I work 6 days a week. So I try to tune out negative news and focus on what I can control. But the deaths of Keith and Nolven Absalon by the CPP NPA were disheartening and frustrating. I have been reflecting on the deaths of the Absalon cousins in Masbate City for some days now. […]
We have wanted a Philippine identification system for a long time. I had thought that it would not happen. But now it’s here. The first part of the application is online. Millions had already registered. I just created this blog post to share some basic information about the application. This blog hopes to help answer […]
Whenever I pass by Changi area, these are the first three things that come to mind: Changi Museum, Changi Prison, and Flor Contemplacion. The Contemplacion part, I will explain later. Changi Museum is a must-see attraction in the area. We have always lived in the eastern part of Singapore. Next to Changi, a town called […]
When you record zoom video calls and upload them online are they webcasts, vlogs, conference calls or online lectures? Who cares. I started doing just that. Not the first time I have uploaded interviews (they’re more conversations, really) online. I have more than a dozen hours before Youtube snuffed out the light off my channel. […]
I am delighted to hear about the news that Palaweños has rejected the proposal to split it into three separate provinces. I hope the voters do the same to those who sponsored it in the next elections. Never forget who pushed for hacking the great province into several parts. Splitting provinces into several parts is […]
I’ve passed by Labrador (back when I was working in the area) never bothered to explore it. And it’s strange because the place is a historical site and I’m supposed to be a history buff. I have corrected this error. My plan was to do some bird watching the entire morning then proceed to WWII […]
This is the 3rd in a series of vlogs about Filipinos here in Singapore. I wanted to find these strands of connections between the early Filipinos that came here, worked and lived, and left. I am surprised that there’s a lot of stories waiting to be told. A few years ago a friend of mine […]
I have been to Fort Canning too many times. Strolling around the hill is good exercise. While it’s a recreational area for most of us, many forget how historic it is. You dig deep and long enough you’ll find pieces of evidence of its past. There’s actually an archaeological dig exhibit not far from the […]
When I vlogged (is that even a word?) about El Presidente, Emilio Aguinaldo’s River Valley Road hotel, where he met with US consul Spencer Pratt, I thought that’s a one-off. Well, I found out that before he left Singapore, he returned the favor. He paid the American a courtesy visit. You see, reading history is […]
I finally made a vlog! I don’t know whether to be happy with it or not. But I thought it’s an important message to deliver. The revolutionary Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo visited Singapore once, not to do some sightseeing (although I wish he did and wrote about his experience) but to attend a meeting with […]
By Elizabeth Abad Medina This is not going to be an academic essay but, as the title says, a reflection, triggered by a comment in a blog from a kababayan who said that polos y servicios was not that bad because the work was remunerated. This would be like saying that at least the OFWs […]
It took me a few weeks (around two months actually) to process what I just saw—well, I’m exaggerating a little here. So here’s my video, or what do they call this these days? Reaction video? Is that right? I’m a big fan of Nick, so of course, I would want you to see this (what’s […]
An interview with my late father. Recorded to document family history. The details in his stories are no longer clear. He was 79 during the recording. We grew up hearing these stories, so, in my mind, I was filling in the gaps. Papa’s WWII stories are particular to his community and hometown, San Carlos in […]
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