A Technology Sabbath

I surprised myself last week by doing three things I had never done before.  First, I went up to the mountains and stayed overnight at my good friend Chary’s house.  We had been planning this trip over the pandemic and finally it was happening. Her home was located in a protected area up in the…

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A Last Decade

Last night while visiting mom, something she used to say all the time echoed in my head. “Hindi pa ako mamamatay. Aabot ako ng 100!” She would often remind me of that “fact” whenever someone we knew died. I thought to myself, mom is 89 now. Next year after she turns 90, that will only…

Mom’s Legacy of Words

At the Port of Dumaguete. October 2022 Whenever I travel in the Visayas region I can’t help but think of my mom. I just came from Siquijor, and now I am in Dumaguete. When we got off our Oceanjet fastcraft, I saw these two vessels across the port. I had to take a photo with…