Andromeda’s Vortex

by Farah Decano

May 11, 2025 in Andromeda's Vortex

Gut feelings

By Farah G. Decano    "TRUST your gut," the saying goes - that subtle, nagging feeling, the instinctual nudge that guides decisions without logical explanation. In Filipino, it's called "kutob," a rapid flash of unease or certainty. Have you ever felt an inexplicable aversion to someone, a feeling that defied…
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May 3, 2025 in Andromeda's Vortex

Ready for your ultimate battle?

By Farah G. Decano   IT has been seven years since my father had passed on. I cannot help but be reminded of his last moments on earth, how ephemeral life is, and how tough that “final” battle was. My two older sisters took care of my father during that…
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April 27, 2025 in Andromeda's Vortex

A zombie strikes again!

By Farah G. Decano   “SON, behold thy mother.” That was Jesus Christ entrusting his mother, the Virgin Mary, to his beloved disciple John.  This is also interpreted as the Lord’s instruction to the faithful to consider her as the mother of Christianity. Such is His love for His mother. …
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April 19, 2025 in Andromeda's Vortex

Masculinity in crisis

By Farah G. Decano             WHEN women started discarding their roles as damsels in distress, they did not ask for men to discontinue being knights in shining armor.  Awakened by their worth, the maidens wiped their tears, picked up their spears and shields, and donned their cuirasses.  They just wanted…
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April 13, 2025 in Andromeda's Vortex

Heidi Mendoza pa rin

By Farah G. Decano   I was speaking to a confidential security detail of a VIP in a restaurant in Dagupan when the security’s knees suddenly vigorously moved up and down.  I had to inquire what triggered his annoyance.  He puckered his lips and used the same to point to…
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