Frustrations of a feminist
Contrary to what the folks from the Department of Tourism are saying, there are many reasons to hate Manila.
To have a dream
I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was 3. I wanted to be an architect when I was four,...
Thou shalt not envy
It was a rainy Tuesday morning; I was on my way to work while listening to Spotify when Francis M’s...
Markings on the door
Early in the summer of 1999, a cousin who was living in Albay told me he was getting married.
Theory of relevance
It is 1 a.m. Everyone I know is sleeping, and here I am, fresh from what I had planned as...
Dying embers
“Did the burning hope within me die off?” was the question that came to mind as my blood ran cold...
One of the boys
I have always hated the fact that I was born a girl, a member of what our patriarchal society considers...
‘Adulting’ hard, right
More than any other occasion we Filipinos are known to celebrate, I think most fondly of graduation.
Dear ‘Manong’
I remember you. Whenever I see other men near me, I am constantly reminded of you. Even during the most...
Teenage angst
Webster's New World College Dictionary defines ''angst'' as: ''a gloomy, often neurotic feeling of generalized anxiety and depression.''
