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Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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From heartache to healing
“Bea, I need to talk to you and your sister. This is urgent,” said my mom on the phone. I…
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Letting go of Santa Claus
The first gift I received from Santa Claus was a life-sized plush of Pooh when I was five years old.…
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A Christmas 11,175 km apart
I’ve lost count of the number of holiday commercials about family that have made me tear up these days. The…
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The horrors of Manila
“Sardinas na pala ang pambapahaba ng buhay, hindi na pansit eh,” Mama jokingly said after I told her how I…
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Does it take a man to complete a woman?
this story originally appeared in the philippine daily inquirer on december 7, 2006. “SHIVS, WOMEN TODAY HAVE ONLY TWO OPTIONS:…
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Why dreams die
A 7-year-old kid in the early 2000s, engrossed in watching her favorite Filipino heroine, would strike a pose in front…
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Raised by the internet
It was in 2010 when my tutor made me my very own Facebook account and I uploaded my first profile…
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For the fearless millennial OFWs
“You are young! You have nothing to lose. There is so much to explore. You are in your best years…
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The missing vinyl
My mother once shared that Lolo Rudy recorded a famous song back in the day, his own version of a…
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