Warning: Some graphic descriptions that can make your stomach turn. You've been warned. I had given up on this neighborhood. Seriously. I don't make any more attempt to be … [Read more...]
My husband, my marriage and the divorce bill
June 8, 2011 By 38 Comments
Before I put up that section that Sam wants, the family conversations "too hilarious not to be shared with the entire world," I want to say something about Speedy. And I want … [Read more...]
Too much guilt
March 5, 2011 By 21 Comments
Over at the food blog, in the bacon and potato soup entry, a reader asks me to share recipes that won't make her feel guilty. Here's a screenshot with my response. It … [Read more...]
Why I like Javier Bardem
January 28, 2011 By 8 Comments
Yesterday's news was full of tidbits about the newborn baby boy of Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem. I knew Penelope Cruz as Tom Cruise's ex; before No Country For Old Men, I … [Read more...]
A class reunion and a conversation about short shorts
September 30, 2010 By 26 Comments
Last weekend, there was a reunion of the U.P. College of Law, I went and had a blast. Some of my classmates, former drinking buddies who are now elected government officials, … [Read more...]
The future lawyers of the Philippines
September 27, 2010 By 26 Comments
In the 1980s, it was a common sight especially on the last Sunday of the bar exams -- crowds of cheerers and supporters, mostly students from law schools, gathered in front of … [Read more...]
The U.S. Cultural Affairs Attache and the cabernet sauvignon
September 6, 2010 By 16 Comments
Last Friday, I attended a reception to welcome the new U.S. Cultural Affairs Attache, Alan R. Holst, and Assistant Cultural Affairs Attache, Joseph Tordella. The invitation … [Read more...]
The Philippine Bus and Miss Universe: A Rejoinder
August 26, 2010 By 73 Comments
If you haven't yet, please go read Daniel Wagner's article on The Huffington Post. I've read it, it hurt reading it but I have to concede that many of his observations are … [Read more...]
Insensitivity. Sobriety. Déjà vu.
August 25, 2010 By 39 Comments
When Hong Kong journalist Chip Tsao's tacky style rubbed Filipino sensitivity in the wrong way, Filipinos started calling the Chinese terrible names. Just check the comment … [Read more...]
Divorce or no divorce: the raging debate
August 22, 2010 By 62 Comments
When the Gabriela Women's Party filed House Bill No. 1799 (Divorce Bill, for brevity), the long dormant debate over the legalization of divorce in the Philippines was revived. … [Read more...]
What is a foodie, anyway?
August 3, 2010 By 10 Comments
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an entry at the Food Talk Community about Gwyneth Paltrow's upcoming cookbook. A writer from Vogue magazine interviewed her, cooked with her, … [Read more...]
I am not a vegan; and I never will be
August 2, 2010 By 25 Comments
There was a time when I was in my teens when my mother, encouraged by a friend who turned vegetarian, entertained thoughts of turning all of us into vegetarians. She "diluted" … [Read more...]
What part of “No U-turn” does this driver not understand?
July 16, 2010 By 17 Comments
When President Noynoy Aquino decided to crack down on the illegal use of "wang-wang" (siren and blinkers combo) and commemorative vehicle license plates, I applauded. About … [Read more...]
A round-table discussion on human trafficking
June 23, 2010 By 45 Comments
About two weeks ago, I received an invitation from the U.S. Embassy to participate in a round-table discussion with Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. on human trafficking. Links to … [Read more...]
Dirty politics
April 15, 2010 By 12 Comments
Search Google with the key string “smear campaign Philippine elections” and you'll get a list, about four pages long, of the same Agence France Presse (AFP) report by … [Read more...]
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