11 April 2011
A Somber Night At The Carinderia
The night before the execution of three Filipino drug mules in China, we were eating lemongrass-infused mongo soup and watching the news in our favorite Davao carinderia. All three were from Davao, so there was special interest among the proprietress and her regulars.
And we walked home quietly, pondering the notion of execution.
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