Winnowing on Jun 10, 2009 in Family & Relationships Love Poetry and Verses Spiritual anecdote Life Life lessons Poetry Verses poem reflection verse childhood poetic prose childhood memories rhyme truth poet free verse poetic lines witty line anecdotal poetry poetry by brainteaser sherma benosa sherma's poetry english poetry by an ilocana english poetry by a filipina poetic form prose poetry spiritual poetry inspiring poetry poignant poem poem for a grandmother poem about a grandmother I watch my grandmother As she patiently winnows the grains Moving the winnowing basket Up, down; up down Tossing its content into the air. I see the chaffs being blown away Leaving behind the grains. Then, when there are no more chaffs left, She stop...
Kaya Pala! on May 5, 2009 in Life Love MuZings Spiritual point of view Reflections thoughts musings reflection opinion idea inspirational ideas musing thought motivational rumination personal random motivation inspiration personal development personal philosophy self-development self-growth inspiring psychological filipino psyche random thought blabbering understanding serendipity dawn of understanding kaya pala witty lines A piece of the puzzle fits; understanding finally dawns. “Kaya pala…” Someone sheds light on an issue, and finally we get a glimpse of the other aspects of things which we couldn’t see before. “Kaya pala…” Kaya pala. Such a lovely phras...
Kaya Pala… on Apr 19, 2009 in Life MuZings point of view Reflections thoughts musings reflection opinion idea inspirational ideas musing thought motivational rumination personal random motivation Spiritual inspiration personal development personal philosophy self-development self-growth inspiring psychological filipino psyche random thought blabbering understanding serendipity dawn of understanding kaya pala witty lines A piece of the puzzle fits; understanding finally dawns. “Kaya pala…” Someone sheds light on an issue, and finally we get a glimpse of the other aspects of things which we couldn’t see before. “Kaya pala…” Kaya pala. Such a lovely phras...
Remembering the Fall of Bataan on Apr 8, 2009 in Uncategorized arts Bataan dambana ng kagitingan death march fall of Bataan historical marker historical site history philippine history Shrine of Valor world war 2 in the pacific World War II Today is the Fall of Bataan, and tomorrow is the 67th anniversary of the start of the tragic Death March. During the past weeks, I spent some time reading several books on the defense of Bataan and Corregidor during the Second World War for my articl...
Through the Arts on Apr 4, 2009 in Life point of view Reflections thoughts musings opinion ideas beliefs personal random Culture Politics nation pinoy social relevance social issues social problems self-worth filipinos philippine culture arts arte kultura socio-politics cultural caregiving nationalism nationalistic viewpoint In an article in 2006 (Art not just for Art’s Sake published in Health and Lifestyle), I wrote: “Art accomplishes rather easily, what lectures, symposia, and other conventional awareness campaigns often fail to accomplish — an overwhelming impa...
Disgusting! on Mar 31, 2009 in Life point of view musings opinion thought Politics Philippines pinoy reaction OFW filipinos international relations foreign affairs china bigotry spratlys island sovereignty journalism chip tsao racism rebuttal Today, I read an article that made my blood boil: an opinion piece by a Chinese “journalist” named Chip Tsao published in HK Magazine. Here’s the article plus my comments in italics. . The War at Home By Chip Tsao The Russians sank a Ho...
Stripped, Yet Fully-Dressed on Mar 10, 2009 in Life Love MuZings Spiritual anecdote point of view career essay by an ilocana Filipina happiness ilocana inspiration inspirational inspiring motivational opinion personal philosophical philosophy random realization reflection rumination self-development self-esteem self-growth self-worth trust We put on many things that we often end up confusing these things as us. Sometimes, it’s hard to separate our diplomas, positions, titles properties, stocks, and so on from us — that often, we fear being stripped of them, because having mistakenl...
Conquering Poverty on Oct 19, 2008 in Life MuZings anecdote point of view belief blog action day change Culture daily living dreams existential existentialism filipino family filipino life hope human nature idea living making a difference musing musings non-fiction opi For someone who had always had everything he needed, even if he had to work hard for it, imagining how it is like to be poor in the real sense of the word would be very difficult. It requires one to experience getting on in an empty stomach to know h...
OFW Phenomenon, Mail-order brides, Prostitution, and More on Oct 3, 2008 in Life MuZings point of view Culture essay Filipina Filipino financial security immigrant international labor labor mail-order brides migration modern heroes musings OFW opinion overseas filipino workers Pinay pinoy political Politics Domestic helpers. Mail-order brides. Exporters of human labor. Scammers. These are how people the world over have come to know us, Filipinos. And sometimes, I can’t blame them. For though it’s not completely true that these are what constitute us...
The Face of Peace: A Picture-inspired Poem on Oct 2, 2008 in Family & Relationships Life Love Poetry and Verses Spiritual baby photo creative writing emotional free verse inspiration inspirational lullaby musings peace photo picture poem poem for a baby poem for a nephew Poetry poignan The voice of worry reigns over my jaded soul’s fitful attempts to rest my eyes from the landscape of my broken dreams in the forsaken sky of busted wings; its discordant tune humming a boisterous music that knows no melody; chanting lyrics that cut...
