“The words are not good for the secret meaning, everything always becomes a bit different, as soon as it is put into words, gets distorted a bit, a bit silly—yes, and this is also very good, and I like it a lot, I also very much agree with this, that this what is one man’s treasure and wisdom always sounds like foolishness to another person.” ― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha
Debunking Heroes like Lapu-Lapu while Upholding Colonizers like Magellan in Philippine Films A grandson of the country’s first Commonwealth president expressed concern and anger at the portrayal of his grandfather in the movie about his granddad. Quezon (2025) is the fourth movie in the Bayani (Hero) quadrilogy that included Bonifacio, ang Unang Pangulo (2014), Heneral… Continue reading Lapu Lapu Out, Magellan In; Revolutionaries Out, Colonizers In
It's Sept 21 again. Time to remember Sept 21, 1972 when Marcos supposedly signed Proclamation 1081 to start his 14-year Martial Law reign. Technically, Martial Law was lifted in 1980, but only in name. The country was still under a de facto Martial Law. It was a Romualdez-Marcos Conjugal Dictatorship. The Filipinos finally rose against… Continue reading Martial Law Madness
Just saw Magellan (2025). I have never been a fan of Lav Diaz. Once, I had to sit in a theater to watch a 7-hour Diaz film. It was required watching for one of my film studies graduate courses. It was one of the worst films I had seen. Magellan (2025) was a re-imagining of… Continue reading Magellan (2025): Filipino Self-Bashing
There is so much hype about Chat GPT and other chatboxes nowadays. There are FB ads that proclaim that AI can write 10 ebooks a week for a person or that it can make one a millionaire in no time at all through stock trading or whatever. Chatboxes are being bandied about as the answer… Continue reading How reliable is AI or Chat GPT and other chatboxes?
When Pluto entered Aquarius on November 19th, 2024, it will stay for almost twenty years, until Jan 19, 2044. The transit of Pluto into Aquarius is a significant astrological event, as Pluto's slow orbit means it spends about 20 years in each zodiac sign, bringing deep and transformative change to the themes of that sign.… Continue reading Pluto in Aquarius
The Journalism Studies Association of the Philippines, Inc. (JSAP, Inc.) wishes everyone Happy Holidays! Enjoy the holidays and may the year 2025 be peaceful and prosperous for everyone! See you next year for the Annual Assembly, more webinars and seminars. Last year's national conference was held at the Quezon City University (QCU) and this year,… Continue reading Happy Holidays from JSAP, Inc.
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 