Aug 8Ohm’s LawIt is a universal tragedy that in this short life we have, there are hard decisions that we are bound to make only because we cannot have it all. I despise the universal conspiracy that it needs to make fun of me one way or another only to achieve some…Love Letter4 min readLove Letter4 min read
Dec 2, 2022Tenth Letter — EurydiceYour name hasn’t crossed my mind in the longest time. Sure, my friends have joked about you and all but I haven’t really spoken about you and I had intended not to, for as long as I could. Moving on takes a lot of steps and I had religiously done…Letters3 min readLetters3 min read
Oct 25, 2022Letters I Don’t Write AnymoreWhenever someone asks me how I am doing, I tend to say “surviving,” so as to soften the blow of not knowing the answer with a self-deprecating humor of sorts. Sometimes, it really is just that. I’m alive and surviving. The beginning of this year was very positive. I was…Letters3 min readLetters3 min read
Apr 25, 2022Ang Kwento ng Dalawang ApoThe grand-daughter of the late Miriam Defensor-Santiago sent me a direct message this morning on Twitter. She asked me if could take down one of my tweets against her late grand-mother’s choices in 2016 when she chose Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as her Vice President. One of the most decorated lawyers…Philippines5 min readPhilippines5 min read
Apr 17, 2022DespedidaI sent off three friends this week alone. I thought I would have been desensitized to their departures by now. After all, it now feels like the standard to my relationships with people here— an inevitable deadline just looming, hovering over friends and lovers. A time bomb. Every last moment…Despedida3 min readDespedida3 min read
Dec 6, 2021Ninth Letter — Deus Ex MachinaIn Greek theatre, when a narrative gets trapped in its own corner of the story, storytellers would normally apply the Deus Ex Machina — god from the machine, where characters playing as gods are literally brought onto stage using a machine to resolve the impossible plot hole. …Letter To Self3 min readLetter To Self3 min read
Oct 29, 2021Eighth Letter — Dear JonathanI had just spent the last two hours building yet another fantasy with you in my head. In it, we met up for drinks, and we took back what we have already said. In it, we became good friends. In it, I left the country, and you went back to…Letters4 min readLetters4 min read
Oct 15, 2021Faux Self LoveThere is a sense of empowerment when you finally realize that self-reliance and independence are finally taking over your life. I have been an adult for a minute, but it was only until recently that I have felt more acquainted with my independence. You see, it’s an accomplishment when you…5 min read5 min read
May 8, 2021Seventh Letter — In Medias ResI dreamt about you the other night; it’s been exactly 20 months since you left. Nothing has really changed. I’ll give you the advantage of the pandemic; who could have thought, right? It’s been a year since I got your last message, asking for a permission for me to be…Lovers2 min readLovers2 min read
Mar 11, 2021Fifth Year Mark and a Global PandemicFive years ago, I, too, ended up writing about “How do I see myself in five years?” for my graduation essay. Some of the job interviews I had seemed very interested in knowing what I wanted to do vs who I’d want to be. Back then, I only had a…4 min read4 min read
