Modern gods
I HAVE been watching the anime “Neon Genesis Evangelion”. It's an old anime that’s about a boy who was enlisted by a United Nations-supported...
The absurd Orthodox
I RECENTLY finished a short series on Netflix entitled “Unorthodox”. It’s four episodes and it tells the story of a Hasidic Jew named Esther...
Stop the stigma
“BE PROFESSIONAL.” That’s something you usually hear in the workplace, especially a corporate one.
What exactly does “be professional” mean though? Neat hair. Smart clothes....
God’s biggest gift
I WAS HAVING my usual Messenger chat with my mom. She shared with me one of the poems by the famous writer Lord Byron...
War
WE ARE at war.
The world is in shambles. People are
afraid and uncertain. The presence of the enemy looms over us like a dark...
Revival
HOLY Week has come and gone while
the fate of the world still remains uncertain.
Even though churches are closed
and there is an enhanced community...
The shadow
THE OTHER day, I came across my old playlist
of Lady Gaga songs. These were during her “The Fame Monster” days.
I remember that time...
Your argument is invalid
THE ONSLAUGHT of this virus has made social
divides wider and wider.
This is evident back home in the Philippines.
The line between the wealthy and...
Community at the balcony
IT HAS BECOME a regular practice.
Every night at around 8 p.m. I hear a whoop coming from one of the
windows of our building,...
Social sacrifice
RIGHT now we are all under lockdown.
Working from home, staying inside and
going out only when needed have become the norm.
It’s funny how because I...