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Nation of Irony
"Pearl of the Orient Seas" That's how we call the Philippines before. But aren't pearls represent opulence? Why on earth more than 70% of our population live below the poverty line, despite the rich natural resources? Are pearls associated with landslides, flash-floods and typhoons? Are we [...]
Euphemism
The Webster’s Universal English Dictionary defines Euphemism as a mild or inoffensive word substituted for a more unpleasant or offensive term; or the use of such inoffensive words. The use of euphemism seemed to be the trend nowadays as we read them in the newspapers, magazines and even as we [...]
Every Woman in the World
What could be better in a bachelor's life when, after graduating from college, he lands in a high paying job, having an income more than enough for himself and more for night life and life savings? I was just on that same fix when some few years back (actually, decades ago), I partied here and [...]
Coco Beach
Speaking of beaches, the Philippines is endowed with many. What with the 7,107 islands on low tides and 7,100 during high tides, one can just have so many options to look up to. So, last weekend, by unanimous decision, my family decided to spend a day in the nearby Gumasa beach, about an hour [...]
Lessons from Cory
Last week, as I was writing this post, one of the Filipino’s national pride was on her way to being buried in Manila Memorial Park with tens of thousands of Filipinos in attendance and millions more glued in their tv sets hereabouts and worldwide. After February 25, 1986 People Power Revolution, [...]
Automated Elections
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will be embarking on an unchartered territory, so to speak. With the signing of the controversial 7.3 Billion Peso contract with the winning bidder SMARMATIC-TIM, Inc., the ball started rolling for the COMELEC to fully automate the national and local [...]
On mixed marriages
These days, I get invited to Christian weddings either as a sponsor or as a witness. I missed the days when I get invited as part of the groom’s entourage or as godfather during baptismals. Those days are gone. Times had changed. I wonder what could be the reasons. Maybe it was because of [...]
Updating a Dictionary
Tell you, to update a dictionary is a tough job. The authority to do it belongs to the author or publisher or to Mr. Webster or whoever is his authorized heirs nowadays... Tougher still is to update a published dictionary without authority. Such act is obviously illegal and infringes the [...]
Something Fishy 2
The freshwater variety may either be food fish or merely ornamental fish. In Asia, popular food fishes include Tilapia, carps, catfishes, freshwater eels, perch, snakeheads (Haluan) and one endemic in Cotabato area called "pigek", one costly fish. Popular ornamental fishes include goldfish, [...]
Independence Day
June 12th is a national holiday here. That is the 111th Independence Day for the Philippines. The reckoning period started on June 12, 1898 when then President Emilio Aguinaldo declared independence of the country from Spanish rule at Kawit, Province of Cavite. Truth is, it was independence of [...]
