The Marocharim Experiment

I was watching TV when I came across this interesting clip by Senator Mar Roxas: Yeah, I’m not that updated with TV anymore. That’s right, folks: Mar Roxas is inviting you to do the one thing you’re expected to do as a taxpayer: “Kulitin ang Gobyerno.” I’d like to think of that along the lines [...]

Pasensya na, minsan lang ako magsulat sa wikang Filipino, balu-baluktot pa.  – Marocharim “Totoong tao.”  “Matapang.”  Ilan lamang iyan sa mga bansag ngayon sa isang taong dati nating kilala bilang Rustom Padilla.  Ngunit ayon sa babae sa telebisyon, “patay” na daw si Rustom; ang dati nating kinikilalang makisig at matipunong bida ay ngayon naging bidang [...]

The Italians, with all the romantic amour in their language, have a most beautiful word for it: innamorata.  Innamorata: sweetheart, soulmate.  There are 6.7 billion people in the world.  I like to think of that estimate in terms of even numbers, just so that we all can have that one special someone to wait for… [...]