humble beginnings I’ve always been into drawing since I was little. I never thought I was any good, but everyone around me seemed to praise this little “natural talent” I had. I grew up having this identity of artist that…
Learning the Hard Way to Embrace My Skin Color
I was one of those Filipino kids who was born and grew up with really dark brown skin. The technical name for the Filipino brown skin tone is kayumanggi, which I guess is the Tagalog word for the color brown…
The Most Painful Separation of My Life
It’s 4 am, the taxi is waiting outside. Dad is now loading it with our luggages. He came back with the taxi after he left to find one an hour ago. I’m pretty sure he pulled an all-nighter watching all…
