May stamp hunt pala 📮
Hello Hilom Fam!👋 Happy Wednesday! Today's stories are proof that familiar things can still surprise us. Metro Manila has a little collecting adventure hiding around town, while good old abaca is getting a surprisingly high-tech upgrade.
Article 1 Everyday Life
Stamp hunt, anyone?
Museums, bookstores, and other spots around Metro Manila have souvenir stamps you can collect, including Chinatown Museum, the National Museum, and places…
Museums, bookstores, and other spots around Metro Manila have souvenir stamps you can collect, including Chinatown Museum, the National Museum, and places around Quezon Memorial Circle. Some locations even have several designs waiting to be found. Suddenly, bringing a tiny notebook around Manila sounds like a pretty solid weekend plan.
Article 2 Filipino Culture
Abaca has range
Researchers developed an abaca-based material that reduced electromagnetic waves during testing, opening possibilities for more sustainable electromagnetic…
Researchers developed an abaca-based material that reduced electromagnetic waves during testing, opening possibilities for more sustainable electromagnetic shielding. It's a very different job for a fiber we usually know from ropes, bags, and handicrafts. Turns out abaca still has a few tricks up its sleeve.
Sometimes the interesting stuff is already around us. A street we've passed a hundred times, a material we've known since childhood, a place we never thought to enter. There's still plenty to notice without going very far.