X+Y+Z
Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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Envy is a double-edged razor
I am a deeply jealous person. I realized this when my mom told me a story of how I reacted…
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’La, the owl will not cry yet
Sometimes, I wonder how you lived through the years with that skin—paper thin, hugging your bones like your thin leather…
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Blocktech and memories
Today, I part ways with my Blocktech parka—the only one of its kind that I was able to purchase without…
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Daddy (non)issues
I have no dad. LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Jayson Tatum had no fathers and they’re NBA superstars. I’m no…
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Why ‘adobong pusit’ makes me cry
Adobong pusit always had a particular place in my heart. To be clear, it’s not my favorite food or seafood dish. Sure,…
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Where’s Lolo?
I must have been 6 or 7 years old when I started really noticing some things happening around me.
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The inevitable aging of my mother
My birthday is fast approaching, but I wish I had the power to stop time—it’s not that I don’t want…
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She now lives in a castle
It is as though the sun no longer shines as bright since my sister, my Manang, passed away a year…
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Lola Cristy’s chicken adobo
Lola Cristy was unfazed and always bought skinless pieces of chicken she used in cooking her adobo. She knew her…
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