Yesterday, I had an appointment in Banawe, Quezon City. Â From Meycauayan, I took an FX shuttle to EDSA-Munoz and took a cab to Banawe. Â We took a shortcut on Roosevelt Avenue and landed on Del Monte Ave. At the corner of Del Monte Avenue and Sgt. Rivera, there was this big tarpaulin signage just outside… Continue reading Seasons of miracles
Since January 2011, the evening news has carried stories of conflict in the Middle East. Â First there was news about the popular uprising in Tunisia to unseat the government. Â Then there was news about Egypt and the popular uprising there which unseated Hosni Mubarak who had been in power for nearly 40 years. Since then,… Continue reading Who’s afraid of Ghaddaffi?
I read somewhere that grief is a psychological process. Â According to psychologists, the human mind makes sense of loss through a grieving process which involves four stages: shock, disbelief, anger and acceptance. As the Japanese tragedy unfolds, we as spectators, vicariously undergo the same process though perhaps with a lesser intensity. On March 11 when… Continue reading What to believe…whom to believe