Category Archives: Life

UP Fighting Maroons: Congratulations

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Atty. Fred| 1 Comment

Allow me to deviate from the usual legal matters and take time to congratulate my alma mater’s basketball team, the UP Fighting Maroons. The Maroons won, 69-61, against the UE Red Warriors in the UAAP Season 74 game yesterday, July 14. No, it’s not the championship. The season has just started. One win is really not a big deal, unless we consider that the win ended an 18-game losing streak, with the last win way back in August 2009 against La Salle. Wow! Read more »

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Goodbye, Man from Manila

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Atty. Fred| Leave a comment

The news came through the radio as I was driving back to the office yesterday, cursing the high temperature outside. It was after lunch and I was yet to take eat. The long drive, the hunger, the heat, everything resulted to a terrible headache. But somehow the pain seemed to disappear as the announcement sank in — Francis Magallona lost his fight with leukemia. Read more »

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The Art of Giving Gifts for Men

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Atty. Fred| Leave a comment

There’s an art in giving gifts, something that my wife has mastered. Women are experts in giving great gifts. They probably knew it from the moment they were born. They take time thinking about what to give to someone. Coupled with another favorite hobby — shopping — women find great satisfaction in choosing and giving gifts. Read more »

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Choosing between Work and Family

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Atty. Fred| Leave a comment

Striking a balance between career and family is never easy. Even superheroes are confronted with the dilemma of choosing between spending time with a loved one or saving the world. Ask Batman or Spiderman. Or even Superman. They would probably tell you (rather, you’d probably read) not only that with great power comes great responsibility, but also that it’s much difficult for ordinary mortals to balance work and family. Read more »

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Time to Relax: Long Weekends for August

Posted on August 4, 2008 by Atty. Fred| 3 Comments

All work and no play kills a lawyer, well, everyone. Maybe I don’t need to cite statistics to prove that work-related stress and pressure are the usual culprits in illness/sickness (and, unfortunately, death) among lawyers. True, so many of us have learned to cope and deal with stress, but that’s not a guarantee that stress won’t have its toll in the long run. Prolonged exposure to stress adversely affects the immune system. So we take time to relax. Read more »

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Spend More Time at the Office

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Atty. Fred| Leave a comment

At some point in our lives, we may experience unbearable pain, so unbearable that we’d welcome death just to end it all. Many had succumbed, and many more will give in, to this temptation of escaping from all the pain that the world has to give. Read more »

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Preparing to Die

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Atty. Fred| Leave a comment

I recall watching the last episode of CSI Las Vegas Season 6, with the statement of Grissom to the effect that he prefers having a cancer because he could prepare for his death and he could say goodbye to his loved ones. In contrast, of course, is the view that death should be more like a thief who sneaks in the middle of the night, in which case, you do away with the agony of watching your days run out. Read more »

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False Hopes, Genuine Hopes

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Atty. Fred| 2 Comments

My wife called my attention one morning. She was arranging the contents of her cabinet drawer and she found a bunch of old emails, written back when I was still courting her. She showed me an email that I wrote, a reply to her statement about not giving me any false hopes and about moving too fast. Read more »

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The Journey of Arnel Pineda

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Atty. Fred| 5 Comments

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 under life and fatherhood will be transferred to PinoyDad.com.)

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Waiting for Justice

Posted on November 14, 2007 by Atty. Fred| 2 Comments

The good thing about an internet-ready cellphone, one gets to have a diversion while waiting for something. Read more »

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