When God sent his only Son to serve as ransom for all sinners, it must have been really hard. Harder it must have been for Jesus to know that he was bound to suffer, be tortured, mocked, and eventually die. He knew. Yet Jesus accepted with his whole heart, all for the glory of his…
Conversation no. 13: losing my religion
It’s been years since I last had a conversation with this guy. My talks with him were some of the most interesting I’ve had no matter how trivial the topic may be: proper way to cook sinangag, single parenthood, fishing, weeds…yes, joint. This Holy Wednesday, I chanced upon his Facebook status that again I found…
We almost didn’t see FIBA Asia live
The euphoria over Gilas Pilipinas’ silver finish in the FIBA Asia Championship will probably stay in the memories of this generation for a long time. What most people don’t know, however, is that we almost didn’t witness how our gallant players do it in the flesh! FIBA, being the global organization that governs international basketball…
My Hong Kong awakening
On the day that my countrymen took to the streets (again) in protest about the pork barrel scam, I was in Hong Kong for a brief meeting with our regional counterparts. I would have wanted to be in Luneta at that very moment. As it turns out, I would have my own awakening on that…
Timelessness of Enchanted Kingdom
It’s been quite a while since I last visited Enchanted Kingdom in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. So when it’s time for my inaanak Kai to celebrate his 9th birthday, I jumped at the opportunity to suggest EK as the venue for a whole day of fun. Sure, it’s not exactly Disneyland or Universal Studios, but this is…
beingKirei 