chika-chikapaper airplanes by Alyssa FajardoI remember this one hot summer day with vivid clarity. There are papers scattered everywhere I look. Lifting my arm, I wipe my sweat away…Jul 14, 2022Jul 14, 2022
chika-chikaUntil You Make It by Patricia CaronanThe distance between the bed and the bathroom seems longer on days like this. The way there includes passing by the messy study table that…Apr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022
chika-chika11:59PM, End of Youth by Althea M. SimIt’s easy to feel unexceptional, even as a young child. It’s impossible not to; being surrounded by kids who knew how to add big numbers…Apr 26, 2022Apr 26, 2022
chika-chikaNavigating the stigma surrounding sex and my own sexuality by Justine DabaoSex.Apr 14, 2022Apr 14, 2022
chika-chikaThe Start of Something New: 6 Films About the New Girl by Janine LiwanagFor a lot of us, being the odd-one-out or wide-eyed newbie is a common thing. Some would describe it as feeling “OP” or out-of-place. Maybe…Mar 30, 2022Mar 30, 2022
chika-chikaIt’s 2022: Kindness is a Virtue by Anya LegardaAs the American drag queen RuPaul once affirmed, “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?” While writing…Mar 20, 2022Mar 20, 2022
chika-chikaExciting Mundanities by Althea SimIn the summer of 2021, I roamed the school halls one last time.Oct 20, 2021Oct 20, 2021
chika-chikaLike the Universe Was on My Side by Patricia CaronanI grew up trying to remember special moments by how the sky looked like at that instance. The memories in my mind are tinged not only by…Oct 13, 2021Oct 13, 2021