Tag: Philippines
-
Politics & Culture: the old issue of Sotto
Several weeks ago, a buzz cropped up regarding the many cases of plagiarism committed by Senator Sotto (in assembly). It was revealed that he had lifted words of his speech against abortion from different bloggers. This article Why Tito Sotto’s plagiarism matters is a well-written account of what happened and some of its implications. To quote, …the senator had…
-
Politics: featuring Todd Akin, the sexist and the stupid
“Sexist” and “stupid” may or may not refer to Todd Akin. And Paul Ryan. I am so exited for November 6 to come and pass. Seeing all of the articles about certain forms of stupidity and misogyny (particularly from the Republicans) and hearing about them make me so frustrated. :/ I’m not even American. Given…
-
In Progress
I haven’t posted anything in a while, mostly because I don’t have anything complete to present to the world. My “In Progress” desktop folder is full of things I can’t seem to finish once I’ve started. I will finish them, though. I promise.
-
Responses: The Gist [food for thought]
*”Stew” is a very funny word. There are a million different interesting things circulating around the internet. My reading list/bookmarks menu is becoming very active recently; it seems like everyone and their neighbor is sharing something on Facebook or tumblr that just begs to be read. These are some of the things (some a little old, though)…
-
Opinion: Hello Homily Part Deux, also the Church again
Well the homily we heard during the 3 pm mass at Greenbelt Chapel certainly became more substantial last Sunday (though it was still very hard to pay attention, so I didn’t). Given that our country holds the most number of masses, we should be experiencing prosperity… 60-70% [sic] of the country is Catholic, why then…
-
Before College Feels (Part I?)
Called the Unknown The seed which must grow Will first leave the sower’s hands To brave the tempest, … HELLO. So far my “preparation” for college has involved house-hunting, enrollment and supply (singular) buying. I AM EXCITED to fail my first test. Apparently the subjects are all challenging, and the course itself is a tough road…
-
Places: MANILAAA
The city of Manila (sometimes beautiful, sometimes not) has been a permanent fixture in my life ever since I entered my elementary, and later secondary, school. Last week I had the chance to “rediscover” the city with my batchmates, as part of our enrichment experience. The only sad thing about it all was that…
