Revelations + Destinations
Travel, religion, revelations
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Indelible ink
When I was still in elementary school, I would always look forward to the election season. I treated it like…
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Unexpected eulogy
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on April 25, 2006. It was already the wee hours of…
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The crusty end of a loaf of bread
My mom would always buy a loaf of bread every weekend. A fresh one, still packed neatly in its plastic…
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The silent struggle of the middle
Growing up, I always thought we got by well, better than most. You see, we’re not rich, but I wouldn’t…
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When did we lose our humanity?
Like most people, I use social media as a form of escape—scrolling through an endless stream of funny memes and…
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Taking mine of you with me
I do not forget. It’s not that I have a capacious memory card installed in my brain, but I just…
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Body shame
I used to have an ideal body but it was never mine. Beneath the endless layers of hoodies and sweatshirts…
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Growing up ugly
At four years old, I couldn’t determine what was pretty or ugly. Neither was I compelled to. The world was…
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What lies between black and white
Black and white, out of all the shades that exist in nature, are obviously the most contrasting. Black is the…
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