The richness in that color
There was a joke I often heard on television and amongst my elementary school peers: “Siguro nakulangan ka ng gatas...
Behind the shadows
In a world where social hierarchy persists, societal barriers often overshadow individuals of small stature. From an early age, as...
On hold
I recently returned home to the Philippines after six years of living abroad. On paper, I had been living the...
The chance we don’t always get
Today, I came alarmingly close to setting my parents’ house on fire. The chaos that ensued was overwhelming, and it...
Fleeting friendships, lasting solitude
I often worry about the prospect of being alone—not the fleeting, temporary sense of the word, but rather, its more...
People pleaser who can’t please
I’ve always thought of myself as a writer. Days and months went by, and reading other people’s works made me...
Antisocial media
I don't have Facebook.
Work in progress
I did not graduate college. Now, my whole life’s gone completely berserk. I dropped out of school because I was...
The anatomy of loneliness
Recently, on a Facebook group, someone posted asking what the loneliest moment in our life was and I got to...