Filipino-Kiwi MP from the Green Party
We’ve always called him Kiko, our family’s term of endearment and a shortened version of Francisco. I’ve known him since birth, the eldest son of my wife’s brother. He always…
It ends tonight!
Daylight Saving Time (DST) has officially ended in Aotearoa New Zealand. Here’s to looking at longer nights and shorter days. The concept of DST, where clocks are set forward by…
ASB Polyfest 2024
This was an awesome event! From it’s website, I see that it is technically called the Auckland Secondary Schools Māori & Pacific Islands Cultural Festival. This year was it’s 49th…
Ending summer
As the days grow shorter and the air begins to cool, the end of summer marks a transition from the carefree days of vacation to the return to routine and…
We’re going back to school
“A small boat must sail close to the shore, but a big one may go out to sea,” (Filipino proverb). As we embark on this new academic year, I’m super…
Let’s talk Pinoy basketball
I was really hoping that Kiwi basketball coaches and team owners would be able to have a first-hand look at some of our Gilas boys who might be scouted to…
Tragedy on a road trip
It’s been a sorrowful week. We offer our sincere condolences and prayers on this road trip tragedy. Why is it that we see on social media an outpouring of sadness…
Educating BBM
Much has been said about the educational qualifications of presumptive president Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., fondly known as Bongbong and even better known as BBM. It would be an awesome…
Mga trolls kumusta na?
Is it the end of the trolls now that they’ve accomplished their mission? We’ve seen how they operated these past few months. I mean they’ve been around for the longest…
ROBREDOISM
It was either a movie on Netflix or watching the MDA’s “Miting de Avances” of Leni-Kiko or BBM-Sara. In the end the MDAs prevailed. It was nearly 1AM when I…