Author: Karen SueAnn Yao

Online shaming has turned into an abundant practice nowadays that people tend to forget that there are always two sides to every story. Do not act all high and mighty with your story acting like you’re a hero to us all if you can only narrate what fits within your values and principles and if…

If traveling has taught me one thing, it’s that surviving is not a matter of what country you were born in— because no matter how wealthy the country is there will always be those who are richer and those who are poorer. As I see it, it is a matter of how well you can…

There are so many Filipinos acting like activists without knowing the history of the People Power Revolution; acting like political analysts without knowing the legislative procedures; acting like feminists without knowing the Philippine Magna Carta of Women; acting like economists without knowing the status of economic growths; acting like victims of poverty without knowing how…

When a person broadcasts his miserable life— especially if it’s on Facebook— it only shows how timid, weak, pathetic and lazy a human being can be. Tell a tale that leaves a legacy, not a tale that begs for empathy.

If looks posses a greater percentage than intelligence and personality in your criteria in choosing a permanent mate, I automatically assume that you are an ignorant cretin who cannot linger and comprehend beyond the physical existence of a human being.

Believing in KARMA is like wanting to believe that a person (be him yourself or someone else) should be rewarded or punished.   A person does “good” deeds for the sake of doing it, not wanting something in return; and does “bad” deeds simply out of stupidity, ignorance, or even anger—and frankly, you’re no god…

If your phone can connect to Wi-fi, and yet you’re not satisfied, or you feel deprived, or you act like a mess… Kadiri ka. There is no problem with satisfying your wants, but a person does not have the right to complain if he cannot comprehend the idea of contentment in basic necessities.

If you regret your past it only shows how pathetic you have become. It doesn’t matter if it was for the wrong or right reasons. People need to realize that not everything can be categorized as an immoral or moral action. Inhumane deeds only become inhumane when you do not acknowledge that you actually did…