Month: March 2011

  • Write Right!

    Wanna have a great vacation? Thinking of a fun escapade? It’s the best time to write the right stuff! Make the most of your precious holidays by aiming for the prizes offered by Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for your exemplary literary works! Confident writing in English? Then this category with diverse genres suits you. English…

  • Gising, Nay.

    I’m grateful I got home safely. Salat man sa pasalubong na karaniwang inaasahan sa nagbabalik-bayan, nakakatuwang masaya naman ang pamilya ko sa pagsundo sa akin mula sa paradahan ng jeep. Nagkwentuhan. Naglitratuhan. Nagtawanan. Nagkainan. Nabanggit din lang ang kainan, daig ko pa ang nagdadalantaong naglilihi kung makahirit: “Nay, Mais.. mani.. mangga..” ang ilan sa aking…

  • How to be Prosperous

    There are solid ways to becoming prosperous. Grasp them now. Build these pillars, now. Do you know that there are pillars, generally eight principles, that we can rely on to be prosperous? If you don’t know this yet, then it’s the best time to shake hands with James Allen. What are the Pillars of Prosperity? They…

  • Big Sister’s House

    The Casts at Big Sister’s House ( where cousins meet and mess around)   Ate Bulate – the secretive singer. Wanna hear some of Mariah’s classic R & B? Or locally, Regine V.’s latest throat-busting songs? Ate Bulate (at far left) could perform both. Pitorit – the charmer. She’s a people-person- the darling of the…

  • Short Hair Suits Me

    Hello, guys. I got sick after the stressful weekdays or perhaps after the haircut. Yet I’m glad with the result. I think I look a little younger than I should be… ahem. I look 18 y/o, don’t I? I took the picture on the left just this morning after getting a good breakfast; as for…

  • An Email

    What is the most expensive desalination plant in the world? On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 3:31 AM, Issa wrote to Tamim Younos: Dear Mr. Younos, I read your article “The Economics of Desalination” to find out the most expensive desalination plant in the world. Do you know the answer? Is it the Shuaiba III…

  • Michael of Prison Break: My New Inmate Fave

    Michael Scofield, or Fish, as his fellow inmates fondly call him, is the lead guy in Prison Break. Laconic, empathetic, and charismatic, Fish could hardly be thought of as a bank robber. Yet he really was. The charitable man that he used to be was gone. That happened when he got into jail. Yet early on,…