Has it been a year since my handsome web designer posted this? “The website will be filled with thoughts, ponders, rants and scribbles of Issa. (I’m sure of it.) You might also run into some pictures of her tutees, workmates and adventures. Poems and stories and more.” How pushy, I thought (haha). It turned out,…
My sister just took the LET last April 2011, luckily my vacation period. She was focused, determined, yet anxious during her self-review. Today, we both learned she passed. Congratulations, Ate! Click here to view the Secondary Level LET Passers, April 2011. Back in 2006, I also went through the agony of waiting for the LET Results….
Ilang taon na rin akong di nababahala na walang telebisyong natutunghayan o inaantabayanan araw-gabi. Ngayon lang. Ngayon lamang na nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataong tumutok sa CNN Channel nang halos dalawang oras na walang patid. Marami pala akong di namamalayan. Maraming pangyayari sa kasaysayan ang di ko pala nasusubaybayan. Maraming usapang may katuturan ang di…
How should humans, women especially, deal with jealousy and possessiveness? Especially ones that last half of their lifetime? I read “The Red Tent” full of wonderful expectations and Anita Diamant, its author, never failed to meet those. Jacob’s wives, Leah, Rachel, Bilhah, and Zilpah, were captured vividly in Dinah’s eyes. Miss Diamant has my utmost…
ni Pat Villafuerte 1. nakahihirin ang bawat paglunok ng laway na sinaid ng mga pagbilin at pagpapaalala habang ang bawat bisig at mga labi ay nag-iiwan ng bakas ng pangungulila. di mahawan ang sapot ng pagluha na binikig ng putul-putol na pangangaral at paninisi, ng pangangatuwiran at pagtanggap, ng pagbabalik-loob at pagpapatawad. sa nalalapit kong paglisan, kayraming…
Dark. Negative. Passive. Moon. Feminine. That’s what Yin means. Immobile. Constrained. Just like a pupa: never feeding..never moving. Maybe I lack plans. Or worse, I seem to lack direction. I don’t want this loneliness to eat my being. Not now. Contentment or complacency? Maybe I am not thankful enough. My sense of balance has probably…
Pure fun exists in changing the tiny bit of sounds in words. Replacing one or two vowels or consonants may totally alter the meaning of a word. Flex your brain muscles with these 10 perplexing words! 1. gourmand vs. gourmet. Gourmand means someone who likes to eat and drink a lot without discrimination (=glutton) while a gourmet…
Have you ever dreamed of creating a language that people in the world widely speak and understand? Probably, most of us did. Though very few of us tried our best to construct a simple language that will help bridge cultural gaps. Doktoro Esperanto, a pseudonym for Dr. Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof, figured out a way to unite…
Wanna have a great vacation? Thinking of a fun escapade? It’s the best time to write the right stuff! Make the most of your precious holidays by aiming for the prizes offered by Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for your exemplary literary works! Confident writing in English? Then this category with diverse genres suits you. English…
I’m grateful I got home safely. Salat man sa pasalubong na karaniwang inaasahan sa nagbabalik-bayan, nakakatuwang masaya naman ang pamilya ko sa pagsundo sa akin mula sa paradahan ng jeep. Nagkwentuhan. Naglitratuhan. Nagtawanan. Nagkainan. Nabanggit din lang ang kainan, daig ko pa ang nagdadalantaong naglilihi kung makahirit: “Nay, Mais.. mani.. mangga..” ang ilan sa aking…