Relationships

A home is sometimes a place, sometimes a person. That’s why it gets hard to say goodbye to people you call home. Read more

I was sure that with careful planning and preparing for contingencies, my life would unfold the way I wanted them to. But here I am, almost three decades in, feeling everything I wanted to happen for this timeline seemed out of my control. Yes. It seems to me that I am missing some of the Read more

Pasalubong is a Filipino tradition where we bring gifts from where we’ve been back home so families and friends can enjoy them too. These gifts are often locally produced so getting them back home feels like bringing home the experience to family and friends. It’s like a wish you were here, kind. And seeing your Read more

“Perhaps the most lasting damage (referring to the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in 1942) was to the social fabric: years of scarcity had led many Filipinos to pilfer food and cut ethical corners in order to eat. Corruption had become a way of life for many. A new eyesore afflicted Manila, as squatter shanties Read more

I’m still three decades into this lifetime, but I felt too old for tabletop games. Like, who makes time for playing tabletop games these days? Snakes and Ladders seemed to be the most awesome game ever when we were kids! Until we learned to move on to board games like scrabble, change friends, and eventually Read more

When I was younger and detached from the rest of the world (because the internet was only a thing for the wealthy back then), I dreamed about talking to different people worldwide. Now, it is my reality. How? By continually seeking to be part of global communities where we share common goals in life (like Read more