Ang Kape Ni LaTtEX

Jason De Parle of The New York Times writes about the social and economic costs and benefits of OFWs — and the same time provides a candid look at a typical OFW-driven/funded family, and the sacrifices and joys that the members of their family face:
A Good Provider is One Who Leaves
Many thanks to ExpectoRants for [...]

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With Lent nearing its conclusion, perhaps now is the right time to share how I choose to believe Jesus. Choose… because I’ve decided that I didn’t want to believe him the way most Catholics do.
I believe in God, and I believe in Jesus, but it’s been a while since my general set of beliefs have [...]

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Madalas na ginagamit ngayon ng mga programa sa telebisyon ang salitang “karera” bilang pagsasalin ng Inggles na salitang “career.”
Noong una’y hindi ako sang-ayon sa paggamit na ito lalo pa’t palaging nag-iimbento ng salita ang mga brodkaster maging sa radyo (halimbawa, paggamit ng salitang “pesante” sa halip na “magsasaka”, “kaganapan” imbis na “pangyayari”, “kalalakihan” imbis na [...]

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ABS-CBN’s Maging Sino Ka Man.
Despite it still suffering from some of Filipino telenovela’s perennial flaws and traditional subplots, e.g., dragging extender episodes, a rich-vs-poor love story, overly-”evil” antagonists, amnesia, convenient deaths, and even a sudden and almost immediate recovery from two decades of nervous breakdown (thank God there’s no facelift subplot, at least not yet), [...]

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