writing
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The Hidden Gem
“Naa si Lola Inday. Pag puyo mo para dili makasab-an.” (“Lola Inday is here. Behave yourselves so you don’t get scolded.”) My sister and I always got the warning to behave at our best whenever the nun in our family was in town for a homecoming visit. As far as I can remember, I’ve only…
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The In-Between
I’m no foreigner to transitions. For starters, I left the Philippines in my early twenties for a travel work opportunity in the U.S. and have been hopping around since. I’m now in my 12th home address. With moving comes a million hellos and goodbyes. I can say I’ve mastered the art of self-preservation such that…
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The Courage to Write
I write in prose. It’s the best I could do. Coming from a household that isn’t necessarily unacquainted with books but surely does not take time to read, I was not a devout reader myself. Thanks to school for the requirement of textbooks and my grandfather’s sister, from whom I received educational materials as Christmas…
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