2 days ago

    Risking the void to reach the stars

    I want to reach the stars … literally. I want to see the cosmos, to break boundaries, to do something…
    4 days ago

    A lot can change in a year

    When I left home with two suitcases and my acceptance letter in hand, I was stepping into uncharted territory, uncertain…
    1 week ago

    Cinema isn’t cheap anymore

    The first thing you notice is not the screen, but the price. It waits for you before the lights dim,…
    2 weeks ago

    The disease of being mediocre

    Wrong key again. The sun has already set, creating a warm yet awkward glow in our living room, its last…
    2 weeks ago

    Letting my curly hair flow wildly

    Most girls get hair treatments done during their teenage years or even in their 20s, when they’ve decided whether or…
    2 weeks ago

    Everything is political

    At dinner back home, everything is on the table, except for politics. It’s the elephant in the room. We keep…
    4 weeks ago

    Why do we study mathematics?

    The study of the sciences has become more significant than ever as the years have gone by. It is a…
    July 6, 2026

    Because I can

    I write, though I am not good. I sing, though I do not sing well. I dance, though I am…
    July 1, 2026

    I met my mother too late

    I think I met my mother too late. Not in the literal sense. I’ve known her my whole life. I…
    June 27, 2026

    Hello, anxiety: my old friend

    “Hi, Joyce! How are you?” “I’m good,” is how I would usually respond when asked such question. But deep down,…

    Latest Posts

    Baes + Babies

      June 3, 2026

      Falling out of the fairytale

      Movies, dramas, and stories lied about teenage love. I was once 16—a foolish one. I chased love, craving it like…
      February 25, 2026

      Can I be happy without suffering?

      I am in college now, yet part of me still lives in the quiet glow of birthday candles. Every year,…
      February 14, 2026

      Breaking up with the dating app

      Now that all my dating apps are uninstalled, I don’t have it in me to be ashamed of admitting I’ve…
      January 28, 2026

      The magic of moving forward

      The other day, I was driving when I saw a familiar face on the street. It was my ex. Seeing…
      November 15, 2025

      Between deadlines and daydreams

      I used to think that love and career existed on opposite ends of a seesaw—when one goes up, the other…
      October 1, 2025

      Anomie

      I didn’t know how often I lay in my room, alone, and cold, in the middle of the summer, ruminating…
      August 18, 2025

      Love is not for the weak

      I grew up on love stories. Romance films, loveteams, teen fictions—they were more than just entertainment to me. They were…
      April 11, 2025

      Falling star

      This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on April 11, 2006. As a child, I’ve always thought that…

      Hooks + Books

      Causes + Bosses

      Revelations + Destinations

        4 days ago

        A lot can change in a year

        When I left home with two suitcases and my acceptance letter in hand, I was stepping into uncharted territory, uncertain…
        2 weeks ago

        Letting my curly hair flow wildly

        Most girls get hair treatments done during their teenage years or even in their 20s, when they’ve decided whether or…
        June 27, 2026

        Hello, anxiety: my old friend

        “Hi, Joyce! How are you?” “I’m good,” is how I would usually respond when asked such question. But deep down,…
        June 8, 2026

        ‘Sablay’

        I will not graduate on time—not because I failed my subjects, but because I failed to listen to my younger…
        May 27, 2026

        The fear of death, the hunger for life

        The stillness of the night always had a way to amplify the thoughts daylight politely ignores. Often the last one…
        May 20, 2026

        The art of disappearing after graduation

        I want to disappear after graduation. Not in a tragic way. Not in a dramatic, burning-bridges kind of exit. I…
        May 18, 2026

        I only wish it had been gentler

        There is a particular kind of loneliness that does not come from being physically alone, but from living a life…
        May 16, 2026

        Seeing life through kinder lens

        Have you ever looked into someone’s eyes and wondered what goes through their thoughts? Or have you ever peeked through…
        May 4, 2026

        The graduation I have been waiting for

        I have been waiting for this graduation, but somehow, I feel I have missed it. I was supposed to graduate…
        April 22, 2026

        Someone has to build the floor first

        Nobody told me that surviving could make you the villain. I found that out on my own, slowly, as you…

        X + Y + Z

        mother
        July 1, 2026
        381

        I met my mother too late

        mother
        June 1, 2026
        227

        Bread of salt

        mother
        May 25, 2026
        1 210

        My mother, who takes care of others’ homes

        mother
        May 9, 2026
        470

        He’s not my ‘Lolo’

        mother
        April 15, 2026
        405

        PRAYing it forward

        mother
        April 1, 2026
        234

        Penance of resting

        © Copyright 2026, All Rights Reserved  |  Philippine Daily Inquirer
        Back to top button