Writing beyond the border
“Why did you move to Singapore?” It was the summer of 2012 when a fresh-faced twenty-something-year-old me was experiencing the liberating yet anxious post-college feardom. My batch is the generation energized by […]
Life update: It’s only the beginning
It wasn’t that long ago when my bestfriend pointed out that I’ve gone through a lot of life chapters lately. If I thought moving to Singapore 9 months ago (!) was the […]
#Bangkok and the God of Modernity
Bangkok is where I first encountered the God of Modernity. It’s an effigy that offers its past for the sake of the future. The city thrives with a sense of […]
Sole Sister: 5 Things You Thought You Knew About Singapore
This article on WeAreSoleSisters is dedicated to all the people who always ask me whether Singapore is boring. Boring is a state of mind! A state of mind you should […]
#ComingHome What surfing and passion have in common
“Don’t be in such a hurry. Find your balance before you stand up!” said kuya Abe to me after I took yet another face palm into the water. Damnit. Wasn’t I […]
#ComingHome Balikbayan Food
By definition a ‘foreigner’ means to be an outsider or a stranger. But despite the negative connotation I enjoy embracing the quality of being a foreigner. It’s the wonderfully unique […]
#ComingHome: Commuting through the urban jungle
My pet peeve has always been transpo problems. If there’s a will, there’s a way, they say, but in Manila that road is paved with… pot holes. Character is built […]
