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(Mis)readings(Mis)readingsA blog featuring counterobservations on events and texts from the vantage point of an eccentric, optically inconvenienced, and culturally dispossessed resident from the Southern Philippines. Articles
The End of an Era
2008-03-31 18:01:00 From one of Sun.Star Daily’s past issues: Thursday, March 27, 2008 Editorial : Winding down of an era THAT TV footage showing former president Fidel V. Ramos dedicating a song to former president Cory Aquino, who is fighting colon cancer, shows how far an era has receded. While Edsa 1 of 1986 was primarily an undertaking of an entire people, ... More About: News , Politics , History , Opinion
160-Year Old Oslob Church Gutted by Fire
2008-03-29 17:01:00 Horrors of horrors, that was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw a local paper’s front page last Thursday. It carried the news of the destruction of one of Cebu’s oldest churches. The 160-year old Immaculate Conception Parish and its convent in the southern town of Oslob was gutted by fire. The ... More About: Religion , Church , Events , Culture , History
Innovative Ways of Telling Stories
2008-03-26 17:01:00 Came across an interesting new Penguin project. Dots and loops blogs: We Tell Stories is a new interactive fiction site from Penguin with 6 stories based on Penguin Classics. The first story online is The 21 Steps by Charles Cumming, based on Buchan’s classic thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps. It is told through narrative bubbles that pop ... More About: Innovative
Hesperus
2008-03-25 17:01:00 Seeing that National Bookstore is selling Hesperus Press editions of lesser known works of renowned classic authors with a 75% discount, and thus transforming a P339 price tag into P84.50, and fearing that I may never have another chance to get myself books of this quality and quantity, I spent a fourth of my share ...
The Joy of Reading
2008-03-24 17:01:00 My youngest sister Azalea celebrates her fourth birthday today. Reading books, be it a novel, a classic work of fiction, a biography, a political or philosophical treatise, a historical account, or what have you, has always been one of the most enduring joys in my life. Our family?s Holy Week excursion in Mantalongon, Dalaguete gave ...
The Joy of Reading
2008-03-24 17:01:00 My youngest sister Azalea celebrates her fourth birthday today. Reading books, be it a novel, a classic work of fiction, a biography, a political or philosophical treatise, a historical account, or what have you, has always been one of the most enduring joys in my life. Our family?s Holy Week excursion in Mantalongon, Dalaguete gave ...
Pasyon sa Mantalongon (Updated)
2008-03-22 17:01:00 ?We went there just to watch someone being nailed on the cross?? And so asked my younger brother Andre Sandino on our family?s way home from Mantalongon, Dalaguete in Southern Cebu where we spent the Holy Week to witness the Pasyon sa Mantalongon last March 21, 2008. Apparently, local Mantalongon residents, along with people from neighboring towns ...
Future of Socialism
2008-03-21 17:01:00 This is a repost from the Monthly Review Magazine of an address by Prof. Randhir Singh to the journal Itihasbodh at Allahabad on March 8, 2007. Prof. Singh, a distinguished teacher and a former Professor of Political Theory at the University of Delhi, is author of Crisis of Socialism : Notes in Defence of Commitment, Reason ... More About: Politics , World , Analysis , Future
Quote of the Day (7)
2008-03-20 17:01:00 Kishore Mahbubani talks about how Mao?s Cultural Revolution paved the way for China ?s prosperity today in a conversation with the New Perspectives Quarterly Global Viewpoint editor Nathan Gardels. Mahbubani is the dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore and author of “The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Power ... More About: Politics , Economy , Culture , History
A Prelude to Summer
2008-03-19 01:28:00 I will be gone from Metro Cebu for the Holy Week. Instead of the familiar suburban milieu of the coastal City of Talisay and the expanding urban sprawl that is Cebu City, I will find myself in a distant rural barangay starting today until the weekend. Along with me are my whole family and not a few other people. We will all be present for the live crucifixion of Gilbert Bargayo in the mountains of Mantalongon in the municipality of Dalaguete, Cebu, the details of which are found in the following poster: Of course, this post won’t be complete without a preview of the rite that will be witnessed this Friday. The following video depicts Bargayo’s reenactment of Christ’s crucifixion in another Cebu town a year ago: The summer vacation is almost here and this prelude should set the right mood for the coming occasion. The rest of the week, would be spent on admiring nature’s wonders, observing religious traditions and reading a few new books. Around the Blogosphere I’m not sur... More About: Summer
Manna from Heaven
2008-03-17 17:01:00 I received manna from heaven late last week or to be more accurate, my book did. I was about to end my reading of the eminent Albanian author Ismail Kadare?s The File on H when bird droppings suddenly fell upon the last page of the book. I muttered expletives to myself and cursed the bird ... More About: Personal , Literature , Books , History , Heaven
Jun Lozada Goes to Cebu
2008-03-16 17:01:00 Jun Lozada will be going to our college today here in Cebu to speak on the NBN-ZTE deal. I can’t attend the said forum. Still, for those who are interested, it will held this 3PM at the University of the Philippines Cebu College Conference Hall. In the meantime, let me share Sir Bong Wenceslao explanation of ... More About: News , Politics , Events , Opinion , Scandals
The Perfect Gift
2008-03-15 17:09:00 I always found books to be the perfect gift for any occasion. Books , a National Book Development Board survey finding reveals, are considered to be good gifts by Filipinos. Keeping up with this tradition, I gave my favorite younger sister a book for her birthday yesterday. Alya Simone is now fifteen. I handed her The ... More About: Personal , Family , Reading , Gifts
Jabidah Massacre Recalled
2008-03-14 17:01:00 Recalling the ?Jabidah massacre? that ignited four decades of conflict in Mindanao, a handful of Cebuanos showed support for some 100 young advocates who passed by Cebu in the third day of a peace caravan across the country from Mindanao to Corregidor island next week. The peace advocates intend to unveil a marker and perform a ... More About: News , Politics , Events , History , Philippines
Two Films for Last Potter Book
2008-03-13 23:54:00 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows will be made into two movies, announces Warner Brothers, with part one arriving in cinemas in November 2010 and part two following in May 2011. The Guardian newspaper writes, ?Saying goodbye to Harry Potter has been hard - for fans? and even more so the publishers and booksellers for ... More About: Politics , Movies , Church , Jesus , Education
A Book a Day?
2008-03-12 17:03:00 Once again, I broke my moratorium on the buying of books and am officially revoking it because of my inability to implement it. I just received my part of the profit for Binibining UP Pageant, our advertising class project, and bought myself The Fatal Eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov. The Hesperus Press edition with a foreword by ... More About: Book
The Invisible Hand?
2008-03-10 17:13:00 Does the present efforts to remove the President by agitating for another People Power uprising have the blessings of the United States ? Is it part of a greater strategy against China , the only country that has been officially identified as the only country with ?the greatest potential to compete with the United States?? The string of ... More About: News , Politics , World
Quote of the Day (6)
2008-03-10 00:20:00 Words of wisdom from a lengthy passage penned by the American Comedian George Carlin that I received via email: The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have… more ... More About: Society , Quote Of The Day , Wisdom , Values
Miscellaneous
2008-03-08 17:01:00 Balut, mani, fish ball, turon, maize, etc. - Market Manila has a yummy post on the street food available during last week?s interfaith rally in Makati. Yesterday was International Women ?s Day. Protest actions were again held to condemn the present administration while commemorating the event. Still, I now see the waning momentum for a renewed thrust ... More About: News , Politics , Truth , Opinion
Happy World Book Day!
2008-03-06 15:01:00 I never knew that such a commemoration ever existed at all in the first place. But yes, today, March 6, 2008, is World Book Day. It was started in the United Kingdom and Ireland two decades ago to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. I hope book lovers here in the Philippines would also ... More About: News , Literature , Books
Happy World Book Day!
2008-03-06 15:01:00 I never knew that such a commemoration ever existed at all in the first place. But yes, today, March 6, 2008, is World Book Day. It was started in the United Kingdom and Ireland two decades ago to promote the enjoyment of books and reading. I hope book lovers here in the Philippines would also begin organizing parallel activities here in the country in line with the celebration. In the mean time, do check out the ten things you didn’t know about books from The Britannica blog. Just done reading Mikhail Lermontov’s only novel A Hero of Our Time and I must say that it is now in the list of my favorite books. Also, the first few parts of Beyond Good and Evil texts from Dailylit.com has finally arrived. Nietzsche riles against the futility of the philosopher’s search for truth and the pointlessness of the concept of the antitheses. Very convoluted writing, but the guy does have a knack for interesting soundbytes - and a fertile ground for varying interpretations. Last week, I ... More About: Happy
The Bane of the Anti-Arroyo Movement
2008-03-04 23:14:00 Last week, Will of the blog Writer’s Block asked me if the people in Cebu are pro-GMA 100%. I simply answered no. I said that many here believe that the president is guilty of corruption. Likewise, many actually believe Lozada’s claim of irregularities in the NBN deal. As to why not many are joining the ... More About: News , Politics , Bane , Left
Bitter Medicines and Harsh Truths
2008-03-02 11:36:00 This blog entry contains a jumble of remarks and notes written on my sickbed. It includes bits on blogging, last Friday?s interfaith rally, student power, as well as the success of our class project ? Papeles, among other things. ?People have been fed on sweets too long… Bitter medicines and harsh truths are needed now,? ... More About: News , Politics , Personal , Events , Books
No Time to Read?
2008-02-27 17:01:00 I just subscribed to Dailylit.com, a website that promises to remedy the “I’ve no time to read” syndrome. Says Graeme Allister of the Guardian Book Blog of Dailylit.com: ?the books come to you, as daily morsels in your inbox. Over 800 books have been divided into bite-size pieces to be emailed to you every day.? I?m ... More About: Personal , Books , Time , Tech , Read
Fidel Castro?s Legacy
2008-02-26 17:02:00 After Fidel Castro ’s retirement, Raul Castro was named as Cuba’s new president on Sunday as President Bush immediately called for further isolating the Cuban regime to stimulate ?a democratic transition.? Of course, we know this crap is all about the US ruling class’ desire to return Cuba to its previous semi-colonial status as a sugar plantation ... More About: Fidel Castro , Legacy
Learning from EDSA
2008-02-25 01:10:00 Pete Lacaba’s article “The Name Game” reprinted in his blog talks about names inspired by the first EDSA uprising, the First Quarter Storm and the Martial Law era. I’m mentioning this since today is the 22nd anniversary of the first EDSA and for the reason that my own name, along with the names some persons from my own generation who I know, also have roots from that era. So moving on to the main matter: What is to be done when our representatives fail? The answer to this question is the threat of another “People Power” uprising, Manuel Quezon III writes in his column. But there are those, as cited in Quezon’s blog, who are against this. Onomatopoeia, in particular, reproduced “A Call to Stop the Threat of People Power.” Simply put, it argues that the two EDSAs has not brought real change in the country but has only entrenched “more of the iron fist, more of the unexplained disappearances, more of the corruption, more of the hardcore nepotism, more of the illogic... More About: Learning , Edsa
Eating Kafka
2008-02-23 22:22:00 While the old The Economist article’s title is actually a play on Marie Antoinette’s famous saying “let them eat cake,” why can’t our own government here think of something like the following government literacy program in Chile? Let them eat Kafka The president enlists the literary critics ASK Chileans what they are reading and the answer will probably be Isabel Allende’s “La Suma de los Días”, a memoir by their country’s best-known living writer. If, that is, they read anything at all: in a recent survey, 45% said they never read books and 34% did so only occasionally. Michelle Bachelet, Chile’s president, wants to change that. To do so, she has come up with a scheme to give 400,000 of the poorest families a maletín literario or box of up to nine books each. After much pencil-chewing, a jury of literati this month selected a list of 49 works, from which officials will then choose those books they think appropriate for each fami... More About: Eating
Situations
2008-02-21 17:01:00 If included in Bergan’s Guardian Film Blog’s entry, this post would belong to the obscure category along with the film titles One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Written on the Wind, Some Came Running, etc. And rightly so, my cerebral wanderings are now hovering in an assortment of events and discourses from the week – particularly on campus politics, postmodernism, Arroyo, God and wealth. Campus Politics The student election in my college is now nearing its conclusion. The miting de avance was held yesterday and votes will be cast when classes resume on February 26. It would be mostly examinations and deadlines after that. I observed some of the campaign sorties by the party I once chaired – the Nagkahiusang Kusog sa Estudyante – during the week and here are a few crude pictures: What struck me was the chorus of objections by the other party against judging their platforms and performance as the majority in this year’s student council. How can we assure that thes...
Quote of the Day (5)
2008-02-20 17:01:00 Taking a cue from Manuel Quezon III’s blog entry on GMA’s Mandate of Heaven: Woe to the nation that does not raise its voice save in a funeral, that shows esteem only at the grave, that waits to rebel until its neck is under the edge of the sword. –Khalil Gibran, The Nine Woes Related Entries: The First Quote of the Day Quote of the Day (2) Quote of the Day (3) Quote of the Day (4) More About: Quote Of The Day
Castro?s Retirement, Bhutto?s Memoirs, Kosovo and an Erroneous Map
More articles from this author:2008-02-19 17:02:00 Fidel Castro, the iconic leader of the Cuban revolution, has just announced his retirement as Cuba’s president. During the almost 50 years of his rule, Castro oversaw major economic and social changes which favored the poor, including the introduction of land reform and the improvement of education and health services. Also, I just learned that former ... More About: News , Politics , Books , History , Retirement 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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