The Journal
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CUPID HAD RESERVATIONS. WE HAD DINNER.
February 15, 2014 | Love on the 14th — A Valentine’s Day Among Friends, Overcrowded Restaurants,…
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A FUTURE WRITTEN IN PENCIL
The future looked exceptionally organised on a sheet of yellow pad paper. I had written everything…
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BETWEEN THE MEDICATION TROLLEY AND MY UNMADE BED
February 8, 2014 | Wrapping It Up — Two Weeks Without a Day Off, the Art…
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THE WEIGHT OF AN EMPTY PLATE
There is a particular kind of anxiety that begins when somebody places an unexpectedly generous portion…
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A BOWL OF ARROZ CALDO, AND EVERYTHING WE COULDN’T FIX
November 2013 | A Feeding Programme at Mactan Airbase, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu — On Bayanihan, the…
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AFTER THE STORM, WE LEARNED TO CARRY ONE ANOTHER
November 2013 | A Day of Volunteer Work, Repacking Relief Goods, and Finding Hope in the…
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WHEN THE SKY FORGOT HOW TO BE MERCIFUL
November 2013 | Super Typhoon Yolanda, the Grief of a Nation, and the Faith We Carry…
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THE LIVING, THE DEPARTED, AND THE LAST BUS HOME
November 4, 2013 | Saints & Souls — A Filipino Undas, Family Traditions, and Three Days…
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THE TOMORROWS THEY CANNOT YET IMAGINE
From My Nursing Memoirs | On a Fourteen-Year-Old Patient, the Troubles of Growing Up, and the…
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NINE MONTHS APART, A LIFETIME OF NONSENSE
On childhood friendships, familiar conversations, and a best friend who deserves an award for listening to…
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WHEN THE CHURCH BELLS FELL, FAITH STOOD STILL
October 15, 2013 | The Cebu–Bohol Earthquake, a Nurse’s Reflection, and the Prayers That Outlived the…
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CHOCO: THE DOG WHO NEVER LEARNED TO COMPLAIN
October 2012 | Of an Aspin Named After Chocolate, His Extraordinary Patience, and the Unfortunate Discovery…
