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For the love of interests

Pop culture tells that we are either left or right-brain dominant: it’s always one or the other. Back then, at some point in your pre-college life, you lean on to “Which brain-side are you?” tests to help you find that major that best fits you. These are tests that associate your personality traits with your…

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Hidden bites

Taft geography simply means knowing where to photocopy, park, or get a haircut and more importantly, knowing where to eat. For this busy area and its thousands of students and everyone else, it’s all about restaurants and gastronomic adventure. It’s hardly ever boring. Though some days you may be low and broke, the “food scene”…

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A casual conversation: An interview with Dr. Alfredo C. Robles, Jr.

As early as when we were frosh, we were told of his legend. “You have been warned”, so our upperclassmen would say. His reputation as a renowned scholar precedes him; so does the failure rate in his classes and the mountains of readings for his students. We have heard of his strictness, his eye for…

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Greeneration Gap: Lasallians through the years

De La Salle University has had its fair share of producing graduates who have become industry game changers, leaders, and business pioneers, in its more than 100 years of educating Filipino students. The success of Lasallian graduates in their chosen fields is partly attributable to what they were taught and how they were instructed during…

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25 Cents’ Worth: Bring me the problems of Vhong Navarro

Cream does not always rise to the top. In certain cases and specific situations, the material that floats above the rest is of little value and unimportant. Every once in awhile, we experience this media phenomenon wherein no matter what direction we look, we find ourselves staring at the same story. This happens in both…

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Rant and Rave: 10,000 Hours

There are no bone-cutting and gut-wrenching scenes in 10,000 Hours unlike the ones with James Franco in 127 Hours – just cut scenes that were pieced together, seeming misfit, possibly simply brewing confusion in the psyches of the dazed viewers. The movie title speaks for the overall viewing experience of the film; it did feel…

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Rant and Rave: My Little Bossings

Tired of the fantasy-ridden franchise Enteng Kabisote, moviegoers sighed with relief as they found out that the 39th Metro Manila Film Festival would not include any entries from the said franchise. Instead, “Bossing” Vic Sotto and his “dabarkads” from Octoarts Films and M-Zet Productions decided to change the format of their comedy and make it…

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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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25 Cents’ Worth: A letter to my fellow graduates

“So, ano na plano mo after graduation?” asked my grandpa across the dinner table, and immediately the room turned to listen to a confident answer as to what brilliant plans their eventual graduate had for that “bright” future. Like clockwork, from all those times this question had been presented to me, I mutter with a…

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Fearless Forecast: Modernong Pamilya

Since time immemorial (or at least during the 80s), Filipino networks have started to import shows from different countries. Most shows imported were anime from Japan, but a couple of shows like MacGyver and Charlie’s Angels were also imported from the United States, providing Filipinos variety in terms of programming and content. Fast forward to…