Biblical concepts on love, courtship, sex and marriage
The rains are a distant memory today. The sun has come back with a vengeance and I am on my way, at last, to Binondo. As I come all the way from Meycauayan, I have to endure the traffic along Iba Road which connects our community with the expressway. The NLEX isn’t bad. Â But A.… Continue reading Carrot and stick motivation and Father’s Day
It didn’t help that I was awakened several times through the night by the whipping of gale-force winds. Â What made me antsy was the whipping wind left as suddenly as it came. Â And it came again and again. The pelting rain was not constant, it was temperamental. I normally sleep by ten and I don’t… Continue reading Rainy Day Restlessness
I met him when I was just 13.  I think what struck me was his smile: pilyong-pilyo. He was different from most people who came to my father’s law office.  He was with his whole family and they  were jovial, conversing softly but sharing humor.  Looking at them as I was that afternoon, I would… Continue reading A most enduring friendship
On New Year’s day we turn on our hindsight. We think back and try to remember how we felt the New Year before. We try to recall our state of mind. Where were we the year before? How did we celebrate the New Year? We assess what we have done; what we have yet to… Continue reading Numbering our days