Category Archives: Inspirational

Some new and not-so-new tips on how to stay young

Posted on September 1, 2011 by bong

Note: Everything below this paragraph I guiltlessly copied verbatim from an e-mail in my Bulk e-mail folder. How To Stay Young Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why … Continue reading →

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Another amazing, and moving, sand drawing

Posted on December 17, 2009 by bong

This amazing artist’s name is Kseniya Simonova and the world apparently discovered her through the Ukraine Got Talent show. †She has since taken YouTube by a sandstorm (pun intended). I’ve seen a lot of Ms. Simonova’s “live” renditions in You … Continue reading →

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Warren Buffet’s Aphorisms | The Veterinarian | ‘Wondering’ begets Wisdom

Posted on December 9, 2009 by bong

I just received “The Tao of Warren Buffet” book as a gift from my ex-girlfriend. †It is a collection of profound aphorisms from investment guru and mega-philanthropist, Warren Buffet. †I just started with it but I am already immensely loving … Continue reading →

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Cory, from TIME to TIME

Posted on August 20, 2009 by bong

In January 1987, less than a year since she was sworn in as President of the Philippines, Cory Aquino graced the front cover of TIME Magazine as its Woman of the Year. In August 2009, a week after her death, … Continue reading →

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Cory’s Funeral Photos

Posted on August 17, 2009 by bong

TOGETHER with my ex-girlfriend, I attended Cory’s funeral on August 5. †It is not something we can brag about since we did not really do the whole stretch from Manila Cathedral in Intramuros to Manila Memorial Park in Sucat, ParaÒaque. … Continue reading →

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“The Filipino is worth LIVING for!”

Posted on August 3, 2009 by bong

Almost three decades ago Former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino was quoted saying this now famous line: “The Filipino is worth DYING for!” On August 1, 2009 at 3:18 AM, Ninoy’s widow, former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, First Female President of … Continue reading →

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A yellow ribbon tied from our words of love

Posted on July 31, 2009 by bong

THE outpouring of support for Pres. Corazon Aquino is heartwarming. †Albeit impersonal, the yellow ribbons we see all around us — in cars, trees, fences, shirts — are an unequivocal expression of love and gratitude to the simple woman with … Continue reading →

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Blue Ribbon

Posted on July 13, 2009 by bong

MY MENTOR, good friend, and former boss, Muriel Macabuag, sent this to the Yahoogroup of the Voice of the Holy Spirit prayer community of which I and my ex-girlfriend are absentee members. After watching it I decided to “share it … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!

Posted on July 8, 2009 by bong

MY BABY TURNED SIX TODAY.††And she’s getting prettier and lovelier every minute. She still let’s me call her “my baby,” but only if I qualify it as “my BIG baby.” †In fact, she has grown so much bigger now. †She … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day messages

Posted on June 21, 2009 by bong

TODAY is Father’s Day (that’s right, today and not last Sunday as many people were led to believe). †Today is one of the few days in the year that dad’s like me take the spotlight, and I received several “Happy … Continue reading →

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Images from home

Posted on April 7, 2009 by bong

I HAVEN’T BEEN to my childhood home in Alicia, Isabela for quite a long time. Prior to March this year, my last visit was in early 2006, in the occasion of my brother Gin’s wedding.

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On why mistakes and failures are necessary (from Stanford to Harvard)

Posted on April 2, 2009 by bong

STEVE JOBS delivered a memorable and greater-than-himself speech at Stanford. †The Harvard ilk will not be outdone. † † Here’s another of my favorite commencement speeches (It was actually delivered five years earlier than Jobs’ speech). † ìFall down, make … Continue reading →

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