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So much to be thankful for

“T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. …” goes the most familiar Christmas narration this side of the secular divide. St. Nicholas turned Santa Claus, now simply called...
Posted On Dec 24 2015 06:06
, By Jaime R. Vergara

Paskong Pinas

I’ve been using the word Pinoy as a world-wise street-smart x-creature of Philippine-descent who walks the planet as if it was his or hers, but the language is inextricably gender-identified and Pinoy is definitely masculine, as Pinay, an operational term, is feminine. I am...
Posted On Dec 23 2015 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara

The Person of the Year

Time magazine enlivens readership by naming a Person of the Year. It does not make a moral judgment whether the choice is good or bad for the general population or the planet. Germany’s Adolf Hitler got the recognition in 1938, which led some to accuse the weekly of...
Posted On Dec 21 2015 06:06
, By Jaime R. Vergara

Mianzi, mentsu, chemyon

What Sinosphere has in common is a vertical social organization where social status counts on behavior and achievement.  Thus, each of the cultures has a constant built-in perspective and social behavior to maintain and enhance “face”. China has “mianzi”,...
Posted On Dec 18 2015 06:06
, By Jaime R. Vergara
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