A free, independent nation
WE HAVE just celebrated our 123rd anniversary of independence. Over a century of being “free” and “independent.” The product of the bravery of our...
It’s time for a vacation!
SPAIN recently eased its restrictions of travel between communities. So naturally, people are flocking to make up for the lost vacation time last year.
I...
Do you really want to live forever?
THERE’S this exciting show on Netflix called “Love, Death + Robots”. It’s an anthology series of different short stories with varying styles of animation.
Season...
Cherish your mother
THIS MAY sound ubiquitous, but there is no other way to celebrate Mother’s Day than to commemorate how special our mothers are.
When I was...
Finding balance
MY LANDLADY recently ordered a collection of “Kodama” figurines online.
For you anime fans and Japan nerds, you will know that they are Japanese spirits...
The lost mother tongue
I ATTENDED a language exchange event on Saturday, and there I met a Filipino-American who was raised in Massachusetts. She was ecstatic to be...
A year ago…
A YEAR ago we were adjusting to life staying indoors. We learned new cooking hacks and random hobbies.
A year ago we were making thousands...
Embrace, but don’t forget
AMID the chaos and rising COVID-19 cases in the country, Filipinos found a way to distract themselves by thinking of other things.
These distractions came...
The gray area of history
LATELY, I’ve gotten into watching TED-Ed videos on YouTube. I’ve been fascinated with the various topics they cover which including biology, technology, psychology, and...
Faux feminism
MARCH 8 is International Women’s Day. This time last year we were able to squeeze in some women’s marches before the whole quarantine mishap....