Not me thinking we were just here for eggs and vibes, but somehow we ended up unraveling our deepest wounds like a telenovela season finale. One second it’s “Omg, this French toast is amazing,” and the next, it’s “And that’s when I realized my fear of abandonment stems from 2007.” Why do bestie brunches always turn into accidental therapy sessions?
Why do biopics love turning rebellion into an aesthetic? Just watched A Complete Unknown and while it’s visually hypnotic, it felt like someone curated “cool” protest vibes instead of actually wrestling with what made that era’s activism so raw and urgent. Joan Baez in particular, played with this polished kind of discontent, felt like a character someone remembered rather than
Filipinos will cancel a local celebrity over the smallest misstep but will throw a full-blown defense campaign for a foreign star they’ve never met. The Kim Soo Hyun controversy just proves one thing: justice in the Philippines is selective, emotional, and based on fandoms. We demand accountability—until it’s inconvenient.
My name is April Pagaling, and I’m a writer, poet, and creative AI writing expert. For the last 20 years, I’ve made a living as a writer across different fields—journalism, copywriting, social media, ghostwriting, and creative writing. My work spans poetry, historical fiction, essays, and literary criticism, often exploring themes of memory, identity, and cultural inheritance.
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