The LaSallianIf you’re passing on Halloween parties or ditching the annual trick-or-treating tradition, try a sleepover. We never outgrow the minute-long terror or sleepless nights that follow a succession of tales about the otherworldly, and all the more if these stories are just lurking around the nearest hallway. Legends and monsters have been passed on for…
“After 14 years of being a Lasallian, I’m finally here and honestly I’m going to miss it. I don’t know if I’m going to cry later.” — A graduate by the steps Before entering PICC, a mother takes a picture of her kids huddled together. Her daughter fixes Kuya‘s robe for the photograph. …
What is a hipster? How do we even begin to define the hipster? Is it the skinny jeans or the tinted Instagram filter that gives it away? Or is it the coffee shop abode and the weekend hiking plans? In a campus swarming with canvas Herschel backpacks, bleach white Stan Smiths, and comments like, so…
Looking for a quick weekend getaway right in the heart of the Metro? Calling all bookworms, aspiring writers, pop culture junkies, and art enthusiasts! From August 28 to 30, Raffles Makati and National Bookstore will be hosting the Philippine Literary Festival, a three-day event consisting of panel discussions, book signings, and author talks facilitated by…
“There’s a demon beside you right now,” opens the prologue to a gripping tale about the visible, invisible, and exceptionally human. Debut novelist Karren Renz Seña conjures up two worlds, one within the other in Champions: The Lost Chronicles of Eden. Earth and Cielos, the city closest to heaven, are the site of an ongoing…
Can we let you in on a little secret? The concept of this secret couldn’t be any simpler: Some musicians playing stripped-down renditions of their songs in front of a close-knit crowd, in an even closer-knit venue. Such is Sofar Sounds—a gig so hell-bent on delivering a unique musical experience that the audience is exclusively…
Lasallians have had different ways of spending this longer than usual, three-hour class of a break. Some have chosen the martyr’s path, taking classes in order to lessen their academic load and graduate earlier. Others have taken the winding roads to sandy beaches and picturesque cobblestone streets to their respective vacation destinations. A third choice…
Tucked away between high-rise condominiums and small shops, almost hidden behind double-parked jeepneys and pedicabs, is a bygone marketplace that’s easy to miss. Just one LRT ride to Gil Puyat Station, a five-minute walk, and you’re welcomed by blue, green, and yellow banderitas connecting the vicinity of Cartimar. More than your average market place, Cartimar…
Worn out pages of Naruto and Archie comic books sit comfortably waiting to be read for the nth time, while collections of individually sealed Marvel and DC comics are neatly displayed in the rooms of proud readers. And in this colorful world ran by kings and queens of quirky humor and sappy romance, ruled by…
