Valentine’s Day is one of the most contentious holidays of the year. People are usually divided over loving it or hating it. Some call it a fake holiday that only exists to drive consumerism. Others see it as an opportunity to celebrate love...
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Ever wondered what sunrises and sunsets look like from different parts of the world or on days that you might have missed them? Have you ever thought about how other people feel when they capture them, or if we all see the same thing and yet, maybe,...
I feel that a constant guiding point of our culture has been the concept of utang ng loob. We Filipinos allow this sense of duty and obligation dictate the paths we take in life. More often than not this obligation is owed to our family, especially...
I think it has always been ingrained in Asian culture to be concerned with the image you project of yourself. The concept of ‘saving face’ is something that most of us can relate to — the need to save yourself from embarrassment or shame at...
Dating nowadays is stupid hard. While it’s so easy to connect with someone now, it’s just as easy to cut people out. Some of us have fallen victim to this unfortunate ease of being left behind. Some more than once, even! If you think...
I’ll admit, I used to hate resolutions. I was one of those people who’d go “you can make a resolution any time of year!” Now I see how the sense of ‘starting over’ is an important factor. (Also Read: We Asked...
There’s something about the new years that always makes us contemplative. It’s like compartmentalizing your life into days and months gives us more clarity. People often use that to think about new goals and new plans. But I think it...
One of the hardest parts of the year is looking back and thinking about everything that went badly. But it’s also one of the most important ones. To grow as people, we have to acknowledge our faults and what we did wrong — with the intent to...
While I think myself a very private person when it comes to people I have to interact with often, I am a serial oversharer with people I believe I’ll never meet again. It’s just so easy being able to spill everything to someone you never...
I want to start this off by disclaiming that I unabashedly stan Christmas. I would fight all the Halloween apologists on all the reasons that Christmas wins as the best holiday of the year. But it is only because I’m lucky that I am able to love...
Break-ups are never easy. Being broken up with feels awful because you’re used to the pattern of having someone to tell about your day and then remembering: Oh, right. But for some, being the one to break up is also difficult. Maybe you...
Whenever we travel, we always have to worry about our itinerary, our accommodation, ticket prices, and the pasalubong we have to bring home. The last part has become a high-pressure thing as friends, relatives, and officemates eagerly await the...
So. You’re single again. That’s okay. Maybe you’re overwhelmed with the number of people messaging you question marks and “what happened?” or whatever, that’s okay, too. It gets tiring having to re-open the wounds...
Words by Mara Karniella Sugue Back in elementary, I was never able to get a perfect conduct score. I always got a low grade in sociability. For the other scores, like punctuality or neatness, I was alright. But it was always difficult for me to make...
A few weeks ago, a guy made the mistake of posting a thread on Twitter. It was long but compelling and I finished the whole thing even if the tweets grew ridiculous by the minute. By the time I finished, I wondered: did this guy think this through?...
Words by Rianna Bernabe We can all agree that things were so much simpler in high school. We had semi-permanent classmates, a fixed schedule, and an established lunch table. We would see our friends in the same building for eight hours everyday, and...
Words by Rianna Bernabe We all know why you’re here, reading this article on your phone or desktop instead of actively participating in your art. But we’re not going to mourn over that because, believe it or not, the artist in you will never...
Everyone gets bad days; it’s something that cannot be eliminated, avoided or prevented. You can’t spit out a “not today, Satan” and expect the rest of your day to go well. Bad days will always be present. It’s meant to balance out the good...
Words by Micah Avry Guiao Back in February 2018, Humans of New York (HONY) founder Brandon Staton arrived in Manila upon announcement. Ever-so-ready to scout for the hidden stories embedded within people he passes by, his work is fairly simple:...
Words by Mara Karniella Sugue Note: This article is premised on the author’s experiences and views alone, and does not intend to represent anyone else’s thoughts and opinions. About a year ago, I got kicked out of my major. Long story short, I...
Words By: Carinna Reyes As cliché as it sounds, there’s no denying that music really is the language of the universe. And like languages, there are some of us who prefer to ‘speak’ and listen to experimental, acoustic-heavy rhythm rather than...
It’s almost impossible to go on social media and not find a hugot post. Every day we see someone complaining about how single they are and how they hope they could find the one already. It’s a valid wish. Being in a loving relationship can be a...
When a huge cultural phenomenon takes place, two things happen: fans come out proclaiming their love while others call out other fans and call them bandwagoners. It doesn’t matter what it is. Whether it’s a sporting event, a pageant, or a...
Social media started as a way to share life updates and random bits of information. Across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, we got to see our friends and family as they revealed more about themselves, whether through posts, photos, and shares. It...
The To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before hype is so real and strong. No matter where you look on the web, someone’s hyping it up. And we don’t blame them! It kind of rekindled that adrenaline-pumping pure kilig that we might have...