Miscellaneous

Enjoy Life. There is no 2nd chance!! (To those of us who are already there and to those who ill soon be there).

If men could speak through this column, they would say: 1. Our habits and routines are set in stone. Please don’t even think of changing what we like to wear, do and eat. Tossing out those grimy sneakers will result in civil war.

1. All men are babies. 2. To men, all women are (or should be) mommies. 3. Men hate asking for directions, even if they’ve driven 50 kilometers into the mountains the wrong way. They think they have a GPS somewhere in their lower intestines. Otherwise, the GPS is the wife, who does the asking.

The month of August is believed to be a dark period, according to Chinese belief. The dreaded seventh lunar month in the Chinese calendar is the Hungry Ghost Festival. “It is that period when the yin energies reach a momentary balance with the yang. The yin forces become very strong and dominating during this period,…

THE COST of living in Metro Manila became relatively expensive for expatriate workers this year amid the strengthening peso and rising prices of commodities, a research and consultancy firm reported yesterday.

Manila, Philippines – Am I? According to somebody who shall not be named I have become an iPad addict, overnight. I’m neither agreeing nor disagreeing. As with any gadgets I’ve owned, the latest always steals away my time and attention the most. That is until a new and better one comes along. The remark I…

I recently got an email from a friend with the subject, “100 Ways to Uncomplicate Your Life.” Reading through it, I found the majority of the tips to be practical and plain common sense. But the person who came up with them seems to know that these are the very things we take for granted,…

I also don’t approve of Pinoy bashing particularly when it’s done for no other reason except to make fun of ourselves and our (many) weaknesses and peculiarities.

FILIPINO homes are generally safe from earthquakes as long as they follow the prescribed guidelines of the National Building Code, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Thursday.

MANILA, Philippines –  Records of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the LPG Industry Association (LPGIA) showed that five out of 10 tanks of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the market are defective and substandard.

How do I describe the times? I say, this generation is a time-starved generation where every single precious minute has to be carefully planned or people will fall into the “lack-of-time” sickness trap. There’s just too many things that need to be done, but with so little time available.

MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila rose 16 spots last year to become the 59th most expensive city in the world for expatriates after an economic rebound and a stronger peso made leases more costly, consultancy firm ECA said in its annual Accommodation Report.

MANILA, Philippines – Filipinos wanted to show their love for their special someone this Valentine’s day, and most of them turned to the Internet to find the right words.

HONG KONG: The Chinese calendar may be set to welcome in the “Year of the Rabbit” but the new year could be auspicious for love cheats, astrologers predict, and those who want a younger partner.

TAIPEI – The Year of the Rabbit conjures images of fluffy bunnies, but fortunetellers in Asia predict that the coming year on the Asian lunar calendar will be anything but cuddly.

MANILA, Philippines – The links between social work and human rights are explicit. Social workers are human rights workers. A human approach to social work education provides the students a framework for their advocacy, direct service and community development efforts. A human rights perspective gives social work practitioners the ability to transform knowledge into empathy,…

MANILA, Philippines –  Nearly nine in 10 Filipinos look to 2011 with hope, buoyed by the reform agenda of President Aquino, with just one in 20 feeling apprehensive, results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showed.

CEBU, Philippines – Filipinos have a better chance of surviving three world crises  climate change, the peak oil crisis, and an unfolding economic crisis  with our frugal lifestyle of utilizing for example the small CR water dipper; our innovation of an efficient non-rail transport system with vehicles like the trisikad; and our culture where family,…

Half a billion people can’t be wrong. It is mind-boggling that after a mere six years of launching the social networking site, Facebook has over 500 million users. For many, it is a useful tool for keeping in touch with friends all over the globe, perhaps even making new ones, and is another instance of…

MANILA, Philippines – Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces ethics. It is honor.   — Emily Post Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.    — Arthur Schopenhauer The recent troubles encountered by President Noynoy C. Aquino’s Assistant Secretary for Communications Mai Mislang over having tweeted that Vietnam wine “sucks” while the…

Talk about addictive. According to the latest study on global social network usage by Internet marketing research firm ComScore.com, the Philippines has the fifth “most engaged social networking audience” in the world.

WASHINGTON—Too much light at night appears to lead to weight gain, according to a report released Monday, based on studies of mice that provide fresh clues on obesity.

A BILL seeking to give 20-percent discounts on milk, diaper and medicines to an estimated 14 million single parents, especially those with infants and who are considered among the most “vulnerable” members of society has been filed in the House of Representatives.

Filipinos are known for being hospitable, but it’s not only the positive trait that Filipinos possess. Having been colonized by various countries, the Philippine culture, in effect, is mixed with Asian and Western influences. Thus, the Philippine culture is diverse and can be reflected in the our traits.

What managers should not delegate Delegation is one of the essential tools of management. Without delegation, it is not not possible to run large enterprises or to find to do all the essential tasks, even in smallers businesses. There are just so many things to do and so little. You cannot be present at more…

By all accounts she should have simply crumpled and died. Given what she lost she had every reason to be angry at the world and at the Creator himself. But she didn’t. Like a mangled lamb spared from the slaughter, she said “I was just at the wrong place at the wrong time”. But was…

MANILA, Philippines—Completion of a planned sewerage system for Metro Manila, which has one of the world’s most polluted waterways, is set to be delayed by over 20 years, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Friday.

WASHINGTON DC, United States—The United Nations and national governments are ill-prepared to tackle the rapidly evolving threats to world peace and security, a joint US-EU report released Monday says.

People who live in the middle of the city have one common dilemma: the lack of space. Many condominium units and apartments are so tiny, there’s barely room for a six-seater dining table. Decorating limited spaces isn’t the easiest thing to do, but there are ways to give the impression of a bigger area. Here…

Water is essential for life and good health, since our bodies are made up of 75-percent water. Did you know that there is a correct and incorrect way of drinking your water? Yes, there is! Let’s find out the right way to drink your eight to 10 glasses of water a day.