When Leaders Run into Each Other

Now this blog is not just another foreigner whining. If you will bear with me, you will see it is quite the opposite. It is just that I start where others leave off. So get through the early part and we’ll be fine. You will hear many foreigners complain about how inconsiderate Filipinos are. Maybe … Continue reading

Four Villains Seek World Domination

Okay, game lovers. We’ve got a good one going here. Big forces vying for world domination. Four of them. Super-villains. Immensely powerful. Far-reaching. Viciously determined. Slow motion horror. They are as different as the Riddler and Catwoman, Two Face and Doctor Doom, the Green Goblin and the Joker, Oggy and the Cockroaches. They have entirely … Continue reading

Wolves, Hyenas and Jackals at the Door: UNA’s Possible Strategies in the Run Up to 2016

Guest Article by Andrew Lim The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)  is a political party that aims to gain power in 2016 and beyond. Just like most parties in the Philippine landscape, the partnership is based on political opportunism: join forces with those who have the resources, the crowd pull and the organization to obtain power.  … Continue reading

Rising above Pork: What We Want for the Philippines

Sometimes we get consumed by incidents and lose perspective about the context. Like, we work on the trees and forget there is a forest. Let’s get grounded by rising above some of the incidents going on with regard to the pork scandal. To gain the rise we need, we shall climb into our helium balloon … Continue reading

Functioning in Chaos

Do you find the world to be a chaotic, out of control place? Where every nut known to man is on the front page killing someone, running a bus down a hill, complaining about the president, rallying to protest, offending Malaysia, Taiwan or Hong Kong, warning us of the dreaded global warming, stealing Philippine shoals … Continue reading