The fifth magi

Francis B. Ongkingco 12/16/2016

Their names were: Balthasar, Melchor and Gaspar.” Jamie’s mother read. “Why are they called magi, Mommy?” “It also means a wise man, honey.” She gently closed the Bible. “And after visiting Jesus in the manger, they gave…

Untwinkling

Francis B. Ongkingco 12/09/2016

Twinkle, twinkle, little star! How I wonder what you are. Up above the clouds so high. Like a diamond in the sky!” As you read the lines, the song’s creative melody begins playing in your childlike heart.…

#HushTag

Francis B. Ongkingco 12/02/2016

Enter the hashtag! Nosebleed: “It is a metadata label extensively used by social networks and microblogging services. It helps users to fish concrete topics and trends within the vast oceans of the internet.” Due to its widespread…

DIY

Francis B. Ongkingco 11/25/2016

In our fast-paced and changing world, do-it-yourself resources are almost indispensable. They fill up bookstores, and the Internet abounds with self-help and do-it-yourself kits, manuals and video tutorials. The range of topics these DIY sources cover is…

Closing circles

Francis B. Ongkingco 11/11/2016

A way to describe our life projects or ambitions is to compare them to drawing circles. One patiently connects the dots, so to speak, until a circle is finished before moving on to the next goal. Once…

‘Sanctophobia’

Francis B. Ongkingco 11/04/2016

Man has a strange reaction towards fear. It naturally is something he avoids and flees from, but at the same time, he looks for it in many forms of entertainment (i.e., movies, novels and long-running TV series).…

‘The Congested Mindset’

Francis B. Ongkingco 10/28/2016

There was an uproar when a public official was misquoted by the media for stating that the bad traffic situation of our mega and metro cities are “simply” a consequence of our mindset. “Traffic caused by our…

Praying our Boredom

Francis B. Ongkingco 10/21/2016

The little boy was practicing his three-point shots. His shoulder tensed, his arm perpendicular to his elbow. He focused for a few seconds, snapped his wrist and made the shot. The ball soared through the air in…

‘Road to porndiction’

Francis B. Ongkingco 10/14/2016

(Part 3 of 3) How can one overcome addiction to pornography? In the previous parts of this article, we had gone through the process of identifying what may lead to this addiction. The approach was more anthropological…

‘The Road to Porndiction’

Francis B. Ongkingco 10/07/2016

(Part 2 of 3) Health, as defined in the first part of this article, is not confined to man’s physiological state. It has a richer and broader sense that refers to the person’s well-being. Health also embraces…

‘The Road to Porndiction’

Francis B. Ongkingco 09/30/2016

(Part 1 of 3) Drugs! Death! Damnation! Our society, now more than before, is experiencing the toll of these words as we become helpless and fearful spectators of the vicious cycle of extrajudicial executions. There is no…

‘Before, After and Eternity’

Francis B. Ongkingco 09/23/2016

Seeing is believing! Indeed, nothing beats capturing the results of any given product than a demonstration of the stark difference between the “before” and “after” states. This is a very common approach of beauty enhancing centers and…

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