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The world waits as a nation votes

by Doreen G. Yu - November 5, 2024 - 12:00am

Elections are held supposedly to let the voice of the people be heard – one person/one vote, as long as you meet the age (so you are supposedly mature enough to discern right from wrong, to choose what is good...

Pasko na! Kampanya na!

by Doreen G. Yu - October 30, 2024 - 12:00am

The first sign of Christmas in my apartment is a small white parol knitted by the mothers at Knitting Expedition in Uhaji, Ifugao.

What’s new, NAIA?

by Doreen G. Yu - October 22, 2024 - 12:00am

There was such an outcry when the new parking rates at the NAIA were announced ahead of its implementation last Oct. 1 – from P40 for the first two hours and P15 for every hour thereafter to P50/P25 and for...

No RFID? Pasensya na po!

by Doreen G. Yu - October 3, 2024 - 12:00am

I didn’t realize my tirades were that loud, but they got the desired results.

The Mid-Autumn Festival

by Doreen G. Yu - September 17, 2024 - 12:00am

Tonight the moon is at its fullest and brightest; hopefully Tropical Depression Gener which entered our area of responsibility yesterday won’t spoil our moon-gazing. It’s the harvest moon, which marks...

‘Peechure! Peechure!’

by Doreen G. Yu - August 28, 2024 - 12:00am

It is ridiculous for someone – especially a lawyer – to claim that a photo taken of Bongbong and Liza Marcos in a Chinese restaurant in Pasay City can – and will! daw – prove their connection...

The emperor’s ingredients

by Doreen G. Yu - August 25, 2024 - 12:00am

There was no emperor at the table, but rather a self-described “humble chef” in stylish dark blue chef’s garb with matching rubber clogs, a diamond in one ear and a spoon in his sleeve pocket.

Double-sided tape

by Doreen G. Yu - August 17, 2024 - 12:00am

Several controversial issues have cropped up over the Olympics, not just here in our part of the world but in other countries, too.

The boxer; Olympic watching

by Doreen G. Yu - August 4, 2024 - 12:00am

I have mixed feelings about boxing being one of the few Olympic sports that will get us on the medal tally board. Before Hidilyn Diaz, EJ Obiena and Caloy Yulo, our medal hopes were all pinned on our boxers.

Falling out of coconut trees

by Doreen G. Yu - July 30, 2024 - 12:00am

There is a resurgence in the US of a phenomenon called KHive, and suddenly, coconut trees are in vogue, from New York (where there are probably no such trees) to California and beyond.

Confucius/confusion

by Doreen G. Yu - July 27, 2024 - 12:00am

I rarely go to reunions, especially school reunions, but this one was not quite a reunion, rather a tribute and retirement send off for the school director – our principal or hao tiu.

Rice, glorious rice

by Doreen G. Yu - July 22, 2024 - 12:00am

The rice for my kiam pung (a rice dish I make with mustard greens, shrimps, sausage and mushrooms) was spread out on a tray, put under the sun. As I sifted through the grains to pick out the odd unhusked grain or...

Walang silbi

by Doreen G. Yu - June 29, 2024 - 12:00am

I had emptied out the drawers in my desk; when my helper asked what was happening I told her I couldn’t find my National ID.

Wanted: Livable spaces

by Doreen G. Yu - June 11, 2024 - 12:00am

I was in Singapore the other week and what caught my attention, aside from the famously lush greenery (it’s just as hot there as it is here, so why isn’t a single plant or patch of grass dry and brown?),...

Guo vadis

by Doreen G. Yu - May 28, 2024 - 12:00am

Legend has it that Peter fled from Rome as the Christians were persecuted under emperor Nero. Along the Appian way, he encountered Christ in a vision, carrying the cross. He asked Jesus, “Domine, quo vadis?”...

Choco Mucho, mucho gusto!

by Doreen G. Yu - May 11, 2024 - 12:00am

Sports is definitely not my strong suit (neither is singing, if you must know), and volleyball is not something I have fond memories of.

Death of a fireman

by Doreen G. Yu - April 23, 2024 - 12:00am

A volunteer firefighter was killed in a fire incident in my neighborhood last week.

In praise of galletas

by Doreen G. Yu - April 11, 2024 - 12:00am

I have been OD-ing on galletas the past couple of weeks, since my family went to Bacolod for the Holy Week and brought me boxes of the thin crackers – Virgie’s, although Sugarlandia makes them too.

Surgeon + robot: A collaboration

by Doreen G. Yu - April 7, 2024 - 12:00am

Who’d have thought that a boyhood fascination with Voltes 5 would lead to a stellar career in cutting-edge surgery?

Life after kidnapping

by Doreen G. Yu - March 9, 2024 - 12:00am

It was a gathering of people with a shared nightmare, that of being kidnapped.

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