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Generational stories, those between parents and children, tech, nostalgia
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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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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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