WHILE wearing school uniforms for most students sound like a convenient and attractive quick fix, this policy was never easy for me. Somehow, the idea of wearing the same clothes four…
Read MoreKilling me loudly with their songs
I LOVE music. I mean it has the power to evoke all kinds of emotions in me. Listening to quiet, sedative music can soothe and relax my soul or send shivers…
Read MoreGrappling for the front seatj
MY two boardmates and I were invited to coordinate a friend's wedding in a remote barangay in North Cotabato one day some years ago. I said remote because the trip required…
Read MoreCollector’s conflict
IMMEDIATELY after graduating from college years (and years) ago, I decided that the idea of working under a supervisor and report to work from regular 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every…
Read MoreA night on the streets
MIDNIGHT. My hands grew cold and clammy as I stood on the dimly lit pavement of San Pedro Street. I shivered as a gust of cold wind blew up my spine,…
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