Health & Home

Fixing a hole

It was almost three years ago when we moved back into this house, which my father built by the sweat of his brow. What we first saw when we got here in 2005 would have made him cry, and I am still thankful that it was just Sam and his brothers who saw the terrible [...]


Stuff you can do

. . . while waiting for an internet connection
Contrary to what I earlier believed, I do have a choice when it comes to a broadband connection. I could go cable internet, and for that I chose belltel.ph’s iCable, as recommended by my internet cafe suki Chet. Buti nalang mabait si Chet, ok lang recommend nya [...]


The Incredible Heaviness of Being

(Mr. Kundera, you don’t know me and I’ve only heard of you, so patas lang muna tayo ha?)
I have declared myself officially fat. If I don’t suck my gut in, I look four months pregnant. I cannot fit into ALL the pants I bought two years ago. They’re mostly straight cut denims that do not [...]