The 20-Peso Ticket: My Accidental Night at the MTV Pilipinas 2004 Music Awards
It was late afternoon, and I couldn’t sit still. I told my mom I was going for a walk, I just needed to isolate myself and be invisible, anonymous, audienceless.…
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Defying Lactose Intolerance
There are days when I try to defy my limitations. Today was one of them. I had plans. I was supposed to be somewhere. But instead, i had vanilla ice…
Unicorn Thoughts and The Gratitude Theory (part 3 : Malcolm’s wallet)
(Entry dated : April 2024) Malcolm had saved up for weeks, and today he decided—it was time to buy his very own wallet. So off to the mall we went,…
Unicorn Thoughts and The Gratitude Theory (Part 2)
(Entry date : February 10, 2023) I went to pick up the kids’ school IDs. It was a quick errand—got some documents from the admin office, paid some fees, and…
Unicorn Thoughts and The Gratitude Theory (Part 1)
This three-part series explores the extraordinary coincidences of lost wallets returned, each encounter quietly reinforcing the power of belief, gratitude, and the idea that our thoughts might open unexpected doors.…
Believe us, we’re sober.
Can the feeling of ‘high’ be self-induced? Fresh out of college, my two closest friends and I joined an immersion activity where we had to run a workshop. It was…
Campus Music Fest Gone Wild | Kwentong Moshpit
It started like most epic tales do – a perfect, peaceful night. Until, we came face to face with the force that threatened to take away what we’d fought so…
I Asked for a Soundtrip. They Gave Me a Multiverse.
Oh no. This is exactly the kind of material that inspires fanfics
How i manifested my family
When a calendar art Sometime during my volunteer year in 2005, I hung an image by my bed—an artwork from a calendar that was about to be discarded. I had…
Let’s Get the Party Started—Kasi Uuwi Na Ako
Flashback: Pre-’99 Finally, a rare night out. My parents actually said yes, and I was determined to make every second count. I had to get there before 9 PM because…
