Nobody grows old in the Philippines. Everyone is young. Old people are unheard of; they either die in silence or magically disappear. The pride Filipinos have for their deference for the old people is… more →
Going against the currentJohn Ryan Recabar wrote 1 week ago: Nobody grows old in the Philippines. Everyone is young. Old people are unheard of; they either die i … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 week ago: “Kayong mga lalake, alam niyo naman tingnan kung ang babae nagpa-retoke. (You would know wheth … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 2 weeks ago: A critic’s role is simple; it only requires a good sense of the general, some sardonic witticisms, a … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 2 weeks ago: In a world that inadvertently drives everyone to insanity, holding on to that precious strand of nor … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 2 weeks ago: It is not necessary that one has to have a good background in the history of Filipino-American war … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 2 weeks ago: In the almost hackneyed leitmotifs of redundant tragedies ever-present in the lives of ordinary Fili … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 3 weeks ago: This is a story of a far away land in an undisclosed location in the middle of northern Philippin … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 3 weeks ago: There was once a conversation I overheard in the Economy class of a KLM flight from Manila to Amster … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 3 weeks ago: If not for the two bears (a father bear and his cub) flying kite in today’s yahoo.com homepage … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 month ago: Rumor has it that a person staying in the condominium building beside mine is infected with the flu. … more →
leylander wrote 1 month ago: Happy 111th Independence Day! Go Pinoy! Payt Bisdak! … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 month ago: My friend and I waited for around an hour to watch the most controversial film in the 14th French Fi … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 month ago: At some point I tried to keep myself from leaving the theater in the middle of the film only becaus … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 month ago: My favorite season is autumn because I love seeing cloudy skies and falling leaves. For Emilie and … more →
ourdiscourse wrote 1 month ago: In this entry are two articles followed by some personal comments. These articles are about Filipina … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 month ago: I’m not wont to be easily swayed by the bandwagon; even so let me write something about the not-so-r … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 1 month ago: From the LRT station in Cubao, we took LRT2 train to Recto and walked almost a quarter of a kilomete … more →
nothinginparticular wrote 2 months ago: The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines opposes the Right of Reply Bill Journalism is f … more →
John Ryan Recabar wrote 2 months ago: I could go down from the eleventh floor to buy something from a 7eleven store a hundred meters away … more →