Meditations on love
I know love. Love is when you’re willing to die for someone, like in the film “Titanic.” Love is when...
One last graceful leap
I cut people off. And it’s been that way since high school—not out of hate for others, but because I...
Dads and queer sons at the drunken table
There’s a ritual tucked in the corner of manhood: men circling a monobloc table steeped in vinegar chips and roasted...
My pink pony club
I have always felt that I belong somewhere else. Not because I hated my hometown, but because from a young...
When the mind speaks, listen
There was a time during my mid-20s when I had a migraine almost every day. Along with the migraine came...
Home is a plastic bag of ‘sinigang’
I close my eyes, opening them slowly as I look at the sight right in front of me. It was...
Letting things go by
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on May 30, 2006. As I was walking home one Thursday...
Moonlighting
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on May 23, 2009. I am a “moonlighter.” In medical circles,...
A decision to face before turning 30
For years I had believed that one’s brilliance and relentless hard work, and maybe just a few drops of good...
Regards
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on May 2, 2006. Dear Doc, You’ve probably had enough of...
