Family ties
I was not exactly surprised when my parents gave me a vacation in Bacolod as my graduation gift.
Golden slumbers
When I was a girl, I thought the world of my dad. We lived in a pink house with overgrown...
Left behind
It had been 13 years since my mom left to work in Albania as an overseas Filipino worker (OFW). Before,...
Has anybody seen my Papa?
this story originally appeared in the philippine daily inquirer on August 21, 2003. Is this normal? Am I insane? I’ve...
The small world of my childhood
Whenever I come across “Phineas and Ferb” memes, I am reminded of the vibrant summers of my childhood. I remember...
Mom and Papa
Hardly a day goes by when this question doesn't nag me: How could my parents have gotten along long enough...
A burger steak story
I studied elementary in a typical public school in a small town. It’s a vibrant and sweaty memory, with sounds...
Teach children to be kind
It has been 10 years but I have never forgotten the short and simple story my mom told me after...
Footsteps
I find it difficult to claim that I wanted, much less intended, to follow in my father’s footsteps. Especially when,...
Stubby noses, stubborn women
Every time a person asks me what I want to become in the future, I always think about Mama’s graceful...
