DOHA, Qatar (MindaNews / 21 January) — Have you ever thought about how communication has evolved over the years? It’s fascinating to compare how we communicate now and how we did in the past. Back then, communication between people, especially those
MINDANAWON ABROAD SNIPPETS OF LIFE IN SYDNEY: The ‘New Normal’ Eleanor Trinchera SYDNEY (MindaNews / 5 May) – I cannot recall the last time I have written a story for “Snippets of Life in Sydney.” The thought of contributing during
BERN, Switzerland (MindaNews / 23 May) – Civil courage. The phrase leaped at me while I was reading a light-hearted online article on “How to behave on a Swiss train”. A Swiss woman had recently published a rule book on
HENDERSON, Nevada (MindaNews / 1 Feb) – In an effort to decompress from a continuing nightmare of current political events, we put our focus on some old books published in 1898 and 1899, about the acquisition of the Philippines by
HENDERSON, Nevada (MindaNews / 4 March) – President’s day in America is a holiday. And just like most (or all) holidays here, stores have the SALE sign on. Your mailbox is stuffed with more than the usual weekly coupon books,
HENDERSON, Nevada (MindaNews / 21 Feb) – Some weeks have gone by since I came back from Davao. The bad headache of the long travel time has dissipated into a buzzing, lingering jet lag. Maybe age has something to do
CANBERRA, Australia (MindaNews/30 Nov) — I am Sarah, a Filipina now based in Australia and mother of a 5 year old girl. It is my role as a mother that makes me unable to resist the urge to write
(Note from author: This article was written with the purpose of showing the Malaysian public a glimpse of the peace proces as a whole. Parts of this article were used by the New Straits Times in their news article entitled
In November 24 to December 3, 2011, I went on a trip to Japan upon the official invitation of the Japanese Embassy in Manila and the Japan Foundation in Tokyo. This article is published here in my column as the output report of this educational exchange program. I hope that other Moro academics and researchers will find this article worthwhile and encourage them to be interested in learning much from the Japanese society in as much as they are also keen on reaching out to the Muslims in Southeast Asia.
HONOLULU (MindaNews/06 January) — I wish I could say 2011 was a good year for us. But it was not. My memories of 2011 will always be colored by the pain and shock Angela and I felt when we woke
SYDNEY, Australia (MindaNews/06 January) — At the end of each year, we all tend to reflect about the year that was. So much has happened this year, disasters and deaths, a royal wedding, the withdrawal of US military mission in
PENANG, Malaysia (MindaNews/26 Sept) – It has not always been easy to realise and accept that we come from a society that is angry, and to a certain extent, have turned physically violent towards others. In the young minds of
NEVADA (MindaNews/13 March) — They say that it all started with Tunisia, then Egypt, then followed the other Middle Eastern countries such as Libya and Iran. The pulse, judging from all the news channels here, including CNN, is that because
HERE in America, news of the Egyptian fallout has reigned supreme over most other issues. The fall from power of Hosni Mubarak, after 30 years, must also make us all go back to the time when the People Power movement
February is already here. Time flies with the speed of a restless eagle. No matter how involved we were in 2010, it now seems so unreal. Here in my corner of America, I continue to try to store parts of
NEVADA (MindaNews/17 January) — More than anything, the time spent with family has been the most beautiful experience. It opens the New Year with the best, most wonderful kind of high. It almost makes one feel like the year to
NEVADA (MindaNews/02 January) — When the New Year comes in, time seems to stop for a millisecond. And, like what many say is an experience before that last breath gives in to death, a brief flash of our most significant
We Filipinos don’t really celebrate Thanksgiving. We have adopted most American holidays, including Halloween it seems, but not Thanksgiving. In America, the holiday is a major event. It takes on the same kind of wild and desperate traveling that can
Last chapter was somewhat sad and touched so much on belonging that I’d like to dispel the thought, to the few wonderful people who bother to read my inanities, that being here in America has not been a blessing. Especially
PENANG, Malaysia (MindaNews/18 Nov) — It was the first conference organized by theSoutheast Asian Human Rights Studies Network (SEAHRSN). Last October 14-15, at least 300 HR students, scholars, activists and workers came together to present their work and ideas and
NEVADA (MindaNews/10 November) — Following the last chapter written about how general perceptions on reading a book seems to be influenced by location; and, after feeling settled in on life here in America again, the sense of my foreign-ness in
NEVADA (MindaNews/23 October) — When I went home to Davao, I brought with me the book “Eat, Pray, Love.” I thought I should read it since a movie was being made based on the book. The fact that it was
The flight back to Vegas was a bit crowded and relatively uneventful. The flight attendants were more than exceptional. Strike or no strike, PAL remains my airline of choice. Good things have to end though, because having to endure the
(MindaNews/05 September) — I am more than half a world away. Yup, I am in my comfort zone. Coming home has been wonderful, even if I had to wade through some of my tribe’s snags and unmapped quicksands. The end
KYOTO, Japan (MindaNews/21 August) — I am, first of all, grateful to Mohagher Iqbal for taking time out of his busy schedule to respond to what I wrote. It indicates a number of things that I actually find admiring of
PENANG, Malaysia — It was unfortunate that in my childhood, I grew up having very little knowledge about Islam that it naturally caused me to be more afraid of it than feel safe and at peace. Such is the challenge
KYOTO. Japan (MindaNews/15 August) — The latest event in Maguindanao does not bode well for the MILF. Four of its own members were killed and seven others injured in the clash between forces loyal to Commanders Adzmie and Abunawas of
There was a time in my teens when I really went crazy for Nora Aunor. Her appeal was something even I could not fathom. Like I was slipped a ruffie and couldn’t recall what had happened. Waking up from another
The idea of the homemaker seriously bent over a cooking pot, holding a wooden ladle, furrowed brows in utter concentration, making sure the “bacon” the Mr. brings home is perfectly done to the family’s satisfaction, was surely my father’s way
Finally! I found the right mixture, perfect for the taste I’ve been longing to savor again. That hot (but not too hot) and sour mix of perfection that opens up my purely Pinoy palate. Heaven at last! In that moment
Chapter 5: Election Selection I promised myself a long time ago that I’d keep my thoughts to myself on topics that had anything to do with politics. This is not only because there is no amount of savvy-ness that I
(Review of Marites D. Vitug, Shadow of Doubt: Probing the Supreme Court (Quezon City: Newsbreak, 2010), 267+ pp. KYOTO, Japan (MindaNews/27 April) — While writing the first lines of this review, I received word that one of the Supreme Court
