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This is a story of our mothers 3 min read

This is a story of our mothers

I. HOPE Lucy got married at the age of fifteen. Within that year, she gave birth to her eldest daughter. Within six years she already... Read More

To move on is to stay in the present 3 min read

To move on is to stay in the present

Knowing about the five stages of grief may not make things any better or easier. In fact, the cycle can turn into a “comfort zone”... Read More

Demystifying the full moon 3 min read

Demystifying the full moon

September is my birth month and I’m getting the feeling that this year, September is going to be a month of major shifts, of breakthrough... Read More

A perfect conversation one stormy day 3 min read

Purpose & Spirituality

A perfect conversation one stormy day

It is Sunday today and I am tying up loose ends in my life and for work. In one of my external storage, I discovered... Read More

(Little) history of Akustik music in the Philippines 3 min read

Culture & Lifestyle

(Little) history of Akustik music in the Philippines

A huge following of the Filipino Y-generation –the millennial generation that makes up the demographics of 1980 through the present –dedicate their weekends (and paydays)... Read More

A dream job is a myth and here’s why 3 min read

Purpose & Spirituality

A dream job is a myth and here’s why

According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) 2018 data, an estimated 61.4 to 3.5 million of the total 5.7 million individuals 15 years old and... Read More

I ran a barbershop business and failed (sort of) 4 min read

Wealth

I ran a barbershop business and failed (sort of)

There is nothing prestigious or celebratory about my post title-cum-revelation: a story about failure, how can that be glorifying? Flashback: In 2007, I enrolled in... Read More

Because gossip is not an option 5 min read

Purpose & Spirituality

Because gossip is not an option

“Tell me, who are the people in your neighbourhood?”, went a song in a Sesame Street segment. My old neighbourhood in Bulacan was quite interesting.... Read More

Practical lessons I learned from my China trip 6 min read

Culture & Lifestyle

Practical lessons I learned from my China trip

“You’re going to China”, my boss told me more matter-of-factly than an order. Well, I was not too keen on going because of a personal... Read More

He is sorry but not sorry? That’s a red flag! 4 min read

He is sorry but not sorry? That’s a red flag!

I recently met someone: He was everything a fairy tale protagonist falls short of description: He has those penetrating, enigmatic eyes; smile that could make... Read More