Happy Father’s Day, Pa
I lost my Papa in 1999.I had very little time with him (I was 13 when he passed away), but I appreciate every bit I can remember. I remember him as a strong figure in our home.He was the big guy in shorts, a plain white shirt, and his Beachwalk slippers.He was the family’s designated […]
“No regrets, only lessons” is BS
We hear it all the time: “No regrets, just lessons.” Looking back on some stupid thing we did, people will say,“No regrets, just <…>.” Bad career choice? “No regrets, you gained experience and new friends.”Bad exam performance? “No regrets, just do better next time.”Bad relationship? “No regrets, just love.” I think that is full of […]
huling sayaw; unang tikim
I used to love playing “teacher” when I was young. I had a small chalkboard mounted on the wall of our house’s dirty kitchen.90s kids would remember those dark green toy blackboards designed withthe alphabet around the borders,sometimes with a manual, analog clock for teaching time…Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a photo on Google. I bought […]
Life As I Know It: 2014 vs 2024
I found a blog post I wrote in 2014.Wow.It’s nice to know that some things never changed,but also iffy to find how naive I was about certain things. Here’s my 2024 self responding to the 2014 me (old blogpost in screenshots). It makes even more sense to me now. Glad to know I knew how […]