The bust of Socrates- bald head, fat face and boxer nose – is far from being charismatic the Athenians of his time would adore like a rock star. But he was beloved just the same, the youths of Athens especially, because Socrates was simple, kind and honest. The modesty of this dateless thinker despite the [...]
Noynoy: Socratic, pacifist, egalitarian, Obamesque, economic empiricist, Ninoyish (even benignOist)
September 10, 2009 By 41 Comments
Those Who Try To Be l33t
August 19, 2009 By 37 Comments
Tapewormic
March 5, 2009 By 11 Comments
I don’t understand all this teeth-gnashing and soul-searching with regard to Hillary Clinton’s decision not to visit Manila in her first trip to the region as U.S. Secretary of State. We even go as far as seeking company in our perceived “humiliation” by inducting Thailand — that other “major non-NATO ally” — into our club [...]
A License for Online Content Developers, Obama and GMA
January 22, 2009 By 19 Comments
Two things. This post will be about two different things. First: Mike Abundo wrote: I’m attending a hearing tomorrow on a proposal by the Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission that will require licenses for online content developers. Yes, you read that right. The Philippine government wants to require licenses for people to create and post content [...]
The Messianic Obama
January 22, 2009 By 17 Comments
The sea of Americans which on a sunny winter day of January 20, 2009 filled the open spaces stretching from the Capitol to Lincoln Memorial could be the largest crowd gathered in the nation’s capital. But Barack Hussien Obama, the son of a Kenyan Muslim inaugurated that day as the 44th president of the United [...]
Bird talk, a generous man and Obama merchandise
January 18, 2009 By 16 Comments
Ever since the blurbs and the news channels reported the US Air A320 plane that belly flopped into the icy Hudson river in New York City, there has been much discussion on birds and bird hazards especially in airports. Thank goodness the mishap did not result in a single loss of human life. Most of [...]
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