(This post is being updated with more photos…) Being able to say I was in a band (in the early 2000s) was a flex. The people in my band were exceptionally talented, but I was there because I was in…
It was late afternoon, and I couldn’t sit still. I told my mom I was going out, I just needed to isolate myself and be invisible, anonymous. Just me, my thoughts, and the twenty pesos in my jean pocket. Good…
This is a true story of how a simple piece of calendar art about to be discarded, turns to be a preview of my own life. In 2005, i started my volunteer year, settling in a small community house in…
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…
I watched a school’s talent show, drawn in by the energy of the performances. Among the students, there was one kid I’d seen around campus—a bit awkward, always a little out of place. I wasn’t sure if he was on…
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…
