A View From The Back Row

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Young Lawrence has been watching his Grandpa as the old man read from the Bible. After a while, Lawrence went to his Grandma and asked her in a quiet voice: "Grandma, why is Grampa always reading the Bible?" Grandma answered: "Your Grampa is cramming for his Final exam." Mr. and Mrs. Brown always... Sign in to see full entry.

There is a new craze in our convent. It is called crochetting. Sign in to see full entry.

Yesterday, we had a Parish Renewal Experience seminar where I was one of the speakers. While taking a break, I had the chance to chat with the head organizers. We began talking about how we can give follow-up programmes for the participants of the seminar. One said that it would be great if we can... Sign in to see full entry.

When I started working on the web in 1999, my first intention was to make available through the internet the notes and materials I use in my classes in theology. But Iloilo City (where I was in 1999) was still being introduced to the World Wide Web phenomenon and a lot of my teachers still looked at... Sign in to see full entry.

...in paper that is. A teacher I know has been so desperate to get money from the school that he used the death of his mother as an excuse for getting assistance of about P 6000.00 (that would be about $107). The Faculty association raised money by asking salary deductions from its members. When... Sign in to see full entry.

I check my email every evening after dinner. Since I am on vacation now and living with my parents, I cannot really enjoy the privacy that I have at the convent. While with my parents, I always get visits from the members of the family, especially from my nephew and niece. So there I was checking my... Sign in to see full entry.

You know the Robin Williams starrer "The Bi-Centennial Man." It is the story of a family robot who becomes a human being. The story is much like "Pinocchio" except that here, we are dealing with the story of a wooden puppet. In both, however, the idea of death as human is explored. In Pinocchio (I... Sign in to see full entry.

There was a time when Filipino television used to show a lot of movies based on famous Broadway plays. "South Pacific," "Oklahoma", "The Sound of Music", "Camelot", "Westside Story." There was even a time that I can sing the showstoppers of these musicals. There was however one Broadway musical that... Sign in to see full entry.

I recently bought a Yamaha acoustic guitar. I have always wanted to have one of my own ever since I got involved in youth ministry. It is easier to reach out to young people when one can play a guitar and is able to sing their songs. But everytime I stroke a guitar, I remember the image of a smashed... Sign in to see full entry.