Ricky Lee’s Creative Writing Workshop and The Secrets To Storytelling
Me and creative writing, long history. Growing up, I have always wanted to become a writer. And I did become one. Of sorts. I am a blogger, and my main bread comes from writing long mind numbing articles, features, and news stories on the web (with about 98% not under my name. And while it […]
PISA Report Philippines -Abysmal performance on Reading, Math, and Science
Where’s the beef on the PISA report? There was much hand wringing and breast-beating at the recent release of the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment PISA report that shows the Philippines lagging behind 78 countries in Reading, Math, and Sciences. The PISA report is a study on 15-year-old students around the world “that assesses the extent […]
Fake news, algorithms, idiot-proofing the world (and yourself)
Fake news and Algorithm doesn’t make best friends The best thing about the algorithm, when you’re feeling lonely and browsing Netflix, but can’t think of what movies to watch, it just pulls out your history and gives you a list of movies to watch. There’s a good probability that you’ll like it. Shopping at Lazada […]
The Internet Vs Joey De Leon, Depression Myths and Assholism
No. We don’t have TV and I was not able to watch the Lunchtime Show episode where “comedian” Joey de Leon disparaged people suffering from depression. Nor do I intend to watch it in the spirit of “journalism”. I will not comment on that incident and I will not be commenting on whether or not Joey […]
Life As We Make It
Life is what we make of it. Two years ago, after a decade of relative success in the Metro, our family business plummeted to nothing -taking with it almost everything we own including our savings and small investments. Everything went to paying debts and old employees. My husband became depressed and I went into survival mode. […]
Writing and Digressing
Many, many years ago. Well, that sounds like an introduction to a rather long, convoluted story that my husband would make for our three year old daughter but I digress. Which is the point of the story, which is, to digress. So, many, many years ago, back when I was in High School, around […]
Anak
Anak I Sinasamba kita, paulit ulit at walang patid Habang iniaanak ng bawat ina ang mga suwail Mga sanggol na pipitas sa kanyang pasensya Ika’y pinatawad ko na. Pinagpipitaganan ko ang bawat sambit, palatak Ang matining mong tinig na sisidlan Ng kalahating ako at kawalan. Iniibig kita ng walang habag. Ipinagdarasal ko […]