Category: Non-Fiction

  • While reopening this blog, I came across this in my drafts. I’m sure it was meant to be a longer tribute, meant to have photos attached. But I’m too lazy to fix it, so I’m publishing it as it is—a tidbit of my life from *gasp* 15 years ago. ***** Five years ago today, we…

  • “Anong gagawin niyo doon, sir? Magvo-volunteer?” That was the bank teller’s response when I told her I needed my bank statement for my South African visa application. I get it. Maybe she pictured famished villagers seeking help from a UN relief camp. Maybe she imagined lions casually crossing roads while people in tribal attire beat…