Lullaby and Stairway to Heaven
If you are in an airport you would probably hear an announcement like this: “Flight 201 to Manila, now boarding
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Usog, Gayuma at Anting-anting
“Hijo, nausog ka. Hubarin mo ang iyong damit, upang ating banlian ng mainit na tubig.” Iyan ang aking naaalala na
A backpack, bedbugs and toilet paper
(This is a story of my trip to Tacloban, albeit more lighthearted than my previous post, “Tour of Duty.” It
Auld Lang Syne
I was on-call that New Year’s Eve. As I remember it, even though it was the holiday season and no
ACTS World Relief/GR3
I would like to share a video of our group in action in Tacloban. I am proud and yet humbled
Tour of Duty
I am sitting in an airport terminal in Seoul, waiting for my connecting flight back to the US. I have
Autumn Leaves
It was a rainy foggy autumn morning. I accompanied my family to our local YMCA, where my children would practice
Debunking Folks’ Medical Advice: Part 3
We Filipinos have traditional medical beliefs that our elders have passed on the us, and we in turn passed on
The Test
He sat there fidgety in his chair inside our exam room, while I reviewed the test that he just performed.
Daddy is Home
It was a long day. In reality, it had been a series of long days, and long weeks, of a