res ipsa loquitur

2009

December
November
October
September 1
August
July 1
June 1
May
April 4
March 6
February 4
January 11

2008

December 18
November 11
October 12
September 17
August 16
July 6
June 8
May 9
April 6
March 13
February 12
January 8

2007

December 9
November 6
October 3
September 2
August 12
July 5
June 9
May 18
April 16
March 8
February
January
“They had not played together in many years, but by their...
Aug 30th

Escape from Arellano (or can you say...

Me: Bakit nakasara ‘tong gate? Ayaw na magpalabas?
Guard: ‘Wag daw po magpapalabas e.
Me: Ano, ikukulong nyo kami dito? (starting to open the gate myself)
My classmate: Ako na. (opening the gate)
Guard: ‘Di daw ho pwede magpalabas e...
Me: Are you crazy?! (i honestly can't decide whether to laugh wildly or throw a fit)
Guard: (gets distracted by a honking car—here’s someone who actually wants to enter the campus)
Me: This is crazy. (pushing the gate open and stepping out)
My classmate: Takbo!
Aug 30th
“Hey I believe in recycling, but that’s ridiculous.”
— Al Gore, on John...
Aug 28th
“The anger swells in my gut and I won’t feel these...”
— OPEN YOUR EYES by Snow Patrol
Aug 26th
I was 10 when Ninoy was shot. I didn’t know what the...
Aug 24th
“When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or...”
— Audre Lorde, quoted here
Aug 20th
Only 40% chance of survival?? I'm doomed!
Aug 18th
New on my wishlist!
Aug 14th

But moral turpitude concealed a deeper...

—Jacques Barzun, quoted by CdQ in today’s There’s the Rub. ‘Moral turpitude’...
Aug 12th
“The main things which seem to me important on their own...”
— Bertrand Russell
Aug 11th
More ‘then & now’ stuff (nawili ba?) I...
Aug 9th
Aug 9th
…and now. Happy 70th, Papa!
Aug 8th
Papa then… (holding newborn baby Cayie)
Aug 8th
“Life is like Friday on a soap opera. It gives you the...”
— Steve King in DUMA KEY
Aug 1st
I want to believe
Jul 31st
Read an excerpt of this book after I saw a mention of it on...
Jul 31st
“Pulse Asia says only one out of 10 Filipinos still believes...”
— CdQ in last...
Jul 31st