IT'S THE SMALL THINGS It is amazing what some quiet and down time can do – even the kind that happens when you are stuck in traffic and have the leisure to scroll through social media or group chats. Catching up physically with dear friends you have not been able to see face to face in two years...
ITS THE SMALL THINGS Last week, I ended my article with these words: In a world where you can be anything, be kind. As the world has slowly (but surely) opened up, and gone back to normal – most definitely more faster paced in some areas of the world than others –we cannot help but...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Last week, I ended my piece saying that I would talk this week more about what I have come to realize are the most precious “gifts” in life that we ironically tend to take for granted. Is it because we feel that these are limitless? Or is it a notion of entitlement?...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS In a world that can be many different things – from kind to cruel; harsh to harmonious; nurturing, war-stricken, depressing, happy; pessimistic, but hopeful; the list goes on – there is one thing I am confident about. Cliché, but true, the only constant in this world is...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS D-day is two days away. A lot of us are in disbelief. The air of anxiety looms about as we face yet another instance of uncertainty that will determine our country’s future – at least for the next six years, that is. I write this piece to urge all of you who are registered...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS The last full week before the national election is coming up. And as days draw near, the tension is stronger than ever. At this point, though a lot can still happen, I keep reminding myself that the most we can do as ordinary citizens is to pray for our country, and to pray...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque To say that the election fire is heated would be an understatement – it is burning like never before. The mudslinging is so real, that it seems that some have short-term memory, or even suffer from temporary memory loss because it is so rampant, it is almost...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I write this on Palm Sunday which is actually the official start of Holy Week. This year, it also happens to fall two days after my first church wedding anniversary. And although admittedly (and embarrassingly) it actually slipped my mind until greetings from loved ones came...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Holy week is upon us, and so is election fever. Thirty days to go, and campaign period in full blast, people are most definitely hyped! With the excitement comes some frenzy, and unfortunately, toxicity as well. Exchanges – both pleasant and unpleasant – are...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS And just like that, it’s April. In a blink of an eye, the first quarter of the year has just passed us by. With the semblance of the old normal returning, days are definitely going by much quicker, and we are once again loading them up like we used to. Gone are the days of...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I write this on the third week of women’s month, and on the 14th year since the passing of a woman who significantly shaped my life. I now realize more than ever how apt it is that a woman who had shaped so much of who I am today celebrates her birthday in heaven on the...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS I n continuing on with Women’s Month, I too am writing another piece themed around women. This time, closer to home – women, and how I view them, and their roles in the Philippines. To be quite honest, because I was raised in a very matriarchal family, I did not realize...
