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ABOUT ME
About Me — Gabriela Francisco
I’m a pumpkin-spiced chia latte with soy milk.
Yup, I’m no regular latte. I come extra spicy, tailored to zing your senses and leave you wondering what drink you actually ordered. Who is this woman I just met? People can’t figure out my heritage. I’m no regular cup of Joe, but a fusion of Filipino and European flavours, with a well-steamed hue of ginger tan. I was raised half my life in Southeast Asia and live the rest in multi-cultural Canada.
Most of my stories are seasoned with wild adventures of my childhood in the Philippines, where giant eagles swoop low to catch a clan of monkeys and cobras crawl into your living room on rainy days. I may make you drool with a few articles of Filipino cuisine. My favourite one is on Chicken Adobo.
My poetry and essays reflect my knack of finding the extraordinary in the ordinary. I delight in the beauty of imperfections for that is what makes us unique and special. I believe gratitude can transform miseries into blessings. And forgiveness heals all souls.
Rowing down the river of life with ridiculous optimism, I rely on divine intervention to lead my path.
