Familiarity Breeds Numbness
Once upon a time, I was so happy when I discovered canned paksiw-flavored sardines in an SM grocery store. It was so delicious that I…
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Photographs Don’t Lie
I used to think that photographs lie. That they don’t capture the true beauty of a person. Like some people are prettier in real life…
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One Hell of a Summer
My colleague recently went on reservice training. All Singaporean guys are called by the government to go on military “reservice” training once in a while…
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A Son’s Tears
I got such a shock last Saturday midnight when I got an email from Gelle informing us that Joey’s dad had passed away that afternoon…
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I Believe in Dreams
Once upon a time in the faraway kingdom of ZC, a little 11-year-old girl had a dream – she wanted to be a writer. But…
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Babbling About Brains
Memory is a very tricky thing. Especially my own. See, people are usually very amazed at my excellent long term memory. I can recollect scenes…
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Statuses Killed the Blogs
My friend Chu is a good writer who used to come up with stuff like this on his blog: Now he has been reduced to…
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My Kuya Tupe
I don’t actually have an older brother, but I had one back in college. His name is Cristopher, Tupe for short. Most people would take…
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Dee-cade in Retrospect
It hadn’t immediately occurred to me that when the clock struck midnight on December 31 of last year, it wouldn’t be just an ordinary year…
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The Best of GMH
It’s the day before Christmas and while my hamonada is simmering on the stove, I decided to read the best entries of GivesMeHope. These are…
