Thinking about things

I started consuming a lot of information from different places, sometimes, all at once. I can be watching a movie while scrolling through Instagram or reading an article while listening to a podcast. I even take my phone with me in the bathroom and scroll through Tiktok until my legs go numb and they'd be imprinted with red circles from where my elbow sat. I don't start showering until I have the perfect playlist cued up or have MacGyvered makeshift phone holders out of toothpaste tubes and soap dispensers so I can casually rewatch Modern Family for the nth time.

When did socks become a cool gift? Socks used to be the type of present an aunt or uncle gives your to fulfill their gift-giving duties. It doesn't communicate care or an ounce of thought. At best, it is met with forced "thank you-s" from polite pamangkins, and at worst it is greeted with tears and tantrums. It even earns you a nickname along the lines boring, half-assed, no-fun, or killjoy.

But to every gift-giving Tito's and Tita's defense, socks are a practical gift meant to save your feet from callouses and chaffing.

TV snobs love to hate on "Young Sheldon."
If you're not familiar with the show, Young Sheldon is a spin-off of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory. And it follows the daily (mis)adventures of a young Sheldon Cooper as he navigates his life as a boy genius in Medford, Texas.

My siblings and I were raised in a Catholic household, which meant memorizing lines of prayer, fingers nightly indented with rosary beads, Sundays spent in church, and a lifetime of guilt.

Repression is also one of the core teachings observed in a Catholic household. As children, we were reminded and reprimanded on a great number of things: from how we conduct ourselves, to what we wear, and of course, how we speak.

And nothing is more repressed from our vocabulary than swear words.

The global pandemic forced all of us to shift our ways of life. Many reverted to old habits by revisiting lost loves and abandoned pursuits, while others found new hobbies that distracted them from the bleak reality. It's ironic how much we've explored even without stepping out of our homes.


While true, this isn't the complete picture of how the lockdowns affected everyone: these explorations were also luxuries for us who can work from home with uninterrupted livelihoods. But still, many have lost their sources of income, while others bore the burden of making sure that the world didn't stop spinning and fall into chaos. Some are fighting silent battles, as being stuck at home meant that they are also stuck in toxic environments.