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My Liberation Notes
My Liberation Notes’ lives and characters feel like real people, and parts of them reflect what’s going on with me too. Continue reading
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Some Mundane Things: Unlucky Days
I just resolved to write more about my mundane days because at the end, it’s really what makes up most of our lives. There’s a phrase from a Vogue HK interview that struck me, when cartoonist Kaitlin Chan reflected “I wish I paid more attention… Continue reading
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Terrace House: A Romanticized Version of My Ordinary Life
Terrace House is probably the only relatable reality TV I watch. It follows six individuals living in one house, all coming from different backgrounds and careers. One of the prominent theme of the show is how these six housemates take… Continue reading
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The Artist and Her Sh*t Sandwich
(*Written in 2016, while the author was in film school) Elizabeth Gilbert talked about the concept of “shit sandwiches”, which are the not so awesome things you have to do to get to your goals. This is where the phrase… Continue reading
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The Artist: Reluctance and Creativity Bias
For the longest time I’ve been reluctant to call myself an artist. The closest I could get is my artist temperament. Jk. It’s to accept compliments when people tell me I’m a creative person. I’ve always needed some form of… Continue reading
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Reclaiming the Sweetheart
It always felt like being sweet was just a simple, boring trait. Sweet was someone too nice and being nice wouldn’t get you to places. Continue reading
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Three Quiet and Healing Films to Watch
1.) THE TABLE (2018) Conversations between two people of varying relationships. The Table is just that, a film set inside a cafe, in one particular spot where different people have a sitdown talk throughout the day. It features four different… Continue reading
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Fight for My Way: A Relatable KDrama for Struggling Millennials
One of my favourite KDramas that spoke to my experiences as a struggling millennial was Fight for My Way. The most popular KDramas in the Philippines have mostly been focused on fantasy and glamour content. But while these were highly… Continue reading
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Small but Certain Happiness
Haruki Murakami introduced the phrase “small but certain happiness” in his essay Afternoon in the Islets of Langerhans where he describes small pleasures derived from mundane activities. For myself, this can be a cup of tea, sweet pastries, flowers in… Continue reading
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Hospital Playlist: When did Jeongwon Fall in Love?
A world without Hospital Playlist feels so empty. Thursday nights have become a watch party where we order in Korean Fried Chicken and root for our OTPs (one true pair). My OTP has always been the “Winter Garden” couple Jeong-won… Continue reading
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Curated Corner: Coffee, Art & Rain
This collection of curated spaces: A coffeeshop, an art museum and an anime is a nod to that particular feeling of surrealism and nostalgia when sun meets rain. Something particularly nostalgic about staying in coffee shops is during that transition… Continue reading
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4 Relatable Films for the Weary Young Adult
The question I dislike most during job interviews (or when doing small talk with strangers and relatives) would be “what do you want to do in life?” with the occasional variation of “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”… Continue reading
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