a time for change
It is the time of the year when the wind and current change. The direction of the current is reshaping […]
Positive-ity
Last month, I posted about Babaita#1 and #2, about the false alarm positive cases here on the island, and how […]
Surviving the Hospitality Industry: A Guide for the Shy and Introverts
So you’re studying hospitality. Or you just started working in a restaurant or hotel. Or you are stuck between you […]
This Strange Feeling
The past few days, I have been feeling so down. So dark. I couldn’t really understand. I was questioning why […]
Negative, Ooh, Nega-Negative (ansaya saya)
Ang post na ito ay isinulat sa Tagalog para kung may makabasa man na hindi imbitado dito ay hindi maintindihan […]
3rd Jab, Reckless and Others
Booster I had my booster shot a few days ago, not because I wanted to. But because I want to […]
About December and How I Suddenly Became A Singer
Every Festive Season, we hire musicians, either a solo singer or acoustic duo, to create a festive vibe, making the […]
Dubai, You Are Still In My Mind
It’s been five years since I left Dubai, and I never felt that I missed the place until I visited […]
Halloween. Surprise. Surprise.
This Halloween was the first time I had to dress up and copy a character because I had to. For […]
Khloe’s Keepers
I have this high school classmate who posted about her daughter’s condition on social media. Her daughter’s name is Khloe, […]
A Little Time In Between
Life has been hectic since I came back to the island on the 25th of August. I felt jetlagged for […]
Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, […]
Distant Dialogues
I am so honored to be invited by my online friend Mars of Marsymallows to be a guest on one of her […]
Life Lately
I haven’t been ‘that’ active here lately because I was home, finally. I wasn’t very productive at anything, but hey, […]
do you want to be a writer?
Maybe you do, but you don’t know how or where to start. Maybe you aren’t sure; you’re at 50/50. Maybe […]
Of Happy Times
You wake up with the yellow curtains fluttering a few inches above your face. Yellow isn’t your favorite color, but […]
Salon Day
The speaker spat out gibberish 90s music. It was as if a DJ was scratching a turntable, like the songs […]
the cursed lady (short story)
That afternoon she asked him, ‘Do you remember the cursed lady?’ It was the type of question she asked him […]
Quarantine and Chill
Coming back home requires ten-day hotel quarantine + a four-day home quarantine. I knew it was a ‘working quarantine,’ and […]
how to cook adobo (short story)
My cooking is a lousy business. My mother makes it worse.
Bringer of the Rain
It became my habit to look at the slither of light coming from the window whenever I open my eyes […]
Wait Until The Sun Rises (Short Story)
The only house rule was to be back before sunset and never to step outside until the sun rises again, […]
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Between life and death, there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides […]
Ants Bring Rain (Short Story)
Ants crawling on the wall meant rain is coming soon. Sarah always mentioned this to Naila. ‘It is how nature […]
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