X+Y+Z
Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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Activism from the comfort of home
In many ways, my generation is the first to be born and raised in the digital age. Unlike millennials who…
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The many faces of motherhood
At 16, I find myself living with my grandmother, not out of choice, but out of necessity. My younger sister…
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Lonely together
This story originally appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on February 21, 2006. I knew she would eventually pop the…
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Coming home to our true selves
When I pass by rows of houses, I get curious about the little lives they live. What do they do…
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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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