A couple of days ago, I was chatting with a fellow lawyer who was on his last day in Geneva for a conference. The chat that started with Swiss chocolates took a serious and … [Read more...]
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
October 4, 2010 By 9 Comments
The first time I saw the trailer many months ago, I knew I was going to see Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. How could I not? I love the 1987 original, and the same director … [Read more...]
The Asian connection
February 18, 2010 By 32 Comments
Is it politically incorrect for a Filipino to like Korean and Chinese food? I've never denied it -- I like Chinese food and I can live on Chinese dishes three hundred and … [Read more...]
A culture bred by a generation of overseas workers
February 5, 2010 By 34 Comments
Over in the food blog, two separate entries spawned some discussions about tortilla presses. I'm looking for one, some readers gave advice as to where I can buy one, another … [Read more...]
Plant a tree in your car
September 15, 2009 By 3 Comments
Street hawkers, the ones who knock on car windows near intersections when the light turns red, used to sell candies, cigarettes and newspapers. Occasionally, there would be … [Read more...]
Liberation
February 5, 2009 By 41 Comments
Some twenty years ago, the 20-year-old daughter of a distant relation left for the United States with her fiancé who was more than thirty years her senior. We didn’t even … [Read more...]
The amero and the North American Union
November 13, 2008 By 4 Comments
(Today's column) For about three weeks now, an e-mail about the collapse of the US economy before the summer of 2009 has been circulating. The text of the e-mail is a … [Read more...]
Understanding the origin of poverty
October 16, 2008 By 13 Comments
Last Tuesday's and today's columns were a two-part essay on poverty; in particular, an attempt to understand its origin from an anthropological context, vis a vis the role of … [Read more...]
Investing during an economic slump
October 13, 2008 By 30 Comments
I was reading an article by Alex Berenson titled "Those With a Sense of History May Find It's Time to Invest" and it felt like déjà vu. We were on our way to Dapitan … [Read more...]
Buy Filipino
October 8, 2008 By 22 Comments
(Yesterday's column. The photos do not appear on the print and online versions of Manila Standard Today.) Last Sunday, we visited the popular Market at the Hills along … [Read more...]
Fixation with milk
October 3, 2008 By 9 Comments
(Yesterday's column) I found it strange that officials of the Health Department started checking if babies confined in hospitals with kidney ailments could be victims of the … [Read more...]
Overacting
September 24, 2008 By 46 Comments
(Yesterday's column) A decade and a half or so ago, whenever prices of fuel and consumer goods started rising at alarming levels, people used to joke that "Si Nora Aunor na … [Read more...]
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