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Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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Four-cornered love
There is a certain chokehold only “balikbayan” boxes have on me—a grip that starts the moment Mama calls and says,…
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‘Carinderia’ memories with Tatay
One of my favorite parts of traveling with my late father for his sales job was our lunch breaks. Each…
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Running and running away
Four years old This early memory is hazy, like the clouds of that windy day, when I had been wailing…
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Fog
Trigger warning: Mention of suicidal ideations. If you were to ask me what my greatest failure in life is, it…
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Raised by singles
Why are others’ daddies and mommies married? Why are Daddy and Mommy siblings?” That was a question I remember having…
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No kids, no less
“When are you having kids?” It’s a question that used to roll off the tongues of “titas” and “titos” like…
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Rebond
For many, a simple hair treatment like a rebond is treated like mandatory shopping routine every payday because of the…
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Wrestling with God
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on June 20, 2006. My life, I believe, is a wrestling…
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‘Pambabae’
On the terrace, alone, my six-year-old son was playing with his multicolored kitchen toy set and pretend cash register. From…
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