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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.
Category: Philippine Culture
Of Scents and Freshness
Ms. Beng, my fellow Toastmaster gave me a lovely and blossomy soap package earlier today as a birthday gift. I liked it very much. In fact, what inspired me to write this was the fresh scent of this gift. Haha! I like soaps, body wash, long baths. Bathing’s invigorating and it’s part of my daily…
Adulting 101
After years of renting, I finally got a townhouse in 2020 and my family moved in there in 2021, a few months before I returned from my Paris foreign assignment. I felt relieved to finally get a place in Manila that we could call our own and where my mom could have her mini garden…
Sabado
Limang minuto makalipas ang ika-sampu ng gabi, naglalakad ako nang matulin sa EDSA, galing Shaw papuntang Ortigas. Paano kasi, wala na palang byahe ang MRT paSouth; North na lang daw sabi ng guard. Hinintay ko munang makabili ng ticket ang kasabay ko paNorth, sinigurado sa guard ang impormasyon, at nagpasyang lakarin papunta sa EDSA Carousel…
Usaping Wika
Ngayong Agosto ay Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa. Iyan ang dahilan kung bakit nagkaroon ako ng inspirasyon na magsulat tungkol sa wika. Ano ang wika? Ito ang midyum para maipahayag ang ating ideya, opinyon at saloobin. Mayaman ba ang bansang Pilipinas sa wika? Oo, sapagka’t mayroon tayong halos dalawang daan na wika sa ating bansa. Ayun…
Kuwento ng Gitara
Paalis na ako kanina ng opisina nang maisipan kong iuwi ang gitara sa bahay para sa weekend. Mabuti na lang at ginawa ko iyon. Ilang minuto pa lang pagkasakay ko sa Grab, napansin ko na inaantok si lolo driver. Medyo kinausap ko siya sa ruta para mabawasan ang antok nya. Noong nasa kahabaan na kami…
Battling the intense heat in the Philippines
It was almost 10pm when I went out for a jog/brisk walk last Saturday night to have a “me time,” clear my mind, and well, to burn some calories. I initially planned to go out earlier but errands, dinner time, and some “issues” hindered my schedule. Surprisingly (or unsurprisingly because it has been going on…
The Workers in our Midst/ Ang Mga Manggagawa sa ating Paligid
Isang inhinyerong sibil ang yumaong tatay ko. Matagal syang nagtrabaho sa Saudi, pero nagkaroon rin sya ng proyekto sa Ho Chi Minh sa Vietnam. Ang ilang proyekto naman nya ay dito sa Maynila. Naalala ko nga, nakapunta pa ako dati sa isang construction site dyan sa may Vito Cruz noong itinatayo pa lang ang pundasyon…
Marie Veronica Expert – a multigenre Filipina visual artist
The beauty of the female visage and form, a lively splash of colors, and arresting visuals — these are just a few ways to describe Marie Veronica Expert’s works. Marie is one of the visual artists that I met in Paris during my foreign assignment there from 2018-2021, whose artistic genre is so varied. During…
Spectacular Sagada
It was my first time to visit Sagada in June 2023. I was with my former high school classmates some of whom I haven’t seen for years, so it was sort of a reunion as much as it was a nature adventure and culture trip. Cel, Claire & Bryan, and Irma flew from Albay; Joy…
Beyond Routes 