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  • Rise and shine!* …for Simbang Gabi

    *Though to be honest, I didn’t wake up early so much as I never slept at all. Simbang Gabi is a well-loved holiday tradition of the Philippine Catholic. For the nine mornings before Christmas Eve, the religious devout (or just plain dedicated) attends mass before the crack of dawn. For some people it’s for the…

  • Sister Santa

    My sister’s been treating me to all sorts of things, and it’s been wonderful. Read more on our foray into the world of Philippine ballet (The Nutcracker) and into mainstream cinema (Mockingjay Part 1). [Though lbr, it’s been a couple of weeks. This is officially a Late Post.]

  • Holiday Hairstyle

    Last Saturday I lost twelve inches of hair and a couple of pounds to go with it. All in the spirit of Christmas.

  • A moment of silence

    For Ate Risa’s father, who passed away earlier today.

  • Protected: Issue N + 1

    There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

  • Life Update #724687

    And two (or three) other observations along the road to Laguna: The things I say are often inconsistent. It’s not that I lie (though I admit I enjoy a bit of innocent deception); it’s that I forget, quite easily and unfortunately, so I have to make things up to even finish a story. I know…

  • the ephemeral life

    It was a quick affair. My darling mother asked, “what do you want?”. I said a bento box, please, ebi tempura. And in a blink of an eye all I had left was this: This says a lot more about my life than I would like. Fast, furious and quiet; burning moments that fly too…

  • Heyyy Greeting Cards!

    I like making cards for various occasions. (And I can be persuaded take commissions!)

  • … I don’t remember much about my dad anymore. But when I watch old videos and look at how he interacts with me, all I could see is the fond look in his eyes, every moment lined with a lot of love and maybe a little exasperation at my kid self. I feel it against…