Writing & Creativity

The Small Things That Tell Me I Live Here Now

Immigrant life does not always arrive through dramatic moments. Sometimes it arrives through an Uber ride, a Tim Hortons order, a grocery trip to T&T, or the quiet act of checking if your wife is still beside you before sleeping.

When Life Got Louder Than the Music

There was a season when P-Pop filled almost every space in my day. Then life arrived with new worries, new responsibilities, and the quiet realization that survival sometimes asks us to pause the music we love.
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Lakad Pasulong

I have been spending the latter part of 2024 in complete disarray. I was in my very first professional job since passing my licensure...

I ate batchoy for lunch on a Sunday

My hands were shaking, tears welling up in my eyes. I hope the waiter didn't see me. I was sobbing so hard my tears...

Do I still have time to pursue a hobby?

What is your favorite hobby or pastime? For slambooks and those friend profiles widespread during the early 2000s, I would always write as my hobbies,...

Life needs an overhaul

I remember starting a little blog in high school when it was still pretty new in the country. I lost access to it, then...

What I Want to Do, I Don’t: Depression, Faith, and Romans 7

Even when life looks okay from the outside, the internal war can still rage. In this raw reflection on Romans 7:15, I share how lingering depressive episodes challenged my faith, shaped my view of grace, and helped me discover what healing really looks like—less like victory, more like quiet returning.

Survival: The Ides of March, Colonization of the Philippines, and the Endless Quarantine

I am writing this as St. Patrick's Day is ending and filling up my head with images of snakes fleeing Ireland because of the...

Overwhelmed students deserve wellness breaks in this pandemic—and 7 ways to cope!

As I am writing this, our university's wellness break is nearly done. Echoing the clamors of students who were stuck at home for their...

Being in limbo and not knowing what to do

My interest in Roman Catholic theology started during my years in a public elementary school where volunteers teach catechism classes. I attended all lectures...

Empathizing with Erik Matti and the dying Philippine film industry

Warning: Long read ahead! I did not mean to write it this long, but here it goes. While everyone was in community quarantine (a cliche...

Back to my musings

Hi there! It has been a while since my last post, and I have just had control of my website. After nearly three years...

I’m back to writing for a campus paper

Writing for a Campus Paper I started involving myself with campus journalism back in high school when I was appointed to join a campus journalism...

Review: Why the Reformation Still Matters — The Domain for Truth

Michael Reeves and Tim Chester. Why the Reformation Still Matters. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, September 30th 2016. 224 pp. 5 out of 5 Purchase: Westminster...