Monthly Archives: April 2010
Rediscovering The Magic In Routine Travel
When you travel as often as I do, especially to places like Jakarta which is almost just like a two-hour bus ride away, it’s very easy to start taking things for granted. Everything feels so drab and routine — online ticket purchase and check-in; luggage drop-off; chitchat with Malaysian Immigration officers on my long wait … Continue reading
In Search Of Bibingka
Every time I go back to the Philippines, I always have a list of must-eat foods, i.e. all the Filipino foods that I’ve been missing the whole time I was away from the land of my birth. During my short stay in the Philippines, I hunted down those foods every time I had the chance, … Continue reading
Drought
Image by Lotharkort On some days my mind is just totally devoid of blog ideas. And when I force myself to write, the words that come out have an empty ring to them. Flat. Stale. Unworthy of being read by other human eyes. I hit ‘Delete’ without regrets nor hesitation. Some 26 draft blog posts … Continue reading
When You’re Gone
My dearest Mama, Today is your birthday and hardly the right occasion to talk about death. But that’s just what I’ll do — write about how much I’ll miss you once you leave this earth. Because I want you to know how much I love you. I want to let you know what I love … Continue reading
Plunged Into Darkness
My current stay in the island of Mindanao, Philippines is proving to be quite a challenge because of regularly scheduled (!) power outages or brownouts (as Filipinos refer to them). For instance, in the town where my uncle was laid to rest, brownouts are scheduled every other night for three very long, hot, dark hours … Continue reading
