Fat people love to sugarcoat being fat. They refer to themselves as “chubby”, others “cute”, and some overwork the thesaurus for a term that transforms a common sighting in Oslob to a Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie. Before fat people connive to crush me between Teletubby bellies, I put on record: I am fat. Not…
In the book “The Likeability Factor”, author Tim Sanders pounds around an interesting concept of choice. He throws us into a realization that, indeed, the choices that we make in life aren’t all ours. They are influenced by desired outcomes that factor in the perceptions, opinions, reactions and valuation of others. Tim also breaks the…
Hearing mass can be quite challenging. You need to be inspired and feel reinforced the moment you step out of the church. There should be that “holy” feeling within you that retracts your tongue every time you’re tempted to say bad words, pulls your hair back from any evil thoughts, and stirs that smile deep…
If a guy in worn-out clothes, covered with tattoos, with hair hardly combed approaches you then asks: “Where is the way to the church?” Would you help? Would your reaction be the same if it were someone in a long-sleeved polo, smelling good, clean-shaven, with hair properly styled? Stereotypes. Let’s call the first guy “Guy…
Think Pia Wurtzbach. Think Janet Napoles. What do they have in common? Both are women. Both are brilliant. Both are in the public limelight. One is pretty, and the other is… well, pretty in her own right. But while Pia Wurtzbach is glorified, Janet Napoles is vilified. We have in the two women a microcosm…
“Being male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of age. But being a gentleman is a matter of choice.” – Vin Diesel Chivalry is dead. Gone are the days of knights in shining armor. Men opening doors for women, taking the dangerous spot in crossing the street, offering the…
When Manny Pacquiao lost to Manuel Marquez, Facebook was flooded with all sorts of wall posts. There were criticisms. There were praises. There were those that hinted at the match being a mistake in itself. There were many whose comments sounded close to a eulogy. And, of course, a good number were after the reaction…
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