‘Missing Link’ Archives
Better than none
This could be said of the announcement yesterday regarding the oil price rollback big oil companies were to implement, for if there is one thing worthwhile that they could do, it is to rollback their prices of fuel, not even to maintain status quo after having those series of price hikes in the past weeks and months. That’s indeed a good decision on their part. It may not be advantageous to their own profits, but it is to the motorists, commuters, factory owners, and the general public [...]
Vibrant campus journalism
As an extra-curricular activity, journalism is very much alive and active in school campuses throughout the country today, not just in colleges and universities, but also in elementary schools, both in public and private schools. Journalism trainings are being conducted in various school levels today. All these are in preparation for press conferences in the regional and national levels where competitions in various categories are being held. Also, if campus papers were not that many before, [...]
Taking for granted
One weakness that we have, or shall we say offense, is that tendency to take things for granted. These include people, places, events, and many more. By this is meant that we just ignore them, give them no value, even dismiss them at times as though they are nothing to us, perhaps on account of our busy schedules, or for sheer irresponsibility. When, for some reasons, these things disappear in the long run and we don’t see them anymore, that’s the only time we realize their importance. [...]
Speaking of translation
Over the years, translators had preoccupied themselves with the pursuit for accuracy in making various texts available in other languages outside the source texts. To them, creating the exact equivalent of a text in a target language is the greatest challenge there is to face, the ultimate objective for them to attain. Such preoccupation holds until today. Some modern-day translators may have tried new techniques, but to most of them, craving for perfection stays in place. The [...]
Costly hospitalization
To the majority of Filipinos, getting sick is something that they are never prepared for. They may be, perhaps mentally and physically depending on the kind of illness, but financially, they never are. Expenditures incurred due to ailments are never covered in their budgets, nor do they have savings in anticipation for these. And so, when physical infirmities come, most Filipinos cannot help but plunge themselves into debts. They can’t avoid the resort of having to borrow money, left and [...]
To see is to believe
People touch their eyes for various reasons—to remove sticky motes, to wipe off dirt, to dry its dampness, to ease some pain, to address an itch, to make it look gorgeous, to yield to a mannerism, etc. Actually, touching our eyes could be dangerous to our health—eyes, to be specific. When doing so, you are fingering a very vital part of your body. It’s where your vision comes from. Without eyesight, one would dwell in darkness, unable to go anywhere without a guide, blind to the [...]
Do it elsewhere
The heat of summer characterized by sunny days is a welcome phenomenon by rice farmers who need to dry their produce under the scorching sun before delivering the same to rice millers. But the way some of these farmers along the lengthy Maharlika Highway do it is quite risky, inviting disasters. Well, these farmers or perhaps rice dealers have gotten into the habit of drying their rice grains on the highways. They find these roads spacious and flat and therefore conducive and ideal for the [...]
Driving with swindling
A man boarding a jeepney from San Jose to downtown Tacloban handed a one hundred peso bill for his fare. The person next to him took his money and had it passed on till it reached the driver who received it without saying a word. The man, after seeing that the driver got his money, half shouted that he boarded at Rotonda, San Jose, and he was alone. This was to inform the driver how much he should deduct as fare from the hundred-peso bill. Along the way, the man noticed that the passengers [...]
Forcing English into our speech
Filipinos bear the trademark of having a good command of the English language here in Asia. Nice recognition, but we know this is just in general. Majority of them do not have that linguistic mastery. To some who wish to maintain or prove this status, however, using English albeit in a crooked manner will do. They just have to force this language into their speech. We can cite numerous instances where this happened. A barangay captain whose son just graduated from college delivered a speech to [...]
Working overseas
The continued exodus of our manpower to foreign soil in search of greener pastures is not at all devastating to our future as some doomsayers make it to appear. It’s advantageous in terms of material gains, evidenced by its vital role played in our economy. What makes the biggest difference is the salary that one receives for an overseas job. It’s too big compared to what one gets for the same job in our country. One’s pay for a year’s hard work here may just be equal to a month’s [...]
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