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"Bayanihan"!!!
A priest said it so well in a recent homily: “The Filipino stops being a Disaster Himself… during a Disaster.” Comic, but True. There were so many instances of True Heroism during … more →
remembrance of things awry
"Bayanihan"!!!
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 month ago: A priest said it so well in a recent homily: “The Filipino stops being a Disaster Himself … more →
Under the Sea
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 month ago: Manila and environs literally went “Under the Sea” today with the 24 hour nonstop rains … more →
The Patriarch's House
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Uberexemplars
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toto gonzalez wrote 5 months ago: The Exemplars of the High Life and the Aspirants… I am amazed and impressed at the propensity … more →
The Poor Rich and the Rich Poor
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toto gonzalez wrote 5 months ago: One hears the most interesting things during lunches and dinners… One hears of all sorts of di … more →
Connections of Old
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toto gonzalez wrote 6 months ago: For those of you with no interest in history, specifically late 1800s Filipinas, then I suggest that … more →
Always About Appearances
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toto gonzalez wrote 7 months ago: My dear, ingenuous parents [ bless their souls ] always led their children by example. Being people … more →
Close to Perfection
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toto gonzalez wrote 8 months ago: Just when Social Manila was expecting the very chichi funeral of the miraculously recovered Dowager … more →
Resurrection
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toto gonzalez wrote 9 months ago: Like the Biblical character Lazarus who was resurrected by Jesus Christ, Premiere Jeweller practical … more →
Flores, not Bella
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: At elegant dinners, especially in the company of highly accomplished and therefore superior individu … more →
To Tea or not to Tea
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: This happened years ago but I only remembered it very early this morning and I was convulsed with la … more →
The Lion at Sunset
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: He lies in his bed at the Intensive Care Unit of the top hospital in the city. His final hours appr … more →
Gone like the Wind
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: An uberrich Chinese-Filipino friend, although a Php billionaire and a USD $ multimillionaire, was [ … more →
Art and Ignorance
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: For all the beauty and elegance I desire in my life, I have never been a cultural brahmin and I … more →
Can't take it with you
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: Old Lady Senator — one of the very richest ladies in Manila — finally passed away after … more →
Redeeming Values
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: The dizzying rise in the price of Oil worldwide has wrought havoc in the lives of people everywhere. … more →
"Modista"
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: A very rich and very fashionable lady friend threw a party at her newly-redone Kelly Wearstleresque … more →
Alta Ego
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: During the Martial Law 1970s, we used to watch the delightfully funny local sitcom “John en Ma … more →
"Desconocidos"
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toto gonzalez wrote 1 year ago: The Established, Old, and Still Rich call them “Desconocidos.” They have waxed spectacu … more →
