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Agri journalists continue to thrive
by Alfred A. Yuson - November 20, 2023 - 12:00am
Filipino fruit devotees have been aware of the recent rivalry between Zambales and Guimaras mangoes as to preferred quality (read sweetness and succulence). I was grateful to be educated on the matter upon reading...
The Self Made man
by Alfred A. Yuson - January 30, 2023 - 12:00am
Us septuagenarians have a way of getting back together and doing things we never imagined we would, say, over six decades ago.
On with the movable feast
by Krip Yuson - April 25, 2022 - 12:00am
The 2021 Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Contest had its awarding ceremony last Saturday, April 23, at the Eastwood Central Plaza.
And now we have pink poetry!
by Alfred A. Yuson - February 7, 2022 - 12:00am
The back-cover blurb for 100 Pink Poems para kay Leni, published by San Anselmo Press, states:
Must-haves for book lovers
by Alfred A. Yuson - December 27, 2021 - 12:00am
As recent releases, the following are must-haves for book lovers.
Crafting life stories
by Alfred A. Yuson - December 13, 2021 - 12:00am
While presently working on a couple of books — on self-made men who both triumphed over financial crisis before peaking in their respective careers — I realized that I’ve interacted with many fine...
Raul Deodato Arellano’s ‘Fluidicism’
by Alfred A. Yuson - October 18, 2021 - 12:00am
A degree of inevitability must attend a man’s capacity for wearing many hats.
Heaven forfend!
by Alfred A. Yuson - October 4, 2021 - 12:00am
The unfamiliar word “forfend” means to avert, forestall, preclude, prevent, rule out, or nip in the bud.
Monoliths, UFOs and time travel
by Alfred A. Yuson - January 11, 2021 - 12:00am
Like any student of trivia curiosa, with a particular predisposition for the mysterious, the weird or the strange, I’ve been following all sorts of reports on the continuing appearances of monoliths in various...
How binary thinking may affect reading comprehension
by Alfred A. Yuson - January 27, 2020 - 12:00am
What a befuddlement. I don’t think any particular passage in my November column can be pointed out where I maligned a group that I actually belong to.
The extraordinary life of Utomo Josodirdjo
by Alfred A. Yuson - January 13, 2020 - 12:00am
It took nearly a year to complete, but finally, last Wednesday, Jan. 8, the latest biography I’ve authored, Utomo Josodirdjo: A Life of Utmost Service, was launched during a special luncheon at the Grand Ballroom...
Pork, ‘not’ for dummies
by Alfred A. Yuson - September 2, 2013 - 12:00am
Let’s do this by way of 21 Questions.
Words and music
by Alfred A. Yuson - February 18, 2013 - 12:00am
For the 12th straight year, the Philippine delegate to the ESU International Public Speaking Contest has been selected by the English Speaking Union (ESU) – Philippines.
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