Children of a better god

A week ago, my husband and I had lunch at Genia’s in Marikina. It is a carinderia that we have been loyal patrons of for over a decade. Just like most of Marikina, Genia’s was submerged in neck-deep floods when typhoon Ondoy hit the country and we were only too happy to know that a ... (more)

Cul-de-sac

children playing at a cul-de-sac

World of Butterflies

We visited the “World of Butterflies” opened in Marikina City within a week from its opening day in 2004.

Gay Santacruzan, 2004

In Marikina City, the gay community holds it annual Santacruzan, a commemoration of the mythical search of St. Helene, mother of Constantine the Great, for the Holy Cross. The religious underpinnings of the event was somehow integrated with the tropical summer and the lush flowers that bloom during the month of May. Flores de Mayo, ... (more)