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How it’s like for Gen X to go up the mountains with millennials
Bundled up in my jammies and hoodie, I am reminded of an impromptu trip to Sagada two years ago. It was a spur of the moment thing, brought on by a photograph of a colleague enjoying the cool climes of the mountains. It immediately reminded of that scene in That Thing Called Tadhana where Mace…
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How I reinvented myself as a farmer
A decade or so ago, I bundled up my brood and went to Tarlac. Our destination: a house on top of a hill with my good friend Myra Salvosa’s arms wide open in welcome. While the kids went swimming and chasing after farm animals, us adults breathed in the fresh air, stared out to the…
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How it was like to be a student activist in the 80s #pleasedontredtagme
We were having a chat, my college dormmates and I, when one of them shared a photograph from long ago, reminding me of those days when I wrote for a radical university paper, joined the student council, and helped topple a dictator, all while keeping my virginity safely intact. It was the best of times,…
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How it’s like to be on a roller coaster ride to menopause
It was the first time I was to do a Facebook Live, for my blogger friend Earth, and I didn’t know what to expect. I wasn’t so worried though because the topic was something very close to my heart, menopause. Ah, menopause, that dreaded phase in a woman’s life marked by moods swinging, temperatures rising,…
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How I went back to 1984 with a millennial and a Zoomer or the magic of digital restoration
It’s inevitable that parents pass on their taste, or lack thereof, to their children. For better or worse, my children have had to endure a pop culture menu top billed by Annie Lenox, The Clash, The Doors, Ella, Marvin, King, Spielberg, Star Wars, and Kubrick. I shudder to think of how watching their mother sing…
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