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A Love Story

More endearing than any fairy tale love story is a real one. A remarkable rarity, more so, for one that starts at a barbecue and halo-halo stand in Camp Dangwa, La Trinidad and ends up in an NBA game...

Going Solo

The stage welcomes solo performances in any stage of life. Most of the time and just like any momentous experience, the solo flight starts rough, or even ugly, and rightfully so in the gamble of life...

Of Cryptos and Scams

Yesterday, I had a lengthy discussion with a friend who is currently in Europe working in one of the countries there. The trigger of that conversation was, “kabsat, do you know anything about crypto?”...

Yes, I am Wonderwoman!

Standing at five feet tall and a person who is chubby (take note, chubby but not fat) with small framed bones and a small face, I have often been mistaken as less than my actual age. Some say, perhaps...

“Arth”

At 1:22 a.m., on a humid bud of a Thursday, it started quite odd, writing on the opposite of what I am. But it got quite easy soon enough, thankfully, writing on things I am not. Things about A.A...

A Decade after Graduation

A Decade after Graduation Since April is here, well, while I’m writing this article anyway, I suddenly remembered that this year marks a decade after my college graduation. A decade. I’ll let that...

Flying Budget

A few months back, I had a bad experience with a budget airline flying from Davao. I was asked to pay an excessively expensive amount for exceeding the baggage allowance. Long story short, I vowed...

The “Logos” of Things

Magnets. Made of iron. Aluminum. Nickel. A symbol of attracting and repelling some force field or specifically – a magnetic field. Were you magnetized by his or her charm? So much that your...

How do you solve a problem like China (and, uhm, the Irreplaceable Sir Harry Roque)?

‘Unpredictable high winds and misfortunes are in the skies!’ -Chinese Adage Like a bad Kung Fu movie, duh has become of the Chinese incursion. Their ships roil near our shores. They hose our supply...

Mental Health Check: When you feel like a LOSER, consider seeking (professional) help

Failure and loss that make us feel less confident. We may feel like we are running all over the place while doing our best to solve everything. There may also be times when it seems like nothing...

Opinion

“Alipato at Muog”  film on desaparecidos  won  73rd FAMAS Best Picture and Best Director

Exactly a year after being given an X-rating, “Alipato at Muog”  film on desaparecidos  was recognized as Best Picture  by  the  Filipino Academy of Movie ...

Working With (Not Against) the Machine: How I Use AI Without Losing My Voice

One of the most common concerns I hear is, "Aren't you worried AI will replace writers?" My honest answer: not ...

Sail On, Friend!

People come and go as they say. Yet, the ones who stay are the ones we have to be grateful ...

Rattan and  climate change

Osaka, Japan –   The  use of rattan for the façade of the Philippine Pavillion perhaps is  a simple way  to ...
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