Divine beginnings of beer and bread By Virginia Jasmin Pasalo AMONG those translated from Sumerian documents is a poem with the English title, “A hymn to Ninkasi”. It is a poem describing the recipe for brewing beer, most probably with the intent to pass on a recipe for generations…
Palabra de Honor in politics By Atty. Farah G. Decano INTERNET definition of “Palabra de Honor,” otherwise known as “Word Of Honor,” is a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not do) something in the future. The concept also demands consistency of declarations or…
Andromeda’s Vortex
NBA championship reels off By Jesus A. Garcia Jr. THREE of the world’s well-known and prestigious annual sporting events were successfully conducted last month despite the deadly threat of contagious COVID-19 disease. First to finish this year was the U.S. Open (lawn tennis) on September 13 held in New York…
Sports Eye
The Cleaning Turtles Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.developgoodhabits.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. THERE was once a man who walked his dog every Sunday morning around a lake near his house. Week after…
Learnings in Life
Greed threatening Dagupan bangus brand By Leonardo Micua UNTIL a delivery truck from Bulacan was caught en flagrante delicto unloading 1,800 kilograms of bangus at the Jose de Venecia Expressway last September 27 some of which were beginning to rot, without an auxiliary invoice from its point of origin nor…
Random Thoughts
Tricycles, motorcycle riders on the highway By Ermin Garcia Jr. IT’S heartening to see that some police stations in the province have started an information campaign about traffic rules in the highway, particularly on the memorandum circular of DILG Sec. Eduardo Año on the use of highways by tricycles,…
Punchline
NBA games, U.S. Open tennis relief to the soul By Al S. Mendoza I continue to feel strongly for a Laker-Heat finals showdown happening soon in this year’s 45th NBA (National Basketball Association) season that’s been rolling along so well since its restart on July 31 after a four-month…
General Admission
The Mysteries of a Woman’s Heart By Atty. Farah G. Decano PROBABLY, I should start with a disclaimer. A caveat sort of thing. The proceeding ruminations are based on my observations of some learned women I had the privilege of knowing. I am not making any generalizations. If there…
Andromeda’s Vortex
The Chef’s Daughter Unknown Author Contributed by Ashok G. Vasandani Here’s a story I read in www.developgoodhabits.com that I’d like to share, something that we can all learn from. ONCE there was a girl who complained to her father that her life was so hard and that she didn’t…




