Dear friend, I am writing this to let you know that I don’t like your girlfriend. I know. Harsh. There’s just something off about her attitude, and how you both kind of lack chemistry, and how she low-key pressures you to change a lot about...
Opinion & Commentary
The first time I said this aloud to a large group I was prepared for the disbelief I would receive. After events like the Red Wedding people had generally lost their faith in the humanity of these showrunners. I see countless tweets quoting...
I’ve tried out plenty of things in my life. Once, I loved to make short films for fun and thought I would grow up to be a filmmaker. Then, I got into digital design and had skills that I would say were far better than that of my peers (back then,...
So you’re graduating soon. Give yourself a pat on the back for finally making it after years of hard work, tears, failures, and walwalan sessions! You’ve arrived at the moment you’ve either waited for or dreaded: life after...
Our generation generally has strong self-control when it comes to shopping for material things, but one thing we can’t overcome is retail therapy — that is, buying whatever it is we want just to make ourselves feel better again after a...
Here in the Philippines, we prize our teachers. We look up to them, idolize them, and appreciate them for taking the time to mold our minds and shape us into the leaders of tomorrow. We trust them to make us better people and to teach us lessons or...
Everyone loves sex, but no one likes to talk about them having it. Like all private matters, it isn’t something anyone is comfortable sharing with people so candidly and casually — the main reason being that the mere mention of engaging in...
via GIPHY After so many years of trying to “find myself,” I’ve come to realize that it’s never going to happen. I can answer as many year-end reflections prompts and workbooks from various online counselors as I can, but if I’ve repeatedly...
I’ve never had a best friend growing up. To admit that speaks volumes about how much I’ve grown. It had always been a touchy subject to me for many reasons — the worst of which was that I couldn’t bear to admit to myself that I...
With Holy Week upon us, now is as good a time as any to reflect on our spirituality — or even the perfect time. For Catholics, Lent asks that we abstain from certain foods and sacrifice personal pleasures as a show of devotion. But to what end?...
When it comes to the environment, the new trend of eco-consumerism seems to be gaining more and more popularity. Eco-consumerism, or green consumerism, is basically a shift in the behaviors of consumers. People are starting to be more conscious of...
Article by: Rocky Andal Brito de Contreras I did not always know that I was descended from the datus of Mindoro. It’s quite fascinating and at the same time, humbling, to read about some of my kin. Through my mother, I am a member of the...
Words by Kelly Punzalan I don’t care what anyone says, “Kabet” and “S2pid Love” are the greatest songs of all time. I’m half-kidding but they are my go-to karaoke numbers. I’m sure you’ve heard them...
The Pulp Summer Slam XIX was the first time I ever attended a hard metal rock concert in my entire life. While I had a great time at Rakrakan Festival and Dutdutan Festival’s annual convention, this is the first time I was brought together with...
“Social Media Influencer” is such a fancy title. Well, at least that’s how it presented itself to me in early 2017 when I was trying to grow my follower count. I noticed that some “Instagram bloggers”, as they preferred to be called, were...
There has been a lot of debate and controversy on this issue lately. Several social media posts (and even some of our own articles) have talked about men needing to give up their seats to women on public transportation. Some viral posts call out men...
As someone whose favorite thing to do on a weekend is to play new games on my PlayStation or watch Let’s Plays of YouTube gamers, you’d think I’d be confident enough to call myself a “gamer girl”. But, thanks to men, I...
Mercury is finally out of Retrograde, and many of you are thinking “FINALLY!” But is it really as bad as many of us believe it to be? via GIPHY Mercury Retrograde has gotten such a bad rep for supposedly messing everything in our lives...
Technology has changed so many things about how we live our lives. From how we choose to spend our free time, to where we do our shopping, and especially in the way we connect to people. It’s become so much easier to communicate with the people we...
Words by: Miko Insame I’ve always been taught that the job of the actor/performer when it comes to auditions is to just show up and do the audition, all that comes after that will be up to the casting director. While this is true, I’d...
To whoever is reading this, I want you to know that you’re not alone. You will probably look at all your batchmates and see how their futures have already been laid out for them. They’re already certain of what they’ll do once they graduate....
“I’m an Aries, which is why I can get away with being rude to other people.” This is something I’ve heard in real life. And it kind of stopped me in my tracks. Just imagine me, someone who identifies as a gentle, awkward, shy...
The convoluted mess that is the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard issue brings at least one thing to light: there is something deeply wrong with the ‘cancel culture’ that’s become a norm today. People are quick to make judgments and call out others for...
The news today hasn’t exactly been the most reassuring. Reports of gruesome crimes like the skinning of the victim in Cebu have triggered a lot of fear and discontent. Wild anger against heinous crimes has rapidly been surfacing. On social...
A story about a Filipino model in Singapore recently went viral, just because she was dressed ‘skimpily’. Singaporean media sites were calling her out and criticizing her for being ‘indecent’. What surprised me more was that when the story...