Ang Kape Ni LaTtEX

The death of May Leong spawned a very long comment thread on her last blog entry, which reveals the complications of living and working in Singapore. The issue starts with a comment that asserts that “the problem is with herself (May Leong)”: Pardon me, but i think the problem lies with herself. Her emphasis on [...]

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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 [...]

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My wife recently blogged about Bo Sanchez’s “How To Find Your One True Love”, which she bought, read up in one sitting and then gave away as a gift the very next day. We’ll probably buy another copy to keep at home, despite the fact that we’ve already found each other. Insert Hallmark card moment [...]

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I have a question for anyone who cares to answer: If Daniel Smith weren’t handsome and baby-faced, or more importantly, if he were black, would our perception of the rape case be different? Would we think that he really raped ‘Nicole’? I’d like to hear your thoughts.

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The Times Higher Education Supplement recently released it’s Top 520 Universities Rankings for 2006. Included in the list are four prominent Philippine universities, namely: 299 University of the Philippines 392 De La Salle University 484 Ateneo de Manila University 500 University of Santo Tomas I did a quick check on the top 200 universities on [...]

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It’s official: as of yesterday, you oughta throw out all those encyclopedias and Solar System mobiles, or at least break the last planet off, because Pluto does not fit the new definition of a planet as agreed by the International Astornomical Union, and is demoted to the status “dwarf planet”

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In China, the internet was used to hunt down an adulterer. In Morroco, it is being used to wage war versus Israel. Is the line between meatspace and cyberspace dissolving across the globe? (Read iMob and Webtifada – When Cyberspace invades Meatspace)

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A debate has been raging in the United States the past week over the announcement of several Hispanic artists and a recording studio of their intention to record the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish. Of course a lot of people aren’t happy about it. Michelle Malkin sums it up in one nice question: Who’s anthem, [...]

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I have never understood the tradition of self-flagellation. Sure it’s supposed to be some sort of sacrifice and penance for all the wrongs that one has done in their lives. But if a person finds himself joining the flagellants each and every season of Lent, then it becomes a senseless, futile exercise tantamount to insulting [...]

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The Light Rail Transit 1 has been implementing a scheme since 2001 (if I recall correctly) wherein its first passenger carriage is reserved exclusively for females, the disabled, the elderly, and passengers tugging very young children along. Beginning April 1st, the Metro Rail Transit along EDSA began implementing the same scheme, reserving the first car [...]

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