The art of being, according to my cats
Eat. Groom. Sleep. That’s the routine my cats live by, with occasional bursts of chaos when they decide to knock...
Feels like an A24 cut
Birthdays are weird when you’re not exactly where you thought you’d be.The fact that I’ve tried to stop counting the...
The ghost of ‘almosts’
There’s a peculiar silence that visits me sometimes—uninvited, unsettling, yet familiar. It arrives in the quiet after the day has...
Full storage
My phone’s been begging me to free up some space for a week now. Apparently, I have hit my 128GB...
Mini rice cooker, max adulthood
Until nine months ago, I had no reason to own a rice cooker. I had always stayed with family. When...
The bloom of one
I’ve always believed that life comes in stages. For the longest time, I thought I was running behind. By 29,...
I didn’t know you could have both
Why do we often think that passion and career can’t exist in the same space? It is a question that...
The joy that hurts a little
I met my old friends today over iced coffee. Fanning ourselves with handkerchiefs due to the excruciating heat, but somehow,...
Perfect career
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on June 27, 2006. Exactly a week ago, I did something...
I hate numbers
Ever since I was a kid, at home or school, people could get me to do almost anything. But if...
