She was introduced to us near noon time. The left side of her body was partially paralyzed. Her speech and facial expressions were normal, but her left hand and foot could as well be just dead weights. Yet though her movements were strictly limited, her speech was definitely unhindered. I was standing at her bedside [...]
The word was on the tip of my tongue, but it was stuck there –for almost a week! My quest started last Saturday night when during a community bible study group, I joined in a conversation regarding the concept of “messiah” in books. Our neighbor said that the Wheel of Time concept of “messiah” was [...]
Her life was the last and final pillar of the EDSA Revolution. Ninoy’s death was the first. Cardinal Sin’s call was the second. She was the final piece in a construct of a swarm of humanity that effectively toppled a totalitarian regime and restored democracy.
While still in denial mode regarding the end of the Philippine summer vacation, I opened my Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton & Hall. Then it was as if the soul of Guyton* came alive through the text. I felt as if he was personally speaking to me about the human heart. The mystery endless [...]
I must admit that I can easily get hooked on to games. This is partly the reason why I no longer install games in my PC. They usually just eat my time away. So it was an ambivalent time when I came across Tribal Wars. I didn’t install it. It’s online based. I originally planned [...]
Andrea: Unhappy the land that has no heroes. Galileo: No Andrea. Unhappy is the land that needs heroes. Bertolt Brecht The Philippines has its fair share of national heroes who were chosen to inspire the people to become better citizens. It boasts heroes from the intellectual archetype Jose Rizal to Mariano Gomez, one of three [...]
Never ask a girl why she must make an unplanned trip to the convenience store…
Never say “I’m just a normal person” during a major interview.
Going through the motions is as worse as being motionless.
Forgetting is not the same as forgiving. It is only after you truly forgive that you can start to truly forget.
