From soulless to fearless: The rise of the Animo that we should protect
For the past two seasons, we’ve been fortunate to witness La Salle basketball at its finest. The exhilarating victory to claim the UAAP basketball crown against UP, surrounded by a sea of green chanting the rain chant in unison, each…
Living in interesting times
The so-called “Chinese curse,” “May you live in interesting times,” has been quoted often enough to have become cliché, but back when I was editor-in-chief of The La Sallian (as it was then spelled) in 1989, we really were living…
These schools are on fire
In a surefire way to start the last leg of the academic year with a blast, the University was forced to shift to online modalities at the beginning of Term 3 due to sweltering heat waves, leading to Lasallians rapidly…
Life isn’t like a fantasy story, after all
My adventures as a kid were a kaleidoscope of boundless imagination and dreams. My days were filled with stories inside kingdoms made of pillows and imaginary fights against the daunting dragons outside my garden. These are the sensory whispers of…
Angkong would like this
Sometime in July 2022, I decided to make a playlist for my grandfather to surprise him when he comes to Manila for his annual medical check-up. I named it “Angkong would like this” so that I could easily associate it…