As of writing this, we are five days into Extreme Community Quarantine (or, just as everybody else calls it, a lockdown). This is applied to the entire island of Luzon, signalling a Calamity status for the entire country. We have
About this poem: It’s nanay (my dad’s mom)’s birthday, and after reading Bonifacio’s letter to his beloved, I was inspired to write a poem imagining what my tatay (my dad’s dad) would have wrote for her. I still wonder what
As of writing this, we are one day away from having Manila community-quarantined. According to the incessant rambling we heard on an actual presscon on Thursday, Manila will shut off its borders from entry and exit tomorrow, March 15. Meaning,
Leaving my (already-broken) camera home was a deliberate move. First of all, there’s water. Water and me don’t mix. Second, phone cameras are handy, and haven’t I seen those splash-proof cases that will save my Note 5 when it gets
When in Holland, one of the places you must visit is Zaanse Schans. Located within the industrial district in Zaandam, this lovely village is among the remnants of the true Dutch community. We’re talking about windmills, clogs, and of course,
