Dirty finger
I started off as a bullshitter, one of those totally annoying showoffs in school who think they are smarter than...
Call center blues
“You’re not helping me at all. Are you a new employee?” This was what a customer, during my first day...
Rejected
It all started last Feb. 5, when our school had its annual Job Expo for graduating students like me.
Second puberty
Guidance counselor. Never in my 23 years of existence did I imagine myself becoming one.
I don’t like paying taxes but…
While I am aware that taxes are the lifeblood of the government, without which government services would be paralyzed for...
Father, you have sinned
I remember the scene vividly: in the living room of our old house in Caloocan, my aunt gifts me my...
Jose Rizal didn’t die for this
We just had another Election Day. Every three years, we always hear worn-out messages like “every vote counts.” But does...
To my brother who is a first-time voter
I remember the first time you knocked on my bedroom door to borrow my copy of “The Republic” by Plato....
Lesser evil
“Crooks! Why would I trust those crooks?”
The boss and the leader
I am 27, and out of work. In my most recent job I lasted three days and a half, and...
