Since moving to the heart of the metro, my inner promdi has been aching for the native garden flowers in our lanai and the surrounding lush greenery in my hometown. I’ve tried to recreate it for quite some time but I didn’t realize that keeping indoor gardens can be so taxing that it made me …
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The deafening head tone of my niece ringed in my ear drums. “Heto ako, basang-basa sa ulan, walang masisilungan,” her body tensed as she was holding the high notes of the chorus, trying to mimic the Filipino rock band in one of her karaoke numbers. They say in our vernacular, “kapag pangit boses mo at …
If there’s a pragmatic approach to sustainability, there’s no better person to consult than my mother, a full-blooded Ilocano. Born with bucolic roots in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, she carries the Ilocano reputation of being kuripot very well. “Ag kakasar manen ta il-ilawen,” (The lights are getting married.) she would always gawk at me …
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