This is a little... uhhh article?? About my interpretation of how Batman feels and thinks. Comments or criticism is well appreciated, this is purely opinionated. Enjoy.


Cold. Tonight feels different; the cold winter air is biting my skin even under my mask. Another tragedy up west. Luckily, Gotham P.D got there in time, that kid's been missing for weeks now; she didn't deserve it. Despite the smell of heating radiators and melting snow, I still smell the corruption of cops and officials here. I'll have to deal with them with the best way I know; with fear. Is justice still worth fighting for? Somehow, it seems impossible to see a change, but ironically, saving one life can mean more than saving many at one time. The citizens here are silent yet their screams and shouts for justice keeps me up at night, which makes me stay on patrol longer than I'm supposed to. Gotham is beautiful, but no one can really appreciate it since they're all too afraid to walk in the streets. The youth I see makes me sad, how can they be our future generations leaders? Will we really leave our fate in the hands of kids pushing drugs and weapons? I can't let my emotions cloud my judgement. For years, I have trained to make my body and mind to be near-perfect, to keep me alert and in shape. The city's been quiet these past few days; the criminals probably grew tired of their futile schemes. I can't let anything else pass through the city. At times, I remember that criminals are people too, a distinct mindset or personality just sets them off to be an enemy of the law. In this city, I am the law; Gordon just keeps me at bay. He's a good man. Despite being commisioner, he's also a citizen, so he knows very well what the city needs. As long as the days still have nights, I'll continue my legacy for this city. My existance is but a shadow, a chill in the spine to some people. It's exactly how I want to be known. It seems even colder now. A storm seems to be coming in. For now, I'll deal with the storm in the city. The night has finally set in; time to get to work.

Pride? Is it wrong to be proud? Or is it an expression of things or people we love? Some people say pride can be a negative thing, but at times, it's exactly what we need. To sum it all up, too much of a good thing can be bad. I go to school 5 times a week now, I guess it gives me more time to understand and assess if my schools has been adequate for my young mind that needs the knowledge for a future. Anyway, people here,especially youth, talk alot about their pride in their country and school, only problem is, it doesn't seem to be in place. I even see this in the train on my way to school, or while I'm eating at a place. How can a student from a certain university wear a shirt or a lace from another university? Is this pride? More like trying to show off or ''pasikat'' as they refer to it here. I didn't really care but now it seems to be taking a toll, not only on our unity, but even are character. Our country is very fortunate to have great Universities; DLSU, Ateneo and UST to name a few, but that doesn't mean that we should wear their merchandise. Every school had their own, is it that hard to take pride in? Pride is love; to love your school and what it's values and traditions are, that's true pride. A friend of mine once told me he would really love to see this change, to see how our students are unified wearing only our colors and no one elses. I'm not a crazy obsessive person, I would just love to see more love for the school, more pride and most of all... unity. So the next time you plan to wear someone else's colors, be sure you know what your true colors are.

Justice... I grew up with the thought that superheroes fight for that, justice, but then as I walk through the roads of my motherland, seeing how people mouth off in the train, or swear at each other just for the fun of it, it makes me think... does justice exist? or is it just another dream or vision that man helped create. Isn't justice about organization, rights, fairness and integrity? Isn't justice about the fight against immorality against one another in the eyes of the law?

"Is justice still worth fighting for?"- Batman

Justice exists. Only problem is, it's covered by blood and money of people who can afford it. Justice seems to be something you can almost buy on Ebay or Amazon, to clear the statement; Justice is not for sale. I still believe that people deserve a fair trial, no matter what the case, sometimes letting our emotions get the best of us can really cloud our sane judgement. Emotions can be our worst enemy, or our closest ally, it's up to you to make the call, you're the captain. Fight for what's right, they always say, but how can a person fight if others are only limited to believing what they hear or see. Our democratic republic has freedom of speech, shouldn't we also have freedom of belief? Stand strong in your beliefs, my dear friends... Godbless...

I was never a metal fan, but somehow the late Francis Magalona said that to be a great musician, listen and support all kinds of music, cause they're simply intertwined and connected in progression and tempo, no matter how different genres are. Respect; simple respect is what we lack in music. Yeah we may love our own genres and scream out the words on the songs of our play list, but we forget to respect the music of others. Lately, I've come to understand the better side and complexity of metal music. I guess it all started from the catchy riffs of Metallica to the screaming and growling of Asking Alexandria. I do bid my two good friends Patrick Arana and Kurt Molina for sharing with me the concepts of Metal music. Funny thing is I saw a book about the truth of metal music, more of a history book and how it came to be, I bought t and gave it as a book to the two metal lovers I know. It's really more than just loud riffs, unorganized sound or grunting of nonsense, it's really really much more than that. You just have to try to listen and not hear. As for the Philippines, we have our very own metal music scene. Our very own Slapshock represents our country as an internationally known band and have worked with acts from Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Other bands like Stagnant, Kaikatsuna, The Lost Child, Sin and Typecast all are huge in the Metal music scene, whether mainstream or underground, we're all just appreciating, not hating. To all you metal listeners and lovers out there, a hats off to you, as for those who still think they know music, unless you love all kinds of music, you wont get far fallinf in love with it. Don't hate, appreciate... Godbless you all... :))