John Gokongwei Jr Was Having Twice The Fun

Watermarking your book with young John Gokongwei Jr riding his bicycle: Are you saying this is the boy image of entrepreneurship? The boy didn’t even know the word existed. He had to buy & sell for his family to survive. Then, at 15 years of age, he started [...]

Cursing The Candle Too.

If so, may the Curse be with you! ¶ Since I’m not a doctor, don’t be surprised I’m studying curses, not cures. And for a very practical reason too: It’s easier to curse than to cure.
In 1962, Eleanor Roosevelt addressed the United Nations General Assembly, and Adlai Stevenson said of her: ‘She [...]

Your Language Repaired While You Wait

Having read many a report, and retort, on global warming, it’s the risqué global scientific language that bothers me, not the rising local everyday temperature. This morning (October 28, Manila) I googled with Safesearch for “global warming” and got 10,500,000 English pages. I looked into 100 maybe; I looked at [...]

Your Folk Hero? Joseph Estrada

Original image from CNN
Estrada’s World is that of make- believe. You make it, you believe it. ¶ Frank’s World is that of the Franciscan Essay. I essay that we’ll see each other soon.
This is all about the education of Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada. I began this one thinking of Erap and my [...]

Being How To Interpret Science Language

When the customer says ‘No!’ the sale begins. That’s a mantra of sales people, and it’s a daunting challenge to be creative about a critical situation. So: When the science writer says ‘No, I don’t understand this material at all,’ the science writing begins. A problem is not a problem, [...]

Bill Gates Dotting His i’s, Crossing His Peas

Bill Gates is a Boy Wonder to me; I wonder what he was doing in 1973 outside school in Harvard – studying law? (He dropped out.) I don’t know him from Adam Smith, but I know he’s a Word Wizard, known that for years, beginning with his alpha [...]

A Phrase Or Some Other Name Would Be Nice

IGNRM? The full word is at the tip of my tongue, but I can’t say it. Ignoring it is what I have been doing. But there comes a time when you can no longer ignore the technical term, that which I suspect was invented to add some [...]

Being A Proposal For Innovation Teams

No, no, no! Science parks? The concept is all wrong. Science parks not, Science stops not. If it doesn’t change, if it stays as is, it’s not Science – it’s Status Quo. Or Art. That goes whether you are in Los Alamos (a nuclear weapons town), Los Baños (a university [...]

Run, Al Gore, Run! (Run, ICRISAT, Run!)

Al Gore ran for US President and lost; he has been running for Global Prescient for 30 years and just won the Nobel Peace Prize, October 13. When running, act locally, think globally. Now at peace, Al Gore is not running for President and losing again. He has been [...]

Imagine That!
Continuing Education In PowerPoint Presentations

Making love is beautiful, but these rules apply: Do not fold, spindle or mutilate! Don’t mis-use, dis-use, mal-use. Amuse, don’t abuse. If you’re making love only to the body, not body and soul, you’re pathetic.
If you have never made love, you’re welcome here – you may, however, [...]

Now, Just Watch Your Next Step!

You want to use Microsoft PowerPoint well enough, yes? My professional advice is (and it’s free): Begin with Microsoft Word. I’m a joker, but PowerPoint is no joke – if you don’t get it, you become a jester in a court of no appeal.
I’m writing this, meaning from scratch [...]

‘We Are Producing The Fuel Of The Future’

The Philippines, with 7,000+ islands, is perfect for growing biofuel crops, including the drylands, wetlands, infertile soils. We just have to invest on her.
To begin with, Chris de Lavigne, Global Vice President of US-based Frost & Sullivan, says the Philippines is now ‘one of the most attractive investment [...]

Barrera, Your Hall-Of-Famer, I Presume?

Filipino hotshot Manny ‘PacMan’ Pacquiao won two titles against Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera at noon yesterday, October 8 in Manila. That’s how good my countryman is. He’s not unbeatable, but when he’s good, he’s better. Photo by ydhsu
PacMan’s title win #1. They called the fight ‘Will To Win.’ He won [...]