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The holiday season is a time for joy, family, and festivities, but spending Christmas alone doesn’t mean missing out on the magic. In the Philippines, where traditions run deep, there are also wonderful solo activities that can infuse your holiday with warmth. Create Your Own Noche Buena Feast Embrace the culinary delights of Filipino Christmas […]
It’s that time of the year to give and receive. Have you thought of how you will give your gift to your friends, family, or co-workers? Of course, you have to think creatively about it, this holiday only comes once a year! Although receiving gifts during the holidays feels great, whether it’s cash inside an […]
You know how some of us have been told that we’re “mature” for our age? Yeah, so other than that being the effect of (possible) childhood trauma, that’s also an effect of being a “parentified child.” By “parentified child” we totally mean “a child that’s been turned into a parent by their own parents.” That’s […]
In light of numerous concerning issues that have risen in the Filipino creative industry these past months, especially within the freelance writing field, the Freelance Writers’ Guild of the Philippines (FWGP), a DOLE-registered workers’ organization, has released a rate guide for freelance writers that aims to be the foundation of a more humane and sufficient […]
Have you ever experienced giving your 100% on the job, so much so that your managers value you as an asset to the organization? That’s great, but here’s the catch. Because you’ve got what it takes and you always go the extra mile, you tend to be given more responsibilities and additional tasks to maximize […]
In August 2012, Gillian Bayford and her then-husband Adrian Bayford won $187.5 million in a EuroMillions lottery. However, 15 months after the huge win in the lottery, the couple separated ways. Adrian Bayford revealed in a report in 2013 that the win was “stressful” and the stress of managing caused them to spend little time […]
Before the advent of digital printing which uses special ink crafted to resist weather damage and fading due to sunlight exposure, movie billboards were once hand-painted. For Taiwan, this was once a thriving tradition that is now on the brink of fading into a memory in history. Yen Chen-fa is the sole hand painter for […]
Life is hard. It doesn’t matter what country you’re living in; life is bound to be hard. As a nation, we always have this notion that somehow, life is better when you’re not in the Philippines. While there’s some truth to it (because who wouldn’t want to get rid of the increasing mundanity of our […]
After 34 years of Homer strangling his son Bart when things go wrong, ‘The Simpsons’ has seemingly stopped this shtick. On the 3rd episode of the show’s 35th season, The Simpsons family patriarch Homer was seen to declare that he’s a changed man/father while on a welcoming visit to their new neighbor, Thayer. Prior to […]
