I remember my first camera. It was a Cabbage Patch Film Camera with a detachable flip flash. It was a...
Quirks
I purchased this souvenir from Nami Island, Korea, back in January 2014. There were dozens of toy model houses on...
“Wow, this is fun. I feel like a kid,” said my artist friend Paolo, who, in his vintage rockstar ensemble,...
Ah, the fanny pack—an oft ridiculed accessory, especially back in the ’80s and ’90s when movie stereotypes of nerds and...
Whether you prefer calling it saging or smudging, the ritual of cleansing negative spaces has gained more attention in social...
My childhood in the ’90s was filled with memories of stationery stores and gift shops such as Papemelroti, Gift Gate,...
While stuck in enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the Philippines, I finally did the major thing I said I’d do...
It’s a Filipino thing to give “a little something from your trip.” We call it the art of pasalubong. Whether...
I feel like a 7-year-old again. I won this book of stickers at a recent Christmas party and I was...
This souvenir I purchased from Getty Museum last year was sitting on my desk for too long, so I finally...
I’ve tried to tame down my tendency to hoard cartoon character trinkets and cheaper-by-the-dozen souvenirs whenever I visit theme parks...
This Swedish home and office stationary store was founded by entrepreneur Kristina “Kikki” Karlsson almost a decade ago, but I...