Category Archives: Happiness
A grade school reunion
It’s December 30 as I write this, and you would think that I have, as most of you have, gone to over a dozen get-togethers and parties this Holiday Season. You’re right. And last night, I went to one of … Continue reading
Hear! Shame!
OKAY, I AM swamped with a lot of work this week so I do not have much time to write the usual full-blown essay. Allow me though to share tidbits of my rikna and nakem in previous days. Under “Hear! … Continue reading
Filed under Government/Politics, Happiness, Marcos, Media, The Good Life
Nang pitong araw na hindi nag-smile ang araw
NAMISS natin sobra ang maliwanag na sinag ng haring araw. Kung dati ay panay ang reklamo natin dahil sa init ng panahon, ngayo’y ating napagtanto na di hamak na mas mahirap ang basang-basa at madilim na buhay. Nakalulunos ang pinsalang … Continue reading
Romantic first pot
Reacting to the article ‘Legalize Marijuana’, my friend Mars of Kalinga Province, sent me this piece detailing about his first encounter with marijuana. ***kilig mode*** The summer vacation before school began for our fourth year in high school… Hector (a … Continue reading
Filed under Gayhood, Gender, Happiness, The Good Life
Legalize Marijuana
So, Michael Phelps, that guy who won eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympics, the most in human history, was caught on photo in an apparent act of smoking pot. The photo (which I am not posting here out respect … Continue reading
Two Thousand and MINE
IT’S FIVE DAYS before the New Year, but, given the consuming revelry that goes with the holidays, chances are the reign of the Earth Ox would have dawned by the time you read this. I honestly hope, dear karikna, that … Continue reading
Filed under Happiness, Personals, Philosophy
Most Meaningful Christmas Greeting
My Uncle Erning, an Iglesia ni Cristo diakono, visited our home today. Conscious about being sensitive to the religious beliefs of others, I would usually say ‘Happy Holidays’–a greeting more safe. (For those who don’t know yet, INCs don’t celebrate … Continue reading
What is happiness for you?
(These opinions were solicited through a survey board we posted outside our office.) It is like a broadcast network where every data packet received matters – cmpcsiIt is when your fans ask for your autograph, then they hug and kiss … Continue reading
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“Heben” by bhonj
Rusngiit nga uray la gumigis Arutittit nga sumaplit arigem palsiit Ngem no talyawem iti aglawlawmo ikit Awan sabali no di ni Johnny, inka masirit. Kabayatan iti nagkaado a sagubanitna Agsusukot, agtutupatop, agsasanga Maalananto payla’t aggarakgak, agkatawa Uray na la itangad-tangad, … Continue reading
Happiness is Man-made
(The following is Professor Rizal Javier’s take on happiness. Javier is an important figure in the local philosophy scene.) HAPPINESS, according to one of the world’s greatest philosophers by the name of Aristotle, is a state of mind wherein one … Continue reading
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Sabangan–Happiness Issue
Sabangan, the social sciences publication I edit, is out this week. For this particular issue, the spotlight is on Happiness. All articles revolve around this theme.
Enay didit mhaaaaayyy weeeyyh: Sedate that Videoke Monster
LET ME BEGIN by saying that I love my neighbors and I love singing. I love my neighbors not only because the bible mandates it but because I really have fantastic kapitbahayan. At age five, I, with little help from … Continue reading
Agunit and the farmer wannabe
(This is my first article in the Ilocos Times. While columnists are expected to be men of notable knowledge, allow me to begin by writing about something I have no expertise on. “Wisest is he who knows he does not … Continue reading
