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Olsim: Better Year

WHEN I was younger, I often make a list of similar propositions from dozen “Life Guide” self-help books. Surely, it was an acknowledgment that these life gurus from different lifetimes and their registry of “trial and errors” have at least ...

From 637 days ago

Olsim: Of Bullies and Follies

A RECENT bullying incident resuscitated concerns about the said social problem. Nevertheless, it ironically awakened the mob-mentality of many of us which we justify as classic unadulterated justice – an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. Reading ...

From 643 days ago

Olsim: High and low

I JUST got back from “the home of the winds” for a very short errand (not official travel). A quick run is always fun, before going back home to LT’s "Kekkan"--although the skies there are bluer during the summer, the ...

From 648 days ago

Olsim: LT’s Awards year

DESPITE the usual challenges of local governance and community development, the local government of La Trinidad will be ending this year with humbling awards and recognitions – definitely inspiring the program implementers, the whole officialdom of the town, and the ...

From 656 days ago

Olsim: La Trinidad’s Yuletide 2018

WE TAKE part in celebrating the essence and light of Christmas just like the stars aligned, man-made or from the skies, which should guide us to meaningful joy and salvation. Just like its neighbouring towns La Trinidad, as the Benguet ...

From 663 days ago

GOODBYES are really not for me. Whether they are for a short while or permanently (heck, things change and no one stays in this world forever after all). But even if the absence is only for a couple of years, ...

From 670 days ago

Olsim: Adivayan Muwan

WE HUDDLED around the fire echoing the squeal of the self-appointed chant leader: “Aaaaddiiiivvvaayyy! Huuuu! Huuuu!”. There were about five or six more bonfires around the BSU oval – each with their own concerts and theatrical exhibitions. It was already ...

From 677 days ago

THE city rarely sleeps. The dark blanket cannot hide that buzzing energy of a constantly growing city. Even at midnight, the night market thrives, and the drunks populate the sidewalks. Mysteriously, they vanish at 3 a.m. -- revealing the honesty ...

From 684 days ago

Olsim: Open Yun (Opinion)

A COLLEAGUE asked why I write stories from time to time, instead of the usual Opinion and FYI articles. Bill Bullard, a respected technical writer, “opined” that; “Opinion is the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, and ...

From 691 days ago

THE city lights shone on her temple, revealing the wounds and scars she conceals with man-made dust. Her eyes closed as she realized that time was not that kind to her. She was once a winsome lass, before he met ...

From 698 days ago

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