A college student’s budget is near-impossible to manage. Between having to pay for food, school supplies, events, and everything in between, some college students watch their allowance slowly trickle away as the week rolls on by. As students become hard-pressed for cash, they search for easier ways to find their daily necessities. And that’s where…
Category: Menagerie
We present a list of the most annoying things you’ll encounter during public commute.
In the name of Bengga
In this technology-driven world, snail mail has become a thing of the past, and mobile apps have become the latest innovation of the present. Nowadays, hundreds of apps are being designed for every smartphone user. Be it for entertainment or for business – the choices are infinite, but among the more popular apps downloaded today…
De La Salle University maintains eventful university lives for each and every one of its students. This is evident through its wide array of different colleges and the option to enroll for either a single or double-degree course. In spite of these colleges being distinct from one another, every student can agree to the presence…
If there’s any one sure way to impress the opposite gender, it’s through knowledge. And, naturally, there’s no knowledge more seductive than Middle Earth lore. For those who have been living under a rock for the last fifty years, and are ignorant of hobbits, orcs, and internet Golum memes, Middle Earth is the fictional realm…
The irony of Pinoy pride
I see it every day. Same people, same situation. Children begging for spare change instead of staying in school and getting an education. I see families living under bridges, seeking solace from the harsh weather this time of the year. I hear horror stories of students selling their bodies to keep up with the rising…
Third in line: Jon Choi on food culture
In a country more known for tea, Jon Choi stumbled inside one of China’s coffee shops during a business trip for an IT job years ago. It was here that he began his love story for coffee, which has not ended but culminated in Magnum Opus, a third wave café found among the many restaurants…
Plural, a new voice of prose
Deep into the hidden valleys of literature, past the forests of fiction and hills of poetry, lies a hidden gem called prose. Prose, which can be defined as a form of language characterized by its natural flow of speech, spans several forms of communication. With its origins tracing back as early as Shakespeare’s time, prose…
Who is the Philippines’ most important?
What are we looking at when we measure a person? We know Kareem has the most points, Gates has the most money, Shakira has the most likes, and Obama got the most votes. But does this make them the best athlete, businessman, personality, or president? It could, maybe for some, but not without further discussion.…
Philippine literature, coming a long way from its humble pre-Spanish beginnings and nationalistic propagandas to modern 21st century writings, is an expression of our culture and experiences. As long as there are those who write their ideas on paper and share them with others, it’s hard to think we could actually run out of things…