch of poor attempts at creating pride. My problem with nationalism is that it becomes exclusionary. We start to exclude people.
ahead beating finish forward hoping looking
We're disappointed (we couldn't end Stanford's streak), but we're hoping we can finish ahead of them in NCAA. We're looking forward to beating them this year.
affecting balance creation ensure independence inspired judiciary moderation purpose seriously undermine
This will seriously undermine the independence of the country's judiciary as contemplated in the Constitution. This distorts the very purpose that inspired the creation of the Council: to ensure balance and moderation in decision-making affecting the judiciary.
canada lost team
There's no excuses. We lost just like Team USA, like Canada.
great hard help team work
You always want to be the guy. You work hard and as a backup. That's a great thing being able to help the team win.
ball threw throw
That was my bad. I didn't think Byrnes was going to throw the ball to me. I thought he was going to throw home. I just threw the ball late.
chance drove hit home last nice runs
That's a very nice feeling. Last year, I hit 30 home runs and drove in 100 runs but we didn't go nowhere. Right now, we have a chance to go somewhere. That's most important to me.