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Lukáš Sommer performs in the Philippines to remember Czech Liberation Day
Melodies of each note echoing in the room, the intricate finger style that transposes from one note to another and the passion burning in every music played. The soul is, indeed, alive as renowned Czech guitarist, Lukáš Sommer, serenaded the Philippines during his...
Monk in the City: Dada Shiveshananda
He sat in the middle of the temple with his legs crossed and eyes closed. The view was rather familiar, though I have not seen it since the last time I was at his training center.
He was Dada Shiveshananda, but I personally call...
Noticing Makati from underneath the sky
My feet were nailed for a while to the ground after seeing what was happening before me: The half-human half-horse creature, a tikbalang, was being choked from behind by someone or something. I could not see if it was a human or another...
Miong: Emilio Aguinaldo of his time and in our time
Sometimes, if not most of the time, as a Philippine history teacher, I am faced with innocent questions from my students about the events of the past. There are even inquiries that put me in a state of pondering on what really happened,...
Savage mind: Divergence and convergence
“I am the place in which something has occurred.”—Claude Lévi-Strauss, The Savage Mind
It was a maverick idea, though not primitive, but on the whole fierce, rebellious, raw like some force of nature.
Savage: Its old French term sauvage, from the ancient Latin silvaticus, takes...
Post-Valentine reflections on the streets of Manila at night
She broke her promise to be with me today, but still, I am in no position to complain. Yes, we might have spent the night of Valentine’s together in a coffee shop, with her ranting about her feelings and how he treated her,...
