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How you react when you witness acts of kindness speaks volumes about you. You watch a YouTube video of a man giving packed meals to homeless people. How kind, yes? Then you think to yourself, “He’s probably only doing this for content, for clout. How much of it is real, though?” You went on with […]
2023 was the year that the movie industry came back from the ashes. The years of lulls and restrictions because of the pandemic gave birth to gut-punching masterpieces that are sure to stand the test of time. The industry truly came back with a vengeance, but the real winners here are still the viewers. Despite […]
Food is the essence of life. Apart from the much-needed nutrients and sustenance, it also brings wealth, culture, and heritage. This is why we often hear people say that a dish is a family heirloom — passed down from one generation to another. For some fortunate families, they get to inherit not just recipes, but […]
Doomsday preppers would know, but most moms do, too! You see, the kitchen cupboard is like the storage space where moms keep their arsenal of weapons aka food supplies and other essentials for survival. But not many of us are aware that most of the items in our pantry could likely outlive us. Yes, some […]
Do you see time as an arbitrary social construct? You know, a thing we all agreed to so we can make sense of the changes we experience in life and around us? Why we grow up and old, why wine tastes better with age, why we sleep at night and wake up when the sun […]
Something’s burnt! For chronically punctual people, a time wasted is a time lost. What could’ve been spent on something useful and productive all went down the drain. Agree? The modern concept of positive thinking disagrees. It’s called the ‘Burnt Toast Theory’ coined on TikTok — a silver lining, basically. It teaches us to view our […]
Extra income stream, anyone? In this economy, who would say no to earning some money? We are very lucky to be living in the digital era. Almost everything requires some sort of technical human expertise that AI cannot replicate. Whether you are a student, someone who wants another source of income, or you simply want […]
More than just a fresh start; it’s another shot in life. That’s what the new year brings us. Every time a year ends and a new one starts, we always get that sense of confidence that things will be better, and that the odds will, this time, be in our favor. We always feel […]
For years, I would pass by this old decrepit structure a few blocks away from the Manila City Hall. The MET Manila, or The Metropolitan Theater, the place that housed various arts and cultural pursuits, had to close its doors — left to wait for some sort of resurgence. Many years had passed but the […]
Have you ever been Res-Qed? Technology is meant to improve our ways of living by making things simpler and easier. Imagine the time when our concept of phones is confined to our households or in phone booths reminiscent of TARDISes — and not inside our pockets. Imagine how challenging it was then if your car […]