Metapora

Naglinis ako ng ref kanina. Two years ago, binili ko yung ref na yun galing sa 13th month pay ko na umabot hanggang March dahil sa pagiging kuripot ko. Promise ko sa housemate ko yun. Sabi ko bibili ako ng ref para naman may magamit kami sa apartment at di masira ang mga pagkain. Dalawang [...]

What’s UP with you? (my humble opinion on gender and sexuality)

I know it is unlikely that this should come from me. I’m a Catholic. I believe in God and I read the Holy Bible. I attend mass and I serve in a church ministry. But I respect other religions, too, in the premise that they believe in one Supreme Being and do not think that [...]

Remembering MMK

The recent episode of Maalala Mo Kaya (MMK) of ABS-CBN has been a trending topic (at least among my friends) because a lot of people can relate. It’s love month already and people are smitten by the idea of it — falling in love. So there goes the TV shows (and other mass media), commercializing “love.” [...]

We Cared at He Cares

The birthday of my friend Dynki was fast approaching when she asked me for a foundation where she can spend her 24th. As a volunteer in some outreach activities, I told her about this one place I have wanted to go to ever since my church mates talked about it. My church mates have volunteered [...]

Bohol Adventure Day 2 (Sept. 23, 2011)

On our second day, we were very excited, because we were about to see the famous attractions in Bohol. For our first stop, we had the Tarsier Watch. Kuya German told us to go around the place for 15 minutes only since there are a lot of places that we need to go that day. [...]

Coron (Mis)Adventure Day 3-4 (August 10-11, 2011)

Since it was our last day in Coron, I invited my friends to eat chao long, a delicacy popular in Palawan.  I have tasted Bona’s chao long in Puerto Princesa, so I wanted to try the one in Coron. We just walked and found this chao longan on the way to La Sirenetta. We ordered [...]

Coron Adventure Day 2 (Tuesday, August 9, 2011)

The next day, we managed to wake up at 5:30am, because we have a scheduled island loop tour at 7am. We thought of taking our breakfast at the Coron Village Lodge Bar and Restaurant, but we were told that it would open at 7am. So we decided to walk around the town again to find [...]

Coron Adventure Day 1 (Monday, August 8, 2011)

I have been to Palawan a few times already, but each visit still surprises me. Even with the places I have gone to, there are still more scenic spots to behold, more seas to explore, and more people to meet. And with these (and our promo tickets from Cebu Pacific), our adventure in Coron, Palawan [...]

Untangled

Dear Berns, You were always the prince charming in Yani’s stories. You were the determined, the brave, and the funny one. As Yani’s roommate, I hear about you all the time. Yani told me about how persistent you were in pursuing her in back in high school, how you almost fought with Mark John, her [...]

Back to U(niversity)

Since it’s June already, almost everyone is in their back-to-school craze, well, yeah, except me and the rest of the working class. And the lots of “new” in the first day of school – new teachers, new classmates, new friends, new shoes, new notebooks,  new boyfriends or girlfriends? – make them excited. Oh how I [...]