My 24th Birthday back to Childhood

When talks of lockdown began to circulate, I was entering my 24th year of life. On March 11, my birthday, I was already working two days at home. Instead of the birthday singing and greetings during coffee break at work, I celebrated the day at home. Not the least bit bummed out, I ate my […]

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Tokyo: Shinjuku +Harajuku + Shibuya

For the fifth and final day, we decided to go around the popular areas of Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya for our last-day shopping. Lunch at Tenkaippin. Shinjuku area. The old Harajuku station. They demolished it and built a new one with fire-resistant materials. Takeshita Street in Harajuku. Shibuya Crossing. To read the previous posts about […]

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Logic vs. the Divine

If God created everything, and everything includes all that is evil in the world, then God created evil. Looking at this if-and-then statement, it seems to be very logical, right? This is a perfect example of logic being very dangerous in understanding the divine. So what’s the error in this explanation? In my attempt to […]

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Photos from Freshman Year in ADMU

I’m so relieved and thank the Lord that college application exams are over for me. Back then, I didn’t really have a dream school. I just prayed for the Lord to lead me where He wanted to be. I didn’t have much expectations. I didn’t even have a proper baon and ate Toblerone or McDonald’s […]

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Tokyo: Tokyo Disneysea

Tokyo Disney Sea, unique to Asia and the entire Disney them park chain for its nautical theme, is now on its 15th year of operation. When we came there in May, the whole theme park was decorated for Easter with tons of Disney Easter eggs! We’re coming for you, Disney! (After leaving our excess bags […]

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Tokyo: Seaside Top Observatory Deck

The third and final stop on our third day in Tokyo was at Seaside Top Observatory Deck. This is, by far, my favorite stop out of our entire six-day trip. It felt as if I had all of Tokyo in arm’s length. From the street market, Ameyayokocho, we took some time to go back to […]

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Tokyo: Yamashiroya Toy Store

The first stop for our third day in Tokyo was a visit to Yamashiroya Toy Store because we couldn’t get enough of toys from last night’s trip to Akihabara. Yamashiroya is a 5-storey toy store filled with all kinds of Japanese and Western pop culture merchandises. It’s small, but jam-packed with goodies for any otaku, regular […]

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UnARThodox: A World Beyond Art

METRO MANILA, January 23, 2019 – Miriam College, in partnership with ArtisteSpace, Inc., a full- service creative and events agency that specializes in Creatives, Institutional Events, MICE, and Set-Up services, launched the first and the biggest art fair event in the North. The art fair, entitled “UnARThodox,” was coined from the term unorthodox which means […]

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Tokyo: Naruto Cafe + What I Bought from Anime Plaza

I’m back! It’s been awhile since I wrote anything here on the blog. That’s because I became unexpectedly busy. Just today I finished an art commission job that required me to draw two people, caricature style. That’s on top of my regular schedule. Now that that is out of the way, I’m back on our […]

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