X+Y+Z
Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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The long wait
For 13 long years I waited for the moment. I was at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport with my mother…
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Love and death
Seven days ago, my aunt died of cancer. She was 52 years old-the only sister of my dad, a family…
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It’s been too long
I remember the day when the class exploded into cheers as the suspension rescued us from the session of our…
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We did everything right
For over a year now, my uncle, Tito Jae, has been obsessed with cleaning. He was always somewhat of a…
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In a perpetual state of ‘figuring’
Ever since I moved into my apartment behind a mall in northern Manila, I have been waking up to the…
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The boy who achieved
PEOPLE WHO know me always described me as the boy who achieved. To them, I was the boy who was…
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I who cannot forget
When my father asked me, “Sasama ka sa ’kin o hindi?”, I knew the question would haunt me for the…
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I don’t want kids
This year, I am about to marry. What I dread aside from the wedding planning are the questions that come…
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The black box of womanhood
When I had my first period, I had not known it was menstruation until I spoke about it to people…
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