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Adulting 101: Smarter Choices for Everyday Living

Posted by Margaux Camaya, The Visual Traveler October 25, 2025

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El Filibusterismo: The Death of Maria Clara De Los Santos

A drawing of Maria Clara by Vicente Manansala. National Museum of Fine Arts. As a Jose Rizal fan, it might sound blasphemous but I don't enjoy reading El Filibusterismo as compared to Noli Me Tangere . I find Rizal's writing a little hurried and the narrative complex in this book. As a sequel to Noli Me Tangere , it does tie up the loose ends that were left unanswered at the end of the book. I always get emotional whenever I read El Fili. Maybe it was all because of the "revolutionary" talk that happens throughout the story. The scenes in El Fili are graver and forthright. There seems to be a sense of darkness that surrounds every page. The Deal There is this particular chapter in El Fili where Simoun , the intrigue-laden protagonist, visits the infirmed Capitan Tiago . The old man is being taken care of by Basilio, the young orphan sacristan in Noli Me Tangere who is now a medical student. Captain Santiago de los Santos is the father of Maria Clara, the...

12 Classic Pinoy Hugot and Pick-up lines that are so corny

Ah, love. You win some, you lose some. It's a neverending quest to find that person to spend your lifetime with. What is Hugot? It's a Filipino word that means pull out or drawn out. But recently, Hugot became a catchphrase for something that is deeply emotional especially love. It can be triggered by a song, a word, an action or a movie. Hugot lines have been in vogue even decades ago. It's just that people didn't know how to collectively say it.

Boxer Codex: This Is What 16th Century Filipinos Looked Like

"The Bisayans are accustomed to paint their bodies with some very elegant tattoos. They do this with iron or brass rods, the points of which are heated on fire. These are done in the manner illuminations, paintings all parts of the body, such as the chest, the stomach, legs, arms, shoulders, hands, and muscles, and among some, the posteriors." What seems to be the connection between a British Peer, World War II, a historian, and the Philippines? A 307-page manuscript that is full of colored drawings, superstitions, norms, and descriptions of flora and fauna that is known today as the Boxer Codex. The twenty-month British occupation of Manila and Cavite from 1762-1764 saw a massive sacking of academic and historical materials that were brought back to the United Kingdom by the forces of Brigadier General William Draper. A huge percentage of that plunder came from the Augustinian library . In the next century or so, the colored illustrated manuscript would end up...

Filipino Artist Creates Art On A Starbucks Cup

Le Petit Prince instant cup doodle by Heidi Pascual-Aquende I never learned how to draw, I can't do straight lines and my color combination is atrocious. I never had the inclination to pick up a pencil nor a paintbrush. If someone asks me to depict people, I can only scrawl out stick figures. But I do appreciate art and the creative souls who make them. When I was browsing through my Facebook feed today, I was pleasantly surprised with what I saw from one of my friend's posts: a Starbucks coffee cup filled with drawings from Antoine De Saint-Exupery's inspirational book, Le Petit Prince or The Little Prince. Obviously, the book is a favorite of hers as she lovingly paid homage to the French author via her work. Anyone who has stepped inside a Starbucks store or have ordered from them knows that their hot beverages are served in their iconic white cup. For artists like my friend, Heidi Pascual-Aquende , she sees the white spaces on a cup as ...

The Visual Noli Me Tangere: 28 Paintings at the National Museum of Fine Arts

It was a Saturday morning when I went to the National Museum of Fine Arts. And if it weren't for a group of young people who were taking a selfie, I wouldn't have known that there is a special exhibit of twenty-eight Noli Me Tangere Paintings by Leonardo Tayao Cruz . This is the largest collection of paintings inspired by Jose Rizal 's novel. When one of the security guards approached the group to ask them to refrain from making a lot of noise, I got to talk to her afterward about the Museum. She advised me of the Noli Me Tangere exhibit which is located on the Judiciary Floor (Sandiganbayan Reception Hall and Gallery) . Right after my conversation with the guard, I went directly to the ground floor to see the paintings. The oil paintings were completed between 2002 and 2006. They were previously displayed at the Rizal Shrine in Fort Santiago in 2008. The paintings were done in the classical-impressionist style which the artist is known for. ...

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