Trigger Warning: This article talks about Trauma and Mental Disorders. Should you need help, call 911 (for Baguio City) and the Baguio General Hospital Medical Center through the Mental Health Crisis Hotline: 09509916841 (Globe) for individuals in immediate crisis with cases of violence and self-harm. Also, for the National Center for Mental Health Crisis Hotline, …
When I was younger, I always had dreams of flying by virtue of magical shoes. In Greek mythology, shoes, particularly sandals and winged sandals, symbolize various themes including speed, travel, divine aid, and even power or authority. Shoes, far from being mere functional items, possess deep symbolic resonances. Shoes symbolize universal experiences of protection, transition, and …
When Life Gives You Tangerines: a tale of shoes and cabbages Read More »
Trigger Warning: This article talks about Schizophrenia, Trauma and Mental Disorders. Should you be triggered because of internal and external circumstances, call 911 (for Baguio City) and the Baguio General Hospital Medical Center through the Mental Health Crisis Hotline: 09509916841 (Globe) for individuals in immediate crisis with cases of violence and self-harm. Also, for the National …
Ate Guy is a rebel. Thus declared veteran writer Ricky Lee during the state necrological service for the late Nora Aunor held at the Metropolitan Theater on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Both were declared National Artists for Film and Broadcast Arts in 2022. “Rebelde si Guy. Sa loob ng pitong dekada ay nilabanan niya ang status quo. Binago niya …
In memoriam: Nora Aunor (May 21 1953 – April 16. 2025) Read More »
As I sit upon a beauty salon, I remember how often we are set into standards of beauty and even gender. The real beauty for women is set to standards of being princesses like Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and not Fiona the Shrek. The whiter skin, the more beautiful! But what if you’re more of …
It’s okay not to be okay as one Kdrama title goes. It’s one title that’s very truthful. No wonder Filipinos are hooked with Kdramas. Add up, “When Life Gives You Tangerines” then we’re in for a treat binge-watching! A lot of times we find ourselves at crossroads and challenges. Life was never an easy one, …
“Basically , your school has all big fish that came out of a small pond. You can not always be the top student. It is impossible.” A line from the Netflix Korean drama “When Life Gives You Tangerines” by Yang Gwan-sik (Park Hae-joon) to his daughter Geum-myeong (IU) about the competitive environment in South Korean education system. This heartrending drama delicately …
April is up and so is April fools day. I hope nobody made a joke on mental health. Why? It is because mental health was never a joke! I used to hear people joking saying sorry because they weren’t able to take their medicine pills. But wait until it happens to you, you’ll surely know …
“We are the ones who show the world what women are capable of. We are the ones who prove that strength is not defined by gender”. A strong statement by Achrissa Maw of the Women’s Basketball Team of the University of the Philippines (UP) during the Third Sunflower Run-Walk-Parade that was held last March 22,2025 at …
Third Sunflower Parade as tribute to UP women athletes Read More »
There’s a buzz for LGUs, or even nationals, debating on the issue of fake PWD IDs. But as Sir Sam Aquino of PDAO Baguio says, “Why are you saying that only PWD IDs are being faked? There are senior citizens’ IDs, driver’s licenses and other IDs that get faked. So why look only at Fake …
