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by Rod Nepomuceno - August 18, 2008 - 12:00am

by Rod Nepomuceno - July 28, 2008 - 12:00am

There are two types of chick flicks: The Bridges-of-Madison-County types and the Nora Ephron types. The first type, I can only stand for around five minutes — before I throw up. The second type, I can take....

Measure of success

by Rod Nepomuceno - July 21, 2008 - 12:00am

The balance sheet of life

by Rod Nepomuceno - July 14, 2008 - 12:00am

I’m amazed at how people sometimes abuse certain things — and then do something minuscule or trivial in a faint attempt to counter the guilt feeling they get from abusing that particular thing. ...

Blah, blah, blah

by Rod Nepomuceno - July 7, 2008 - 12:00am

Okay, politicians, relax...this piece is not about you. Although I can fully understand if your initial thought upon reading the title was that this was another hard-hitting, anti-politician piece.

Excuses, excuses

by Rod Nepomuceno - April 28, 2008 - 12:00am

Do you remember the good old days when an “excuse slip” was enough to solve all your problems? I have fond memories of those days. Back when I was in elementary, I never had to worry about missing a day...

The interview

by Rod Nepomuceno - April 7, 2008 - 12:00am

What defines you?

by Rod Nepomuceno - March 10, 2008 - 12:00am

Every so often, a movie comes along with a great, memorable line or bit of dialogue that eventually becomes part of pop culture. And whenever you quote the line at a party or a gathering, the people who...

Diary of an OFW

by Rod Nepomuceno - February 4, 2008 - 12:00am

In the past, I wrote about how a lot of Pinoys seem to have what I call the “anywhere but here” attitude. It’s that attitude which prompts us to think that the Philippines is hell on earth,...

The Yang and the restless

by Rod Nepomuceno - January 7, 2008 - 12:00am

Lately, I’ve been hearing terms like “holistic,” “wellness,” “chi,” “yin and yang,” and “harmony” seeping into everyday talk. You hear people...

All it takes is balls

by Rod Nepomuceno - December 10, 2007 - 12:00am

I love sports. I’m addicted to it. There’s something about sports that revs me up. When I flick on the TV and a certain sport is on, I’m glued.

A full-time job vs. a fool’s time job

by Rod Nepomuceno - November 26, 2007 - 12:00am

I recently attended a planning session for one of my clients and during the first part of the conference, we went through an activity that was meant to “break the ice” among the participants. The moderator...

Playing favorites

by Rod Nepomuceno - November 12, 2007 - 12:00am

We are in the seek-and-you-shall-find age

by Rod Nepomuceno - October 29, 2007 - 12:00am

Land of opportunity

by Rod Nepomuceno - October 8, 2007 - 12:00am

Survey says…

by Rod Nepomuceno - October 1, 2007 - 12:00am

Do you remember the game show Family Feud? Man, I loved that show. If you’re in your thirties now, I’m sure you’d know it. I swear, every week, I tuned in to watch that show. I remember...

Cheap thrills

by Rod Nepomuceno - August 27, 2007 - 12:00am

My wife and I come from different worlds. She comes from the “Shopping Planet” while I come from the “I-Don’t-Wanna-Go-Anyplace-That-Has-Pricetags” Galaxy. And since we come from different...

Wait for your turn

by Rod Nepomuceno - August 13, 2007 - 12:00am

I don’t know what it is about us Pinoys that makes us so incapable of falling in line and waiting patiently in our spot. It happens all the time. Whether it’s at the airport, a movie theater, fast-food...

The real deal

by Rod Nepomuceno - July 23, 2007 - 12:00am

As we all know, a lot of real estate companies crumbled because of the Asian crash of 1997. At that time, the real estate industry offered great promises: golf course developments, high-rise condos, beautiful villages....

Doing our home work

by Rod Nepomuceno - May 21, 2007 - 12:00am

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