dreams
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Hooks + Books
Is dreaming only for kids?
I was talking to a friend and blurted out a trendy joke—“Please, Please, Please” by Sabrina Carpenter— but changed Carpenter…
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Hooks + Books
To dream in a third-world country
To dream in a third-world country is to carry a weight heavier than our bodies were built for. Our dreams…
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Hooks + Books
When dreams falter
It has been a year since I shifted my sablay onto my left shoulder. As we were cued to stand,…
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Causes + Bosses
Not for the faint of heart
Working students belong to a different breed of animal. They waste no time. They study even if they are already…
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X+Y+Z
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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Hooks + Books
Basketball, unfulfilled dreams, and redirections
For most Filipinos, basketball is more than just a sport—it’s a religion. If that’s true, then my brothers and I…
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Causes + Bosses
A privilege to carry
For many of us, education isn’t just a right—it’s a lifeline, a means to lift us out of poverty. Looking…
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Revelations + Destinations
Taking mine of you with me
I do not forget. It’s not that I have a capacious memory card installed in my brain, but I just…
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Hooks + Books
Human economics
In studying economics, we are taught about scarcity—our time, energy, and basically, all financial and non-financial resources are not infinite.…
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