IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque At the end of the month, President Duterte will deliver his last State of the Nation Address (SONA). I still remember watching it on television last year as if it were yesterday – a very different SONA from what we were accustomed to given the pandemic...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque We can either choose to view a cup half full, or half empty. It depends entirely on the perspective we want to take, or see things by. But like many things in life, the choice is yours to make, and the decision, you stand for, and by. This school year was like no...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Last week, I said I would share some realizations I had as a pandemic bride this week. Like many other things in life, this pandemic surely shifted perspectives in a multitude of and in multiple ways when it came to weddings. For one, gone are the extravagant...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Last week, I promised to share some of my personal tips with other pandemic brides who may potentially come across this — how to keep ones sanity and stress the least while planning your milestone moment at a most tumultuous and transient time. A lot of brides...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque When COVID-19 first hit, I remember thinking to myself at some point that it would be over in no time. It was March last year when we locked down, and I had just returned from a trip abroad to finalize details for what was supposed to be my destination wedding in...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I write this on the 100th birthday of someone very special to me. My grand-aunt, Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal. Last year, I wrote a memoir of sorts as a tribute to her to celebrate this milestone which was published by the Ateneo de Naga University press. On the...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque What may have seemed to have come naturally in the past during better and brighter days may have now seemingly turned into a task. I spoke to a good friend the other day, and our conversation led to some sort of agreement that these days, more people than...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque This past year seems to have been a constant (and still ongoing) battle with uncertainty and uncertain times. We, or at least I, have somehow become accustomed to plans not pushing through, and therefore, to manage disappointment and expectations, have come...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque As school years are once again coming to a close, and another year of online learning has ended, parents are once again in a frenzy scrambling to find worthwhile ways for their children to spend their extra time this summer. In the past, it would be a roster of...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. Surreal (and sad) to think that on Easter last year, we were in the exact same situation, “celebrating” (if you can call it that) in the exact same way – with our immediate households in enhanced community quarantine. One cannot...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque I write this on the thirteenth death anniversary of my late grand-aunt, Consuelo “Chito” Madrigal. I need not elaborate further, but followers of this column, my friends and family know what a great influence she has been, and continues to be in my life. It...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Alex Eduque Last week, I wrote a tribute of sorts to the women of my world – they who have nurtured, reared, strengthened and raised me all these years. These are the women who amidst challenging times are a constant reminder to me to always look at my glass as half full...
