Lean, mean, fighting machine
June 2012 was the beginning of my last year in high school. I came home to an empty…
Seasonal orphan
My father never apologized to me. It was one morning in mid-September 2004 when I realized that it…
Dark Knight needed
I was at the regional trial court of Manila recently for my court observation, and I attended a scheduled hearing for criminal cases.
Angel of God
“Bakit Angela pangalan mo?” How do we actually miss someone we’ve never met? Does the feeling just come…
Joy-ride
Since I was working with a start-up information technology company with deep resources, I never thought I would be a victim of the economic crunch.
Chicken—my fish
Today, my fish stopped swimming. He just settled at the bottom of his tank like he was tired…
Outliers
I was in the third grade when I realized that I did not want to be an average…
More than writing
It was an 18-hour workday for me, and I don’t even have a job. I was up at 6 a.m. and was still awake at 12 midnight.
Distance
Distance is something that I’m far too accustomed to. As someone who’s moved from city to city in…