Some of my friends spent their most recent paycheck on a trip to Boracay. What better way to enjoy summer, right? Wrong. By going to Boracay, they had a break from the monotonous work-home-work-home itinerary. But, they also had dents in their pockets to exchange for the three day bliss. If I were to choose [...]
She gives out a smile before introducing herself properly. She needs to say her name to them, unlike the usual scene in movies when women like her write their names on the blackboard before saying anything. After all, these are first graders. Most of them do not know how to read yet. And at the [...]
In Thailand they call it “tuk-tuk.” Some Cebuanos refer to it, with the side cart or without, as “habal-habal.” The rest would call it, tricycle. The tricycles I grew up with had loud engines, unlike the dry-cough-like sound of those found in neighboring regions. My uncle who works for Norkis once told my mother that [...]
I wrote this piece almost a year ago. Though there are a lot more important things to remember about blogging, I believe the first step is writing clearly.
Tonight, I get 963, 000 hits in .08 seconds. I click on the first link: www.easternsamar.gov.ph, and the window tells me that the page “cannot be displayed.” The second link leads me to Wikipedia. The write up on Eastern Samar says that the province produces copra, and imports timber, among others.