“You need to be bored,” Harvard professor Arthur C. Brooks, author of The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life_, said._ But why does it seem that people nowadays have a huge aversion against boredom? Like it’s the most mortally sinful thing to be bored. And I noticed that the young ones
October 13, 2026
At the height of the cholera outbreak at the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of lives were lost due to mixed reasons, including contaminated water supplies and sanitation problems. One solution colonial official implemented was preventive measures, which highlighted the need for handwashing, disinfection, and quarantine to stop
August 24, 2026
Before COVID-19 swept the world with its unprecedented disruption, there was the cholera outbreak which wrought havoc from the 19th century until the early 20th century. Our ancestors’ experiences during this dark era gave rise to stories and beliefs in an effort to explain the unknown. Before germ theory became widely
August 17, 2026
Long before laboratories, textbooks, and digital simulations arrived in our schools, our minds were already filled with stories. We were told stories to lull us to sleep after lunch, or when our grandmother would tell us important life lessons. I remember when I once refused to take my midday siesta; Lola
August 10, 2026
When I was young, it amazed me when it rains while the sun is still in full view and not a cloud covers it. How could that be? And then, my grandmother would explain to me when that happens, the souls of the dead are partying in heaven. Another version I
August 7, 2026