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Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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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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When love speaks without saying a word
Some love never rush to declare themselves. They settle quietly into routines, tucked inside gestures so ordinary they almost go…
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To the first man I loved and lost
For over a decade, I have always felt like I have been shouting my Father’s Day messages to the wind.…
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Scared to become like my mother
I love my mom, but I can’t be a mother like her. My mother is not like others. She never…
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Grief’s wake-up call
“We forgot to visit Tatay,” my aunt exclaims as we drive past The Heritage Park, where my grandfather’s remains rest.…
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Custodian of my family’s dreams
I was five years old when my grandmother first told me to become a lawyer. At that age, the word…
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