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Arts & Culture

SAAN GALING ‘YON: FINGER PAINT

Paintings have been around for a long time. During prehistoric times, nomadic humans used paintings to mark caves they lived in with their stories. These paintings are our only proof of how they lived and where. The oldest paintings can be dated back to 42,000 years ago. How did it start? The motivation or inspiration […]

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Hobbies & Advocacies

LIGHT IT UP: MAKE YOUR OWN CANDLE

Candle making is a fun and rewarding activity. Candles are flexible and practical home décor products that are wonderful to have on hand for a number of occasions or even as presents. Making candles at home is a cost-efficient way that can also help you relax and unwind. Making your own candles is rewarding because […]

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Food, Health & Fitness

SOUP: HUGS IN A BOWL

When I’m feeling down or under the weather, I like to look for warm things. Warm things bring me comfort. Some say this is because the cold is 20 times deadlier than heat which makes our brain prefer the warm temperatures to cold weather. Some say that warmth just feels more pleasant. Like a hug, […]

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Hobbies & Advocacies

CARRY ON: THE RISE AND FALL OF SIMON SNOW

Book Review: Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow Author: Rainbow RowellPublisher Information: Macmillan | October 08, 2015Format: Paperback; First EditionGenre/s: Young Adult, Contemporary, FantasyPage Count: 528Overall Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars. PLOT SUMMARY Simon Snow returns for his final year at Watford, a magical school in England. During this time, Simon […]

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Hobbies & Advocacies

THIS OR THAT: PLANTS FOR BEGINNERS

If you live in a city, sometimes nature is hard to get by. A lot of areas are surrounded only by buildings and everything concrete.  Being close to nature has been proven to keep you happier and healthier, with both psychological and physical benefits. There are plenty of plant options out there, and for beginners […]

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Science & Technology

WHAT A CAT NEEDS: PURRS & PAINS

Have you ever held a cat or rubbed them and you start hearing soft murmuring or motor sounds? This soft buzzing sound is one of the many vocalizations that cats make. Cats have up to almost 100 different types of vocalization. Their most common vocalizations are meows, hisses, and purrs.  A lot of people automatically […]

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Fashion & Beauty

GET YOUR CURLS ON

Having dry, curly hair is frustrating. If you’re like me, then you’ve spent a long period of your life relying on getting your hair straightened or rebonded. It was always too dry or looked like a big lion’s mane and that was my only go-to at the time. After going with it for almost 10 […]

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Arts & Culture

SAAN GALING ‘YON: THE ORIGIN OF KARAOKE

Zero. Two. One. Three. One. Zero. If you’re a Filipino, you would be familiar with a sequence like that, said in a robotic voice. This number sequence leads to a song when entered into a karaoke machine. Karaoke is a big part of Filipino culture. A lot of our celebrations have music and singing. Machines […]

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Food, Health & Fitness

POTATO PARK: FOOD VS CLIMATE

The potato is one of the most versatile ingredients.  It can be prepared through different methods of cooking. For example, you can have it fried, mashed, or mashed then fried. The potato can be served as a pie crust or covering, or prepared as a side dish, or can even be the main ingredient of […]

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Hobbies & Advocacies

2ND LIFE: REPURPOSING PLASTIC FOR THE EARTH

Pollution is considered a global crisis. Around 22,000 tons of mismanaged waste makes its way into the ocean daily, with the Philippines contributing 7,400 tons. It was also reported by the World Wide Fund (WWF) in 2018 that most of the plastic waste from the Philippines end up in the ocean and that it comes […]