People Over Pages*

Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. (Mark 6:34 NLT)
After walking the stretch of rough road in Purok 17 in Barangay Cabalawan, I stop by the eighth sari-sari store. Through [...]

“Houston, we have a problem”

Where do I go from here? I mutter to myself after disembarking from the Continental Airlines plane. With nine hours to spare before I board another plane that would finally take me home, I am now lost. Maybe not literally but the sense of lostness was so palpable, a part of me wanted to be [...]

faith and firewood

My room, even with its busted light that needs replacing pronto, tells me it’s good for me to be back. After a full week in faraway Visayas, I’m reunited with all things familiar. But before I tuck away all my memories, allow me to share some in pictures.

Note: Many thanks to Mark Completo and Malou [...]

Off to T

No, I did not take up golf as a sport. And neither am I going for the hot, relaxing drink that is good for digestion and aids in relaxation.
T is for Tacloban. In a few hours, I will be riding a plane that will take me to this faraway place that I know almost nothing [...]