Little Clara and the Cornstalks
Dear Clara, Sad news! I was in the garden today and saw our cornstalks flattened to the ground beyond salvation.
The Day I Died…Well, Almost Died
It came like a sudden death. There was no warning. I was walking to the subway station near where I
Getting Ancient
Thank you for greeting me on my Birthday on November 27 this year, reminding me I was getting that ancient.
The Pandesal Challenge
It all began when my sister, who lives Downunder, sent me photos of her hot pandesal, fresh from the oven.
Dinendeng and Bulanlang
Two days after I arrived in Vienna, after a five-week stay at home in the Philippines, I was homesick already.
Cooks
Walter was furious. He wanted to bake, but no eggs. Our cook fried them all when he wasn’t looking. That
My Cook
REMEMBER MY COOK? She is the one singular sensation reminding me I am in the Philippines. Never a dull moment
Marathons
WADAFAK! I said that when the exaggerated sound of a drum roll and fanfare, amplified to the max, came from
Lost in Translation
I was having breakfast with two friends and neighbors—a Fil-Austrian couple, Marylin and Norbert—at their place when I received this
The Filipino Woman in Vienna and Her Dress Sense
There is a group of Filipino retirees from the Vienna International Center (VIC) called VIC Filipino Retirees, whose members get