Whistle while you work
Dear people who think that Barack Obama is awesome, and stupidly bewail the fact that “we don’t have an Obama,” remember this: 1. He was voted into office. Which means that, no matter what a hotshot he might have been, he still wouldn’t be who he is now had it not been for the concerted […]
He didn’t appreciate it. Maybe I should have taken him here. http://instagram.com/p/mUfCpHGVgg/
Today, after months of dreaming this up and working to make that vision a reality, I finally heard the words: “The Commission is launching … ”
What follows are moments. Instagram will load in the frontend.
Fervor lengthens your stride. Instagram will load in the frontend.
Walk with purpose and your purpose stands out. Instagram will load in the frontend.
Et in arcadia ego. Instagram will load in the frontend.
LOL Read THIS first. The question, however is whether these “examples” are representative of the overall character of Philippine society. Even more important, we will find that the last two are family- and ethnic/faith-centric. Honour to one’s family is easy — because the motivation to be so is practically ingrained in our DNA as vessels […]
Is honor a strong part of Filipino tradition? Unquestionably. Honor is so strong an influence on the average Filipino that we have gotten to be really prickly about it. “Amor proprio,” a commonly used stand-in for the word “honor” actually refers to self-respect, carrying the overtones of pride and self-worth. Not perhaps the most flattering […]