Archive for August, 2012

Tolerance begins at home

August 27, 2012By 0 Comments
Tolerance begins at home

Kids usually say the most innocent observations about things and people around them. But I was reminded yesterday that they can also say the nastiest and most upsetting things when not properly taught by adults, or worse, when they learn from their guardians’ prejudices and bigoted views. I say “most upsetting” because we usually equate [...]

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Meet booroos

August 20, 2012By 0 Comments
Meet booroos

It’s neither a person nor an animal (well its logo is), but meet booroos nonetheless. It’s a new website that rates and reviews online shopping websites and platforms. Think of TripAdvisor, the popular travel website. The concept is similar, but this one is for online shopping. It aims to provide third-party reviews of online shops and [...]

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Rey

August 9, 2012By 0 Comments
Rey

I attended the “oldest” birthday party I’ve ever been to two weeks ago in Manila. “Oldest” because of the age of the celebrator, an octogenarian friend of mine who turned 85 last July 25. Yes 85. And he didn’t just turn that age – he boogied to it. Surrounded by his friends, associates and family, who [...]

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