Sinigang

Sinigang is the ultimate comfort food! This classic Filipino soup is distinguished by its sour and savoury medly of flavours. Popular in the Philippines, it is served with steamed rice or on its own. Similar to Filipino adobo, sinigang has many variations. For its protein, it can be fish, shrimp, chicken, and pork. While for…

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Bitter gourd breakfast

Momordica charantia is a tropical and subtropical vine widely grown in Asia, Africa and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. In some countries, it is known as bitter melon or bitter gourd because of the bitterness of the fruit while in the Philippines it is called ampalaya, and in Japan, it is known a goya…

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Research outcome, output and results

When reading and evaluating scientific journal articles, it is very common you will come across the terms “outcome, output and result” and although they may seem similar, these terms in science have distinct meanings. As nouns, the difference between outcome and result is that: Outcome is intended or unintended information, event, object, product, or state…

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Finding and interpreting scientific information

My health science degree is heavily research-based which means that I am constantly searching for recently published peer-reviewed journal articles then evaluating its data, analysing and collating its information followed by succinctly reporting my findings. In order to excel in researching for health science, nutrition or science-related degree, I cannot stress enough how important it…

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Free Student Resources

An education can get expensive but here are some free websites and programs for students in high school, university or life to help improve your learning process and get organized! Study Buddy Programs Anki Flashcards A desktop version is available as it is power-packed with customizable features. Quizlet Enjoy making simple learning tools like flashcards,…

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Three skills to increase productivity

Why wait for the new year when it’s a new month! It’s time to set goals, make plans and achieve them! Here are three skills that you can acquire this month to make your daily life better and more efficient. Touch typing I was introduced to this in the 3rd grade and I never realized…

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The Drive to Study

When life is comfortable and everything is going swimmingly, it is easy to be motivated to do the hard things but when you finally face challenges that truly push your buttons, motivation is not going to work. That is where you have to rely on drive. What is drive? Is your desire to succeed. This…

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What is a CRAAP Test?

In the sciences discipline at a university level, researching consumes a lot of time and effort in order to determine whether or not the journal article you have chosen is reliable and credible source. To determine this, it important to perform a CRAAP Test. CRAAP is an acronym for Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, and Purpose. At…

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