Lesson 1/54. A thankful heart can cheer up sagging spirits.
I just turned 54. How much more time do I have in this timeline is unknown as of today. If I´d make it past 70, what will I be then? For…
The 7 Last Words of the Lord Jesus Christ
Some reflections during the Holy Week 2021 1. Father, forgive them for they know not what they do. It is not easy to forgive, especially if the offense committed against…
Balancing the Future Today
My head still spins when I think of the almost-180-degree turns the world needs to make as the newest deadly virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on…
Friends in Time and Rhyme: A Closer Look at Filipino-Norwegian Parties
I´ve forgotten the name of the author who introduced to me the concept ”People are friends in spots,” but the idea has stuck in my head, after the first time…
Tackling the plastic bane
Coming soon – a series of articles about the world´s problem on management and disposal of plastic garbage, with focus on Norway/Europe and the Philippines/Asia.
Updates on the Proposal to Centralize Tax Collection in Norway: 229 Mayors also Say “No”
Pruds.no, 08.12.2019 — There is an increasing opposition to the 2019 proposal to move tax collection, tax control, and tax accounting from 227 offices located in local government units of…
An Ode to Freedom
I dance to the rhythm of my drumbeats With the music playing in my head I dare to speak words bottled up in my head Where I am, I don´t…
Moving tax collection/ control from the LGUs to the Norwegian nat´l gov´t in June 2020: Too much, too soon
The proposal to move tax collection, tax control, and tax accounting from the local government units of LGUs (municipalities) to 56 national tax administration offices (Skatteetaten offices) in Norway by…
The Power of Words: Goodbye to One of the Philippines´ 1st-Gen. Biz Geniuses, John Gokongwei
Words move humans, like images do. Sometimes, words are even more powerful than images. I wrote this short prose, after reading a moving goodbye piece to one of the Philippines´…
Checkmate: Wesley So Beats Magnus Carlsen in Fischer Random Chess World Championship 2019
Norway, 2. Nov. 2019 — American Wesley So beat Norwegian Magnus Carlsen today in the first world championship in Fischer random chess held at the Henie Onstad Art Center in…
