The Gospel of Good Governance According to Grace

I catched the lecture of the 2008 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Government Service Gov. Grace Padaca of Isabela, she who toppled the Dy-nasty in her province which is the second largest one in the country.  She shared her humble experiences in governance, her travails as a polio-stricken woman, and of course her victories, especially how she won over the [...]

Cruise with me baby,

For lack of budget (not places to go to) this Holiday Monday, we’ve checked out the Metro Ferry cruising the Pasig River.  We boarded at the Guadalupe terminal after getting off from the MRT.  We bought a 45-peso ticket to Escolta.  All in all, riding the ferry is a cool new way to travel in [...]

Post-888

Composed a blog message about the triple 8 date yesterday but unfortunately, my internet connection was cut for an unknown reason.  Supposedly an auspicious day, yesterday was made more important because it marked the opening of the Beijing Olympics, the biggest show on earth as of this moment.  Higher double-digit inflation rate, unabated increase in [...]

Rainy Day Blues

With my Hon in the province and our 10th year anniversary a day to go, rainy days are whiled away in classic senti style. Window-shopping and staying at Krispy Kreme sipping brewed coffee (of course eating doughnut) and surfing the Net to chase the blues away…