I didn’t start using AI for anything creative. My first question to ChatGPT was about food—specifically, how to make a weekly meal plan for my family of five adults and one child in Baguio City. It was late 2023, and I’d just heard someone describe how helpful it could be for planning meals. I was …
From Meal Plans to Memos – My early days with AI Read More »
“At nang magsawa na kami’y pinawalan, Halos ang hininga’y ibig nang pumanaw. Sa laki ng hirap na pinagdaanan, Sira na ang isip pati na katawan.” 89-year old Lola Maria Quilantang led in singing the 18 stanzas of the song of the Malaya Lolas in the style of “pangangaluluwa,” hymn-offerings to the dead. The Malaya Lolas is associated with the “Bahay …
Declare ‘Bahay na Pula’ as official WWII memorial Read More »
How are you today? I hope you took care of your mental health. Nothing is worth saving more than our health – especially our mental health. The effects of social media are truly tremendous from everyday life to our socially acceptable norms and even, as I’ve said, our mental health. Have you seen all that …
If you want to post images, audio and videos of other people, you need to read the law on data privacy first. The National Privacy Commission (NPC) recently came out with a circular for bodyworn cameras which also affects vloggers and, actually, anyone else who uploads photos and videos on social media. NPC Circular 2025-01, …
STORIES begin somewhere and mine started when the earth shook. The July quake was the day before the birthday of my cousin, who was the only friend I had when I started school here. I repeat, my only friend. In the mornings, we would go to school together, beating the 7:30 bell at the all-girls …
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 …
