Last weekend, we attended the graduation of a young nephew here in Australia. A quiet milestone marked by ramen bowls and talk about life after school. No elaborate photo shoots, no loud celebrations, just a table, warm food, and a boy with no fear in his eyes. He knew, deep down, that whatever he chose […]
Surprise. We opened Taguan Sydney last year, 2024, in a small 12-seater on a quiet corner of Redfern. There was no grand opening. No streamers. No influencers or media lists. We barely announced it, really. Just quiet posts here, a soft launch there. No drama. Just coffee and food. That’s always been our way really. […]
I wasn’t alive when the 1986 People Power Revolution happened. Everything I know about those four days in February comes from history books, stories, documentaries, and the recollections of others. Yet, one undeniable fact shines through all those accounts: millions of ordinary Filipinos came together to end a tyranny. They flooded EDSA with prayers and […]
There’s a strange weight when someone owes you something. It’s not just the financial loss, but the emotional toll of being taken for granted. Over time, I’ve dealt with people owing me money—some sums large, some small—but what’s always bothered me most is the lack of acknowledgment. The silence, the absence of apology, it all […]
There wasn’t even a handshake. Just a room in a library, where Vinny and I sat in front of an authorized officer and confirmed what we already knew: that we were each other’s person. That we’d built a life together, and wanted the law to see it too. It didn’t feel like a milestone at […]
525,600 minutes, Rent measured and sang that. That’s how a year passes – just like that. One morning you’re laughing with someone, and by nightfall, they’re no longer there. The past few years have blurred like that. Time moved forward, but it didn’t feel like growth, not really. It felt like shedding. Losing. Watching thinks […]
February marks my first year in Baguio. I left Manila to live in Baguio during the pandemic. I can still remember parking my car inside the garage of my first home in the City of Pines as my dog Yakult hastily run towards the open gate of Easter Road to Bokawkan. Alongside cars and trucks, […]
My journey of being an entrepreneur started 7 years ago when I decided to leave my corporate job and set up a boutique ad agency. Without any investors, we worked our asses off to be able to have enough funds to start it up. Ultimately, we were swindled by our CEO. All of our monies […]