“What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning?” asked a little kid in one of my book talks. I gave...
The nippy wind of past Christmases is missing. As I did my early morning walk, I felt the warm air, making me sweat profusely. It’s certainly...
In making our Christmas gift list, many of us suddenly remember all the people we ignored (those whose eyes we never met; whose voices we never...
Except for household chores and cooking, “others tasks” belong to me. Preparing our yearly Christmas card, therefore, falls under my jurisdiction. It isn’t a walk in...
Everything unusual and unexpected seemed to happen in those nine days last month, November 2017. Earlier, classes were suspended almost every week due to typhoons. Then...
A madness among young parents, which is contagious like a disease, has become endemic in our shores. They bestow upon their newborn a name so unique...
One of my colleagues, Ayet, a Marketing professor asked, “Is at leisure one word or two words?” “Two words, of course,” I replied, with a thought...
I asked three millennials what “read between the lines” means: (1) “Narrating the scenario?” (2) “Understanding something better?” (3) “Sorry, Ms., nothing comes to my head.”...
The Christmas season brings out in many people the obligation to give. This thought visited me every year and I’d always assumed it was either one...
Looking in a mirror used to be my favorite activity when I was young and, well, kinda’ pretty (in my own mind). What I’d see was...
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