Defying Lactose Intolerance
There are days when I try to defy my limitations. Today was one of them. I had plans. I was supposed to be somewhere. But instead, i had vanilla ice cream, then washed it down with black coffee. Normally, this…
There are days when I try to defy my limitations. Today was one of them. I had plans. I was supposed to be somewhere. But instead, i had vanilla ice cream, then washed it down with black coffee. Normally, this…
When a calendar art Sometime during my volunteer year in 2005, I hung an image by my bed—an artwork from a calendar that was about to be discarded. I had seen it a few times lying around our temporary dwelling,…
After years of homeschooling my kids, I finally let them return to traditional school. I wasn’t expecting miracles—I just hoped they’d be able to survive math in a classroom setting. But in the back of my mind, I feared the…
My dad doesn’t mind commuting around Manila—he sees it as a better alternative to sitting in merciless traffic. But today’s jeepney ride came with an unexpected twist: he got pickpocketed without realizing it. He got his wallet back, only to…
I’ve always thought about writing. And contemplated about being a writer. But am I even a writer if I don’t bother publishing anything? So here I am, having had enough overthinking and finally taking some action on a dream just…