Watching the grayish hills of Manito on a misty dusk, and seeing tiny dots of light appear little by little beneath them as households switched on their lights, was so enchanting. A nostalgic scene reminding me of my native place – Bulusan.

Dedicated to the evacuees of Typhoon Reming that devastated Albay, Philippines on November 30 2006. Written while the author was joining a group of volunteers distributing relief goods and conducting post-traumatic incident debriefing.