What makes art real art? I ask this within the context of our time, my generation as I do not feel like repeating the words of dead sages — words that are not mine. Should I do so, it will only be for guidance and the further edification of my…

The package came in the mail just as I was about to take my Siesta. I was in my house clothes which really, was nothing else but a loose dress- obviously, I planned to stay in bed for that whole day. Doing nothing has been the norm for me these…

If Education were born as human, its first words would be “come one, come all.” Precisely in all nations that practice Social Democracy, everyone in the hierarchy, be they peasant, middle class, or filthy rich are entitled to have an education. Seldom would we find any man who would refuse…

The days of the MySpace angles are long over but that doesn’t mean we’ve forever escaped the phenomenon of people plus camera. In a generation that is particularly self-absorbed, narcissistic even, it should be no surprise that there is a need for every little detail of one’s life to be…

Charity may be among the three essential virtues which Apostle Paul wrote in the Book Of Corinthians, but too much of it is a mockery of the actual virtue and is very much dangerous. In the minds of some there are only two kinds of people, the haves and the…

The difference between writing an academic paper and with jotting down one’s opinion on a blog post does not lie alone in technique. In academic writing, we need to find sources as reference to the claims which we make in the paper, but on the other hand with blogging, the…

To anyone who observes Philippine television close enough, it is fairly easy to summarize the usual plot which the writers feed the audience. …

I’ve been exploring the internet pretty much since I was 12 years old and if there’s one thing other than ‘memes’ which strike me as corny, it would have to be the overuse of the word ‘random’. Be it on social networking sites, message boards, and especially blogs, that word…

Today I have nothing to write, but I will write on anyway. Finding the right words is like diving headlong into an unknown ocean and surrendering to the whim of the waves. I have danced in the ocean. Flailing my arms and looking upwards at the blinding light of the…