Archive for the 'Musings' Category

Why Man Is A Complicated Being?

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

A series of events that involve a few people I know have lead me to some thought; a measure of introspection; in the hope of understanding people’s actions, and in the end I realize people simply cannot be understood entirely but to a certain extent, merely tolerated. There are no published set of rules that […]

Death Is A Wake-Up Call To Life

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Today I spent some time at the wake of an Aunt, she was my mother’s cousin. She recently succumbed to cancer, a fight that sees more loser’s than winners.
As I sat there, recalling memories of her from my life, and going as far back as childhood, a chill crept through me as I thought in […]

Sinulog: Religious Pagan Capitalism?

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

In barely two weeks, Cebu celebrates a very important event, the Sinulog 2008.
It is the commemoration of the finding of the infant statue, the Sto. Niño, in one of the burnt down dwellings in a village that was pillaged by the conquistador Legaspi. Legaspi came back basically to take over where Magellan left off some […]

4 Health Behaviors Can Add 14 Extra Years Of Life

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

4 Health Behaviors Can Add 14 Extra Years Of Life is a title of a post I read on this page, http://biosingularity.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/4-health-behaviors-can-add-14-extra-years-of-life/ which I believe is a blog about healthy living.
It states that “people who adopt four healthy behaviours – not smoking; taking exercise; moderate alcohol intake; and eating five servings of fruit and […]

The FUCK Video

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

The fuck video gives new meaning to the word, “fuck” … go view.

What, you thought this was a sex tape or something?

Personal Development & Leadership Training Blogs Updated

Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

New year’s Resolutions are basically lists of things we want to do, better in the next year. On that note I have updated a few of my personal development blogs, that are centered around leadership, leadership training and development.
My most significant leadership training experiences were those that I learned from being a member of Junior […]

What is the Auld Lang Syne?

Monday, December 31st, 2007

We hear the Auld Lang Syne sung typically at midnight on New Year’s Eve, and is a tradition that has been handed down for generations, but just what is the Auld Lang Syne and what does the Auld Lang Syne mean?
Auld Lang Syne History
Auld Lang Syne is an old song by Robert Burns (1759–1796), and […]

Finally: A Blog After A Dry Spell

Wednesday, October 31st, 2007

Today is the 31st of October and as I sit at PC on this Wednesday afternoon, almost everyone I know is either on the way to enjoy a 5 day vacation, or doing financial errands like rushing to the bank and paying bills, as I did some minutes ago. No banks wil be open for […]

A Preposterous Presidential Pardon For A Convicted Plundering Ex-President

Friday, September 28th, 2007

I received an email today from a cousin of mine. It was an article about the Estrada conviction. Strange as it seems, there are many who believe Estrada should be pardoned, much worse, there are countless of believe him innocent and a victim of political sabotage, the stooge of an orchestrated political plot. Well… it […]

Remembering Martial Law, Marcos and What Started Its End

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

Just a few days ago, people in the Philippines commemorated the anniversary of the declaration of Martial Law in the Philippines by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
I will not elaborate further on martial law, or about Marcos and how he came to his end. There are a wealth of resources about this.
As we find ourselves […]