20 MINUTES EARLY FOR THE POST-echocardiogram appointment. thank you, traffic-avoiding GPS. To help the cardiologist analyze me, a nurse takes…
https://youtu.be/NtQnRpVg7WY?si=Vf-OqEWx94LW-V6c IN MY TIME AS New Zealand migrant and OFW (overseas Filipino worker), I’ve had nine-ish landlords. Only one of…
MAY KILALA SI MISIS, late last year, kararating lang ng asawa at mga anak sa NZ, kakaissue lang ng three-year…
(isinalin po sa Tagalog sa ilalim ng Ingles, salamat po sa pagbasa.) I HADN’T GONE HOME since my folks celebrated…
MORE THAN HALF A LIFETIME ago in the late eighties, I was about as far as you could get from…
AT THEIR VERY HEART, beauty pageants are nothing more than barangay popularity contests. (barangay is our term for small-town neighborhood pueblo)…
Dear Noel Apologies in advance for not using Kuya or Tito, di ko sure if I’m older or younger than…
Warning : mature content below. If you are a minor below 18 years, patnubay ng magulang ang kailangan. Parental guidance…
(this blog is in Taglish.) As usual, heto na naman tayo sa mga scenario at kwentong kuchero. May liga (weekend…
Dear Danny The last time we spoke in any meaningful way was probably 30 years ago, which is incredible considering…
20 MINUTES EARLY FOR THE POST-echocardiogram appointment. thank you, traffic-avoiding GPS. To help the cardiologist analyze me, a nurse takes…
https://youtu.be/NtQnRpVg7WY?si=Vf-OqEWx94LW-V6c IN MY TIME AS New Zealand migrant and OFW (overseas Filipino worker), I’ve had nine-ish landlords. Only one of…
MAY KILALA SI MISIS, late last year, kararating lang ng asawa at mga anak sa NZ, kakaissue lang ng three-year…
(isinalin po sa Tagalog sa ilalim ng Ingles, salamat po sa pagbasa.) I HADN’T GONE HOME since my folks celebrated…
MORE THAN HALF A LIFETIME ago in the late eighties, I was about as far as you could get from…
AT THEIR VERY HEART, beauty pageants are nothing more than barangay popularity contests. (barangay is our term for small-town neighborhood pueblo)…
Dear Noel Apologies in advance for not using Kuya or Tito, di ko sure if I’m older or younger than…
Warning : mature content below. If you are a minor below 18 years, patnubay ng magulang ang kailangan. Parental guidance…
(this blog is in Taglish.) As usual, heto na naman tayo sa mga scenario at kwentong kuchero. May liga (weekend…
Dear Danny The last time we spoke in any meaningful way was probably 30 years ago, which is incredible considering…
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