How to Make Baye-BayeIf you hail from Bayawan, down at the southern bend of Negros Oriental, chances are you have grown up eating the city’s foremost delicacy —…1d ago1d ago
The Infinite Poetry of One Big TuyokA few nights ago, tired from the anxiety plaguing us the past week, Renz and I decided to go make an impromptu O.B.T. around town. We even…3d ago3d ago
Life Lessons from a GhostI have been watching a lot of Japanese movies lately. It is, after all, “Japanuary,” a kind of cinephilic trend which calls for devoting…Jan 12Jan 12
A New WorldSomething caught my eye on Facebook a few weeks ago — it was not a meme but a snippet of story about a therapist telling some patient some…Dec 28, 2024Dec 28, 2024
All My Accidental Christmas CheersIt is harder to feel Christmas when you’re older. The holidays harden into a mercenary plot that defies whatever magical understanding we…Dec 21, 2024Dec 21, 2024
The Beauty of Old HousesThe old house along Acias Pinili Street in Tinago was easy to overlook, even if you’ve lived in Dumaguete for so long. We tend to avert our…Dec 14, 2024Dec 14, 2024
Creativity is WorkI remember this one particular low point in my life as a writer and as a cultural worker. I once put together a publication — let’s be…Dec 7, 2024Dec 7, 2024
A Second Homecoming for Elsa Martinez CoscolluelaShe is one of the best writers I know — although when you mention that to her, Elsa Victoria Martinez Coscolluela would demur. Once I…Nov 29, 2024Nov 29, 2024
The Dumaguete Inato as LifeThis is, admittedly, a generalization — and many exceptions abound! But the following are things non-Dumagueteños — especially poor Manila…Nov 16, 2024Nov 16, 2024
A Walk to TacloboCalle San Jose Extension in Taclobo in the early evening of Friday surprisingly buzzes with the lightest traffic, and somehow I find it…Nov 8, 2024Nov 8, 2024