How many times does a relationship survive not because two people stayed, but because they chose to understand each other again and again? When everything feels uncertain, what does intimacy look like when no one is watching? For many, intimacy is still narrowly imagined as something that happens behind closed doors—skin to skin, in silence, in secrecy. It is often equated with sexual relations, assumed to be proven through physical closeness alone. But what if intimacy, in i

Just in time for Valentine’s season, the TEDxPUP will stage its first-ever talks on February 13 at The Astbury, 2 Orion, Makati City.  The event will bring together a roster of speakers from different fields who will share their stories and insights, exploring the theme “Love at First Idea.” TEDxPUP is an independently organized event by the students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines - Manila (PUP), inspired by the globally recognized TED Talks program, where i

When a heartbreak strikes, music serves as a mode of communication for what is often difficult or unwilling to be expressed verbally. Studies  indicate that music helps to express how we feel, guide us through grief and creates feelings of being seen and eventually healed. Every melody has its own representation of pain, memory and the anticipation of slowly, gentle and inevitable healing .  Some love stays, some loses, and some never begins. This compilation of songs about h