Sep 28, 2007 Posted by Winston

Cousin Matt’s Christening this Sunday

My 9-month old cousin Matthew is going to be Baptized this Sunday. It will be at St. Francis of Assisi in Ma-a, Davao City. His older sister Krisha was also baptized in St. Francis. Months before, my Tita was asking me if I could be Matt’s Godfather. I declined her offer. If that’d be the case, I’ll be obliged to buy three sets of gifts. One for Matt and two for her two older... read more

Sep 27, 2007 Posted by Winston

Twins or no twins

These two girls are not twins. They are not sisters. They are not related by blood either. Most of all, they have only met once. The girl on the right is one of my colleagues in Kalasag. She’s one of our Literary and Text Editors. The other girl, the one on the left, is an applicant for Awitenista Production Staff. We were amazed when the girl, Kay, went to our office. Kamukhang-kamukha sila ni... read more

Sep 27, 2007 Posted by Winston

I already got my renewed passport

Last week, I went to the office of the Department of Foreign Affairs to renew my passport which is going to expire this October. I was able to claim the new passport this afternoon. I noticed that they made several changes in the passport layout and content. Hmmm… the one that I had five years ago has no barcode. The photo and passport data are now placed on the first page. It was on the back of... read more

Sep 27, 2007 Posted by Winston

October’s Hell

October is coming near and a lot of things are feared. No, I’m not talking about Halloween. We have been very busy with school work these past few weeks. Every now and then, teachers would give us projects and assignments to work with. I’m not talking about major subjects alone but the minor subjects also. I even posted on my blog an assignment in Philosophy 106. The second week of October is... read more

Sep 24, 2007 Posted by Winston

Do I need God in order to be good?

I was faced by this question. This is the final requirement for our Philosophy 106 Class (Philosophy of Religion). Do I need God in order to be good? Do we really need Him for us to be good? Is His absence in our life makes us bad? If a person does not share his beliefs in God, does it mean he did not live a good moral life? Please help me uncover the answers to this philosophical question. Thanks a... read more