Reflections You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by by everybody. (2Cor3:2) These were the words of Paul to the Corinthians, as he cautions them of their actions. But these words do…

Thoughts Yesterday was Mama Mateshwari Jagadamba Saraswati's day. On 1964 June 24, she became avyakt. An angel. For many who look up to her, she is considered a jewel. Despite her young age, she was made the first…

Thought for today Stay full of peace yourself and know that this peace will reach your loved ones and ultimately the whole world. For more peaceful thoughts, subscribe to thoughtfortoday.org.uk. A minute of peacefu…

Thoughts I'm not really much into Glee, that new teenage series that's supposed to bring the musical genre back to fame. But recently, it seems that this American invention have been featuring some of my country's pride…

Rants My dad. See the little ice cream? It has a small note that says, Happy Father's Day. Compliments of the restaurant. For the first time in my 30 years plus plus, my family celebrated Father's Day. We went to…

Events It's June and again, the French cultural community in Cebu (and in most parts of the country) are hosting another round of cultural events starting with the French Film Festival. The filmfest is co-hosted by…

Thought for today The more good wishes and kind feelings we have for others, the more our own happiness increases. For more happy thoughts check out thoughtfortoday.org.uk. Happy video embedded from Easy Meditation…

Odd First there was the octopus... and now we have a turtle... unfortunately, embedding has been disabled so here's the link. So, what's the story of the turtle? An AFP report said that the camera was lost by a Dut…

Thought for today Take time to laugh, it is the music of the soul. Take time to think, it is the source of power. Take time to read, it is the fountain of wisdom. Take time to love and be loved…

Opinion Educating the child is everyone's responsibility. This is what I believe in. The child's education do not only rest on the family or the parents per se, or just the school, or the church. A child's education…

Reflection I love street food. I always have this philosophy when it comes to choosing the place to eat: If there are plenty of drivers of public transport (cab drivers, mostly) who eat there, then their food must…

Thought for today It's a great idea in sport. Too many fouls and your out of the game for a short period. The same happens in real life, but we are not aware of it. Sin essentially means forgetfulness, or more speci…

News Cebu was recently hailed as the Best Honeymoon Destination during the World Trade Fair 2010 in Shanghai, China. This according to the Department of Tourism. (News report here.) According to the report, the d…

Reflection Today is a sad day. The whole day there was nothing in the news but death. First was the death of our province's Governor, who coincidentally is also the incoming Governor come July 1. He died of liver can…

Events SMART and PLDT, the Philippine's largest telecommunications conglomerate, recently sponsored around 64 incoming first graders to a summer of fun and knowledge with their Read-To-Be-Smart campaign. The student…

Philippine Politics Lt. General Delfin Bangit, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and an appointee of outgoing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, is being threatened of being dishonored by incoming Presid…

Thought for today Greet life with enthusiasm and confidence by constantly maintaining the awareness of how cherished you are. *** For uplifting thoughts, subscribe to thoughtfortoday.uk.org.

Rants Sometimes we say things that we thought at the time was appropriate. But the next time we revisit the situation, we get a realization and say, "Oh my God! Did I just say that?" This happened to me not just…

Philippine Politics Finally, the Philippines has a new President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III 15th President of the Philippines The only son of Philippine hero and martyr Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. and EDSA Revo…

Insights Filipinos, most of the time, refer to karma as something negative. For us, its something like a curse for a bad action that we commit. However, the true meaning of karma is action, whether good or bad action…

Thought for today Sweetness is a virtue that searches with patience for the good in every person and situation. (Today's loving thought, taken from thoughfortoday.org.) *** Listen to the words of the song, its so…

Rants To all the people who became part of my life. The people that I care so much for and loved and still love. My friends and those who think that I am their enemy, the EJ's, the Beautifuls, the Figaro Gang (formerl…

Philippine Politics The Freedom of Information Bill was killed by these IRRESPONSIBLE LAWMAKERS: 1.Abaya, Joseph Emilio A. * 2.Agbayani, Victor Aguedo E. 3.Agyao, Manuel S. 4.Albano, Rodolfo III T. 5.Alcover Pastor Jr.…

Culture Come as you are. That's the tagline of the new campaign of McDonald's France. The catch is, its not that you go to McDonalds with whatever clothes you may be wearing, its basically telling the audience that…

Rants Traditions, everyone has their own tradition. Traditions make a civilization. It defines a civilization. It defines a country. It defines its people. Tradition is about culture, and from time to time it gets to…

Rants This is not a rant, but what the hell, just want to say CONGRATULATIONS to my all time favorite character... HOMER SIMPSON for being named as the GREATEST CHARACTER ON TV for the last two decades. Now, who co…