As if the pressures to look a certain way aren’t enough already, sprung upon us is another, totally unattainable idea of beauty—because it’s not even human in the first place. An essay published in September 2018 on the Garage Magazine website.
Read MoreWith the seemingly unbreachable gulf between our dissatisfaction with our bodies and our loving them, there needs to be a middle ground where those who can’t quite make that leap can still land somewhere soft and compassionate. An essay originally commissioned for a local lifestyle/commerce magazine, though its publication status was never confirmed.
Read MoreCompared to the other crop of current teenage-centric programs, it doesn’t dress up adolescence with an unnecessary—not to mention unbelievable—sheen of coolness, since no teenager is ever really cool. Published in August 2019 on the Garage Magazine website.
Read MoreNot only does the spike in teenage pregnancy cost the country Php33 billion worth of lost income, it is also a worrying sign of a generation of girls being abandoned to stigmatization and generational poverty. An essay originally commissioned in February 2020 for a feminism-themed website but didn’t get published.
Read More“Technology is part of the ‘secret sauce,’ but cultural preservation is also important when it comes to creating a successful smart city.” Published in June 2017 on the Garage Magazine website.
Read More“People don’t realize how complicated gallery operations are. It’s not just a matter of hanging artworks on the walls and calling that a show.” Published in March 2018 on the Garage Magazine website.
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