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Years I lost in the haze

It was in 2021 when I first learned how to write. My mama prepared a table in our small garden,…

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Never the favorite, always forgotten. You are the best in everything, and yet, you are still number 2, option B,…

Chris CeguerraSeptember 3, 2025

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I cannot say goodbye to you in Filipino because I fear it will be the last time we see each…

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Eat. Groom. Sleep. That’s the routine my cats live by, with occasional bursts of chaos when they decide to knock…

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Birthdays are weird when you’re not exactly where you thought you’d be.The fact that I’ve tried to stop counting the…

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There’s a peculiar silence that visits me sometimes—uninvited, unsettling, yet familiar. It arrives in the quiet after the day has…

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My phone’s been begging me to free up some space for a week now. Apparently, I have hit my 128GB…

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Until nine months ago, I had no reason to own a rice cooker. I had always stayed with family. When…

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I’ve always believed that life comes in stages. For the longest time, I thought I was running behind. By 29,…