Category: Writing
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Trouble in Hong Kong (A short travel story)
We were arguing in the middle of the street. My younger brother, Mark, loomed over me and fixed me with a withering stare. I looked at him with incredulity. Dani, our 10-year-old sister shifted nervously between us and tried to referee. “You should stop fighting,” she pleaded. I ignored her appeal. “I brought you all…
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A Story for Dani
I’m lucky to have a little sister like Dani. Today, she turned 10. When she was born, my dad said that she would be the new and improved Patricia, just to annoy me. I rolled my eyes and scoffed then, but looking at her now, I can’t help but be amazed at how smart, creative, and…
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What 2015 Taught Me
So, another year has come. I keep thinking about what to say, what words would aptly describe the rollercoaster ride that was 2015. Overwhelming? Surprising? Unpredictable? But really, all of these could easily apply to the years prior to this one. Thinking about it now I realize that if I could pick just one word, it…
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The Work of Christmas
A kid’s Christmas is the best version of Christmas. It’s bright, sparkly, magical, and just plain wonderful. The holidays bring an abundance of the most joyous things in life. There are stockings to be filled, candies to be eaten, and presents to be opened. Parols. Simbang Gabi. Tsokolate. Bibingka and Puto Bumbong. Carols. Overflowing food! I remember how…
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In a Different Light
As a child growing up in a grandma’s musty home, I hated dusk and its slanted rays of dying light. After school and mid-afternoon shows, sun beams, like stealthy soldiers, climbed through windows, caught riotous dust motes, cast long shadows that colluded with dark corners, and wispy spectators hiding behind locked doors. I sulked as I eyed the shifting shades, the…
Trish in Transit 