Tag: memories

Lola and December memories

By Monika Todoc Always packaged safely in our nearly oversized luggage was the family’s yearly sense of fleeting closure alongside two weeks’ worth of clothes and toiletries. Every December, we were to haul the gifts all the way to Bicol in the Philippines, where my lolo and lola lived. There, we would often share the celebration of welcoming the New Year. December meant the immediacy of our reunion, and of our parting. “Punta kayo ulit […]

Vanishing message app Snapchat lets Memories linger

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Vanishing message app Snapchat on Wednesday began giving users the option of storing images as “Memories” they can look back on or share anew. Snapchat described the new feature as a personal collection of favorite moments kept safe below the smartphone camera screen. “You can use Memories to create new Stories from Snaps you’ve taken, or even combine different Stories into a longer narrative,” the California-based company said in […]