The Wedding Singer

My voice reverberated with excitement as my fingers felt the strings of a stranger’s guitar. I began strumming..humming..beaming. I hate getting disappointed from the start, so I picked songs with…

On Self-Help Books

I never liked reading English fiction in high school. I preferred Tagalog pocketbook romances ’cause they’re cheap, comprehensible, and satisfying. Until I met Og Mandino.

Panlasang Pinoy Sa Dubai

Iba nga talaga ang lutong Pinoy. Maaring masarsa, maalat, mamantika, o maasim, ngunit siguradong palaging katakam-takam. Di na nakapagtatakang hanap-hanapin ng panlasang Pinoy ang mga pagkaing kinamulatan, kinalakhan at kinapanabikang…

The Art of Peace

Why do we always dwell on human tragedies? A dose of good thoughts enriches life. I found 12 out of 114 quotes inevitably moving, deeply nourishing.

The King’s Speech

Yes, we all speak with hesitation once in a while yet no one does it more often and more embarrassingly as King George VI. Unluckily, his job requires him to…

Ang Pamamayapa

Pangalawang balik ko na sa Embahada ng Lebanon. Suya sa init, kabado sa resulta, at bagot sa haba ng pila; nagkamali pa ng numerong napindot sa makinang nagtatakda kung pang-ilan…