Category Archives: Life

Be Honest

Be honest,
even if others are not;
even if others will not;
even if others cannot.

I noticed these words, plastered on a billboard, in one of my out-of-town court hearings. No life-changing flow of thought occurred at that very moment, maybe because I was busy praying that the tricycle I hired reach the airport on time (the hotel car was gone by the time I woke up and there are no cabs in Tacloban). I missed the flight by 30 minutes and got to reflect while waiting at the airport for the next flight. Read more »

A new day. A new beginning.

This is a picture of yesterday’s beautiful sunrise from our law firm’s balcony. This has been a familiar sight for the past 6 months. It’s already dawn and I’m all set – all set to go home. Read more »

Even pain has a purpose: Justice Reynato Puno

Justice Reynato Puno

Chief Justice Puno

You may be wondering about the choice of this blawg’s header quote. It’s from the statement of Supreme Court Justice Reynato Puno (inset photo), months back after PGMA appointed Justice Panganiban as the new Chief Justice (by tradition, the most senior justice is appointed as the Chief Justice; Justice Puno is the most senior justice). For posterity, here’s the full statement: Read more »

Freewill versus Destiny

You may have heard others say: “God has a plan for each of us”; “You must fulfill your destiny”; “He is destined to be great”; “I am willing to go through this, if this is God’s plan for me”; or “I need a sign that this is God’s plan for me”. In short, there seems to be a predetermined end.However, I understand that one of Gods gift to mankind is Freewill (is it?). A predetermined end appears to be inconsistent with Freewill, for the end ceases to be predetermined if we are free to accept or reject it. On the other hand, Freewill is hardly free if, no matter what choice we make, we still end up with the same thing. Read more »

Life in the Fast Lane

Last week, I reported back for work after a paternity-vacation leave of almost a month. Paternity leave is only for 7 working days and the extended vacation was necessary to address my work burnout. Although the time off did not allow me to completely rest (our “little monster” had cholic episodes at night), it allowed me to reflect on things. Read more »

Babies and Blogging – how one addiction can lead to another

Here’s the beauty of that title – whatever combination you choose, you’ll still come up with something true. You don’t believe me? Read it again and juggle the words. Babies are addicting. Blogging is addicting. Addiction to babies can lead to blogging. Addiction to blogging can lead to, well, I think except this one. Read more »