If you feel like nothing seems to be going right for you, please be reminded that eventually: The things around you will get better, your situation will change, and you should be strong enough until it happens. I believe in you and so should you. Strive to be phenomenal because that’s what you are. Always …
Month: April 2020
Traveling as a Filipino Citizen: The Unpleasant Truth of Going Around The World on a ‘Weak’ Passport
There were no spontaneous trips to Disneyland on weekends for Philippine passport holders. Neither unplanned long-term backpacking trip for self-discovery purposes. Or even an impromptu family summer get-away to the Swiss Alps, Italian Coastline or South of France.
When we were kids, adults used to ask us the question of ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’. Some kids will answer silly things like bubble master, a ninja, or a french fry. And then there are those kids who will acknowledge being a doctor, a teacher, or an astronaut. You …
I worked as a barista for 5 years and I always die a little every time a customer marches up to the hand-off area to ask if I can reheat their cup of coffee. To break it down for you, it’s like wanting to freeze your melted ice-cream at some point. But since being nice …
I honestly don’t know where to start writing this but all I know is that there are many, many things that are weighing me down since the beginning of this year. If you don’t know it yet, I am a 26 year old boy and my anxiety over the direction and quality of my life …
I mean, come on. Who likes to wake up in a picturesque tiny home so you’ll be forced to go out of your veranda (which is fabricated in front of a majestic sunrise) to the view of the lush orange trees rolling out from a distant? Oh, and not to mention having to savour the …
The late Madame Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago told the youth, “Be critical, vocal and involved in the political process. We are a democratic country and it’s our duty to keep our government in check.