An atheist was walking through the woods. What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals! He said to himself. (Post transferred here. All posts under life and fatherhood will be transferred to PinoyDad.com.)

We took the train on our way back to the hotel from Disneyland. A lady standing by the train door was staring and smiling at my son, Enzo. It’s a smile a bit hard to explain, perhaps like a Mona Lisa, but not at all alarming. During a pause in my companions’ conversation, which is [...]

New Rule: There’s no such thing as flavored water. There’s a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That’s your flavored water. New Rule: The more [...]

How often has it been said that you should spend time with, and treasure, the ones you love while you still have the chance. Still, while we nod our heads in agreement, we simply disregard it. Sometimes our realization comes too late. It’s the same thing as praying to God in happy times, or, if [...]

Our office is a stone’s throw away from one of the better (and, unfortunately, expensive) wedding venues in town. With our office balcony facing the venue, we would often be treated to spectacular fireworks, courtesy of the paying bride and groom. It reminds me of my wedding, which I survived 2 years ago. Having survived [...]

I met a law school blockmate while at a Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) hearing this morning. As you may have guessed, a “blockmate” is a classmate that’s in the same “block”, or something called “section” (remember Atis, Venus or Diamond in high school?), that you’re in. In UP-Law, hopefuls are herded into Blocks A, [...]

Getting up early in the morning for an out-of-town hearing is something to look forward to (not the getting-up-real-early part, but the thought the out-of-town trip). It’s always a welcome therapy.

. . . there’s always hope.“ – Aragorn, to the scared boy who said: “. . . the men are saying that we will not live out the night. They say that it is hopeless.” (scene in the Lord of the Rings-The Return of the King, before the final battle at the Helm’s Deep against [...]

At some point in our lives, we may experience unbearable pain, so unbearable that we’d welcome death to end it all. Many had succumbed, and many more will give in, to this temptation.

While presenting a prosecution witness in a criminal case, I was struck by the witness’ answer when asked why she decided to testify (she first saw the victim when the incident happened; the victim died). Without batting an eyelash, she answered that if ever she becomes a victim, she would also want others to testify [...]