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Green Parody Series: Keeping up the parody

The second part of our parody account series is about the ups and downsof @Amphigong, @MoreFunInDLSU, and @Lozolpls.

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Green Parody Series:  Backgrounds and beginnings

No classes in STC. I thought ONE LA SALLE?! RT if One La Salle pls 🙁 — More Fun In DLSU (@morefuninDLSU) July 14, 2014 What is a parody account? Their tweets make people laugh about anything from students’ struggles to the University’s events. Parody accounts regularly inject humor into Lasallian life and gain a…

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Amazing Race: SM North Edsa to DLSU

Five of our staffers were brave enough to take on the challenge of racing around Metro Manila to find out which route to DLSU was faster.

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Repeaters: Another chance

As one types the MyLasalle URL in the search bar, the three months of the past term flash back with every period of the address and all the time and effort (or the lack of it) that one has dedicated to the term’s subjects suddenly dawns heavily.  Were all my late nights worth it? Did…

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The real deal: Lessons from OJT

  OJT or On the Job Training is one of the last challenges a college student will have to face before getting that sweet, sweet diploma. Let’s face it, no matter how much you ready yourself for your future career, even with the help of your many cramming nights, “terror” professors, and unhelpful group mates,…

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The Death of Comedy

Comedy Manila is not just your ordinary stand-up outfit: it’s a group that hopes to transform the face of Philippine comedy. No longer will local aspiring comedians force themselves to resort to antics that would make the three stooges look like graceful swans in comparison. A new form of comedy is taking root in the…

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Rant and Rave: Kimmy Dora— Ang Kiyemeng Prequel

During the holidays you’re happy, you have more hope that the next year would be nicer to you and nothing else gets to you except for hamonado and that feeling of unyielding jovial or “good vibes” that naturally pops up the most during this season. So there’s probably nothing wrong with spending a thousand or…

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Vignette: Things you didn’t know about the Philippine public transportation system

If you use public transport every once in a while (or all the time), then did it ever come to mind that we often see things that aren’t supposed to be there, and yet we might as well have gotten used to it? Here are some facts to things you might have seen or experienced…

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Fearless Forecast: Live from Manila, it’s Saturday night

“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night”, pop culture-wise, is almost synonymous with Leo’s “I’m the king of the world!” phrase from that little 1997 film. Okay, maybe not, but for 39 years, SNL has slowly been making an indelible mark on America’s comedy culture. Most of the comedians you see on TV or in…

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Rant and Rave: Prism

After four months of self-reflecting and a failed marriage, fans should not expect the same fluffy and cunning style like in Teenage Dream from the 28-year old pop icon. Instead, Katy Perry gives us a rather lukewarm and messy spectrum of songs but with still some standouts here and there (but not as much as…