With paws tucked underneath her body, my white puspin cat is soaking up sunlight on the windowsill. Cate (named after the Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett) loves to follow the sun when napping. I can tell from the sound of her faint purrs that she’s relaxed, unlike her anxious owner. …
Looking at the positive aspects of staying at home during this quarantine—aside from the obvious ones of keeping ourselves safe and flattening the curve—another is being able to enjoy the healthy benefits of home cooking while homebound. Unless of course the one in charge of the kitchen is an awful…
The moments leading to this lockdown felt like a blur. It all happened so fast. One minute I was in front of my laptop, proofreading. The next thing I knew I was breaking down. At the nearest grocery store, it was chaos. Everyone was hoarding. Well, at least those who…
In all the things we do during this quarantine, we may find that slowing down is one of the most potent actions we can take to bring ourselves to a serene state. Mindfulness in everything we do has that effect. Let’s pay attention to each of our actions, even the most…
You can finally watch your favorite Filipino films for free on Studio B! With over 300 classic Filipino movies in its large library, where do you begin? To help you choose, we made a quick list of movies, ranging from FPJ’s action-packed Ang Probinsyano to Rufa Mae Quinto’s hilarious Super…
I went out to buy groceries yesterday, the air smelled of disinfectant and collective anxiety. I haven’t been this anxious in my life. I worry a lot on a regular day but now even more so. That’s why I’m writing this to keep my sanity. Humans are social beings. When…
A week into the Extreme Enhanced Community Quarantine, I have managed to lessen my anxiety. Or maybe, I’m just in denial. I don’t know yet, the next few days will reveal what’s up. I’ve been reading Jessica Zafra’s Journal of a Lockdown to keep my sanity. After all this, I…
We, the extroverts and people whose love language is physical touch, are not thriving in the face of social-distancing measures, but that’s the least of our concern now. Every day, we’re reminded of the fragility of our lives. Everyone needs a break from the heaviness of the long quarantine days.…
This post is a temporary escape mechanism for me as a relief to the dread that this coronavirus crisis brings. What gets me are not so much the statistics but the stories of people who are in the frontline fighting this “war” for us. Our health care workers and other…
This is a virtual interview with Architect Edwin D. Uy of EUDO on his thoughts about architecture in a post-Covid world. What kind of world do you see after Covid, and how will architecture support that kind of world? Ideas about the future of architecture before the pandemic were mostly utopian…
