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Today, the first day of August in the year 2009, former President Corazon Aquino passed away. President Cory breathed her last at around 3:18 a.m. It’s a few days short of the death anniversary of President Cory’s, former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr., who was assassinated on 21 August 1983.

Just dropping by to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (despite the economic crisis) and a prosperous New Year (again, despite the economic crisis).  If it’s any consolation, Malacanang issued Proclamation No. 1695, declaring January 2, 2009 as an additional non-working holiday for 2009. That means we have a VERY long vacation from December 25 until [...]

I understand our bar hopefuls are under intense pressure right now, waiting for March 28. But, folks, there are more important things in life that we have to attend to — like today’s battle between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez (billed as the “Unfinished Business”).

Maintaining discipline on the road, both for passengers and drivers, is easier said than done. Sometimes you get to think which should come first: disciplined drivers or disciplined passengers. For instance, if drivers load and unload ONLY in designated places, and not anywhere they please (including in the middle of the road), perhaps passengers will [...]

My wife was going through and arranging the contents of one of the cabinet drawers, when she found a bunch of old emails, written back when I was still courting her. It was part of my reply to her statement about not giving me any false hopes and about moving too fast. Anyway, my reply [...]

My wife read somewhere that there’s a “cool” zoo just beside Tiendesitas. A zoo beside Tiendesitas is a bit strange because aside from the fact that Tiendesitas is a place to shop and eat, it’s beside a mall (SM). Also, I regularly pass through the Malabon City zoo, just behind Potrero elemementary school along McArthur [...]

I don’t know Arnel Pineda or his band, Zoo, until the other day. On a long drive weaving through heavy Metro Manila traffic on my way to a morning court hearing, an FM dj mentioned Arnel Pineda’s name and that he is the newest vocalist of the rock band Journey. (Post transferred here. All posts [...]

Years back, I can’t understand adults who can’t understand us young ones setting off firecrackers left and right. These old people are killjoys, I thought.

Nobody could escape from the law — you can run, but you can’t hide. That’s not in the context of criminal law, of course, but in a general way. In other words, all aspects of our lives — from the moment of conception, to birth until death — are governed by law. Hopefully, this Christmas [...]