National discipline for Pinoys? Good luck!

Johnny Delgado, one of the best character actors in Philippine cinema, was almost convincing in his monologue in that new advocacy ad currently running on TV. He’s asking the same question that we Pinoys (Filipinos) all over the world are asking: why are Filipinos more disciplined when we’re not in our own country? Here are…

I miss you guys

This is for my two brothers who have been away from home for years now. And to my friends who now live miles away from where they were born or raised — I’m not sure if you still consider this your home, but you know that we will always be happy to have you back….

Pagbabalik

Ang salik sa pananahimik ng plumang panitik ay ang masang walang imik sa mga lintik, nalintik, lumintik. kailan madirinig ang mga paggibik? di kaya maulit ang pangyayaring si Hudas ay humalik, nag-alay ng koronang tinik? huwag sanang mauwi sa paghihimagsik kung di man mahugasan ang dungis na putik. sa isip, tayo’y hitik sa gawa, tayo’y…

Oh, baby!

Last Sunday, a friend of mine forwarded to me a text message that, in so many words, greets me a happy mother’s day. (See, this is what Globe’s unlimited text service can do — non-stop forwarding of undigested messages. ) So I texted that friend back: “I think I should be greeting you instead”. She…

Go back

Something about my brother’s back made me feel a little pinch inside. He was leaving us for the first time, and I didn’t even feel the vacuum that he was creating. Until I saw him walking away. I wanted to call him back, but I knew that if I did, we would both regret it….