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April 25, 2020

My Quarantine (so far) in Tweets

Just so you know, the Philippines’ version of lockdown is called Enhanced Community Quarantine, because the former term is “intimidating” and would cause our nation “fear.” Turned out, intimidating was what communities needed, because a lot of people were still

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April 4, 2020

Two for the Fourth

Two of my favorite women in the world are celebrating their birthdays today — my mom and her mom — and in the spirit of love and celebration, I’d like to dedicate this post as a temporary job back to

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March 21, 2020

Here in the Luzon, we’re locked in, but not locked out

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

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March 14, 2020

In a state of stopping

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,

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February 29, 2020

Mula dito, talon.

I am writing this post because 1.) it’s a Leap Day and 2.) I wonder how my life is different four years after. It’s like the tiny bit of gingerbread you leave on the ground as a mark to make

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February 17, 2020

The grand, the good, and the giver: a post-Valentines Day gratitude post

Good is greater than Grand. That’s what I’ve learned. That’s what I now stand for. There’s a lot of shiny things in this world — fame, fortune, a prolific social standing, a trophy lover. But if you’ve lived long enough,