A Buddhist blog says, “We are alive, therefore we will die. This is the simplest, most obvious truth of our existence, and yet very few of us have really come to terms with it.”
Coming back from the canonization of Beato Pedro Calungsod on St. Peter’s Square in Rome, I recall my first canonization on Oct. 6, 2002, when Blessed Josemaria Escriva, founder of Opus Dei, was raised to sainthood. That was 10 years ago. It was as awesome as the canonization of Calungsod last Oct. 21 when 3,000 pilgrims from the Visayas came to give honor to one of their own.
Galactic tourism may still be a daydream for most of us, but for anyone interested in a glimpse of the International Space Station sooner, NASA is ready to help.
A bizarre spate of young blackbird deaths at a school in England was likely caused by the feathered teens getting drunk on fermented berries, crashing mid-air and falling from the sky, vets said Saturday.
Moshe Rute survived the Holocaust by hiding in a barn full of chickens. He nearly lost the use of his hands after a stroke two years ago. He became debilitated by recurring nightmares of his childhood following his wife’s death last year.
It’s the day before the flight and it’s hectic. I have errands, I have bills to pay, I need to buy last minute pasalubong and pick up the Team Manila tour shirts. I paid respects to Direk Marilou Diaz-Abaya. And then I packed.
It’s Friday afternoon at Makati Shangri-La Hotel and the place is crawling with teenage girls. They were there for two reasons— Rob Kardashian and Kylie Jenner.
Aidon Panlaqui calls himself the Eraserheads’ number one fan. Rightfully so. On the day the band released the album “Cutterpillow” in 1995, he skipped school and made the long trip from Pampanga to Megamall to get a copy. His college thesis was about the Eraserheads. Jessica Soho featured him and his deep love for the Eraserheads on her show. “Fan Zappa,” his essay about the crazy things he did for the love of their music, won him a Fender guitar and amp. (“I told my story in a ‘Punk Zappa’ way,” he said.)
“I never thought they would come here,” said Niki Jalandoni, a 15-year-old who says she’s been watching the show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” since season one.
I was 15 years old when I moved from the Philippines to the US. I was already an Eraserheads fan back then. I grew up watching them on TV, hearing them on the radio and listening to their cassette tapes.
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