‘PS tail’ is how to read my little title; it’s a mantra born in my mind just this morning, March 24, Manila time. It is a new mantra for creative thinking; reminiscent of Edward de Bono’s ‘Po’ (no comma), I’m offering it as a mind-blogging phrase for you to mine your gray matter and come [...]

Rebel Thinker Writes, ‘PS, I Love You’

This is Chapter 4 of my book Rebel Thinker Writer’s Guide For Non-Dummies (Chapter 3 is ‘Serendipity X,’ also in this site). This new chapter is about how I can teach you to start writing with a great idea when you have no idea to begin with in [...]

2 Launchings, 2 Models, 2 Tactics
Outside the auditorium, the scenery was drab; inside, the scene was subdued. Nothing unexpected was expected within those old walls. Even humor seemed out of place.
Early this week, some 250 delegates from the countryside and the cities were in attendance that first day of a national conference set March 12-14 [...]

The Original Jun Lozada Jokes
Uploaded in Batac March 11

Is Jun Lozada an original? So am I. The Jun Lozada affair is too serious a matter to be left to his admirers, advocates and guardian angels alone. This time, I’m coming out with 100 jokes – all original, except 1 – because nobody else is. Because [...]

Lozada’s Logic & Performative Contradiction

Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada (JLo to me) is the new folk hero of my country, the Philippines, a fractured culture. In his own eyes. And in the eyes of his family. But which family? He has publicly admitted keeping more than one, so I don’t know.
JLo is the newest folk hero [...]

Barack Obama Runs Scary, GMA Runs Scared?

By Frank A Hilario
Writers and candidates and the opposition could all learn from front-running US presidential hopeful Barack Obama: He started campaigning when he was only in Grade 3, and started hyping himself in 1995 through a book, even before he became Senator. Now he’s hyping himself as the [...]

The Journey Back To Me’ – Ricky Lee

Truth revealed. There are 3 things that make the Catholic distinct from any Protestant chic: While Protestants believe 100% in the Bible, Catholics believe 100% in the Bible, 100% in Holy Tradition, and 100% in the Magisterium, the teaching authority of the Church. So I say, the Protestants [...]

The Mess Media In The Philippines

With the Manila Muddle created by themselves, Manila mass media are now trying to control, provide, sell information towards their kind of revolution, which is described by Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) (abs-cbnnews.com) as ‘a new brand of people power.’ I believe [...]

‘We Are Our Own Best Enemy’ – Tony Meer, Filipino

February 25 – 22 years after People Power 1 drove out of this country benevolent dictator President Ferdinand E Marcos, 7 years after benevolent clown President Joseph Estrada was deposed by People Power 2, many jokers and jesters are still trying to stage People Power 3 [...]

The Rebel Writer Writes, ‘To X Or Not To X’

Disorder out of disorder? Yes. That’s the way I know creative thinking begins, with something that is seemingly un-pregnant with the promise of a brainchild. Once you accept that, your days as an un-creative writer are over. Then you will be the father of a brainchild [...]

The Rebel Writer Writes Of Slaves & Masters

The great science fiction author Ray Bradbury says, ‘A computer is a typewriter. I have two typewriters, I don’t need another one’ (James Hibberd, 2001 August 29, archive.salon.com). So, one of my favorite writers is one of my PC Fools. Having written 107 essays in the last 105 [...]

‘To love everyone.’ I imagine Jesus Christ answering my unasked question. ¶ ‘Sir, you’re telling me that that is the greatest commandment?’ ¶ ‘Yes, child.’ ¶ ‘But Sir, why is it the greatest commandment?’ ¶ ‘Simple. Because it’s impossible.’

How do you say? ‘I love you … all of you.’ To love everyone: how do [...]

Learning Life’s Lessons, Maria Sharapova’s Phoenix Rises

The Serbian loser was disappointed, of course; she had only her tears to show. The Canadian reporter was disappointed too; she had only her complaints to write. They were both missing the point – the January 26 Australian Open victory of the Russian winner was of another kind. It [...]