This side of Perry

It's been so long since Bob Dylan's 30th anniversary concert celebration that it itself had its own 20th anniversary last week. ...

Last June 16 was an important day for several reasons. This white hair chronicler's penchant for trivia was whetted by the anniversaries...

This white hair chronicler went to Lubang Island last week after being last there 18 years ago. I spent vacations there many summers ago. Th...

I had some quick local travels to various destinations these past few weeks. I noticed some peculiarities which I didn't notice in the p...

I just came back from a four-day travel to the bangus capital. Early on in the trip, I was excited to partake bangus concoctions that Dag...

I had a USAID-funded project in Tacloban City almost twenty years ago. That project started a string of other projects that involved traveli...

Early this year, more mature models starred at previews of fall fashion - chic, retro styles. Consider this line up in recent fashion shows:...

Two weeks ago, a cashier at Shopwise grocery store across my office asked for my Senior Citizen's ID. This sent my officemates to a laug...

Our Nanay Eliz turned 70 last July 2. To celebrate the milestone, we invited some of her friends and classmates for lunch at the house tha...

The age again shows when I tend to like certain episodes of American Idol over others. Just like when they had a Sinatra feature with Harry ...

Pinoys have many ways to evade direct queries about their age. People pushing 30 say " nasa kalendaryo pa (it's still found in the...

On a whim, my office mates decided to go on an outing to Cagbalete, Mauban, Quezon. It was almost unplanned that it befits an entry to Faceb...

Two weeks ago, more than thirty years after my elementary graduation, I was invited to the recognition day of my beloved San Juan Elementary...

Today is the 3rd death anniversary of my father. He would have just turned 71 if he were still alive. When he was my age today he already ha...

The Knack lead singer Doug Fieger, who co-wrote the 1979 hit My Sharona, has died at age 57 after battling cancer for 5 years. The song was ...

This past weekend I met old friends from two different chapters in my life. The two vastly different reasons for the occasions are becoming ...

Yesterday was the feast of the Sto. Niño. We often see images of the Sto. Niño dressed in different attires: as a farmer, as a cop, as a fi...

I might have the chance to live long. My great grandparents from my mother side lived into their 90s. My father's father passed away in ...

Kids ask darn questions. My son Popoy asked me last night who will cut his hair when our barber dies. Our barber is a gray haired guy and to...

I heard the news yesterday, oh boy! The youngest daughter of my younger brother gave birth earlier this week. That officially makes him a gr...