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Milk tea or Bubble tea. A thirst-quenching, flavorful drink with irresistibly fun to chew pearls. During the first decade of the millennium, we were introduced to pearl shakes. Those iced-shaken powdered drinks with weirdly large ‘dyahe’ straws—yeah, big straws used to be so weird back then. Come the second decade of the ’00s; a new craze came […]
Ta-da! Tired and confused? Apparently, it is not only the season that keeps changing, or those friends who keep changing their minds about the next barkada trip. Here in the Philippines, with the seemingly never-ending quarantine classification that looks to use all letters in the alphabet, the nation was once again rocked by the sudden […]
If you are one of those people scratching their heads because of the swirl of problems and depressing news these days, well, maybe you are in the right article—or not. Undoubtedly, a lot has changed since the last time we have managed to step out of our houses without face shields, face masks, and the […]
Ah, the first of the “ber” months and, well, practically the start of the Christmas season here in the Philippines. Aside from the Earth, Wind, Fire song titled September, the month also offers fun facts that many people may not know of. So, for this week’s #TIL: Today I Learned, we will let you in […]
TV ads and commercials play a vital role in Philippine pop culture. They range from thought-provoking to downright nonsensical. Some of these commercials have rocked the nation, opening many crucial discussions to develop our social views. But isn’t that why some commercials are effective and successful? When an ad drives people to talk about the […]
Thanks to the internet, the past decade changed how we live our lives and interact with each other. Pop culture reached even more people, manifesting in different forms and styles. From the surge of memes to the “receipt nation,” we had definitely come a long, long way from how things were when apple was still […]
Can you hear the Christmas bells ringing? Even though we might not see girls and boys selling lanterns on the street due to the pandemic; there is no reason not to celebrate one of the happiest seasons of the year. Today is the last Thursday of the year before we enter the ‘Ber’ months again. Though it […]
Some fans would have my head sent on a pike for saying this, but Jaja Santiago is the Philippines’ future of volleyball. Despite issues looming around the sport and its officiating bodies, an athlete that should have been recognized long before the accolades she has been amassing on the international stage has emerged to become […]
Pilipinas, a nation of more than 7,000 islands and over 170 languages. Additionally, you have always been home to inventions from resilient and brilliant Filipino minds. You are the source of inspiration for so many young, innovative minds to stand up to the rigors of changes in the modern world. Our reason for pushing through […]
When we were young, our aspirations to become someone were seeded in our minds. Whether your dream was to become a doctor, a lawyer, a farmer, or a scientist, those imaginations and endless hours of playing the role primed us to the possibilities the future offers to those who strive. We first learned that we […]