Archive for September, 2009
Binondo: A Trip Down The Memory Lane
Posted by Rich in Educational on September 10th, 2009
Growing up and then living in Metro Manila for the past 33 years, I have grown to appreciate my Chinese roots.
Though I used to dislike studying Chinese subjects, literature, history and basic phonetics starting at age five, I slowly began to realize how important it is to have a good grasp of the Chinese language.
Since [...]
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Posted by Rich in Discipleship on September 9th, 2009
When I was a student, I used to hear our university professor tell us that the pen is mightier than the sword.
That was about one a half decades ago, back when the internet, Facebook, Multiply, Friendster and texting were still non-existent.
And when the only means of communicating were still through telegram, at least, email [...]
Do You Believe In Happily Ever After?
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives on September 7th, 2009
My daughter Bea loves to watch cartoon movies with “and-they-live-happily-ever-after” themes, particularly Cinderella, Snow White and Beauty and the Beast.
She watches these Disney masterpieces with intent each time they are played without getting bored.
Well, I guess that’s human nature–where people are fond of the “and-they-live-happily-ever-after” themes, but sometimes, when a not-so-good-event comes all of a [...]
History “Today”: The Munich Massacre
Posted by Rich in Educational on September 5th, 2009
September 5, 1972. On this day, the Summer Games in Munich, West Germany was best remembered not for the world-class athletes who dominated the various field of sports, rather, by the terrorists called Black September who killed 11 athletes and coaches from the Israeli Olympic team.
Sneaking in at the athlete’s village, five of the Palestinian [...]
Desensitized
Posted by Rich in Changed Lives on September 4th, 2009
Driving or just walking along the streets of Manila, I normally encounter street kids selling all sorts of stuff—from cigarettes, to strings of sampaguita, or wiper boys, who try to offer their services by wiping your car’s windshield during traffic stops.
And for quite some time, I admit that I had been desensitized by the numerous [...]