Jasmine of All Trades

Jasmine of All Trades by Margaux Ortiz

When I was in grade seven, I received a call from The Philippine Daily Inquirer saying that I was nominated for kids’r'rrific, a section that features talented kids. At first, I thought it was a prank. I was going to slam the receiver when the person said I was nominated by Precious Basilonia and Anna Arcellana, who were coincidentally hanging out at my house along with the rest of my PJAM barkada. Forgetting that I had someone on the phone, I screamed at my friends, “Ninominate ninyo ako?“

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Childhood Game: Daganan Mo Si Errol

Cruz family. Errol is the kid on the left. He is holding his hat and is eating something.

If you’ve read Taguan Mo Si Errol,  you’d probably be wondering why my cousin was the target of evil childhood games. Well, here’s another. It’s called daganan mo si Errol. 

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Childhood Crush

He hit me accidentally when he was playing in the classroom; I cried. The teacher made him say sorry because he was too young to instinctively know that what he did hurt me.

During the Christmas play, I played Mary and he played Joseph. We were too young to truly fall in love, but I had enough craziness to be obsessed.

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Confessions of a T-Shirt Reader

Hi, my name is Jasmine, and I’m a t-shirt reader.

I am addicted to all kinds of t-shirts. Funny t-shirts, t-shirts with slogans, t-shirts with quotes, you name ‘em. As long as there are letters on that piece of cloth, then, sure as hell, I’m gonna read it.

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Why are there so many bottled water products?

Enter a grocery and you’ll see an array of products. I understand why there are different chocolate, cereal, and jam products, but I don’t understand why there are so many bottled water products.

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