God is Context, We are Incident
My blog hatching takes place at five in the morning, in the dark, in bed, with a cup of strong coffee stimulating a half-asleep brain. The hatching process is linear, something like this. I saw the priest driving down the barangay road yesterday afternoon. His car was packed full of young boys. The Catholic Church … Continue reading
A Fine Reuters Report
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/20/us-philippines-idUSTRE81J0I820120220
Trust, Get Real, and Sacrifice
I lost my way and wandered over to the Get Real Postblog site where I stumbled on a thought-provoking article by Fallen Angelregarding the matter of trust. He posed the fundamental question that, if President Aquino has managed only one achievement so far (banning Wala Wala), how can we trust him to lead the Philippines … Continue reading
Greased Eels and Certain Bloggers
Responsibility is such a slippery thing. It reminds me of greased electric eels, the kind that shock you if you touch them. They are impossible to grab onto, especially if they’ve been swimming in that pool out back where runoff water from the kitchen sink collects like so much oily green ooze. The ways of … Continue reading
Down with Free Speech
I’m opposed to free speech. Let me pretend, for the sake of this discussion, that I am a full-fledged Filipino citizen. I know for Proud Pinoy that is like running your teeth across the blackboard, but please extend yourself for about five minutes. Let me start my argument with two case studies of free speech … Continue reading