Royce IlagaPidgin On Da Big ScreenI’ve been on a recent movie and TV show binge ever since the Barbie movie came out (Dua Lipa’s Dance the Night is so fire brah, normalize…Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
Royce IlagaNudge Nudge NudgeWhile reading Thaler and Sunstein’s Nudge, one thing remained mentioned throughout its endless anecdotes and analyses. They kept stressing…Nov 4, 2023Nov 4, 2023
Royce IlagaYou Sked?This Halloween, I reminisce of the many nights when neighbors ran me down on the streets of my neighborhood in a Grim Reaper costume (I hid…Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
Royce IlagaGotta Teach Da Keiki!Exhausted from a long day of classes, I skated to Tutor Campus Center to buy a plate from Panda Express. I got my usual order — half fried…Oct 7, 2023Oct 7, 2023
Royce IlagaHow Fo’ Keep Da Language AliveBeing swamped with exams and club responsibilities this week has made me make an irrational financial decision to buy a plane ticket to go…Sep 30, 2023Sep 30, 2023
Royce IlagaOne Small Kine Guide on How Fo PidginI’ve recently redownloaded Duolingo to freshen up my marginally conversational Japanese, although I have not been on that app for a couple…Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023
Royce IlagaIf A.I. Can, Can; If A.I. No Can, No CanOut of curiosity, I asked the “trustworthy” ChatGPT to have a conversation with me in Pidgin. To my surprise, and to an extent my fright…Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023
Royce IlagaDa Manapua Truck Down Da BlockI never packed lunch in high school like many of my peers after school. When the bell shrilled at 2:38 PM, we would rush across the street…Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023
Royce IlagaHowzit!Being born and raised in Hawaiʻi, where ohana knows no bloodline boundaries and molds a community with a highly diverse tapestry of its…Sep 22, 2023Sep 22, 2023