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Batch 2017 - are you ready to turn your tassels?

Batch 2017 – are you ready to turn your tassels?

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 27) – Batch 2017, are ready to turn your tassels? College graduation – it is one of the most memorable and most emotional situations that one can experience.  After four years toiling to get your degree, this is it! It does not matter if you graduate with flying colors or not, what is more important is that you are now graduating. From this point, you have the freedom to do what’s next – whether […]

Food park - the newest food trend

Food park – the newest food trend

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 23) – Aside from taking selfies and posting on social media – Filipinos really, really love food. Admit it, we enjoy eating and in response to our insatiable collective appetite, the food park made its appearance. Come to think of it, the food park is a great concept, a welcome addition to the Filipino foodie culture. After all, we like to try a variety of dishes and food parks allow us […]

Music as therapy

Music as therapy

QUEZON City, Philippines – Way back on high school, that was the time when I started appreciating music. Music gives me peace and relaxation. I don’t just love listening to it – music is my therapy. The truth is everybody needs music. In the history of music therapy, hospitals begun hiring musicians for patients that were traumatized during the World War II. Classical music was used for healing sick and wounded patients. Nowadays,  the most common […]

The book or the film – which is better?

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 21) – It’s about time that we answer that age-old question? Which is better? The book or the movie? I remember when the first Harry Potter movie came out and how my sisters persuaded my mom to watch it. I was just nine years old back then and all I care about is to play all day long as long as I am allowed to do so. My sisters vowed to do […]

“New York Weather” | Not A Weather Report

Southern New York has been experiencing a whole lot of sunshine and blue skies lately. I’m glad that the snow from winter storm Niko is nearly gone. Isn’t it crazy to think that it’s already been a week since the snow? This weekend we even reached temperatures over 60°F. Even if patches of snow still remain on the ground, I still forget that snow even came. I think we’re getting to that time of season […]

Filipinos and “hugot” – a funny-sad love story

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 20) – “Hugot” –  literally it means to pull out, but to many Filipinos these days, “hugot” would mean expressing your deepest emotions. Happy, sad or bitter, people have created so many ways to show how they feel. “Hugot” has been the buzz in the country for quite a while now. With the power given by the social media sites, netizens have been actively posting their “hugot’’ lines in any social […]

Transport strikes - a history

Transport strikes – a history

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 20) – Jeepneys or Jeeps were originally used by American soldiers during the World War II as a military vehicle. As the war ended, Americans left it in the country and enterprising Filipinos modified it – allowing the lowly jeep to become the king of the road. The crowded seating was soon overshadowed by how it was artistically adorned – soon the jeep became an iconic representation of Filipino pop culture. Not […]

Museums around the Metro

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 17) – A great artist by the name of Pablo Picasso also once said that “Every child is an artist; the problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” The same can be said about every other vocation. A child is so full of potential that they can be anything they want when they grow up. To give them that helpful nudge, a visit to the museum may […]

Confession of a 21st century Beatlemaniac

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 16) – Passion resonates in every Beatles song as they strive to create a name in the music scene. John, Paul, Ringo and George, lads from a seaport town in England called Liverpool showcased their love for music in creating and performing songs with melodies that rhymes with their real lives. Early 1960’s is very remarkable for the Fab Four for their budding career as musicians exploded and Beatlemania erupted not just […]

Music and film streaming on social media – good or bad?

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 15) – Of all the forms of entertainment, it is safe to say that music and movies are the most consumed by the people. Some even say that music is not just music; it’s a way of life. When it comes to movies, the saying “you are what you eat” may also apply, you are what you watch. As such, it is almost inevitable that one day, there will be music and […]

Third Hand Smoke: New Health Hazard

QUEZON City, Philippines (February 14) – “Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health”. It might be the most famous advocacy campaign related to cigarette smoking. With the primary purpose of informing the public on how hazardous it is to smoke or to be exposed to smoke being emitted by cigarette or tobacco. It is a fact that cigarette smoking does not just harm the actual smoker but also those that are indirectly inhaling or ingesting the smoke […]

This year’s must-see movies!

Quezon City, Philippines (February 13) – For movie fans, movie buffs, and movie enthusiasts out there, the new year also means a new list of must-see films! And 2017 promises to be a good year for moviegoers as many anticipated films are slated to be shown in the big screen this year! We gather here the nine of the must-see movies of 2017! 1. Alien Covenant by Ridley Scott. The sequel of the 2012 movie […]