I once asked a friend this oft-repeated somewhat-of-a-ridiculous question: “If you were given the chance to live your life anew, would you do it differently?” After panning his gaze at people doing their stuff at the crowded fast food section of the mall, he whispered “No!” and grinned. Whatever his “No!” and succeeding grin meant, I just clipped… Read More »
‘Ika nga ng isang pasaway: Ang hindi lumingon sa pinanggalingan, may stiff neck. No, no to stiff neck. Not now, not ever! Thus so, I will always look back to the fond and great memories I have of the place – Barangay Balumpare in Sampaloc, Manila — where I was born and was raised, up to my mid-teens.… Read More »
Here is a notation on ‘pasaway’ I saw, copied and paraphrased from the Internet; thus, all credits belong to the anonymous source. Originally, the notation said, ‘pasaway’ is not a Tagalog word. It is a word in Ilongo — one of some 170 regional languages heard in the Philippine archipelago — principally spoken in parts of… Read More »
The XXIII Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea from February 9 to 25 is over. On to the XXIVth edition of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, China from February 4 to 20 in 2022. Everyone who dreams to be the best and is determined to excel physically and skillfully in winter sports has another four years to… Read More »
As they say, all legs lead to PyeongChang, South Korea; and all eyes and ears are glued to this county (population: about 45,000; elevation: 750 meters) in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. But other than being an ideal site for the Winter Olympics that began on February 9 and will run… Read More »
Behind the silver screen, professional sports, high-level politics, so on and so forth – locally and internationally, calls to uphold gender equality and dignity, due protection against dehumanization of all sorts and women empowerment have been espoused and heard. The movement has expanded. Support groups have mushroomed. At the most, (e.g. #MeToo, #It’s Never Okay and others) have… Read More »
Another joyful and magical Christmas season has passed. While with it went the festive mood, happy memories of kinship, friendship and community spirit were created. Not to worry. Believing hearts and minds still bear the eternal hope that all the loving, giving and receiving and the greetings and toasts for good health and wealth remains, for all… Read More »
Sports fans and aficionados in Toronto have every reason to jump with joy and spread the spirit of community pride these days. Better known as Toronto FC, the Toronto Football Club captured its first ever Major League Soccer (MLS) Cup title after dominating the MLS Western Conference titlist Seattle Sounders 2-0 in the league’s championship match at the… Read More »
On October 24, I received news that one of my most respected colleagues in the newswire profession has passed — silently and unknown to many of those he worked with back in the day — at his hometown in Digos, Davao del Sur on December 9, 2016. In another month, his wife Anita and his family will… Read More »
Good friend Ricky unilaterally declared the advent of Autumn, as soon as Labour Day (September 4) passed. I unilaterally approved his declaration. Early September, I have begun to feel lower joint pains when the mercury fell below seasonal. With several more days before summer officially ends (September 21) and before my wife even thinks of imposing marital law… Read More »