Over the weekend, we witnessed the largest Earth Hour event ever since the idea was started in 2007. For one hour last Saturday, a significant portion of the planet went dark on purpose as people from all walks of life turned their lights off in a simple yet resounding act of cooperation for environmental awareness.
The film adaptation of the Watchmen is just one of the many movies coming out this year that I had been looking forward to since last year (others being Star Trek, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Terminator Salvation, 9, and G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra).
Three years ago, on my 27th birthday, I remember many people giving me insights on the number of my age. Numerology, feng shui and other metaphysical analyses aside, I particularly remember how my sister Iai described it: “Pushing 30.”
Three years ago last week, the late, great Pope John Paul II passed away on April 2, 2005. It was a sad moment, suffice it to say, as one of the world’s most loved leaders – even among non-Catholics – finally returned to his maker.
I was reading a friend’s blog last week where she made quite an interesting point about the Visayan language: It is a language spoken by a great majority in the country, yet it has become relegated to a sort of second-class tongue.
Today is the last day of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. Over the past two days, much has transpired, from agreements on terrorism to efforts to make it easier for workers from ASEAN member-countries to cross borders.
