Dear Mr. President

Dear Mr. President

First of all, I had my doubts about you when you became President-elect. It’s not because I think there were better choices out there but because you, simply put, were just the lesser of the evils. Read more →

Goodbye, guilty pleasure

So, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is no more. As expected, it succumbed to the power of Wikipedia. Democracy triumphs over authority.

It’s really the final sign that things have changed since many of us were kids; by “us”, I mean those who grew up in the 90′s, 80′s and earlier. Read more →

The life of a pedestrian

Getting your own car is a life changing experience.

You begin to see your surroundings a little differently. You behave a little differently. You stop doing things like walking to the store and stop taking public transportation; and no, taxis don’t count. Read more →

Postcards from Pedring

I remember Ondoy clearly… well, in my case, as clear as that sleepy Saturday morning allowed.

I can still see those floodwaters rising on our street, black at first, and then turning into that sinister brown, telling us that it was already from the river nearby. There was nowhere to go. We were helpless about it.

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When OK is not good enough

It’s funny what ideas you get when doing mundane, everyday things.

When I went downstairs to get a kilo of good beef, I accidentally dropped a chunk on the floor. The butcher went down to pick it up, but instead of tossing it in the bin, he just rinsed it with water and put it back with the others… even while I was still in the shop.

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