No news is good news
I remember an old uncle who, when asked why he doesn’t read newspapers, replied: “Eh puro kasinungalingan lang naman ang nakasulat dyan bakit ko pa babasahin?” (“What is written there are all lies so why should I bother?”) This was said in the context of the Marcos era, when newspapers were in the government’s control [...]
The days of wine and roses
I have given up so many vices that I seem to have lost quite a bit of fun that I used to have in my life. Not that I’m regretting having quit smoking or drinking or hanging out on the internet till the wee hours of the morning (those were my three main vices; I [...]
Keep your head (version 1.0)
This is probably the most interesting rendition of the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. Although the poem, in the words of the author himself, “had been printed as cards to hang up in offices and bedrooms; illuminated text-wise and anthologised to weariness,” I think it’s the best advice that can be given in these violent [...]
Anticipating growing old (again)
Now that my birthday is just a couple of weeks away I am considering the best (and most affordable) birthday gift I could buy for myself (advanced happy birthday me!).
A new laptop? Yeah, dream on. My choice from an array of womens gold watches? I prefer the outdoor kind. A new outfit from British India? [...]
