When it comes to keeping track of our tasks, studying for exams and scrambling for org meetings, there are times when pen and paper will not suffice. In a sea of smartphones and tablets, technology has provided us with infinite ways to make our lives a lot easier. So set your Candy Crush aside and…
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Do you remember the last time you wished you were a kid again? Maybe it was that time you were climbing those mountains upon mountains of projects to do and papers to submit, or it could’ve struck you as you waited on an eternal line at the train station, or maybe even when you just…
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25 Cents Worth: A proper goodbye
A habitual early riser, a Chinese-Waray matriarch, a forever octogenarian, she is none other than my tai ma, or my paternal grandmother’s (ama’s) mother. Normally, in the Chinese family structure, a tai ma is a name reserved for one’s paternal grandfather’s (angkong’s) mother. However, I did not get to meet my angkong’s mother, so the…
Transcendence is defined as an experience or characteristic beyond the normal level. To transcend means to excel or be known for something. As individuals, we all have something that makes us unique. However, in groups this uniqueness develops through the strength in numbers and becomes a trait that characterizes an entire batch, making it memorable…
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Cannot be reached: A quip on cellphones
Gone are the days where pigeons carry along letters of love. Humanity has come a long way to what is now an era of technological savvy. Speed rules the twenty first century and so all aspects of our existence evolve upon this change. This is the world of motion, as some may call it, and…
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Rant and Rave: Bangerz
Ever since that twerking act by Miley Cyrus during the MTV Video Music Awards 2013, bashers, detractors, admirers and even non-music lovers have been talking about the child star, with discussion spanning from the songs, down to her personality, and even morality. Thing here is, she’s a music icon with the goal of selling her…
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Rant and Rave: Avril Lavigne
When an artist decides to release a self-titled album, it’s either the debut album or a very personal one that accurately represents the artist’s current state in life; neither is the case in Avril Lavigne’s fifth album. After 2011’s ballad-heavy Goodbye Lullaby was met with lukewarm reviews from both fans and critics, Avril drops down…
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Scenic Route: Pasong Tamo Art Galleries
Work can be consuming, academics can be stressful and one can feel that there isn’t any more time left to relax. The mall will eventually not be enough to relieve one’s pressure and the yearning for new scenery comes to mind. For the aspiring artists, the frustrated painter or those who are just simply interested,…
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Vignette: The green mark
We have been taught to sit still—hands folded neatly on our laps, and eyes trained on the board – while words bounce over and around inside one of Yuchengco Building’s clammy rooms. We have felt the wind sting our skin and the sun drench us in dewy sweat, as we sprinted across the grounds of…
Last September 18, the Film Academy of the Philippines named Transit as the official entry of the Philippines to the 86th Academy Awards next year. With critical and commercial buzz coming from Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, director Hannah Espia is getting ready for the crucial Oscar campaign. Coming off her victorious circuit in Cinemalaya…