Life in progress

In 1798, the world population was just 800 million. I’m guessing the issue of overpopulation back then won’t hold a candle in a debate even for bored people. Yet, for Thomas Malthus, it is an urgent matter that needs to be discussed, something he believed would pose a big challenge for future generations. Lo and…

I was 6 when I first visited the PGH for checkups. I had an unusually large mass on my left knee calf, and so frequent trips from Cavite to Manila were in order. It took almost a year before they decided it had to be excised. On the day of the operation to remove it,…

I was having a conversation with a coworker from Nepal about the harsh winters of the Himalayas when a Welsh colleague obtruded, insisting the Snowdonia region in Wales is more treacherous and essentially colder. I wanted to slap her right there and then. I did not ace my geography classes just to have this kind…

One of the many perks of travelling is the chance to meet interesting people from all walks of life, with all sorts of life stories. And like all good conversations, good encounters start with food. We’ve been eyeing to try Caffe di Roma’s notoriously popular Cheesecake-on-a-Stick. So when chance presented itself, we grabbed it by…

originally written on March 16, 2020 Watching the news has its perks. It’s entertaining to say the least. Seeing people in droves, ransacking supermarkets and fighting over a tissue roll triggered memories I wish to keep dead. I’ve been to a lot of countries, and while the majority of my experiences abroad are good, the…

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