E-bikes aren’t the problem, and neither are you
まもなく、本駒込、本駒込。 お出口は、左側です Mamonaku, Honkomagome, Honkomagome. O deguchi wa, hidari-gawadesu. (The next station is Honkomagome, Honkomagome. The doors on the left side will open.) Amid freezing four degrees Celsius temperatures and hastily shifting winds, the comfort—and excitement—left 21-year-old me stupefied as…
I’m a CLA student, of course it’s all fun and games
I’m not supposed to complain because I’m a liberal arts student. I should find my projects fun and “easy” to do because they’re what most people deem as hobbies. As a communication student, what I do now is incomparable to…
To beggar a beggar
A few nights ago, I saw a girl in her school uniform roaming around the busy street of Taft with a handful of Sampaguita garlands. As sad as this is, this is a common sight in the metro, and when…
Jokes are half-meant
For centuries, society was forced to operate on mechanisms that we now call unequal—that the world really is not fair, and that some people simply deserved more than others. Women, the LGBTQ+ community, people of color, and those born with…
Number two
When it comes to numbers, two is my clear favorite. It is a nod to my journey, how I always was second honors in elementary before clawing my way up to be class valedictorian. It also holds mathematical significance, such…