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Berso sa Metro posters on the MRT promotes reading and Spanish literature

3, Nov 2009

Every time I ride the MRT or the LRT here in Manila, I take some time to read and appreciate the “Berso sa Metro” series of posters. Sponsored by the Instituto Cervantes of Manila, the posters feature Spanish poems displayed alongside its Filipino translation. To compliment the mood of the poem, the backdrop features works [...]

Matter of Taste: Filipino eye for the European guy

27, Sep 2009

Found this in a forwarded e-mail. Mr. Sutherland if you are reading this, please drop me a line. If a foreigner writes something good about the Philippines and does it with such a flair, I say he gets free coffee from me!
Matter of Taste
by Matthew Sutherland
I have now been in this country for over six [...]

De Quiros to GMA: Your days are numbered

19, Aug 2009

Conrado de Quiros recently published a scathing piece on his column on the Philippine Daily Inquirer, entitled “May araw din kayo”. For non-Taglog speakers, the closest English translation I could think of is “Your time will come”. While I think this is a good translation, it doesn’t really translate the true emotion behind “May araw [...]

On Solomonic Wisdom

28, Apr 2009

Jaime Garchitorena has written a piece on Solomonic Wisdom that particularly interested me.
Having spent most of my childhood going to Bible studies and such, I eventually came to a point where I outgrew these stories. I found many of them rather silly and bordering on fantasy. Walking through the ocean floor of the dead sea? [...]

Serenity Prayer

3, Apr 2009

Serenity Prayer
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
- Reinhold Niebuhr

Last night I was trying to give advise and this came to my mind. I could not recall the exact words, so when I woke up I did some research.
I [...]

I am Artist

11, Dec 2008

My soul is music.
My words are poetry.
My eyes see only beauty.
My face is a mask.
My hands create visions.
My body moves to the rhythm of the universe.
我名字是张家顺。
I am Dennison Uy.
I am Artist.

My new motto in life

20, Oct 2008

Be the best, aim for the best.
Do not settle for anything less.

On studying hard (Filipino quote of the day)

3, Oct 2008

Mag-aral maigi. Kung titigil ka sa pag-aaral, manghihinayang ka pagtanda mo dahil hindi mo naranasan ang kakaibang ligayang dulot ng mga araw na walang pasok o suspendido ang klase o absent ang teacher. (Haaay, sarap!).
-Bob Ong

Haiku Today

14, Sep 2008

Haiku Today is
A site full of wit and charm
and inspiration

Personal Hell

14, May 2008

According to Ted Chiang, “Hell is the absence of God”.
According to me, Hell is the conscious denial of God’s presence. For God is everywhere, and without Him there will be no Hell.
Man’s own personal Hell on earth, however, is one’s existence denied by a loved one.
Jesus was put on the cross. Yet, He never denied [...]


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