“The past defines us as much as the present. By never knowing my past, I was never sure of who I was. Because mine… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
The word itself creates an empty sensation. Try saying it now. "Why?" Notice how your tongue touches nothing when you form the word with… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
Love and passion are well and good while they last, but in the end what mattes is whether you like the person you are… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
Manila is a city of extremes. The poor are very poor and the rich very rich. A constant reminder to the rich that there… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
“Manila is a city of extremes. The poor are very poor and the rich very rich. They live side by side. The rich live in sprawling houses in residential subdivisions with fancy names like Green Meadows, White Plains, Corinthian Plaza, Bel Air, San Lorenzo, Magallanes and the very exclusive Forbes Park, a leafy enclave that was home to the famous… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share
“The vision one holds of one's life is so limited, reduced in scope to a moment, so that each person can make choices only… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
“We can fight fire with water provided we can get it there soon enough. But often we act when it's too late. The result… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
“ALWAYS FULL OF QUESTIONS...How many times must I tell you, better to listen than to talk. But you're always talking...asking useless things...whatever for?" "Because… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
But tales like this must not be taken as truth. You must remind yourself that it is hard to tell where truth ends and… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
Desperate people lose the thing that makes them human beings. They lose their heart. Anger and hate fill them so that they act like… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
“I was someone hungry for stories; more specifically, I was someone who craved after facts...I was, you see, at the start of this tale,… — Arlene J. Chai Copy Share Image
