Humor or Less
Maestra: Miguel, where is Egypt? Miguel: Egypt is parked across the street....
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Smile Before You Open
KNOT Siya si Nena Semblante, 59, taga Tacloban. “Dito na ako nakatira sa San Miguel, Leyte, mga 50 kms. ang layo sa Tacloban kase pinarentahan ko na ang bahay namin duon. Nang mabalitaan ko ang nangyari sa Tacloban, agad agad akong nagpaalam sa husband ko na puntahan...
Full of Life, A Full Life
“Hi pads.” Whenever I was online, this will always be the greeting I would get from David in a private message on my Facebook. We would exchange private messages, updating each other on our plans and activities. He would share with me his recent climb...
Humor or Less
BATA: Ayo, palit ko og sabon. Tag-pila? TINDERA: Tag-P 10.00. BATA: Ka-mahal. Ingon sa TV tag-P 5.00 lang. TINDERA: Sa TV na lang ka palit....
Smile Before You Open
KNOT My Tacloban Diary Part 2 of 3 Simple lang ang buhay sa Municipality ng Carigara, Leyte. First time ko rin na nakakilala ng 2 parish priests sa isang parokya. Ang Holy Cross Parish pala ang pinakalumang simbahan sa kabisayaan. Kwento pa ng isa na si Msgr. Manuel...
A Glimpse on the Life of Dominicans in Gen. Santos City
On a weekday, I would usually wake up at around 5:30 AM, to the sounds of cocks crowing in the cool morning breeze. St. Antoninus House, our mission house in Gen. Santos City is situated in a property with lots of mahogany, mango and coconut...
Humor or Less
Nanay: nahagbong man daw ka sa history subject anak? Anak: sala man na ni ma’am nay kay ngano pangutan-on man ko niya, Who killed Magellan nga wala pa man ko ma tawo ana. ...
Caleruega, Philippines
The two and a half to three hours road trip from Manila to the boundary of Tagaytay and Nasugbu in Batangas did not seem that long. On an ordinary week day afternoon, there was no traffic on the South Luzon Expressway or SLEX. We took...
Spiders, Slingshots, Matchbox and Skateboards
Growing up as a child, I was as playful as any of the children in our neighborhood. I like to play a lot and I even make my own toys. Some of the toys that I made were boats made out of used rubber slippers...
Floods, Stainless Jeeps and Fish Sauce of Malabon
I grew up in Malabon, formerly part of Rizal Province, but now part of Metro Manila. Malabon is well known for its delicious “Pancit Malabon”. The ingredients of a special pancit Malabon includes shrimps, oysters, squids, pork, gound “chicharon”, smoked fish flakes, boiled eggs and...