Having friends here in Hong Kong is like getting an eat-all-you-can deal in a very expensive restaurant. Except you don’t pay.
His name is Jack, an anti-asbestos activist. He taught me how to tweet while facebook-chatting with his family back home and ranting against the ABS-CBN exclusive of the supposedly secret wedding of Ryan and Judy [...]
Beckies.
Pronunciation: beck-keys.
Definition: a family of filipino misfits that continue to grow despite their inability to reproduce. Like gremlins, they are mischievous, spontaneous and simply fun. Unlike gremlins, they are smooth, gorgeous and attractive.
It is good to be in the picture sometimes.
Yesterday, the sun came out in Hong Kong shunning grey clouds and bad weather.
And so I came out too. Walked slower than usual, looked up (compared to the usual looking piercing-straight) and devoured everything HK has to offer.
Hong Kong thrives on billboards, like Miranda lives on hope.
HK streets vary from Chinese people’s first and last [...]
Went out to greet my morning friends one holy day. I looked down and saw a noble sight.
Her.
Sturdy. Standing proud. Humble. Powerful.
This government should write a big cheque to people like her, without whom this place would be dirtier than it already is.
I re-learned a lot from yesterday’s all-Filipino protest against racism here in Hong Kong.
That, one, noone is too old to protest.
That, two, solidarity goes beyond race or color.
That, three, Filipinos can never be cowed.
And, four, in the midst of adversity, we come together. As one.