In a novelist’s fertile imagination there’s a “Dead Poets Society.” In a mad poet’s searching mind he can ask: If there are Beauty Contests, why can’t there be an “Ugly Contest”? The poet after all is not afraid to write there is also beauty in ugliness. So also is the writer who proved Ugly Betty is not really… Read More »
It was “International Night” in our church ten days ago, People of all ages and all colours of skin poured in from the five o clock m ass to the church social hall. More came in through the doors from outside. Those were coming from home. The sounds of voices of different accents, greeting one another, promised a… Read More »
The greatest healer that walked on earth is too unconventional yet so effective. He made dead people rise up from their death. He symbolizes the epitome of hope; in Him nothing is lost until one says so. AVV412 I am impressed and amazed of the power of healers. The miracle and the good it brings on man. But… Read More »
Arrogance is like a dope that destroys the very fabric of one’s being. “My land is as wide as the eyes could see,” Pedring said. Unperturbed, Titong gamely quipped “(W)e have the biggest mansion in town. We could invite townspeople and all could fit in without a doubt.” “I ran for Governor but I lost with 100 votes,”… Read More »
Filipinos love sweets! Some of my personal favourites are biko and leche flan. These memorable for me because of their sugary, palatable taste. Sweet foods have a reputation of being high in calories but yet so irresistible that you can’t just have one bite! For several decades now, food scientists and researchers have come up with other ways… Read More »
Those islets and shoals west of the Philippines have again come to the limelight with Philippine and Chinese vessels engaging in a battle of nerves over what both the Philippines and China claim to be their territories. The standoff began on April 8 when a Philippine Navy surveillance aircraft monitored eight Chinese fishing vessels anchored inside the Bajo… Read More »
It may not be so apparent but President Aquino is under siege from many sides. Observer wonders if he’ll survive for long. A reformist president will attract opposition, some virulent, sooner or later. Mr. Aquino ran under the banner of a crusade to clean up government, identify past plunderers and lock them up for a long time. Already… Read More »
”The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers,” — Dick the Butcher in ”Henry VI,” Part II, act IV, Scene II, Line 73 of William Shakespeare CHICAGO (jGLi) – There are only very few Filipino American lawyers in the Chicago, Illinois community. But at the rate community lawyers are conducting their practice, this legal profession might… Read More »
I grew up in Pangasinan, in beautiful town of Lingayen, graduating in physiotherapy from Virgin Milagrosa University. But these days, I run a physiotherapy clinic in Toronto at St. Clair and Dufferin. I have learned so much about accident recovery, chronic pain – and what my patients really want. In this column I look forward to sharing my… Read More »