Last night, I watched Stardust on Netflix. It’s one of my all time favorite rom com fantasy adventure films, and I was thrilled that it still held up after all these years, because a lot of movies age like milk. So I posted about it on my Instagram stories and my friend Zenie replied to […]
Bucket List 2.0
A couple of weeks ago, we released a podcast episode about bucket lists. You can listen to it below or look for episode 80 of Banana Q: a Filipino flavored podcast on Spotity, Apple, or wherever you listen to podcasts. In the episode, we discussed the origins of the bucket list (it was a term […]
The Price of a Philippine Diploma
In case you didn’t know, I have a podcast called Banana Q: a Filipino-Flavored podcast. Yesterday’s episode was about the cost of a Philippine diploma, not just the peso amount but the blood and sweat and tears that accompany it, especially for the typical Filipino teenager who comes from a poor family. You can listen […]
My Top Filipino Podcasts 2021
I was surprised to discover that there are a lot of Filipino podcasts around. You can check out the Podcast PH website or google “Filipino podcast” if you’re interested in finding them. I love listening to podcasts. People have different preferences on this. For me, I like podcasts that are well produced and polished that […]
My Podcasting Routine
As you probably already know, I started a podcast with my friend Rey (aka Nantoy) last year, due to pandemic boredom. It ended up saving my mental health because lockdown loneliness really screwed me up. Oh, you didn’t know I had a podcast? It’s called Banana Q: a Filipino-Flavored Podcast and I’d really be grateful […]
AAP Golden Crane Podcast Awards Nominee
My friend Rey and I started the Banana Q podcast this year and I’m happy to announce that we were nominated for a Golden Crane Award by Asian American Podcasters Association! The awards ceremony happened this morning. It was a black tie event that happened over Zoom. Can you spot me in the screenshot? Rey […]
I Have a Podcast!
Yes, that’s right, I have a podcast! It’s actually mine and my friend Rey’s. We are both often described by friends as enthusiastic storytellers, so due to pandemic boredom, we thought we should start a podcast because it would serve as a good medium for us to spread our funny and insightful conversations. Our podcast is […]