IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque It is hard to believe that we are entering the last week of the first month of the year. In as much as the holidaze caused frenzy and pandemonium, this month seems to have once again flown us by. For many, this first month of the year was a most stressful one...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS A week into the new year, and just when we all thought we had the hang of things, omicron has seemingly taken us on a wave of surprise. Numbers are doubling (even tripling) overnight, and despite the fact that we have been living in a pandemic for two years, we still find...
It's the small things Alex Eduque It is hard to believe that this is the last piece I am writing for 2021. It is also harder to believe that while things have picked up quite a bit as compared to last year, COVID-19 is still around, and though vaccines are here, there are also variants. Perhaps it...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I write this on the eve of Christmas eve. As I think about and ponder over what sparks Christmas in my life, I realized that it ended up filtering down to my senses. The sights and sounds of Christmas; the tastes and smells of the holidays, and of course, more...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I can almost bet that as you read the title of this piece you broke out into tune. And I felt no other title could be more apt given that another (pandemic) year has just passed us by. I remember at this same time last year, though we tried our very best to keep...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque As the days go on, and as new variants spring out again just when we thought we had things under control, the more convinced I am that we have to accept that the world we live in today (and in the days to come) will be a “new normal.” I was so resistant to that...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque As I get older, Thanksgiving has increasingly become more meaningful to me. I do not know if it is because of the American influence in all my years of studying there, or finding myself on this side of the world these days, but it seems to be a holiday with...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque The holidaze are here again. Undoubtedly, our days have become faster paced. As the COVID-19 cases have thankfully dropped, and restrictions eased, more people have been out and about resuming their lives with some semblance of normalcy – with safety precautions...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I was blessed enough to have the opportunity to hear first Friday mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe this month, and pay her a visit once again. It was not even planned – a friend asked me the day before if I had wanted to go with her, and after...
ITS THE SMALL THING As creatures of the 21st century and as Hollywood has glamorized the grind, I feel like we were all pre-disposed to believe that rest is overrated, and hustling is the way to go. Admittedly, I used to be one of those people. Pre-pandemic, I was someone who would freak out if my...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS This weekend is Halloween weekend. If not for the pandemic restrictions, we would all be preparing for eager and happy children trick or treating outside our homes – a much anticipated tradition we have adapted into our culture. Growing up, I always associated Halloween...
ITS THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Lately, my social media feed has been filled with many things political. Whether it be colors, outright promoting a candidate, satire, memes, you name it. And then, there are comments from followers, people, and friends. I admittedly only glance upon them, not...
