Gloriagate Winners & Losers

Something I picked up in my e-mail inbox

Conventional Wisdom tells us who are winning and who are losing:

Philippine Economy. 50-50. Peso down versus the dollar. Businessmen are jittery. Amazingly however, the full impact initially thought the Gloriagate scandal will bring to the economy hasn't happened. (more…)

Azrael

According to the Koran and Mohammadian mythology, Azrael is one of the four archangels. He is said to have four faces, one on each side of his head, representing the four kings of the Apocalypse. In the end, he will be the last angel to die, on the second blow of the angel’s horn. (more…)

Angels

I sit and wait
Does an angel contemplate my fate
And do they know
The places where we go
When we´re grey and old
Coz I´ve been told
That salvation lets their wings unfold
So when I’m lying in my bed
Thoughts running through my head
And I feel that love is dead
I’m loving angels instead

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Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Commencement address delivered at Stanford on June 12, 2005

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories. (more…)

Hanggang Kailan

Labis na naiinip
Nayayamot sa bawat saglit
Kapag naaalala ka
Wala naman akong magawa (more…)