I’m not as huge a Star Wars fan as I am a Trekkie, for a lot of reasons. I suspect, however, that the biggest reason is the utter simplicity of the Star Wars story, set against the backdrop of the stories I read – and imagined – in my youth: the Iliad, the Odyssey, the […]
The Nazarenos were out in force today as the clock winds down to the 9th of November. It goes without saying that the Black Nazarene inspires a religious fervor that baffles many. Social media, for instance, is awash with people alternately calling the devotees idiots, to smart asses pointing out that the procession of the […]
You know your sashimi is gonna be expensive when it has real greenery and not that plastic grass thing called baran. This particular salmon is from this restaurant called Seryna (2277 Chino Roces Avenue, Makati City). It’s in the same place as Little Tokyo is, but it doesn’t open out into the courtyard.
When I saw these shirts on my way to work this morning, I should have known the Universe was trying to tell me something. If I had, I probably would have wondered what the message was exactly. A reminder of sacrifice? Why not? I’ve been asking a lot of people to give up their own […]
Today was the first official work day after the holidays and this was the sight that greeted me. These things weren’t here when I left to deck my halls with boughs of holly. So it’s either some people came during the break or came in extra early today to make sure that these information materials […]
Despite the distance, the two found ways to talk to each other every day. They laughed and made plans as though they lived next door to each other; as though they didn’t each have lives as complicated as plutonium. For them, the company of the other was as straight forward as hydrogen – one circling […]
On the one hand, there is something to be said for people getting paid commensurate to the service they render. On the other, it cannot be denied that volunteers have saved more days than any professional ever could. It’s the volunteers who come when everybody else is out on vacation; the ones who give up […]
* “Past” is what once was — A remnant that’s called memory … * In it lie the “causes”— Of what now is. * “Future” is what will be — Envisioned, seldom seen … * In it lie “results”— Of what now is. * “Present” is that narrowness– Passing, always […]
I don’t exactly know how I first became aware of the idea of Project 365, but I do remember that it immediately appealed to me. There’s actually a website called 365 Project, which has an excellent explanation for why people do something like this: The idea is to build up a journal of your day […]
“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.I will face my fear.I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. […]