The Wheel and Axle

Death was conquered over two thousand years ago. On that third day, when the tombstone opened, death lost its power as light and life and goodness won.

Today, we celebrate that triumph and remember that sacrifice can bring true blessings as well.

To those who believe in the power and love of the Christ, Happy Easter to each and every one of you!

May you always remember and experience the profound joy that comes with the knowledge of and faith in Jesus’ resurrection.

Hallelujah!

Sometimes, we think we’ve made a lot of sacrifices in life. But if you are Christian, you would always have it in your heart that the ultimate sacrifice was done on Calvary.

Have a blessed Good Friday.

It’s Maundy Thursday today, and if you are Christian, let’s reflect on what today truly means for each and everyone of us.

Another version of a Beatles classic that never fails to be good no matter who sings it or what form or genre it takes. And this one? The message is made even more relevant for the times.

Happy April Fools!

In celebration of today, here are some of my favorite pranks from across the world.

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Yesterday, I joined a panel of bloggers and social media personalities in a Facebook Live broadcast of Senator Risa Hontiveros. Facilitated by Peruvian-Asian gay celebrity Sebastian Castro and supported by Atty. Jazzy Tamayo of Rainbow Rights, the “Bekitaktakan” was centered around the Anti-Discrimination Bill (ADB), a piece of legislation that would provide protection for a very vulnerable segment of Philippine society: the LGBT community.

The ADB has been languishing in legislation limbo for almost two decades – or at least, the ADB in various forms. The current version is the one that has made it the farthest so far, with a couple of interpellations left after congress went on recess earlier this week. (I shan’t comment further as to the reasons why it got delayed again lest I start throwing large, electrically-live appliances around the room in frustration.)

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Albert Einstein was, and still is, the poster boy for intelligence. In fact, his name has been used in daily language almost as a synonym for “genius.”

His scientific achievements have been plentiful, and to enumerate them all would take an article significantly longer than this one.

But of course, perhaps his most famous one would be the Theory of Relativity along with that famous mass-energy equivalence equation (E=mc²). His work was critical in our understanding of the time-space frame and all that this entailed.

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Seriously, people.

Hollywood has a long history of portraying evil and/or lecherous fictional heads of state and world leaders. How many evil Russian and Eastern European dictators have we seen on film and on TV? How about corrupt South American warlords? Even US leaders have not been spared, as the villainous VPOTUS was a key element in Iron Man 3, for example. Half the world leaders in Kingsman: The Secret Service sold the world out to mass death and destruction.

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Absolutely powerful.