MYS Universe

The Three C’s for Dealing with the Psychically Toxic

Some people believe that moods can be contagious. While it’s common to be influenced by the mood of a person you’ve interacted with, there are folks who believe that places and inanimate objects may (accidentally or not) influence a person’s emotions as well.

STORIES

Seek Ye Whore

Students have been taking up this increasingly hard-to-find story, so I’m placing this here until my second collection comes out.

STORIES

Discovering the Philippines, One Dish at a Time

This is what happens when farmers and chefs get together: you have excellent ingredients prepared with love.

STORIES

When You or Someone You Know is Struggling with Depression

Depression is stealthy and insidious. Every day is a struggle to want to stay alive. Every act of compassion and kindness helps.

TRAVEL

Manila: The San Sebastian Basilica

I have always wanted to go to the Minor Basilica of San Sebastian in Quiapo ever since I found out that it is the only all-steel church in the country.

STORIES

Going Hyperlocal: Mapping Out The Food of Quiapo

What is Filipino food? To most people, it’s a group that contains adobo, sisig, and halo-halo. But as Filipinos know, it is more than that. There is food that is characterized by region, by province, by town.