Benny and Corit Alejandro during their later years: She made stuff toys from scrap cloth and displayed them in the window.
papemelroti in…
The author before facsimile of Juan Luna’s ‘Parisian Lady’ at Bahay Nakpil (Photo from Peachie Gaston)
As I write this, I’ve…
From the author’s Facebook, publishing with permission
2014
This picture of a wonderful time in Palawan just popped up on my feed. It’s…
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. greeting Cecile Licad after her performance of Rachmaninoff Concert No. 2 on the evening of June 30…
A dog comes to you and lives with you in your own house,
but you
do not therefore own her, as you do not own the rain, or the
trees, or the…
It was a most beautiful dream. I was contentedly looking at my husband Mario and grandson Raja sleeping soundly in our bed. In the back of…
We were holding hands watching TV that Sunday evening, November 4, and my wife, Mary, was having a good laugh. I was glad she could relax…
This was first published in Philippine Daily Inquirer Lifestyle section in May 2013.
2013
IT DIDN’T happen like in the movies or the way…
Maningning poems posted in the Miclat mausoleum
With the coming of All Saints’ Day, Todos Los Santos, Day of the Dead, El Dia de los…
My front page story in the Sunday Chronicle announcing cancellation of Manila engagement of Pavarotti.(Pablo Tariman file photo)
It’s been…
