Category: Essays

Oily Problems

No, I’m not writing about the greasy facial oil masking your skin. It’s all about sweet crude oil, the Black Gold, the OPEC-issue, today’s fuel,

Spot not the Focus

A psychological study conducted a few decades ago proved that a person ordinarily would focus obsessively on a spot in a white sheet of paper.

The Insult of Almost

“The most painful insult is ALMOST”, that’s what one of my favorite Salesian told us. Everyone of us is destined to grow and become better

Indolence of Man

A hundred years ago, the colonists have accused the Filipinos of indolence. Now I wonder if such indolence is embedded in genetics and ran in

Take a break

It happened to me, it happens to everyone. Once in a while after a long period of bone-breaking work and tedious toil, the psyche goes

Biking Once Again

A fellow aspirant, Nino, and I were planning to visit the Talisay City Hall today going there in bicycles. It would save us around twelve

Silent Shouts

I know of a girl that can shout but is never heard. She’s roaring at the top of her lungs but still nobody hears her.

Rain in March

It’s pouring again and the land is drenched to goodness. Unusual, heavy rain has come in March. The climate has been swinging to and fro