I was today years old when I learned that some people cannot see or access their mind’s eye, through a TED Talk by Alex Rosenthal, “Can you picture things in your mind? I can’t.” Oh my! I assumed that visualizing things was a natural ability that all people have. Imagining the rocket-ship that crash lands…
Reconnection
Last week, feeling nostalgic, I sent New Year greetings to my former batchmates in college one sunny-rainy afternoon in Fiji. It brought back memories of the time when we were wide-eyed, idealistic students taking up BA English Studies (Language) in the University of the Philippines-Diliman, where we immersed ourselves in language, literature, discourse analysis, and other matters…
Diplomatic Anecdote 5: Suva Surprise
On 18 December 2025, the 52nd anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Fiji, I left Manila to fly to Fiji, to join the landing team here. We had an important task: to establish a new Embassy of the Philippines in Fiji, which will cover Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, with Consular…
Connection
On my way to the jeepney terminal last week, the man walking in front of me abruptly stopped. The reason? He was typing a text message. This few-second incident which almost caused a near collision made me want to write about connection. What was so compelling about the message that he had to stop, considering…
Inertia
One of the things that I’m afraid might happen one day is that I will lose interest in things that give me meaning or at least evoke some sense of happiness in me. That wouldn’t feel good, right? My society-perceived success (good education, stable job), my altruistic vision, my plans for the future (other than…
Wandering in the Dreamworld
I am curious to know why we dream what we dream. Sometimes, dreams are pleasant; at times, they are scary, or tiring, or lonely. I’ve had so many dreams but I will share a few, starting with one that I wrote on my FB in 2022: ________________________________ Dream 1 (Jan. 8, 2022) I woke up…
All in a Week
These are some of the highlights as September ended and a new month began. I started the week with two (2) lectures on cultural diplomacy on a Monday morning, which were rescheduled twice because of Sept. rains and storm. This was followed by a despedida lunch for a dear former boss and mentor who is…
Wika
Maging responsable at mapagmatyag po sana tayo,
Gamitin ang wika nang maayos sa ating kapwa tao.
Maging bahagi sa paghilom ng mundo,
Sa pagtuwid ng hindi tama, sa pagtuklas at pagpabatid kung ano ang totoo.
Mindfulness (2)
Took several minutes from my weekend break to create and share this with you. Have a restful weekend. Thank you for reading. ❤
Mindfulness
Everything will be just fine.
Beyond Routes 