Archive for the ‘Opinionated Me’ Category
“Don’t frown, else new wrinkles will appear”. It’s one of the most common things to say to make someone smile, or just to stop from frowning. “That teacher is giving beautiful ladies a hard time because she never had a boyfriend”. No, this didn’t come from me. I often overhear it in my country, especially. [...]
Lowest temperature here in Osaka today is 9C. I’m supposed to hold off using my heater until last week of November but I guess it’s already too much for me. So I’ve unpacked my small heater and now at least I’m comfortable. I can’t help but think of those homeless people roaming around Osaka. Some [...]
In my country and I’m pretty sure it’s also the same with many other countries, it is very rare for poor to middle class people to get the compensation they should get in case of accidents. Watching so many movies, TV shows, and after I’ve read something like Chicago accident attorney, made me realize the [...]
When I was still in grade school, I sometimes overhear conversations between my parents and their visitors. There were times when someone offered them to get a term life insurance. But upon hearing those words, they would be appalled and treat the topic as a taboo. My parents weren’t the only ones who thought so, [...]
I’ve always wanted to rant about Sulpicio Lines but due to the recent Princess of the Stars disaster, I’ve put this entry off a few weeks. Anyway, I’d just would like to share some of my experiences with Sulpicio Line’s Dipolog Princess (DP). This ferry has been around for as long as I could remember. [...]
For decades, my family’s been living in Lanao del Norte in Mindanao. Mindanao is very beautiful and we love living there, if not for the constant red alerts. Yesterday, civilians from our neighboring towns were once again mandated to evacuate due to an impending rebel attack. Sadly, incidents like this have been going on for [...]
Most of the time I catch my self complaining that I don’t earn enough, that my salary is way too low for an OFW working in the I.T. field, and that many of my acquaintances earn a lot more than me. Then thinking about my hometown always leaves me feeling ashamed of my self… More [...]
“Men and women are supposed to be different.” *I should have known and accepted this fact before my past (and only) relationship crumbled. If I had known this, this would have made a big difference and that relationship might have been salvaged. I have just started reading the book “Men Are from Mars, Women Are [...]
Just couldn’t sleep without fulfilling at least one broken promise… Child labor is a serious issue we have been facing in the Philippines. Despite the meager efforts of the government, children laborers are present almost everywhere, including sugar-cane plantations. The GMA i-witness documentary: Uuwi na si Udong (Udong is going home) reveals the story of [...]
For me, some rock music are noisy, heavy metal is unbearable and classical music – so boring. I was never drawn to Beethoven or Chopin, and opera houses was never appealing. I found it so weird why people would spend so much just to hear an orchestra playing. Not to mention, dressing up! Then I [...]
When I arrived here last year, the Yen was around 0.44 against Philippine Peso. After 6 months, it went down to 0.38, and in the last few weeks, it even went down to as low as 0.3530! Does this mean that the Philippine economy is doing well? Mmmm… I couldn’t help but be sad about [...]
Many of you might have heard of this already but this is just so great and I just couldn’t be passive of any good news. This picture shows some inmates at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) while they’re performing a dance number. They are really amazing! They did Michael Jackson’s Thriller and [...]
