To quit or not to quit (medicine)
I have been in training for almost two years to specialize in my field in medicine.
Bracket 9
In my 18 years of existence, perhaps the most important thing that I have learned is never to expect or...
Outgrowing Barbie
At an early age, everybody around me knew that I am such a kikay girl. Everything that I own should come in...
‘Kuya’ Iyo
A 52-year-old man and an 11-year-old girl. Kuya Iyo was 52 when we first met seven years ago during my...
Sillage
I was putting on my stud butterfly earrings as I hurried up to my little study area. I was more...
The human lens
As a child, I was fond of fairy tales; pixies leaving glitters of different colors from their wings, princesses being...
Finding balance in bossa nova
Velvety melodies fuel my drive, accompanying every clack of the keyboard. Bossa nova, my reliable companion, engulfs me in its...
‘Thoughts not native to my mind’
Let my opinions be mine and yours be yours.
‘Pandesal’ and other cravings
There are memories ever so vivid that, no matter how our brains are prone to forgetting, could be remembered by...
Outcasts
Everyone was shocked by the senseless murders that occurred in Columbine High School in Colorado last April.
