Writing

What Overcoming an Eating Disorder Means to Me

OPINION

I wrote this Rappler opinion piece about my struggles with an eating disorder through high school and college. In doing so, I sought to give light to the idea that eating disorders are not simply “disorders of the rich.” In truth, they fall under the umbrella of mental illnesses that can affect just about anyone.

Urban Evil

BLOG / EXPOSÉ

This blog entry from October 2013 is about a dangerous piece of public infrastructure — the Philcoa footbridge in Quezon City. It became viral and earned several shares on various social media platforms.

The Philippine Daily Inquirer ran a follow-up article on the same subject two days later.

*The link above redirects to an Internet Archive snapshot of the blog entry from 2013. Should you have difficulty retrieving it, I have posted a copy (without the original images) here.

Caring for Fine Jewelry

INFORMATIVE

This is an informative piece featuring tried-and-tested tips for cleaning different types of fine jewelry. I make a clear distinction between gold vs. gold-plated jewelry and highlight the different approaches to their maintenance.

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I Was A Broke Young Adult with a Business — and Here are Some Lessons I Learned

ESSAY

In this essay published on Transit Dialog, I listed three impactful lessons I learned from cultivating my own small business as a struggling young adult in the midst of a troubling pandemic — and how my failures ultimately sparked my desire to support small businesses.

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I Am a PWD, and I Am Angry

POEM

In this freeverse poem published on Transit Dialog, I wrote about the everyday hardships and struggles people with disability (PWD’s) experience that are typically invisible to wider society.

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