Spidey’s Uncle Ben was right- with great power comes great responsibility. The internet has imbued virtually everyone from all walks of life with access to the internet an almost intangible amo...
Typhoon Ondoy has just come to pass, yet the aftermath is still to be resolved. Political issus are temporarily on hold as the Filipino people reel from the effects of the typhoon. And, in the sideli...
Relationship rebound that is. I’m gonna be hurt again. – Politicians are always going to be power hungry and will seek ways to remain in power even if it means destroying democracy, becom...
This is a reply to Rom of House of Smoke on the proposed ninth ray on the Philippine flag. “So why should the flag – designed to reflect the heroism of those provinces that first rose up in revolt – ...
1. For all noble attempts, the general attitude will be “With your shield or on it.” There will be no saying of “Dito ka na lang baka kung ano pa mangyari sa iyo” or “Hu...
It started like a normal Saturday. I had classes to meet. It was raining so I wore my bright red trench coat and my bad ass boots. I thought it was just another rainy day with the inevitable typhoon....
Ok, I’m back! It seems to me that there is too much whining going on in my life as well as stuffing of the face (although I must say Holy Kettle Corn is best for emotional eaters because it tas...
…Meanwhile, Antipolo Auxiliary Bishop Francisco de Leon voiced support for the Aquino-Roxas tandem, citing their good family backgrounds. “These men came from good families and we know their pa...
Ever heard of the Rockatropa Concert this Sept 26 at MOA? It’s a concert. And from the looks of it, sponsored by Manny Villar. Yes, folks- it is starting to happen. A Free Concert with celebs f...
The past six months have been hellish for me. It was as if everything bad about Filipino society was put in a box and a school was created out of the collection. I need a break. I am too angry and fe...
Imagine this all the candidates running for the office of the President of the Republic, on air over free TV and major AM radio stations, live, with no assistants, for three hours and with no commerc...
In this society, the goal of an education is to get a job – not necessarily a career, but a job which is needed otherwise one will starve or one will not be able to feed one’s starving re...
Fathers Day Special: Who’s afraid of Dick Gordon? 60 MINUTES: How much information can you get out of a 60-minute interview? The Students and Campuses Bulletin puts this idea to the test as it ...
Ever tried screaming ‘Magnanakaw!’ and gotten implicated? Essentially this is what happened to Jun Lozada and Joey De Venecia III. They saw that a crime was happening and they screamed ‘Magnanakaw!’,...
“Magpapatayo ako ng bahay sa probinsya.” “Mapapagamot ko na si nanay.” “Mapag-aaral ko ang aking mga kapatid.” “Makakabili ako ng mamahaling pabango.” ...
I have long been thinking about solutions for this country. Many people have been writing the same ideas mentioned in this blog and I suppose people like Rico have been commenting negatively ever sin...
After all that about Ninoy and Cory, on the lighter side, has anyone ever pointed out how uncomfortable Philippine jeepneys are? First, you have to bend to enter and bend to get out. It’s very ...
Rico, my name is Donna Patricia Nuguid. I started this blog. I use a pseudonym and refrain to put my picture here because the focus of this blog is the ideas and the discourse NOT self-promotion. I d...
Is Ninoy relevant? On the 26th anniversary of Ninoy’s martyrdom, many people were wearing yellow. TV shows kept mentioning how Ninoy was great and how he was the ‘best president we never had’. News f...
Due to the internet, people have more access to the views of pseudo-intellectuals. This can be a bad thing because when someone who does not think reads such blogs, the population of pseudo-intellect...
Saturday afternoon, I took the LRT purple line from Santolan to Recto. I was carrying my bag, seated comfortably from santolan and listening to my music player and just contemplating on the past week...
… as another hero in our hero-obsessed culture. I understand that we all need people to inspire us to be great but usually what happens in this society is we only point out the “good̶...
I hate the typical Pinoy wedding. It’s so contrived like most Pinoy social events and obligations. The Pinoy wedding is not about the couple, it’s about everyone else and their different ...
When Filipinos are hungry or sick of being poor, would they think of virtue? I suppose not. The promise of a better life is a very good motivator making it easy for people to dismiss what at the back...
Why don’t you read this instead? The Peso Exchange Rate: Why are we so poor? Posted in Suggestions and Solutions Tagged: Filipinos, musings, opinion, opinions, Philippines, problems, society, s...
Recently, because of the rain, I have been wearing my leather boots to work. My reason for this is primarily practical: I do not like my feet coming into contact with the flood water of Taft Avenue c...
Ang babae ay simple raw kapag wala siyang kaartehan maging sa kung paano siya mag-ayos ng sarili at sa kung ano ang mga gusto at hiling niya sa buhay. Ang babae ay simple raw kapag una sa kanyang isi...
From: Fathers Day Special: Who’s afraid of Dick Gordon? SCB: It seems you have never lost in faith in the Filipino, despite their attitude today… RG: I have never lost faith in the Filipino bec...
Is this really the case? I have been thinking about this for a long time and I still do not have answers. Lalaki: gwapo + Babae: maganda = Made in heaven Lalaki: pangit + Babae: maganda = Magaling du...
I have been searching for stylish sandals since forever. The malls offer the usual styles of flipflops and gladiator sandals. However, these are not my style. Finally I pounced upon these Anthology s...
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