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 one look at him and think that he has “priest” stamped all over his demeanor, and in fact I used to jokingly call him Fr. Tupe of happy pious and […]

My mom turned 65 last July 26, and my birthday gift to her was a set of dentures. You see, recently I had noticed that she no longer smiled for the camera. When I asked her why, she said it was because she had missing teeth. So even though it was a tad expensive, I […]

Today is the birthday of one of my oldest friends. I don’t mean by age, but by how long we’ve been friends; this is the 11th birthday he’ll be spending with me as his friend. While I had friends I knew way before him, not all of them are still friends with me after all […]

We were miles apart, and it had been years since we last talked – a dozen years, to be exact. Yet here I was, going on overtime because I was having too much fun chatting with her. “So how is Cate?” she asks, after I tell her about how I spent Christmas with my roommate […]

I first met Maya six years ago when we became classmates in College. My first impression of this girl was that she was a tomboy because of her clothes (big shirts, boy-cut pants, rubber shoes & backpack) and her “siga” stance. Now, anyone looking at the present Maya would probably have a hard time imagining […]