Monthly Archives: October 2009

Let's all put a little Twist in the end

Posted on October 27, 2009 by ilda

I finally got to watch the film Oliver Twist directed by Roman Polanski. The critics were right in saying that it is the best adaptation of the classic novel by Charles Dickens. You won’t find it in the cinemas today … Continue reading →

Posted in Society | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

The smart and the dumb

Posted on October 25, 2009 by benign0

I often wonder why smart people are frequently admonished for “failing to reach” less-smart people — as if society owes the less smart a dumbing down of the smart stuff. One particularly controversial example of the prevailing pressure to dumb … Continue reading →

Posted in Education | Tagged , , , | 25 Comments

Insecurity

Posted on October 22, 2009 by bkritz

One of the things that struck me as very odd and disturbing when I first arrived in the Philippines was the habit of the media – and transitively, the people – to treat news of crimes in a sensational way. … Continue reading →

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Oratio Imperata

Posted on October 18, 2009 by benign0

While scanning the Inquirer.net today, I happened upon a page that displayed today’s (19 Oct 2009) editorial cartoon… … and I thought, okay, three interesting elements all together in one image: (a) a black cloud labelled with the words “super-typhoons”, … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | Tagged , | 25 Comments

Noynoy's platform: HTTP 404 – File not found

Posted on October 15, 2009 by benign0

I found out recently that public flavour-of-the-month presidential candidate Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino Jr had upgraded his website. The new website is far glossier than the original one that I trawled for information and cited as reference back in the 30th … Continue reading →

Posted in Elections, Politics | Tagged , , , | 79 Comments

Change the way we consume and save the environment

Posted on October 15, 2009 by benign0

This is our contribution to this year’s Blog Action Day theme — climate change. What we as ordinary people can contribute to the effort to combat climate change lies in some personal behaviours of ours that we have direct control … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy, Environment | Tagged , , | 10 Comments

The Filipino Cultural Trinity

Posted on October 7, 2009 by benign0

We often hear the phrase “culture of impunity” attributed to Filipinos. Indeed, nothing could be more true. We so incline ourselves to latching on to improper habits that present no immediately unpleasant outcomes without really understanding long-term ramifications associated with … Continue reading →

Posted in Civics, Development | Tagged , , , , , , | 24 Comments

Facing up to nature: Are we up to it?

Posted on October 2, 2009 by benign0

When will we step up to squarely facing the challenge of overcoming what has tormented us for the longest time? Thousands of Filipino lives have been lost and millions of dollars in property damage sustained as a result of disasters … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Environment | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments