My love affair with the Philippines started quite early on. Lolo Tatay made sure I knew who Rizal was. He made sure I knew my history as a Filipino. He made sure I knew that I am a Filipino. He could see identity issues coming up in the future, I guess. I am Pinoy… and […]
Another Birthday Message
Last week, Mr. Manalo asked me if I wasn’t the slightest bit annoyed that there would be work on June 12 and that the non-working holiday would be June 9 instead. I don’t think I was as ticked off as he thought I would be – in fact, I think he is much more affected […]
Happy Birthday, Pilipinas!
Thank you for dedicating this post to me, Mr. Manalo. I have yet to respond – give me a few more hours… 🙂 ———- Taken from Peejay Manalo’s Multiply It really irks me how they just moved what is, for all intents and purposes, the most important (yes, emphases on all 3 words) day for […]
Brave Hearts.
So Pedro Arrupe tells us to fall in love. And we all do. We fall in love – and as he says – it influences everything that we do. And because it’s such a wonderful, beautiful thing – we celebrate it on the 14th of February. 🙂 The love he speaks of need not be […]