X+Y+Z
Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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A hint of nostalgia
They say the fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. This quote does not only apply to…
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Anything but Chinese
I bitterly take my seat at the dining table for 18, for the families of three siblings united by their…
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Her knobby wrist
In January last year, my grandmother suddenly lost her balance in the backyard. When I helped her get up, I…
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I grew up on a farm
I grew up spotting Papa’s back in the middle of the paddy as if he was diving into a sea…
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Lovely as a ‘3’
I look like my father, this earned me a special place in his heart, so I was able to get…
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Hourglass syndrome
Suck it in. When I was seven, I vaguely remember standing in front of our large, full-body mirror and saying…
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Finding father
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on June 22, 2010. In the awkward summer before high school,…
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In every rainfall, I miss you
It was 2 a.m. The heavy downpour loudly echoed in the night. In front of me was my laptop. Tabs…
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Grief for Mom – and for the world
My beautiful mom passed on March 8 of this year—exactly eight days before the enhanced community quarantine was implemented in…
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