Filipino
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Revisiting ‘Puhon’
Eventually. Soon. God-willing. In the future. Someday. Puhon. I still wrestle this word, and I don’t think my struggle with it will ever cease. Not because of anything linguistic or cultural, but existential. What is it that I am hoping… Continue reading
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‘Puhon’ & the Filipino Spirit
“Puhon, anak. Say ‘puhon.’” It was my dad more than my mom who reminded me of this. Funny enough, my dad’s native tounge was Tagalog; it was my mom who taught him Bisaya. Yet she would never be the one… Continue reading
John Lee Wagas 