Many things happened during quarantine — lost lives, lost livelihood, lost careers, and lost dreams. Some people have it worse than others, but we can all agree that everyone was affected by the pandemic one way or another. I, for example, had changes in my daily routine because of the many months of quarantine. This may not be that bad of an effect during quarantine, but it did affect my life significantly. My daily weekday routine starts with a 7AM alarm to prepare for work. I eat breakfast, take a shower, dress up, then leave the house at 8AM and...

If you are looking for a good reason to get yourself a tattoo this year, here it is!   In many parts of the globe, tattoos were used before as cultural symbols to distinguish rank, spirituality or art. Today, in every part of the globe, people usually get tattoos as a form of self-expression, as each tattoo they get unfolds a story, aside from just being a decoration. But, aside from that, tattoos have another good benefits to us — to help people heal and recover. Hence, a good way to help yourself take care of your mental health. According...

I know you’re frustrated. I know you’re tired. I know you’re having a hard time convincing yourself to believe that things are going to get better. I know you want the pain to stop — you want the overthinking to stop — you want the self-doubt to stop. But please, you need to hold on a little longer.   Just like the stars at night, you are here for a purpose, and God wanted you to be here. “You are a failure.” “You are a total embarrassment.” “You are a hopeless case.” “Nobody likes to be around you because you...

As the classes switched from face-to-face setup to online platform—almost every student and teacher are struggling—the reason comes from not having the luxury of owning a laptop and stable internet, as well as the lack of support from the government in order to buy anything that learners and educators need. In an interview of Scout Magazine with Sarah Elago of Kabataan Partylist, it was mentioned that a proper assistance for students during online classes should include providing free internet connection and availability of gadgets with learning materials that can also be accessed offline. According to UNESCO, over 1.5 billion learners...

Disclaimer: This article does not mean to romanticize hardships of our educators in the country. We acknowledge their hardwork and we believe that they too—just like other frontliners, deserve better treatment.   After being moved from the 24th of August—as announced by the Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones, opening of classes for the school year 2020 has started today, October 5. For the first time in the country’s school history, 22 million public elementary and secondary school understudies start their classes today for another scholarly year without having to step out of their homes, as Curriculum Year 2020-2021 finally...