Art and Earth Science by Grass
Earlier this week, I found myself walking alone among the sunflowers lining University Avenue in UP Diliman—my alma mater, my academic home. On an ordinary summer day, the late afternoon sun might have cast a golden light over everything. But it’s already the rainy season, and the skies that day were anything but clear. The… Continue reading Walking Among the Sunflowers and A Quiet and Victorious End to My Graduate Study (for now)
I’ve recently moved into a new place—and it’s a dream come true. While it’s officially our family’s secondary home near my workplace, I’ve begun to think of it as something more: my sanctuary. My babies visited me for the first time and spent a few days to keep me company while I spruced up our new… Continue reading A Space of My Own: Where Art, Science, and Stillness Meet
Hi, everyone! On February 14, after months of neglect, I finally opened my mailbox. Inside it were three holiday cards from my friends abroad. Yay! These days, I rarely receive snail mail since bills and notifications arrive via email, unlike before when handwritten letters and postcards were common. However, I had sent a few postcards to my… Continue reading Bringing Back Snail Mail: Why I Still Send Handwritten Postcards
A few years ago, I picked up Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury. It was a transitional period in my life. This was right before the pandemic. I had just left my corporate job. I was exploring ways to supplement our household income. At the time, I had no plans to pursue… Continue reading My Recommended Book for Writers: “Zen in the Art of Writing” by Ray Bradbury
Yesterday while I was working on my IG puzzle feed at Canva, a sudden rush of feeling came to me - a deep longing to visit the ocean and bask in the sun again. I feel so lucky to have been born in a country that has plenty of beach lines and islands to visit.… Continue reading My Poetry: Let This Mermaid Sleep
(Posted at Mirakee) Sharing a short poem for my dad who passed away last April:
(This poem was originally posted in my private blog in March 16, 2008.) like a bunch of flowers in a dark roomyour aura takes aways the gloom;overwhelming sadness to which I succumbshy away from your musical laughter; like a waterfall against a jagged blufftears spill on my anguished face;you come like sunshine on a summer's… Continue reading Meus Amicus, Meus Vir – A Poetry About Friendship
The Fabulous Scientist 