Culture & Lifestyle

The Mystical Life of Salt

Salt, once prized like gold, has continued to be a widely traded commodity. Salt is also used in Christian ceremonies and sacramentals. It is a... Read More

Shades of No: How to Refuse to Loan Money to Someone 3 min read

Culture & Lifestyle

Shades of No: How to Refuse to Loan Money to Someone

Some claim that utang (money borrowing) is a part of Filipino culture. That is not my personal view. Borrowing money is a quick (universally-practiced) way... Read More

Women Mystics Who Foretold Wars 3 min read

Women Mystics Who Foretold Wars

What do Nostradamus and Edgar Cayce share in common? When the terms “end of the world,” “apocalypse,” and “World War III” are mentioned, these are... Read More

Filipino single moms: Life of pressure and faith 9 min read

Filipino single moms: Life of pressure and faith

“Disgrasyada” used to be a term accorded to unwed mothers , which is literally translated as “Disgraced”. It had a more derogatory meaning – figuratively,... Read More

Are Pinoys over-swearing on social media? (+tips on socmed engagement) 5 min read

Are Pinoys over-swearing on social media? (+tips on socmed engagement)

Have you read this commentary of popular TV personality Bianca Gonzalez? Allegedly, “nababahala siya sa mga mahihilig magmura sa social media (She is becoming increasingly... Read More

Unpacking dreams one symbol at a time 9 min read

Unpacking dreams one symbol at a time

Dreams exist in an enigmatic realm that is neither here nor there, where the part of the self that exists outside of the physical, three-dimensional... Read More

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Resist pandemic work abuse 4 min read

Resist pandemic work abuse

The pandemic continues, and the unemployment rate rises. Workers are being laid off in large numbers as well. Those who were kept had to take... Read More

Shadow lives of single women 6 min read

Shadow lives of single women

Today is Friday the 13th – a day replete with ominous superstitions metaphorically represented by black cats, bogey man, cauldron-stirring witches, and more. How about... Read More

August: When lost spirits roam and rites of salvation 6 min read

August: When lost spirits roam and rites of salvation

Halloween is in November but there is another month that is associated with “ghosts”. In several Asian cultures, August is also called the Hungry Ghost... Read More