Catching Fireflies
Fireflies. Also known as lightning bugs. There is something in these twinkling insects that fascinates us. And kids, or the
Category: memoir
Mga Salaysaying Pilipino
Noong nakaraang isang araw ay humiling sa akin ng mga kuwento ang aking mga anak. Sinalaysay ko sa kanila ang
Son’s Regret
In our church this weekend, the pastor asked the congregation how many still have their fathers with them. Several hands
Luneta, Cradle of my Childhood
(The following article was published in Manila Standard Today, June 6, 2011. This is an English version of my earlier post,
Bathroom Reflections
We had our bathrooms renovated and after weeks of deconstruction and construction, I would say they look pretty nice. Our
Alaala ng Luneta
Noong nakaraang araw ay aking nabasa mula sa isang blogger, na pinagaganda ang Rizal Park, o mas kilalang Luneta sa
A Divisoria Suit and a Recto Resumé (Couture Edition)
(The following is a haute couture edition of an article I posted a month ago. Published in Manila Standard Today,
Floor Manager
I have been a floor manager all my life. My job description of being the floor manager, is the one
Divisoria Suit and Recto Resumé
January 1994. New Jersey, USA. In one of the hospital affiliates of Columbia University. I was sitting nervously in a
I’m a Father of a Teenager
It seems like yesterday……. When you arrived into our world and I held you for the first time, in a