In one conversation with the husband, we noted how our neighborhood was sprouting more children every month. We’re often deathly scared of running over tiny toes whose owners were never taught to step aside when a car is coming along. In the afternoons, we see fathers or mothers dragging a child by the arm with […]
The difference between learning in school and real life:• In school- learn a lesson first then take a test.• In real-life- encounter tests (and failure) everyday, then learn the lesson from it. I hit the big 3-0 this past May. Reaching my first milestone decade in the school of real-life led me to reflect. I […]
Catarman Tsinoys join hands to save one of Samar’s last Chinese-language schools. In most Tsinoy communities in rural areas, Chinese-language schools are the focal centers of community involvement. Supporting the school creates a bond among residents who trust the school not just to prepare their children to become successful individuals but also to pass on […]
There are always hard-to-miss moments whenever Janice Liuson-Young (柳真女) looks at people’s faces. Even as a child, she would often sketch people in her free time using pencils. She has come a long way since those childhood days. Today, she is Associate Dean of Fine Arts at FEATI University in Manila. Because she was constantly […]
Born during the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420 AD), Shi Seng Fu (釋僧富) did not let poverty be a barrier to education. He would read books even at night, using the light from burning firewood. By the age of 20, he could comprehend Chinese classic texts and historical annals. Shi Seng Fu decided to become a […]
This is my last year pursuing Southeast Asian Cultural Studies, focusing on Philippine Studies, also my seventh year learning and using Tagalog. It occurred to me while considering my upcoming graduation thesis last summer that I needed to visit the Philippines by myself and seek something more concrete and vivid, not just something in books […]
I’m sure you’ve heard of the use of hot or cold compress to soothe common aches and pains. But the tricky part is knowing when to use hot or cold, and what medical conditions can be helped by this valuable treatment. Below is a concise summary on what to do. Hot compress preparationsYou can make […]
A report that appeared in the Aug. 15, 1900 issue of Qing Yi Bao (清議報), a Chinese journal published in Tokyo, lauded Filipino revolutionaries who had refused to give up the fight even after America set up a military government in the Philippines at the turn of the 20th century. The report, “Recent Situation in […]
The last few years of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220) was a period of unbridled fighting among powerful military commanders and widespread political corruption. It was in such turbulent times that Zhuge Liang was born. Hoping that he would be a bright child, his father gave him the literary name “Kongming,” meaning “intelligent.” A few […]
Everyone feels dizzy sometimes. It covers the range from mild unsteadiness to severe vertigo, when you feel the environment is spinning. There are different causes of dizziness. Most are harmless, but others can be serious. Less serious causes include: Eye problems. If you have blurred vision, astigmatism or other eye problems, you can get dizzy […]