She was standing two feet away from me. As the escalator was going up, I turned my head to the right and noticed. The lady, around 50-ish, does not have a left hand. All she had was a smooth stump tha… more →
Thinking out loudBeng wrote 4 weeks ago: She was standing two feet away from me. As the escalator was going up, I turned my head to the right … more →
Beng wrote 2 months ago: After spending more than 12 hours cleaning, sorting through clothes, books, CDs, cosmetics (to keep, … more →
Beng wrote 3 months ago: “Your attitude of kindness and generosity, especially to your lola, is remarkable.” … more →
Beng wrote 4 months ago: It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others. If you succeed in judging yourself … more →
Beng wrote 4 months ago: We’ve finally laid our Lola’s body in her final resting place at Manila Memorial Park several hours … more →
Beng wrote 6 months ago: I’ve had one of those days again, when nothing seemed to go right. Feeling drained and like I … more →
Beng wrote 7 months ago: Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they wer … more →
Beng wrote 7 months ago: Where do I go from here? I mutter to myself after disembarking from the Continental Airlines plane. … more →
Beng wrote 7 months ago: No, I did not take up golf as a sport. And neither am I going for the hot, relaxing drink that is go … more →
Beng wrote 8 months ago: While trying to catch up on much-needed sleep, I was awakened by the chubby 9-year-old who stood by … more →
Beng wrote 8 months ago: We have all of us been told that grace is to be found in the universe. But in our human foolishness … more →
Beng wrote 9 months ago: Feeling [good kind of] tired tonight. I have finally, finally finished the writing assignment that h … more →
Beng wrote 10 months ago: It was the biggest shock of the day, if not the week, for me. While in the car on the way back to th … more →
Beng wrote 10 months ago: I am starting the year with an attitude of gratitude. With eyes that will always strain to see the b … more →
Beng wrote 11 months ago: I love my country! This is what I always say under my breath whenever I’d have to get out in t … more →
Beng wrote 12 months ago: A man with shoulder-length hair, with a big smile on his face, leaning against a motorcyle. His hand … more →
Beng wrote 1 year ago: Rarely, if ever I do, make notes on my scheduler. I have a now-ancient Tungsten E PDA, an Ipod touch … more →
Beng wrote 1 year ago: Oh the incredible, amazing power of stories. And how their retelling through the weaving of words ca … more →
Beng wrote 1 year ago: When can a Christian like me finally say, “Ha! I have God all figured out. This is how He work … more →