Young Underpaid Professionals

Yuppie Fangirlism: Toradora! ends

Posted by Rio S. Caveat: I tried to write this article with restraint (and coherence), and failed miserably. I'd advise you to run while you still can. Amidst the tolling of deadline bells, I managed to watch the final episode of Toradora! and felt compelled to write another article about it since...

Yuppie Experience: Back to Work

How do I justify to myself that I have to start working again when I know working in another corpo environment sucks big time and is isn’t very interesting at all? (And pays poorly, if I may add.) Answer: I make realistic-sounding, fool-proof reasons that I shall coin “short-term goals”. Catchy,...

Yuppie Anime Review: Kure-nai

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="169" caption="Kure-nai's Murasaki and Shinkurou"][/caption] POSTED by Rica The anime Kure-nai, written and directed by Kou Matsuo (and based on the light novels by Katayama Kentarou) starts off with an interesting incident: a “dispute mediator” named...

Yuppie Photography: The Beach and Stress...

Posted by Vanz [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="472" caption="The Beach is beautiful, everyone has a lovely tan. But it's nothing to write home about."][/caption] [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="470" caption="There is little escape from stress culture in today's world."][/caption]

A letter to angel

FICTION posted by Rica The image I have of you in my mind is that of an angel – an angel with red wings. You were never the type to settle things calmly, always resorting to violence. And if you could, you’d definitely annihilate anyone who was in your way. You were never the type to write either....

We change, we wait

Posted by Rem I am now back in the office - sitting on my chair, looking at my laptop and the stack of paperwork I left behind. The past few days went by like a blink but every song ends, is that any reason not to enjoy the music? The travel started last February 28. Five college friends were at the...

I hate summer

Posted by Rio S. It’s 2 AM and I can’t sleep. It’s too damned hot, even with all my windows thrown open and with the fan going full blast. I hate summer. It’s only March 4 today. Summer should only be rearing its scalding head at me, but it looks like it decided to put in an early appearance...

Box Office

FICTION posted by Rica She gets in her car, or waves at a cab. She drives herself to work, or lets the cab driver drop her in front of her office. She doesn't take a lift but feels the elevator doors close. She waits five minutes to make sure gravity won't pull her down again. She gets out and faces...

To Superheroes

FICTION posted by Rio S. Sometimes, it's hard to pretend to be strong all the time. You're strong, sure, but not always. Everybody has limits, a breaking point. Sometimes, things just keep piling up. Every little thing goes wrong. You're keeping the blasted dike together. And sometimes, you wish you...

Yuppie Anime Review: Toradora!

Posted by Rio S. Nico, an ex-colleague who shares my love for anime, recommended Toradora about a few months back. I was otherwise immersed in all things D Grayman back then and so the recommendation was buried under tons of other things. I came across Toradora (officially Toradora!) again while trolling...

Yuppie Humor: Keep your hands to yourself

Posted by Rio S. If you are an average young underpaid professional - meaning carless - you have been and continue to trek through the First Circle of Yuppie Hell: commuting to and from work. Commuting is a long and treacherous experience in itself, as well as wrought with irony. In my experience, defying...