WHEN tragedy strikes, it’s easy to harden our hearts and cry out, “God, why did you let this happen?” Maybe then, we started praying. Before,
Category: Emigrant
That Gives Me A Good Idea!
VERY often – sometimes too often! – the thought is back! If we wake up in the morning (or even many times in the middle
A Judas and A Little Bit Hope
IT’s easy to dismiss Judas as a villain or a victim, but I’m struck by the fact that, in many ways, he was just like
A Very Special Department Store
I am sure, my dear readers, you’re now expecting a write-up about a famous shopping mall in the Philippines. Far from it! Once upon a
How To “Survive”?
SOMETIMES, we might ask ourselves: What is the sense of doing this and that? What is the meaning of life? I am sure, each and
(Not) Necessary Excuses
If you say that there is no excuse for something, you are emphasizing that it should not happen, or expressing disapproval that it has happened.
Do You Pray?
GOD always listens and often provides the specific answers and guidance we seek. Even when He chooses not to answer immediately or in the way
The right to disconnect
A LIFE WITHOUT CELL PHONE? I remember the time, when one of my first Japanese friends kept on complaining, why I didn’t operate a cellphone.
Fish and ocean
FISH play an important role in nutrient cycles because they store a large proportion of ecosystem nutrients in their tissues, transport nutrients farther than other
Every man for himself
AND OF COURSE: every woman for herself. It’s used for saying that everyone needs to look after themselves and not worry about anyone else. Everyone