I would like to greet everyone a happy new year. Thank you for following my blog posts. It has been a great year for me – I visited four countries this year. The last one is South Korea. I had a two-day Asia-Pacific audit methodology workshop so I used this opportunity to go around South …
My travel column, The Solo Drifter, continues but this post is not about my solo travel. This time, I joined a group called Spice Gala Club (SGC). Thanks to my officemate, Atty. E, for introducing this group to me, and of course, to Gara – she told me that there will be an outreach activity. …
“Get out of here before I kill you! Brat!” the furious chubby and tall man named Simon Hemmingway shouted at the fifteen year old guy who was running quickly to get away from his old house. “You deserve it!” the boy said after he trimmed one of Simon’s plants into the shape of a large …
I was hiding behind a tree as my name echoes into the night and my killer was running around trying to look for me. I was catching my breath. I have scrapes all over my body with all the horror of escaping the forest in the middle of the night with only the moon shining …
It’s 3:00 am and I cannot sleep again. The force that keeps me awake is just too much that I cannot bring myself to fight it: Fear. I ask myself a dozen times a day, can I still do this? Can I still stand up? Can I still force my way back to earth when …
Makulimlim nanaman yata ang iyong mga mata. Bawat buntong hininga tila habagat ang dala. Naririnig ko ang manaka-nakang pagkulog ng iyong dibdib. May kidlat na kasingtalas ng ‘di maipaliwanag na katahimikan ang sayo’y sumanib. Ikaw na nga ba ang nagkatawang taong anyo ng bagyo? Sa pagbaha ng iyong mga tanong, Sa pagbuhos ng pinakamasakit mong …
Mahirap kapag kumalam ang sikmura, pero mas mahirap kapag kumalam ang puso. ‘Pag nauuhaw ka, uminom ka. ‘Pag nagugutom ka, ‘di kumain ka. Pero ‘pag malungkot ka, Ano nga ba ang reseta? Tawa. Yakap. Musika. Alak. Halik. Tula. Pera. Tulog. Iyak. Kasal. Bakasyon. Sine. Yoga. Sine. Esperetista. Libro. Jowa. Kape. Wifi. Yosi. Pero sana tulad …
Ano kaya ang mundo, Kung bawat desisyon mo May stoplight na nakatapat sa ‘yo? ‘Yong hindi ka na mag-iisip pa nang malalim at komplikado? Kasi sa bawat tanong kung stop o go, Kampante ka na and isasagot nito ay makakabuti at sigurado. Ngunit kung sakaling magsabi sya ng NO, Ikaw ba ay maniniwala at hihinto? …
Dati, hindi ako naniniwala ‘pag sinasabi nilang may problema na ako. Kamakailan ko nga lang kasi napagtanto, Adik na nga ako sa ‘yo. Di ko akalain na pwede ka palang maging bisyo. ‘Yong tipong sa ‘yo na yata umiikot ang buhay ko. Ano bang timpla mo ba’t sa sistema ko ang lakas ng tama mo? …
ARTICLE AND VIDEO: Paul Michael Jaramillo, VoicePoints Chairman and Executive Editor PHOTOS: Elton Encina, VoicePoints Photography Desk Bureau Chief The long wait is over! In celebration of the International Museum Day on 18 May 2018, the National Museum of Natural History opened its door to the public. The new museum is part of the National …