Song for Maria
For a woman whose face I have, I can’t seem to remember what my mother looks like. The…
What is ‘noche buena’ like?
When I was in elementary and high school, one of the biggest questions that we needed to answer…
Still in mourning
I found myself in tears again as I was reading, very belatedly, the Youngblood article “Ok luv u” by Marrian Pio Roda Ching (Inquirer, 6/16/12).
Adult orphan
Coming home used to excite me. My father would wait right outside the arrivals area. I made a…
Family ties
I was not exactly surprised when my parents gave me a vacation in Bacolod as my graduation gift.
Golden slumbers
When I was a girl, I thought the world of my dad. We lived in a pink house…
Left behind
It had been 13 years since my mom left to work in Albania as an overseas Filipino worker…
Has anybody seen my Papa?
this story originally appeared in the philippine daily inquirer on August 21, 2003. Is this normal? Am I…
The small world of my childhood
Whenever I come across “Phineas and Ferb” memes, I am reminded of the vibrant summers of my childhood.…