where stories find home

Welcome to Balé—where stories find home.
This is a house built of quiet words, moonlit letters, and the memories we carry across time and distance. Rooted in heritage and nurtured by wonder, Balé is a gathering space for poetry, travel reflections, cultural memory, and slow storytelling. Whether you’ve come here to read, remember, or return to something once lost—this is your place, too.
Welcome home.

SIT WITH A STORY
letters on the table

Wander Through the Rooms

  • Letter 02

    To the one I have yet to meet, Today, I found myself in the kitchen, surrounded by the scent of garlic, onions, and beef simmering in a pot. The ingredients of something familiar, something comforting. As the beef caldereta cooked, I couldn’t help but think of you. I imagined the day when we would sit Continue reading

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  • Letter 01

    To the one I have yet to meet, I’m standing here, surrounded by towering trees, with the sound of rushing water filling the air. The mist dances in the cool breeze, softening everything it touches, just as my heart feels softened in this moment. The Snoqualmie Falls are before me, powerful and beautiful, crashing against Continue reading

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  • Langgam

    Laging naghahanap ng matamis sa mga suluk-sulok, sa garapon, sa mga bitak ng semento at pader, sa lupa, at sa mga mumog ng pinagkainan. May ilang dumadayo pa sa malayo para lang makahanap ng matamis. Minsan nga lang ay may namamatay sa sobrang katamisan. Continue reading

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  • Ferris Wheel

    Hindi iisang beses kong hinabol sa aking gunita ang ganitong tagpo: ikaw at ako masaya tayong kumakain ng popcorn nakasakay tayo sa ferris wheel tapos aakbayan mo ako kapag nasa pinaka mataas na tayo hahawakan mo ang kamay ko saka ka ngingiti sa gitna ng hiyawan sabay nating maririnig ang tibok ng ating mga puso Continue reading

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This is a house for the stories we carry, the ones we were too tender to tell until now