Art and Earth Science by Grass
Pip: Welcome to The Fabulous Scientist, where the rocks have backstories and the trails have coffee trees — and fabulousgrass is out here doing the fieldwork so we can sit here and talk about it.Mara: This episode covers two kinds of outdoor science: the geology of a limestone outcrop in La Union, and a family… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Geology And Nature Trails
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist One of the most dangerous assumptions you can make while traveling is thinking you'll only come home with photographs. Sometimes you come home with a painting. That happened to me during a recent trip to La Union. After spending the morning hunting for leaf fossils in Sto. Tomas, La… Continue reading The Painting I Couldn’t Leave Behind: An Unexpected Art Purchase in La Union
I've wanted Jacques Herbin's Emerald of Chivor ever since I fell down the fountain pen rabbit hole. You know how it goes. One minute you're buying a perfectly sensible fountain pen for note-taking. The next minute you're staring at ink swatches online at 2:00 in the morning, convincing yourself that your life would be significantly… Continue reading Jacques Herbin Emerald of Chivor: The Ink That Got Away (Until It Didn’t)
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist Every fountain pen enthusiast eventually faces a tricky time when they think they have enough pens. I was in that phase when I first encountered the Majohn P140 more than a year ago while browsing Everything Calligraphy's Lazada store. I took one look at it and thought, "That's nice,… Continue reading Why the Majohn P140 is a Must-Have for Pen Collectors
Pip: Welcome to The Fabulous Scientist, where fabulousgrass makes a compelling case that the most sophisticated piece of lab equipment you own might be the one you fill with ink.Mara: Today we're looking at the science of how we actually process information — why the tool you use to take notes changes what your brain… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Why I Stopped Typing My Notes
Pip: The Fabulous Scientist is back, and apparently the magpie instinct is fully operational — if it shimmers, shifts color, or evokes a Victorian novelist, it's getting reviewed.Mara: fabulousgrass has been writing about fountain pens that punch well above their price, covering chatoyant resins, piston fillers, and the question of whether affordable really has to… Continue reading Podcast Episode: Affordable Luxury Fountain Pens
Trekking has been a constant in my life for over two decades—partly because I’m a geologist, and partly because my idea of “relaxing” involves sweating uphill while questioning my life choices. Over the years, I’ve wandered through trails that tourists rarely bother with, and in doing so, I’ve seen nature at her most unfiltered—and met… Continue reading Easy Family Nature Trekking in Baguio: Exploring the Forest Bathing Trail at Camp John Hay
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist Some places quietly become part of a family’s story. For us, one of those places is Baguio City. We first visited Baguio as a family back in 2015, and returned again during Christmas time in 2024. Each trip left the same impression on us: cool air, beautiful parks, good food,… Continue reading A Quick Family Escape to Baguio City
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist During the pandemic, something as simple as buying vegetables suddenly became difficult. Lockdowns disrupted supply chains, grocery trips became less frequent, and fresh produce was sometimes hard to find. Looking for alternatives, I asked a friend about urban gardening—specifically something that could work in a condo. She immediately suggested hydroponics.… Continue reading Back to Hydroponics: Growing Vegetables Indoors (But Smarter This Time)
Grass Padrique | The Fabulous Scientist If you told me more than a year ago that my favorite weekend ritual would involve sensible shoes and early morning sunlight, I would have laughed politely and gone back to my coffee and book. And yet here we are. Since last year, I’ve been regularly walking around University of… Continue reading Sun, Steps, and Serendipity: Why We Love Walking at UP Diliman Campus
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