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Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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Living the dream
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on January 24, 2008. My sister Lala and my closest friends…
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The girl and the cat with short souls
Before my Tatay died, I jokingly told him not to haunt me in my sleep. He laughed then, still capable…
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My finest treasure
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on November 1, 2005. All throughout my childhood years, my father…
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Life doesn’t pause for death
The day my father died was nothing short of ordinary. A Sunday afternoon in June, with gray skies hanging low,…
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They’re getting old
A few days ago, my grandfather visited me and brought some rambutan and lanzones (longkong) fruits. I offered him coffee,…
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Fighting fire
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on October 18, 2005. Last month, I came home to the…
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A silent love
Birthdays are markers of time, moments for reflection, celebration, and often, humble displays of the small gestures that remind us…
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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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