There was a news report the other night showing students in an Indonesian town having to cross a broken bridge without any safety harness just to go to school. One female student was even crying because she was so afraid she’d fall down while crossing the hanging bridge. It is just so sad that this [...]

I was greeting my cousin a happy birthday on her Facebook wall yesterday when I saw several other greetings from kids her age. She is in freshmen college now. You know I was shaking my head as I was reading each greeting on her wall. What is with the abbreviation, kids??? I mean how hard [...]

You can listen to local radio stations (AM and FM) through live streaming at e-Radio Portal. I know most Filipinos abroad miss listening to OPMs and the bantering of local DJs. If you don’t know it yet, e-Radio Portal is a good web site where you can listen to local radio live streaming. The radio [...]

Anders Behring Breivik. Remember that name. He was the one who killed at least 92 people on an island outside Oslo, shortly after a bomb went off in the capital. Breivik is a 32-year-old Norwegian right-wing fanatic and is believed to be also involved in the bombing. According to Breivik, he believed the actions were [...]

There’s the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The previous Pope John Paul II was beatified. And then Osama Bin Laden was announced finally eliminated by the U.S. Forces at Pakistan. I wasn’t one of the many people who waited with baited breath over the Royal Wedding. I watched it over the evening [...]

We all know what happened to Japan. A magnitude 8.9 earthquake hit the country that resulted to a huge tsunami destroying the Eastern part of the said country. It was devastating! I’ve seen so many before and after photos of the specific areas hit by the tsunami and it was horrible. But one of the [...]

Today is Valentine’s Day. February 14. Heart’s Day. Love Day. Whatever you call it, it’s a day meant mostly to be celebrated with a special someone. It’s a red letter day for lovers out there. How do you celebrate this day? Most people will give their special someone roses or bouquet of flowers, chocolates, stuffed [...]

I think we already know how important a life insurance plan is. Look at the victims of the Eton property gondola crash. Employers should really make it a point to get a life insurance plan for their employees. Even a term life will do. Which reminds me that I also need to get one for [...]