Hi, my name is Riza. Your typical millennial at 26 (holyshi--!), I am currently struggling with adulthood and finding my life's purpose. I work for the government and write for a living, dreaming of traveling the world and chasing stories. I find comfort in solitude, books, long-term friendships and quiet companionship.
Extra Riz is an ode to the Filipino meal staple. Like a savory meal that demands an extra cup of rice, life, for me, should be relished and experienced with gusto. Previously nahuhulagpos*, Extra Riz is my little home in the internets.
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* hulagpos n. getting loose from something that ties or binds
Strictly speaking, the correct present participle is “humuhulagpos.” But “nahuhulagpos” got stuck in my head, after a humanities professor when I was a college freshie equated it to being fed up or being in a state of frustration. Maybe I heard the term wrongly, maybe I remembered the meaning differently as he explained it. In any case, “nahuhulagpos” posits both a positive and negative connotation to me, and somehow worked.
