Having a ‘third place’
I have never felt such insurmountable loneliness in my early adulthood until recently. I regularly work from home, unlike all...
‘Halo-halo’ moments
The first time halo-halo saved me, I didn’t even know I needed saving. I was 13, drowning in year-end exams...
Piece of my mother in my wallet
In the corner of my wallet lies a pack of 2×2 ID pictures taken at a studio that has watched...
World Cup dream
When I was a child, my greatest dream was to play and win the World Cup.
Low tech
What model is your phone? Mine is a Nokia 3530. A few years back that announcement would have produced gasps...
Personal histories
It's difficult for most people to relate to Jose Rizal. The man is our national hero who wrote poems, articles...
Taft reflections
The train howled: Its screeching sang in my ears. Blurred by blitzing traffic, the months in which I wandered Taft...
Living a thousand lives
I wish I were living the life I read in books. The 5-year-old me loved fairytales; she imagined herself crossing...
‘Batang kalye’
On a late Sunday afternoon, I was walking down the streets of our quiet neighborhood holding a turon and various pieces of...
Teacher
Every day during school days at 7:45 a.m., I am greeted with the sunshiny smiles and bright faces of my...
