“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
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
On those three days and four nights of February in 1986, so many of us thought that finally, we would see the dawning of a truly free, progressive and prosperous Philippines. On February 25, 1986, the Filipino people (mostly those in Metro Manila) with the help of a military faction, installed Cory Aquino as the… Continue reading Remembering EDSA
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 