Before the Coffee Gets Cold: Not the Usual Japanese Ghost Story
Four gently heartwarming tales that surround a coffee-flavored urban legend.
Manila, 1945: Three Stories from World War II
Three World War II stories from our grandmother, who was a little girl in Manila when it was destroyed and liberated.
A Gentle Path to Bloody Revolution: José Rizal’s Vision of the Philippines a Century Hence
I review a 132-year-old essay by Filipino polymath José Rizal, which is both a wistful imagining of possible futures and a dire warning of impending revolution. Did it accomplish anything?
The Maiden Voyage: Getting A Motorcycle in the Plague Times
I buy and learn to drive a motorcycle — a power move and a bid for freedom. We also started a vlog!
My Little March Girl by P.L. Dunbar
Frederick Douglass called P.L. Dunbar "one of the sweetest songsters his race has produced." This is my favorite P.L. Dunbar poem.
La Union: First Long Ride with Our Rusi Classic 250
Our New Year 2020 trip to Surftown in San Juan, La Union. We took our custom-built scrambler out for her first long ride out of town.
Evening with the NPA: A Camper’s Encounter with Armed Militants in the Philippines
An unusual evening round the campfire. Definitely not an experience we actively looked for, but one for the books.
Storm Over Sagada
As tropical storm Ineng whirled over Luzon, I slept in the car and our little group of five crept up the mountain in cold, blind darkness.
Tapulao Traverse: Four Epic Days off the Grid
The Tapulao Traverse is a 40-kilometer journey which we took at a relatively slow pace — four whole…
Palacio de Memoria: Memories in the Sunset
Formerly the Villaroman mansion, the Palacio de Memoria is a pre-war home built on what was once the…