In the past two (2) weeks, my mind is full of things I wanted to write about. Various things — events, movies, books, philosophical thoughts, etc. But the schedule, or rather my energy, did not allow me sufficient time to sit down and pen my thoughts. So, it’s Sunday night now, and another busy week…
Tag: Love
Ordinary Things, Extraordinary Stories (1)
When I went to Hyderabad, India for an official trip in 2017, I had the chance to join some members off the Philippine delegation to visit some places in Hyderabad after a full day of meeting. One of the places we went to is Charminar. It has this unfinished but charming castle, and vendors all…
09 Feb. 2026 Thoughts
This morning, after I cracked a native chicken’s egg in a mug of newly-boiled water, then added milk and sugar, I suddenly thought of my lolo. My lolo was a regular milk drinker, and his favorite brand was Nido. He also sometimes added a fresh egg to the milk, which gave the drink a creamier,…
Courage to Love
Our pet kitten, Pepper, died recently. My siblings and my daughter were heartbroken as I was. Pepper was rescued in early 2022 from our backyard in my hometown, then a teeny-weeny, thin being with scant fur, and with a meow scarcely above a whisper. I usually described those trips as somersaults of the emotions–the thrill…
When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi, 2016)
When I saw the pale blue book with the image of a surgeon’s back as the cover, on one of the shelves in Morawa Bookstore in Vienna, during my visit last weekend, I didn’t pay it special attention. Even after I briefly read the title and the synopsis at the back cover, it didn’t impress…
