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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,...
Keyboard savvy: How long it takes to play the piano
This is usually the question frequently to a music teacher: “How long does it take to learn to play the piano?” The usual answer is: “It depends.” Why so?
Summertime is when most parents want their children to learn life skills through non-academic activities. That...
