by Volt | May 12, 2025 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
My birthday is almost always a double-celebration for us because Mother’s Day follows it. Almost eight years ago, this day became a regular celebration for the family that we built for ourselves. It’s not always a grand celebration or a day where we give huge gifts...
by Volt | May 10, 2025 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
Celebrating birthdays is a constant evolution. When I was a kid, I remember it as a day when I would get gifts, of course, with the expectation of toys. As I grew older, clothes were what excited me, because I didn’t usually buy my own clothes. Even later, alcohol...
by Volt | Apr 1, 2025 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
Last weekend, we sent off our first kid. Steph was our “practice baby” since back in college. I didn’t know it then, but looking back, she was. If we wanted to stay late with her, I needed to bring her home or turn her over to her dad at McDonald’s Quezon Avenue. When...
by Volt | Jun 26, 2024 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
For the past year and change, Vino attended British International School in Ho Chi Minh City. What started out as a scary huge shool where he knew no one became a home with friends he doesn’t want to let go of. Our life in Vietnam has been a whirldwind of emotions,...
by Volt | May 17, 2024 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
It’s been almost a week since the most epic weekend of my life, and I feel like I needed every single day of this past week to recover from it. No regrets here though. Last week, I celebrated my 38th birthday, #TERty8 as I called it. There were at least three plans on...
by Volt Lozada | Jun 11, 2023 | Strawberry-Filled Donuts
“Uyy, kayo na no?” It was a constant greeting from Josef every time he saw Che and me around campus together 18 years ago. Ever since he learned that I liked Che, he would make it a point to tease us as his way of getting us together. One day, he asked again, and we...
