The school bus, or the school service, carries a slice of our childhood. From early morning conversations yielded with fellow students on the way to school, to after-school mischief that
“‘Yun na ba talaga? Hindi ka yayaman sa pagsusulat.” It wasn’t the only time our high school Filipino teacher Ms. Maricar* told me that with her pressing eyes and signature
Ghouls, ghosts, the beings from beyond—these are the stories that never fail to send shivers down our spines. While they’re frightening on both the page and on-screen, there’s nothing more
Twi-hards are valid and so are teenage girls The year was 2008. Fresh out of a day during my first year of high school, I rushed to the closest mall
Princess is my best friend. In every way, she defined my childhood. We met and grew up together in grade school. We traded Stick-Os and Ovaltines during recess, we update
“That’s bad for you,” my pre-school teacher, in her pixie cut and lavender top, told me after class. As a five-year-old running for first honor, I got reprimanded for asking
Attending the SONA ng Bayan was quite heavy. Protests, big or small, tend to have this energy anyway. Truth to be told, I was a bit lost on who I
Items inside my grandfather’s bedroom remind me of his place in the world Territorial markings. As a kid I learned that these are what animals are good at making. Sometimes,
I’m turning 21 in two months. My college graduation is in a week, I’m happy with the degree and university name I’ll be carrying for life, and age-wise, it all
We grew up knowing flags serve as physical symbols of representation. And it’s not just that—it’s probably the bravest and most confident sign there is, considering how, either raised by
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