When terror strikes
I am a dinosaur waiting to die—with no grand plans but to cruise through the mundanity of everyday life. But...
To leave and live
It was after my college graduation that I started planning on working abroad.
On the record
With the text cursor blinking, waiting for me to finish filling out the form, I double-take whether to amplify stigma...
In defense of coming-of-age
The concept of “coming-of-age” has always been somewhat interesting to me. Whenever discussing coming-of-age, the first thing that comes to...
Stone flowers and paper dreams
I stare out of the window as the bus bumps and grinds its way through the rugged roads of our...
The tragedy of being 18
Eighteen feels so old, yet young. My heart is too worn out to know nothing, and my youthful soul is...
Pig iron
As I was lying down deliriously in the overcrowded emergency room, I was worried more about my work assignment being...
Marawi, Islam in our hearts
Marawi is my birthplace and I cherish my childhood memories even if my family and I have moved to other...
Summers
Summer has arrived in Connecticut.
Sweet, but also spicy
In a country of islands, there is still so much for Filipinos to learn about one another. Everything from the...
