The Fine Points of Aging
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Yes, there’s a silver lining beneath your silver hair.
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Yes, Boracay
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I consider myself very lucky to have seen Boracay at its pristine state. In 1984, I was with friends seeking relaxation from a frenzied weekend in Kalibo for Ati-atihan, when we decided to drive over to the coast of Aklan (which I know now as Caticlan) and take a motorized banca to an island that shimmered like an emerald in the sun.
Read MoreWaking Up in the Philippines
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How easy it is for one’s mind to revert back to how it was when the world was still unknowable and magical. How strange to still be bothered by childhood fears.
Read MoreThe Joy of Delicadeza
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The book is 7 x 5 inches small and a mere 133 pages, perfect for carrying in your purse for when you need to wiggle out of an awkward social encounter, or for slipping surreptitiously into another’s bag when that person needs an etiquette reminder.
Read MoreNo Turkey for Thanksgiving
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Give me a good book, tinolang manok and pancit anytime, with leche flan and turon on top, and I’m a happy camper.
Read MoreThat Awful Four-Letter Word
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Hatred, after all, begets hatred and its weapon of destruction could easily turn in our direction. We, as people of faith, are better and bigger than that.
Read MorePaternal Instincts
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We loved and fought with equal ferocity, each of us unsure of how we should play our roles yet conscious of the need to assume multiple ones to keep the family ship on an even keel.
Read MorePar for the Coarse
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What no one prepared them for was that they were entering Filipino macho-land where the rules of conversation and social engagement are different.
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