“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
(Or My Life at UP CMC Graduate School during Nemenzo's Presidency) Last night, Khrysta and I went to the wake of Dr. Francisco Nemenzo at the GT-Toyota Asian Center Auditorium, UP Diliman. I first met Dr. Nemenzo in the late 1990s at a get-together at the residence of then Inter-Press Service (IPS) chief Kunda Dixit.… Continue reading Dodong Nemenzo, the Intellectual Activist
With the explosion of Information Technology, the amount of misinformation and disinformation multiplied since it can now be shared and distributed worldwide with just a click on the keyboard. And it remains in cyberspace, perhaps forever. Seemingly innocuous information could easily pass for facts.I just saw on the Internet such misinformation about my father. Actually,… Continue reading Misinformation, Disinformation, or Lack of Research ?
Just saw this marvelous Shakespearean movie -- HAMLET -- starred and directed by Kenneth Branagh. I am so amazed that the producers agreed to do a full 4-hour version of Shakespeare's play. Yet it was shown only in very limited number of theaters. I didn't even know it existed until a few days ago. It… Continue reading Hamlet (1996): The Unabridged Film Version
On 23 November 2009, exactly 13 years ago, Andal Ampatuan, with his armed paramilitary security, with the complicity of some policemen, massacred 58 people, including 34 journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based NGO that promotes Press Freedom for the world, described the killings as "the single deadliest event for journalists in… Continue reading Ampatuan / Maguindanao Massacre: 13 years hence
This month, instead of attending webinars, I was asked to speak in two of them. The first was on Oct. 10, 2020 by a US-based group Kinding Sindaw. October has been celebrated as the Filipino-American History Month in the United States since 1992. As part of the the Fil-Am History celebration, I was asked to… Continue reading Speaking in webinars this October 2020
Has anybody not heard or read or seen (on TV or film) the tales of Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin, Tom Thumb, and The Pied Piper of Hamelin? These are just a few of the stories that were brought to the hearts and minds of countless children the… Continue reading DVD Pick: Grimm’s Fairy Tales
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 