Duh...Keep It To Yourself!

This is more or less a chronicle of unpleasant events that I’ve experienced in my life that really scared the living daylights out of me. Sweet Talk Way back in the early eighties, I was only a little girl. I grew up in a remote city in the western part of Mindanao in the Philippines. Our form of transportation was basically the simplest one. All we had then were tricycles and bicycles and of course, our flip-flops. We would be flip-flopping with our slippers across the town to get from point A to point B. Besides, everything is well within walking distance. One late afternoon around five o’clock I was sent to do an errand because one of my family members was sick and I was more or less the only one who was older and more reliable of all the siblings. I was sent to buy medicine about half a kilometer away from our house. Even if it was getting dark, I did what I was told to do and slowly paced my way to the pharmacy and after getting the medicine, I took the same route back home. The ...

Imagine for a minute that you're in a bubble drifting, and floating away in the vastness of space. Distance yourself from the tangible you. Immerse yourself in total abscence of physical boundaries--no body, no possessions, no nothing. What do you see? You probably say, "nothing". And that makes a lot of difference because you see, there's more to you than what meets the human eye. You don't believe it? You better believe it. You have a soul that dwells within you. Apart from all the horrid mortality of your existence lies a deep chamber of consciousness that only you can nurture and destroy as well. The sad truth is, people are just too consumed with the physicality of things. How you look, what you have, what you wear, how much you're worth financially. That's all that matters. Your world revolves around your possessions and prestige, whatever it's worth. How much do you think you're really worth? Are you worth more than a cup of coffee, ...

Happy New Year one and all! Whew! It's 2008. I am a sucker for real TV entertainment, though I don't really spend much time in front of the boob-tube. Nevertheless, when something captures my attention I am eternally glued to the show until it's over. Over the holidays, I wasn't really able to do much because I caught the bug--the cold virus. I had it all planned that during my vacation I will utilize my time to make up for the tasks that are left unfinished. But what the heck! I was sick, so instead, I opted to fatten my Pinoy ass in front of the TV and what better show to watch than The Wire. The Wire, to me is the closest-thing-to-real-life-drama kind of TV fiction. The storyline is well-crafted; casting is excellent; location is phenomenal; and the plot is just plain genius. I've been a fan of other great TV series like 24, Prison Break, Dexter, The Sopranos but none has entertained me more than The Wire. When I watch the show I feel like I am a part of the...