Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
— St Francis of Assisi
In a country where the devil wears condoms and the morning-after pill Postinor is illegal, I was surprised to find that the book, Letter to […]

 Citius, Altius, Fortius” (Faster, Higher, Stronger).
-Olympic Motto

There is a growing online movement to support Marco Torres in his goal of being chosen as one of eight foreigners/expatriates in China who will carry the torch for the Olympic torch relay. I think that with the growing number of bloggers and internet users in the Philippines, we […]

Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain — and since labor is pain in itself — it follows that man will resort to plunder whenever plunder is easier than work. History shows this quite clearly. And under these conditions, neither religion nor morality can stop it.
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How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Every neophyte has to walk down many roads before he can be called Brod(short for Brother). The roads vary from fraternity to fraternity but generally, they include the following:

Shock hazing - arranging experiences whereby a neophyte will be startled, frightened, or appalled […]

In response to Marc’s comment in my birthday post, I would like to air my views about Malu Fernandez’ article entitled From Greece to Boracay!. A lot of people have expressed their views about the controversial author’s article. And this post could just be one tiny flame in the millions of opinions that have been […]

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter’s evening. Some of us let these dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the […]