How poignant is this line from the MJ song? “All we’re really saying is,they don’t really care about us.” As I look at the Cebu inmates (as I’ve seen then from other performances in the past), I can’t help but shed mixed emotions for them. I’m proud to see them doing something worthwhile as the…
Conversation no. 11: to love or to let go
Di ko matiis na di sabihin sa kanya na wala syang maaasahan sa kaibigan ko. So finally nung sinabi ko, nagpasalamat sya. Ngayon, nalilito sya kung anong susunod nyang diskarte. ME: Natatandaan mo ba nung umpisa pa lang, tinanong kita kung seryoso ka? Sabi mo noon, oo. Ngayon, ganun pa din ba ang sagot mo?…
Day 1, 2010
I woke up early despite having slept for only 4 hours from the previous night’s new year revelry. Then again, sleep has never been my ally. So this first morning of 2010 has nothing new to offer…or so I thought. I swept the floor of the house from the second floor down. Then I swept…
A visit from Tatay
For the first time since Tatay passed away six years ago, he came to me in my dream. In my dream, he held my hand firmly. He gave me reassuring words that everything will work out. He said they are talking things out as we speak. In my dream, his hand felt so real. It…
Bicol — coco and spice, and everything nice
“Halos lahat ng pagkain dito, may gata (almost every dish we prepare has coconut milk)”, says our gracious host, Ate Eben, as she sets down a bowl full of laing. I never ate so much laing in my life! We had it for two meals (dinner and lunch the following day), but I craved for…
beingKirei 