Author: Carmie Dulguime

I started this digital journal initially for self-expression -- because this is what I do. I write for my profession and for my passion. Then it dawned on me that what I was doing was selfish. I found new inspiration in Proverbs 31:8: Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction. Through the years, I have met people from various walks of life with stories that deserve to be told. Unfortunately, not all of them have the gift of gab. So I presented myself to them, giving them the voice that they need to share their stories. Stories that inspire, cry out, reach out, provide unspoken truth.

Conversation no. 2: taxi driver

Cebu City, June 2006 TAXI DRIVER: Maganda ba sa Maynila, Miss? ME: Parang Cebu din ho Manong, mas magulo lang. TAXI DRIVER: Gusto ko kasing dun na mag-drive ng taxi e. ME: Naku, wag ho! Mahirap ho ang buhay don. Lahat ng bilihin, mahal. (Note: except for gasoline prices, which is Php.50 cheaper in Manila)…

Conversation no. 1: Mahaba ang hair

OVER THE PHONE WITH A GOOD FRIEND WORKING IN A LARGE FILIPINO COMPANY ME: Kamusta na yung kaaway mo dyan? Nag-react na ba? FRIEND: Hay naku, hindi noh! Dedmahan kami. ME: Ha? E yung boss nyo, anong sabi sa email na pinadala mo? FRIEND: Wala ring reaction. ME: So hindi kayo nag-uusap ng Sup mo?…

National discipline for Pinoys? Good luck!

Johnny Delgado, one of the best character actors in Philippine cinema, was almost convincing in his monologue in that new advocacy ad currently running on TV. He’s asking the same question that we Pinoys (Filipinos) all over the world are asking: why are Filipinos more disciplined when we’re not in our own country? Here are…

I miss you guys

This is for my two brothers who have been away from home for years now. And to my friends who now live miles away from where they were born or raised — I’m not sure if you still consider this your home, but you know that we will always be happy to have you back….

He had me at “Woooh!”

Let me be a fangirl for this moment. Taylor Hicks just won American Idol (Season 5), so allow me to say: SOUL PATROL! WOOH! Around the time that hurricane Katrina was cracking her knuckles to strike New Orleans, gray-haired Taylor was booked for a flight back home to Birmingham, Alabama. I don’t know about what…