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...
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,...
Where’s Lolo?
I must have been 6 or 7 years old when I started really noticing some things happening around me.
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...
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...
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...
Christmas in May
Like any child, I used to believe in the miracles of Christmas.
My life’s mountain range
I tried pressing the elevator button three times before the hospital staff offered to do it for me.“Third floor,” were...
Remembrance day
I learned of the word “grave” one acrid November. I was young then, though I could not remember my exact...
Angels
How are You? Are You up there listening?
