My Lenten Penitencia
It’s Holy Saturday. My head pounds from a headache. The weather, I thought to myself. I had a slight cold
COVID-19 and The Filipinos in Austria
VIENNA—Austria, where I have been living since 1978, confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases in February 2020; since then, the
The Theft
I have this rotten feeling that my life is getting shorter by 10 minutes every day of my stay in
My Cousin—The New Cook
Returning home to Bukid-non on December 6, 2012, I felt overwhelmed just five days later, more than I had in
The Theft, Part 2
Our municipal mayor, a personal friend, was visibly shocked when I told her about the theft. I dropped by her
The Never-Ending “Apol” Story
The 4th of October 2020 has been warm and sunny. I decided to go to Walter’s garden earlier than usual,
Dik Was Jerking
Exactly what Brenda, my travelling companion on my first trip to Lake Como, nonchalantly told our host Cynthia this morning
Birthday Lolo and His Rocky Road Cake
It was Walter’s birthday, and I thought I would bake the only cake I could make—cheesecake. He had another cake
Oh, Those German Language Quirks!
Wyatt, our vet friend who was visiting us in my Bukid-non home, told me he was heading to Waltermart to