I’m a huge Bob Ong fan. I love his first two books, ABNKKBSNPLKo! and Bakit baligtad magbasa ng libro ang mga Pilipino?, and everytime I open either of them up, I feel renewed and nostalgic. As I’ve mentioned before in this blog, I love Bob Ong’s writing style and his comic sidetrips. I simply adore [...]
Entries from July 2007
July 25, 2007
Senator Trillanes to attend Senate Sessions
Joker Arroyo and Miriam Santiago argued that to allow Trillanes to attend the sessions would mean that the Congress is giving special treatment to a man facing court martial charges and rebellion. I must admit that what they say is true, but what about the continued special treatment of PGMA, Esperon and Bedol? These culprits [...]
July 23, 2007
2007 State of the Nation Address
The 2006 SONA was a load of crap, a circus act of some sorts that the midget proclaimed a unity call for everyone, even her enemies. This year’s SONA is another one. Or rather a much bigger pile of shit.
“I’d rather be right than popular.”
PGMA’s 2007 SONA is an irony. What does she mean by [...]
July 18, 2007
Cheap Thrills 1.0: Food Trips
Whenever I read ABNKKBSNPLKo!, the world, it seems, slows down. My senses are tickled by Bob Ong’s comic interpretations of our so-called Pinoy life: the mishaps, the tragedies, the joys and the unexpected lessons we scoop from it. The thing that I love about his books is that all of them are brutally frank, despite [...]
July 16, 2007
Mystical Cave and the Antipolo Church
The idea of climbing some random mountain peak and exploring a cave weren’t the things I wanted to happen on my birthday (July 15). I was thinking of maybe going out, have a picnic somewhere and maybe do some shopping with my family. I was a bit hesitant to go to Antipolo last Sunday and [...]
