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People Along the Way: Everyone’s Lookin’ 18 Aug 2013 | 01:08 pm
“Dance with me.” His order was delivered with an adhesive stare and in a stoic tone. No distinct accent. Deep, raspy voice. But it was his deep eyes that screamed a million sexy words. Just 10 minutes...
Why Power Mac Center Can’t Be Trusted 4 Aug 2013 | 12:58 pm
I cringe every time I hear it. “Welcome to Power Mac Center,” the voice recording says, “your trusted Apple partner.” Trust. Wow, big word. But no matter how hard I try, I can’t trust them anymore. Wh...
Obedience 23 Jun 2013 | 02:46 pm
What caught his wayward attention was the pile of newspapers sitting on the bench on the porch of a neighbor’s house. He tore a page and made paper planes, sometimes stealing a line or two but not any...
6 Things About Childhood That We Miss Terribly 15 Jun 2013 | 09:45 am
Children avoid it and adults will give everything to have a piece of it — rest, staying still, a moment of nothing. When we were kids, our parents would force us to take a nap in the middle of the aft...
Today I made a decision. 7 Jun 2013 | 04:10 pm
Today I made a decision. Six years ago, I had one dream. I wanted to become a diplomat, a herald of peace. I hold a degree in Film so I had to work my hardest and gave my all to reach it — sleepless n...
The Price of Intimacy: Relatives, Romance, and Roommates 4 Jun 2013 | 12:02 am
The thick dust that carpeted the floor felt like hotel grade cotton when I lay on it carelessly. It was the second day of painting our newly rented condo unit, and much like the afternoon before, I wa...
Tales from Behind the Wheel: Si Aida, si Lorna, at si Fe 17 May 2013 | 12:37 pm
The driver greeted us with a smile as we hopped into his cab. “To Melaka Sentral, sir!” My friend Ces, as usual, took the passenger seat while Asta and I occupied the back row. The driver beamed, nodd...
An Offer to the Captive 27 Apr 2013 | 09:55 pm
Pin me to the wall and I’ll show you the map of the universe, this one or any other, maybe one of the parallel worlds you can escape to. Touch my lips and from there you can trace the constellations o...
People Along the Way: Pete 25 Mar 2013 | 11:36 am
I do not remember just how many mugs of beer I have emptied into my belly but I am sure I’m not stopping any time soon. I dive into the mob, get lost in the pumping music, and vanish under the phospho...
Responsible Travel: The Bliss in Ignorance and the Pain in Information 7 Mar 2013 | 02:00 pm
“Is that because of us?” was Nix’s question after telling her how I ended up not scratching anything off my bucket list when I visited Chiang Mai, Thailand. Nix Nicolas is a co-founder of Save Philipp...
