Bisdak Babbles

Punctured Tire Repair, anyone?

Posted on August 1, 2008 - Filed Under Eye-opener | Leave a Comment

I don’t like to admit it. But like many people out there, I often complain or let the pessimist in me take over when things don’t go well. And many times, I come to think that it is OK to do so, until I see other people.
I got these photos from a forwarded email […]

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Is there still hope?

Posted on October 19, 2007 - Filed Under Eye-opener | 9 Comments

I was 14 years old when I first visited Manila. Having spent my life in a rural area, I first thought it was really an awesome place: tall buildings, wider roads, more cars, and there’s the train! So my family and I got on the LRT and enjoyed the ride until we passed through the […]

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Men vs. Women

Posted on August 27, 2007 - Filed Under Eye-opener | Leave a Comment

I saw this interesting article from Kerygma Magazine (May 2006 Issue):
A Closer Look at the Differences between Men and Women:

Grapefruit scent will make middle aged women appear six years younger than men. The perception is not reciprocal and the grapefruit scent on men has no effect on women’s perception.

Women blink twice as many times as […]

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Campaign for Real Beauty

Posted on August 18, 2007 - Filed Under Eye-opener | 1 Comment

“Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder” or “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart“… What happened to these quotes now?
Man’s, or should we say mass media’s measure of beauty drove lots of women to plastic surgeries and cause many cases of anorexia. In short, it […]

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Meet Udong

Posted on August 16, 2007 - Filed Under Eye-opener, Opinionated Me | 4 Comments

Just couldn’t sleep without fulfilling at least one broken promise…
Child labor is a serious issue we have been facing in the Philippines. Despite the meager efforts of the government, children laborers are present almost everywhere, including sugar-cane plantations.
The GMA i-witness documentary: Uuwi na si Udong (Udong is going home) reveals the story of […]

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Rescue Babuyan Islands

Posted on August 12, 2007 - Filed Under Eye-opener | 2 Comments

This image was taken from WikipediaI have been watching a lot of i-witness documentaries, one of them was Sisid Barko which was shot in the Babuyan Islands. The place is really awesome… it’s paradise! Aside from its pristine white beaches and clear blue seas, humpback whales abound there. Moreover, there are dozens […]

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