Skip to content

MYS Universe

  • ABOUT
    • Yvette
    • Work
    • Books
    • Press
  • TRAVEL
  • TRUE WEIRD
  • AGRICULTURE
  • LIFE
  • WRITING
Press Enter / Return to begin your search.

illness

PHILIPPINES, STORIES

I Was Confined in the Mandaluyong Mental Hospital (But Not for a Mental Illness)

I spent a week at the National Center for Mental Health. It was quite nice, actually.  It was September 2013. I had been sick for a week with a fever that refused to go down. I also got my period, and it seemed heavier than usual. Like, really, really heavy. I would wake up to […]

Read more

Enter your email address to follow MYS Universe and receive notifications of new posts by email.

  • Twitter
  • Instagram

Popular Posts

  • I Was Confined in the Mandaluyong Mental Hospital (But Not for a Mental Illness)
    I Was Confined in the Mandaluyong Mental Hospital (But Not for a Mental Illness)
  • The ghosts of Fort Santiago (at least some of them, anyway)
    The ghosts of Fort Santiago (at least some of them, anyway)
  • Buhay na Bato in Leyte's Rafael Farm
    Buhay na Bato in Leyte's Rafael Farm
  • Seek Ye Whore
    Seek Ye Whore
  • Lallo Church, Lallo, Cagayan Province
    Lallo Church, Lallo, Cagayan Province
  • A friend sent me patis from Malabon
    A friend sent me patis from Malabon
  • Ilawod: How Our Monster Got Its Name
    Ilawod: How Our Monster Got Its Name
  • From Grass to Glass: Profiting From Carabao Dairy
    From Grass to Glass: Profiting From Carabao Dairy
  • Manila: The San Sebastian Basilica
    Manila: The San Sebastian Basilica
  • Kenny's Strange Supernatural Experiences
    Kenny's Strange Supernatural Experiences

Recent Posts

  • The ghosts of Fort Santiago (at least some of them, anyway)
  • Chef created mouth-watering dishes during lockdown with only a stove, an old wok, and a blunt knife
  • The Lost Boys
  • Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
  • Made gising-gising for the first time
  • Ginataang ube from a friend
  • Farmers shouldn’t be charity cases
  • Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
  • Superman: Secret Identity by Kurt Busiek and Stuart Immonen
  • When I’m feeling overwhelmed, I make tea

Follow Us

  • Twitter
  • Instagram

Enter your email address to follow MYS Universe and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Follow MYS Universe on WordPress.com
Website Powered by WordPress.com.