Benchinko from the Universe

Are you the type who would pick up a coin resting on the sidewalk – diez, cinco, benchinko or mamera? For the past 4 decades of my life, I never bothered laying claim to those abandoned piece of hard metal lying on the streets used as a token for trade and commerce.  I always thought [...]

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Crazy Heavens on Christmas Eve 2010

The Heavens has just gone crazy (again) this Christmas Eve!!!

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Malou’s Opening Prayer

Organizing a company Christmas Party is a big task to accomplish year after year for an HR practitioner like me.  Committees of various responsibilities need to be reminded, assisted and monitored about the status of their respective tasks. This year, I requested Ms. Malou Domingo, our company’s Marketing Manager to deliver the Opening Prayer for [...]

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Strenuous Holiday Rush

With all the chores that I need to accomplish With all the party revelries that my delicious presence compels to grace With all the dreaded road traffics that I destined to endure With all the unanticipated gifts that I still need to purchase With all the stressful deadlines that I must carry out With all [...]

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Kuala Lumpur: It Grows In You

I didn’t like Nasi Lemak Daging Rendang the first time I tasted it.  The taste was something unusual –   mixture of cardamom, karisik, tamarind pulp, turmeric, chili, galangal, lemongrass, ginger, cinnamon, star anise, whole peanuts, shallots, garlic and kaffir lime.  It was a spice filled experience!  But while digging into the food, adjustments and fine-tuning [...]

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Ursula

Who is your Facebook cartoon character profile picture until December 6? (The peaceful protest against violence towards children)  Mine was Ursula, the sea witch.  She is the overweight yet cool and seductive evil villain in Disney’s The Little Mermaid.  In my opinion she’s the perfect villain, balancing out being intolerably evil and funny as hell! [...]

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Tom Babauta: The Stranger in Paradise

I just finished watching a Filipino movie entitled Strangers in Paradise which was directed by the late film genius Lino Brocka.  The story was initially set in an unidentified secluded island where a girl grew up alone (but was later befriended by a hunky local island boy) and was ostracized by her Tagalog-speaking tribe-mates for [...]

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