“A caste system is an artificial construction, a fixed and embedded ranking of human value that sets the presumed supremacy of one group against the presumed inferiority of other groups on the basis of ancestry and often immutable traits, traits that would be neutral in the abstract but are ascribed life-and-death meaning in a hierarchy favoring the dominant… Read More »
Valentine’s Day should have been a rallying point for love and peace in the world –that is what many of us hope. Admittedly, Va-Day, in the commercial world, refers, more often than not, to personal love or relationships. But within the global, geopolitical context, I sincerely wish that the spirit of Va-Day had a more inclusive tenor to… Read More »
Many studies suggest that drinking 4 to 6 cups of coffee is good for your health and well-being. The potential benefits from drinking coffee are varied and likely came from the vitamins and minerals within the coffee beans. Because coffee contains soluble fiber and prebiotic properties, coffee drinkers tended to have more microbiomes in their gut, which improves… Read More »
“Unfair,” said a grinning Mr. Turtle, as he insisted that the run between him and the hare be done in the lake. Not that 2023 is Mr. Water Rabbit’s Chinese Lunar Year and things are kind of expected to go his way with fluids, the hare cordially replied: “As you wish, Mr. Turtle. Go swim as fast as… Read More »
Ni Edwin Anyayahan Esteba Lilipas din Sa pagdating ng ating kaarawan Edad ay nadaragdagan Kumukupas ang kakisigan Naglalabasan ang mga uban Para sa akin ay numero lamang yan Sa pagtanda natin iisa lang patutunguhan Hiram na buhay sa Diyos nakalaan Kamatayan natin hindi mapipigilan Bakit ito ay iyong kinatatakutan? Lahat naman doon ating pupuntahan Pero ito ay pwede… Read More »
Asking for Feedback is Pointless. Instead, Ask for Advice. If a candidate I did not hire wants to make me uncomfortable, they only need to ask for feedback. (I will revisit this.) Self-proclaiming job search experts and career coaches commonly advise asking for feedback when you do not get the job you have interviewed for. The thinking—as if… Read More »
“Salamat naman” that the chaotic Year of the Tiger (2022) is over. From January 22 to February 9, the Chinese New Year is celebrated. Or maybe for 2 weeks, more or less. This year, we welcome the Year of the Water Rabbit – the symbol of longevity, peace and prosperity in Chinese culture. One of the best calming… Read More »
“Difficile est longum subito deponere amorem, / Difficile est, verum hoc qua lubet efficias. It is hard to abruptly shrug off a long-established love, / Hard, but this somehow you must do.” – Robert Galbraith, Lethal White. I see her but she doesn’t see me. I pass her by with her friends and classmates, but not a glance… Read More »
WARNING: My enjoying playing ‘devil’s advocate’ has been pointed out on many occasions—it makes for thought-provoking writing. I assume you are aware of the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) having issued revised alcohol consumption guidelines. The new guidelines, released after a two-year research project funded by Health Canada, are shocking, which the media, not surprisingly, has… Read More »
The perils of being old(er) I watched Don Lemon’s interview with Clive Davis, Whitney Houston’s agent/record producer. He was 90 years old. I asked myself, would I be so lucky to be as smart and coherent as this man? There was no hint of him being a pre-boomer generation of older people. The man insists that retirement is… Read More »