This article was published in the Philippine Canadian Inquirer.
There was a long road, winding, rocky. And darkness, the kind that devours. I could hear the gurgling of little meandering streams tipping its silver toes here and then there, and on my right was a great body of lake I could feel but could not see. Deep, I thought.
In the distance, a spark.
It was the warmth that greeted me, of Baldwin house, and of hosts Lorie Corcuera and Aileen de la Torre. PCI once featured Lorie; I met Aileen (who was with Lorie) at an event I covered for PCI. Both women were amazing. Now, I thought, I could see them work their magic.