Tag: personal
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Let’s Talk, For Real
From running to the ER from my apartment one morning where I couldn’t stop crying to the nurses on duty; to waking up at 2 am in the Dominican where I crawled into my parents’ hotel room so I could feel some comfort as I curled up against my mother; to crying many nights to…
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There Are Some Things You’ll Never Forget
Sometimes, by the time you turn 25, you’ll remember the strong smell of hand sanitizer, the texture of the surgical mask against your nose as you try so hard to fight back the tears and gasps.
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From the Bottom
“If you want to be a good writer, you have to know what the bottom looks like,” my godfather told me as he lifted his beer bottle to his lips. Rain was pounding down outside, the humidity disappearing with the strong blast of the A/C. I looked him in the eye and nodded, because after…
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The Filipino Who Couldn’t Speak Tagalog
I can’t speak Tagalog. When I first moved to Canada it only took me three weeks to drop my mother tongue, and adopt English as my own. My parents never corrected me.
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Congratulations on Participating
It’s a known fact I hate to fly. I don’t like being so high up in the air, I think it’s terrifying that the only thing holding me up is an engine and some wings… That’s why it still shocks me I willingly (and expensively, mind you) tossed myself out of a plane at 12,000…
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I’m Getting Full-On
I visited the Lululemon in Britomart the other day. I picked up a black card with white font from the cashier. It’s now pinned to the cork board in my dorm room. I’m 21 today and I can’t help but stare at it. Do I really have an answer to that? I’m not sure…
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