The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,900 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 13 years to get…
Author: Carmie Dulguime
I started this digital journal initially for self-expression -- because this is what I do. I write for my profession and for my passion.
Then it dawned on me that what I was doing was selfish.
I found new inspiration in Proverbs 31:8: Speak for those who cannot speak; seek justice for all those on the verge of destruction.
Through the years, I have met people from various walks of life with stories that deserve to be told. Unfortunately, not all of them have the gift of gab. So I presented myself to them, giving them the voice that they need to share their stories. Stories that inspire, cry out, reach out, provide unspoken truth.
Alarming aggressiveness of criminals in Metro Manila
On my way home from work last night, I saw a crime unfold right before my eyes. Traffic was moderately moving when I reached the foot of the Magallanes interchange going south toward SLEX.In front of me was a dark Honda sedan. A teenager about 5’2″ tall, wearing dark t-shirt and khaki shorts, came out…
18 hours in Cebu
The day began at 3am, NAIA Terminal 3. All three of us were so sleepy, having had a few hours of sleep. We arrived in Mactan at 5:30, not knowing where exactly to go since the seminar starts at 9:30. I suggested that we check in at a cheap hotel so we can sleep for…
LTO driver’s license renewal: here we go again
Three years ago, the LTO branch in Ayala MRT over-charged me by PhP75 for alleged late renewal even when I applied weeks before my birthday. Yesterday, it happened to me again. This time, at the Makati branch along Panlilio street. After reporting about the incident with the LTO main branch back in 2009, I was…
9 Fathers’ Days past
Tatay had been away from us nine Fathers’ Days ago. His absence, as it’s turning out for me, makes my heart wonder. It took me two years before I gathered the courage to tell him he can go. I rarely entered his room everytime I would go home during weekends. Sometimes, I would not go…
beingKirei 