They’re getting old
A few days ago, my grandfather visited me and brought some rambutan and lanzones (longkong) fruits. I offered him coffee,...
Fighting fire
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on October 18, 2005. Last month, I came home to the...
A silent love
Birthdays are markers of time, moments for reflection, celebration, and often, humble displays of the small gestures that remind us...
A hint of nostalgia
They say the fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. This quote does not only apply to...
Anything but Chinese
I bitterly take my seat at the dining table for 18, for the families of three siblings united by their...
Her knobby wrist
In January last year, my grandmother suddenly lost her balance in the backyard. When I helped her get up, I...
I grew up on a farm
I grew up spotting Papa’s back in the middle of the paddy as if he was diving into a sea...
Lovely as a ‘3’
I look like my father, this earned me a special place in his heart, so I was able to get...
Hourglass syndrome
Suck it in. When I was seven, I vaguely remember standing in front of our large, full-body mirror and saying...
Finding father
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on June 22, 2010. In the awkward summer before high school,...
