As you may have noticed from my blogging absence this week, I have been caught up in a whirlwind of activity and incidents. Running around
Category: Culture Vulture
The Weavers of Darjeeling
The preservation and sometimes restoration of old print photographs is important to me, not just because it is a way of keeping in touch with
Can I Say “Yes” More?
Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel are not my favourite actors, but that is simply because I am not a great fan of comedy. These two
The Travelling Pearls
There is an unwritten golden rule that no self-respecting Filipina should ever be without pearls. My mother never observed this rule for herself, but was
The Demise of Elegant Statesmanship
Gone are the days of elegant statesmanship of Margaret Thatcher, Winston. Churchill, Michail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, and Barack Obama. They held the national interests in
I Will Always Crave the Sea
Being a curious person, always hungry for new inspirations and challenges, I don’t mind getting into a fix from time to time. Life is too
