You cannot do all the good the earth needs, but the earth needs all the good you can do. – Jana Stanfield To help those in need is one of the most selfless actions we can do, so why don’t we do it more often? I understand that one action of ours may not register to our critical… Read More »
“Every man’s life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another.” Ernest Hemingway Life I sprung up from somewhere in circumstances right or wrong without my consent. I would have liked it but conditions were less than ideal. There were lots of struggles… Read More »
In some nook and cranny of our home, we find those few prized possessions we’ve been keeping through the years. These are the little things we have that we could not quickly get rid of, but at times, they have become our comfort zones. Every time we see and touch these possessions—old books, photos, letters, cards, children’s and… Read More »
PART II Ten thousand years ago, there was no such thing as corn, just a wild grassy plant called Teosinte. Farmers started domesticating it by selecting seeds for planting. Maize, as it was later called, then had an ear ( cob) 2 cm long with eight rows of kernels. From that lowly start, the corn has steadily transformed… Read More »
There it is looking high and mighty, the mountain of hope for the poorest and neglected people of the country. Its beauty lies underneath. The early morning start of garbage trucks dumping the thrashes of the well-off is sweet music and not an irritant for those eking a living for the non-stop pile-ups. It means there is work… Read More »
The elderly in our society should take to heart that their vulnerability in falling or accidentally slipping on the ground is lurking just around the corner. Falls are the number one reason for hospital admissions among seniors these days; it’s also why older people lose their independence. Well, the increased number of the elderly admitted to hospitals is… Read More »
“Rome! Stick to Rome, my dear fellow, and live in the limelight!” – Marcus Tullius Cicero. Cicero has just finished his early morning mental and physical exercises when he summons Tiro to bring in his first client of the day. “Master,” Tiro announces, “I bring you Sthenius of Thermae.” Right away Cicero smells a victim of corruption. “Sthenius,… Read More »
Out of PLMSFI’s 50 scholars, 30 plus graduate with top honoursThe Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila Scholarship Foundation (PLMSFI has accomplished something remarkable, one for the books. Out of the 50 plus scholars it has been supporting by giving them P1,500 for transport fare and allowance, 30 plus are graduating with honours: one summa cum laude, many more… Read More »
The Angry Man “I’d never before seen anything that gave, all at once, so many signals of anger and the wish to destroy.” – Kazoo Ishiguro, Klara and the Sun (2021) Our neighbourhood is the quietest street in our community, whether during the day or night. Weekend parties are rare so most of the noises are coming from… Read More »
PART I In Newfoundland in the early seventies, a local hennery (egg-producing chicken farms ) would advertise in a local paper “laid out” ( known in the mainland as stewing chickens ) chickens for 0.25 cents apiece or five for a dollar ( yes, five live chickens for 1 dollar ). At the end of the sale period,… Read More »