by Anne Gumiran The plane shook as we were experiencing a patch of turbulence. I was on a tree [yoga] pose at the lavatory as I peed, and I thought: What the actual fuck?...
By Charlene Joy Ramos Visiting the island of Palawan has always been on my bucket list, yet it took me years and a sponsored trip to be finally able to tick this destination off....
by Anne Gumiran “Hope when the moment comes you'll say:I, I did it allI, I did it allI owned every second that this world could giveI saw so many placesThe things that I didYeah, with...
by James Aquino Written while facing the second-floor balcony, with a mild drizzle that touches the sea of calatheas, aglaonemas, and the grass below. In a place we never knew existed in one of my...
by Nelson Lim The day started wonderfully. Here I was, happily working from home and enjoying my hot steaming mug of coffee. The sky was overcast – perfect for me and my darkly optimistic soul....
by Mariegold Echavez Jabla The rain came in a persistent drizzle. I guess it’s always like this in high-altitude areas. Marilog District, Davao City has always been a foggy and drizzly place as far back...
by Fratri Edson Silva As the world slowly begins to open its doors again and #travelgoals begin to thaw after being put on ice the past year, my social media feed is already bogged down...
by Kirsten Ilajas It felt like going out of prison. Free at last – free to go inside the boarding gate, to present my passport at the immigration, to buy overpriced water, and finally. to...
by Vilfe Bacus I missed this. That’s the first thing that came out of my mouth as I approached the entrance gate of our wet market this beautiful sunny morning. Back when I was still...
by Mariegold E. Jabla Sunflowers will always face the sun; we all know that, but no one talks about what happens to them at noon, the least glamorous time of the day to take...
