A few years ago, I was at the counter of a Coffee Bean when I saw a man looking over the book I had left on the table. He looked over it for a few good seconds, seemingly wanting to go over a few pages, before eventually walking away. The man was Dr. Raj Mansukhani…
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Where in Manila
It’s been happening these past few weeks now: you go online, scroll down your Instagram feed, and see pictures of your friends posted from all kinds of places – from the US, to Europe, to Japan, to South Korea, and even to local destinations like Boracay. Now don’t you just lay there and sulk! You…
Nowadays, summer can bring to mind long vacations at the beach, road trips with friends, or maybe even an internship or a summer job. However, there was once a time, not too long ago, where summer simply meant enjoying the break from school, staying at home, and lazing about with the family instead. All too…
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Make Your Mama Pleased
“God could not be everywhere at once, so he gave every child a mother,” or so the Hasidic proverb goes. But mothers come in variations. Is your mom the all-around house manager who never lets you leave the house without your clothes ironed? Or is she the workaholic mom who works on her power point…
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Let’s get legal
Back when we were in pre-school, our teachers would often give us rules to follow: color within the lines, put things back where they belong, and so on and so forth. Now that we are of legal age, the stakes are a little higher; instead of worrying about coloring in the correct lines, we have…
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Cartimar’s calling
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…
In a bustling, brick-walled coffee shop, Jorge Wieneke sits across from me, wearing a black sweatshirt with what looks like Arabic characters imprinted on it and rugged sneakers to match. He gives off a laid-back vibe, making it easy to ally with the easy-going professor by day, and the dynamic artist that blazes through the…
The sun is high in the air on a normal summer afternoon as you walk the streets around the vicinity of Taft Avenue in search of a cheap yet filling lunch. On the far end of Agno street, beyond the DLSU’s Enrique Razon Sports Complex and the towering Br. Andrew Gonzales Hall, something catches your…
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Creative ways to be creative
We’ve all had this problem at least once in our lives: we want to or are assigned to make something from scratch – completely out of our own ideas, with our own hands and skills and resources. However, the moment we sit down with a pen and paper in hand (or a blank Word document…
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An average Filipino’s Holy Week
Holy Week can mean a lot of things, depending on the persons being asked. For several students, it might be the chance to enjoy a long break from classes. Meanwhile, for others, it’s the opportunity to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city for a weekend and retreat to a more relaxing and…