We are all being conditioned to think that Christmas is all about carols, gifts, food, new clothes, bazaars, bargains, and all other commercial and marketing activities you could possibly conjure!
Category: Life
Overall lifestyle, life musings, people’s stories, conversations, and current affairs
Poleteismo: art in the emperor’s new clothes
I admit, I never went to see the Kulo “art” exhibit at the CCP. I only saw two images on the Internet: the one where a phallus is stuck on the face of an image of Jesus; and the other where Jesus’ eyes seemed to me like they were bleeding. The former was shocking enough…
Passenger safety
I’m one of those Makati employees who travel to and from work five days a week via a shuttle service. It’s convenient and cost-efficient for us. However, like any other public utility vehicle passenger, we leave our lives precariously in the hands of drivers. We have no control over what will happen to us as…
Conversation no. 12: never too late to educate
With my left foot injured, I chose to stay on the boat and let the others go to the small lagoon for some exploration. So I grabbed a bottle of chilled San Mig Light and struck up a conversation with our boat captain — a 24-year old Palawan native named Dong. ME: Taga-dito ka talaga?…
Change is cool
Suzanne has been asking me if it has “sunk in” already, and I kept answering her, “no, not yet”. I’m afraid it now has. I have finally resigned. After 10 years of working under this organization, I have finally accepted what I have been denying all this time: that there is nothing else for me…
beingKirei 