I know that fasting or abstinence should be done in secrecy to make it sincere and meaningful. At the risk of being called a hypocrite for doing this, I will go on and share this with whoever would like to read it. I hope that in the process, we both learn from my experiences. From…
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PNoy’s Porsche and the straight road it will traverse
What timing, Mr. President! I was in Kalibo, Aklan, trying to enjoy my first experience with the Ati-Atihan festivities and the celebration of the Sto. Nino, when the news came out about PNoy’s brand new Porsche. I got sidetracked from enjoying my vacation and got irked by this news. But I did not let PNoy…
BPI’s system is shackling
I would have wanted to start blogging for 2011 with a positive story. But the Bank of the Philippine Islands just ruined it for me. I just got off the phone with a BPI CSR. I was utterly disgusted, to say the least, after the interaction (and it didn’t help that the CSR kept interrupting…
Contrast in tragedies define men
In a span of 48 hours, my beloved Philippines took a one-two punch from two contrasting but equally tragic incidents. One was dreadful — the other one, amusing. Yesterday, August 23, a former police inspector took foreigners hostage inside a tourist bus. For about 10 hours, the drama unfolded right before the world’s shocked eyes….
44, and twice as sure
I just turned 44, and I can’t believe it. I’m ancient! What? What! When I was 22, I considered the age of 40 as the portal to death. When I turned 25, I felt a pinch of panic because being a quarter of a century old seemed overwhelming then. Then I turned 30, and the…
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