Skull panda x womanbeing
I fell into the blind box tunnel and didn’t know how to come up for air. I visited the Pop Mart site and was drawn to Skull Panda more than the Labubu Monsters. Skull Panda is a brand of collectible art
NEVER TOO OLD FOR A LABUBU
Being old sucks. There is no other way to state it. My knees hurt. I had to let go of my heavy bags. And I can never ever go bungee jumping ever. Not that I would want to. But there’s
The Christmas Manor
The Manor Hotel, Camp John Hay, Baguio City The five-hour ride to Baguio from Quezon City felt daunting given our temperamental weather as of late. But my family was determined to make this pilgrimage. We wanted to retrace familiar places in
Our Brain When We Are Shopping
Shopping is never a straight line. It’s like gymnastics with its twists and turns and its uncertainty of a beautiful landing, but don’t trust me on this because I’ve never done gymnastics. You may trust me on the shopping. Our mind
I am fine
Shiela is one of my childhood best friends. We went to high school together and we were inseparable.
Isabelita
Children can be cruel. They were to Isabelita. Isabelita was the tallest in my grade school class. And I was the second tallest girl. So, whenever we lined up for the national anthem or for a group activity, she was always behind
Coming Out
“When did you know?” Shiela asked Jennie. We were in a hotel lobby for my birthday, a rare celebration with champagne when we were all non-alcoholics. But it was fun to have a pretentious afternoon with my golden girls. It was also
There was a Boy
Every good story starts with a boy. And this is mine. I recently turned a year older, firmly in my mid-fifties, and began questioning every decision I made in life. It’s something that probably hits everyone on a birthday. The questioning, the