It is a hot and humid Thursday afternoon and I’m feeling very thirsty. Living in the suburbs has its disadvantages, …Read the Rest
Lifestyle
Do showbiz politics and ‘brown presidents’ make a good mix?
Things haven’t changed much in Philippine politics despite efforts to impart upon Filipino voters the finer cognitive skills involved in …Read the Rest
Health is Wealth: Growing Old with Grace
How to grow old with grace? Undeniably, ageing “is a physical phenomenon and is something that is inevitable”. Corollary to …Read the Rest
Gimme a line: Cocaine use in Pinoy showbiz and politics
Bad bad influence indeed. It seems showbiz personalities and politicians in the Philippines have much to answer for when it …Read the Rest
It’s so hot in the colonies!
Hot weather. It’s the scourge of the Manila lifestyle. It’s hard to lead a cosmopolitan lifestyle in a city like …Read the Rest
Tall police officers matter in a nation of people short in substance
Short cops policing a short people, corrupt politicians governing a corrupt people. Like Coffeemate in coffee, it all makes sense …Read the Rest
It’s More Troll in the Philippines!: PH Online Computer Gaming
Reminder: I decide not to censor some foul words that you will be encountering. I hate filtering words that doesn’t …Read the Rest
End of the road for Filipino Hong Kong residency hopefuls
Looks like one of the last big frontiers of the Filipino migrant has pretty much shut its doors to a …Read the Rest
Holy Week reflection: Are Filipinos still capable of suffering with grace?
The much-awaited Easter holidays are coming up. In the Philippines they call it “Holy Week” presumably because over the several …Read the Rest
Self-Destruction: The Question of Suicide and the Tendency to Harm One’s Self
How do people kill themselves? According to Wikipedia: “Suicide (Latin suicidium, from sui caedere, “to kill oneself”) is the act of intentionally causing …Read the Rest
