IT'S THE SMALL THINGS This past week, the color pink made waves, leaps and bounds in the political world, as well as on social media where my entire feed seemed to be painted pink – between breast cancer awareness month and political preferences. But I choose to keep this space apolitical (for...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Ever since my mom’s ordeal with breast cancer in 2014, October has become a blessed month for me. For starters, it is a month that celebrates a lot of Feast Days – Saint Therese on the first, Guardian Angels on the second, and our Lady of the Holy Rosary on...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque Beneficence is defined as an act of kindness or charity. A good deed, if you will, with a strong essence of doing good for others. This has entirely encapsulated the very core of my partnership with a good friend of mine, Macky Fäh over the last six years. A...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque This week more than ever, my social media feed has been filled with posts surrounding untimely, mysterious and unexpected deaths, as well as varying reactions from netizens on announcements of candidates to run for the presidency. Posts are more passionate than...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque I write this a week into turning 31. Since then, I have safely experienced and endured a 7.2 magnitude earthquake here in Mexico City, and I have also visited beautiful Monterrey. Such is life – some days are better than others, and ultimately, only God...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque I write this on September the eighth, Mother Mary’s birthday, as a tribute of thanks for her continuous compassion, love and protection. How timely actually that last Saturday, on the eve of my 31st birthday, I had the most blessed opportunity to visit Our...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque Tomorrow, I turn 31. Not quite a milestone year, an ordinary birthday, if you will, but these days, we celebrate the smallest and most mundane of matters. I remember how I welcomed my 30th last year – what was a milestone birthday celebrated at my parent’s...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque The days have seemingly turned more monotonous as of late, with spikes of anxiety that rise simultaneous with the number of cases. For some reason in the past week, deaths of loved ones of some of my nearest and dearest have increased as well – none of which...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque Mental health. As important a topic as it is, I have realized that it is still quite sensitive to discuss. Taboo even, much more in this country than many others. Maybe it is because we were raised in a culture where some Filipino folklore and beliefs would...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque One week down, and pending any extension, another week to go. For the most part, we are riding along with the imposed lockdown, and the need to do so amidst the Delta variant and rising cases is understandable. Nonetheless, it is undeniable that we too have...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque If you are at all a creature of habit like me, once I find something I like, I keep going back to it, and slightly freak out when I realize production is halted, or it is permanently (sometimes even temporarily) unavailable. As ECQ has once again been imposed...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex M. Eduque What a week it has been! A roller coaster ride of emotions to say the very least. A lot of us were shaken by the earthquake over the weekend, and then the continuous rains and floods. President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his last State of the Nation Address,...
