Miguel
Miguel
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth23 October 1985
CountryUnited States of America
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.
act fun seem though
We were down, but we didn't seem to act like we were down. Even though we lost, we had fun swimming.
common implants
Eventually, brain implants will become as common as heart implants. I have no doubt about that.
banner everyday lonely practice
Everyday when we practice we look up at that banner and it's lonely up there.
buy clothes league major tried
We would go out to eat, and I would never pay. They would buy me clothes. They tried to show me the major league way. I try to do the same thing for young players.
anybody checked clean given steroids three
Right now I'm in shock. I've never given anybody steroids before. I've been checked out three times already, and I'm clean. I've been clean all my life.
hit people ready throwing
Most people aren't ready to hit at this point. They're throwing 97, 98. The pitchers, they've got the advantage.
excited fast help maybe swim terms
Maybe we did more than we should have (in practice) in terms of yardage and intensity, but then again, it will help us in the future. I'm excited to see how fast we could swim once we're rested.
attention close paying
One of them, we're paying very close attention to.
bad choice home plate
I was going to home plate to make the one out. I thought it was the right choice, but it was a bad throw.