11 A.M., the Sunday morning after The Rest Is Noise’s Summer Noise, I wait for Note Panayanggool, who also goes by the moniker X0809, in her hotel lobby.

It was in 2015 when I first learned about June Patcha Poonpiriya. I don't know how it happened, but I've been invested in Thai pop culture for so long.

One hot Sunday afternoon, we went out and shot Tom Reid, of the famous Reids, for his first ever feature. We’re not kidding: it’s his first time ever, and nobody’s got this yet other than us. It was all chill and easy, and it didn’t take long for the eldest Reid (in the country right now, at least) to come out of his shell and get all friendly with our camera.

For Scout Magazine’s May-June 2017 issue, I interviewed six different personalities in an attempt to get a comprehensive look at what makes Filipino street style today. The answer? The same answer as it has always been: there’s nothing like a strong sense of style that comes with a strong sense of self.

We round up a few everyday millennials from around the city, made them wear today’s up-and-coming youth brands, and see how the gears in their heads turn.

Wearing a standout or interesting piece of clothing is an instant conversation starter. Trust me, I’ve been in this situation a lot.

I came to think that Stranger Things breakout star, Millie Bobby Brown, was stellar when I met her. I was wrong. She is much more than that.

I wrote an article on the local dance team The Alliance as they represented the Philippines in the Hip-Hop International dance competition last 2016. The article was originally published in the September-October 2016 issue of Scout Magazine.