Lazy Sunday afternoon, 71°F , New York City Even when I was still full from lunch, I couldn’t help but salivate when I saw the...
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How Pinoys Conquer the Heat
Summer really made its presence felt right on its first day. June 20th recorded 95 degree Fahrenheit that felt more like 105, and today is much the same if not worse. Thanks for the airconditioner! Back home in the Philippines, super malls are the...
NI MANANG KO
Our contributor, Mark Martinez, is a Speech Communications graduate of UP Baguio. On his free time he writes prose and poetry in three languages: English, Tagalog and Ilocano. He is a freelance journalist and currently dabbles in photography. Ubing ak pay lang idi pimmanaw...
MAMA’S BOY
Our contributor, Mark Martinez, is a Speech Communications graduate of UP Baguio. On his free time he writes prose and poetry in three languages: English, Tagalog and Ilocano. He is a freelance journalist and currently dabbles in photography. Last year, I spent Mother’s Day...
In a dark room only lit by occasional red flash from the Blackberry phone, an immigrant girl holds a yankee candle as she stares at the cheapest Ikea mirror. She chants … “Mirror, mirror show to me whose woman I will be …” - May...
“Savor the word. Swallow the world.”, Doreen Fernandez, 1994
The late Professor Doreen Fernandez is by far one of the most interesting essayists of our era. She wrote about many topics, but was most famous for her food essays and research. Here’s an article written in New York City about Ms. Doreen Fernandez....
I read the news for small talk. I read philosophy for friendly discussions. I read great poems to sustain heartfelt conversations.
For a While
One of the most touching songs for those who have love and lost but never really moved on is ‘For a While’. Listen to the perfect combination of simple lyrics and soulful rendition of the great Nina Simone.
Listen to the song here. Nina Simone – For A While
Watch the video here.
Nina Simone was an Americansinger, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music.
PAG-IBIG Forms and Procedures
For those who would like to avail of assistance from LOVE FUND USA, below are the forms: Prospective Members Letter to POP Prospective Member New POP MDF Form PAG-IBIG Q&A Housing Loan Housing Loan – How to Apply Housing Loan – Checklist of...
