Been A While…… on Sep 13, 2011 in In My Thoughts Filed under: In My Thoughts...
The Dolphy I Got to Know on Feb 14, 2011 in Movies Proudly Filipino Tributes Aruray Classic Filipino Movies Dolphy Sampaguita Pictures Teroy De Guzman I wish a lot of Filipinos below the age of 30 got to see performances from Dolphy like the following: One of the great things I experienced growing up in the 1970s was that I got to see a lot of old Filipino movies in the afternoons through TV chan...
A Sad, Bad End on Feb 9, 2011 in Commentary Angelo Reyes Culture of Corruption I can’t really say that I’m surprised about the reported suicide of former Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes. Deep down, I guess he was relatively decent guy who fell in with the wrong company which in this case unfortunately is the corr...
“Buhat” on Feb 7, 2011 in In My Thoughts Proudly Filipino Tributes Grandmother Pre-War Filipino Films Rosario Moreno Rudy Concepcion Tunay Na Ina This post and the following video clip from a pre-war Filipino movie are lovingly dedicated to the memory of my dear grandmother. The clip above is from a 1939 Filipino movie called “Tunay na Ina” (“Real Mother”) and the two a...
… on Feb 4, 2011 in In My Thoughts If I could take you to heaven, that will make my day complete. Thanks, Mr. Furnier. Filed under: In My Thoughts...
A Philippine Travelogue From The 1960s on Dec 26, 2010 in Proudly Filipino Just wanted to share with you a nice little travelogue on the Philippines that dates back to 1960. Unfortunately, the narrative is in German but please don’t let that small inconvenience get in the way of enjoying nice color shots of the cou...
Thoughts for November 2 on Oct 29, 2010 in Commentary Philippine Politics Barack Obama No, this is not about All Souls’ Day. On Tuesday, the US will hold national elections to elect senators, representatives, governors, and a host of other state and local officials. It is not going to be an ordinary election because two years a...
A Thought on Oct 15, 2010 in In My Life In My Thoughts “Years from now, when you talk about this — and you will — be kind.” – Tea and Sympathy (1956) Filed under: In My Life, In My Thoughts...
A New Beginning on Sep 6, 2010 in In My Life “Take a sad song and make it better…” – The Beatles (“Hey Jude”, 1968) I apologize for the long absence and the following little story explains why. The past couple of months have been quite tough for me from a...
Two Years on Jul 14, 2010 in In My Life In My Thoughts Today marks the second anniversary of my dear Uncle’s passing. That today is his death anniversary was one of the first thoughts that came to me when I woke up this morning. Yes, it’s been two years but there are still moments when...
