Hooks + Books
Interests, passions, sports, authors, music
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Outgrowing Barbie
At an early age, everybody around me knew that I am such a kikay girl. Everything that I own should come in…
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‘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…
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Sillage
I was putting on my stud butterfly earrings as I hurried up to my little study area. I was more…
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The human lens
As a child, I was fond of fairy tales; pixies leaving glitters of different colors from their wings, princesses being…
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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…
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‘Pandesal’ and other cravings
There are memories ever so vivid that, no matter how our brains are prone to forgetting, could be remembered by…
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Outcasts
Everyone was shocked by the senseless murders that occurred in Columbine High School in Colorado last April.
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