Sending Philippine Schools to the Moon

Students of Philippine public schools are being given a rotten deal. They are not allowed to be all that they can be. How can parents stand for it, knowing that their child will not be given the education needed to be successful in a competitive global economy? That the child will never be all that … Continue reading

"My Baby Has Warts"

I have this tendency to humanize institutions. For example, I view Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation as an extension of his lascivious inclinations, where sex and dirt are more important than social awareness. His tabloids are world famous. Bohemians everywhere look up to the old curmudgeon. Him and Hugh Hefner. Even the conservative Fox News thrives … Continue reading

Declaratives, Interrogatives and Dungballs

Book reviews and grammar lessons. Words mean a lot. A declarative is an expression of truth. Well, truth in the context that any statement is true unto itself. An interrogative is what Socrates used as a teaching method, or what GabbyD likes to render. It is a question. In English Grammar, “declaratives” and “interrogatives” are … Continue reading

The Philippine’s Reach is Too Short to Grasp

My news feed pick up science articles. It has been an interesting week. A probe to Jupiter launched; it will take years to get there. Solar flares putting sensitive electronics like satellites and electricity grids at risk; activity will peak in 2013. Boeing showing off its private spaceship capable of ferrying seven people to the … Continue reading

"Well Jerk My Eyeballs Out with a Fork"

Have you ever had the experience of finding a long missing tool, gleefully picking it up, then tossing it in horror as a deadly black widow spider creeps out from underneath? Or opening a box of candy to have a small lizard scramble out? Or reaching for a tomato and instead grabbing one of those … Continue reading