My Rocking Cradle

I love her! I once read that she was the real organizer in Bill Clinton’s rise to political power. But, of course, Bill Clinton has the charisma. They are the epitome of a power couple. But, watch this: Even this highly-driven woman needs to struggle out of her husband’s shadow.

  Got this from April’s blog: Funny or irreponsible journalism? Picture above was printed in Manila Bulletin, one of the biggest newspapers in the Philippines. Facts: Picture above was of ex-President Cory Aquino’s recent funeral President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is the current president of the Philippines Aquino and Arroyo are the only two female presidents of the Philippines [...]

Pacman won! At barely 10 seconds left during the second round, Ricky Hatton fell flat on his back on the ring of MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.  He was too dazed to move.  That was another knock-out win for the pride of the Philippines. Congratulations, Pacman! We are all one in saying, We are proud [...]

Excitement and anxiety have been surely building up today at Padre Faura in Manila. Across the nation (Philippines), the 2008 bar examinees might already be busy checking on the Supreme Court website. While I was working with ACCRA, I was mesmerized when a 1997 (?) or 1998 (?) barrister, Macel Fernandez, was taken in by the [...]

I just read this news feature from CNN today. It is about Natalie Dylan’s auction for her virginity, the highest bid now amounts to US$3.8M from a 39-year old Australian man. The report states that the woman has no plans to settle the auction yet. Wanting more, perhaps? Immediately, “Memoirs of a Geisha” came to [...]

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential [...]

I don’t know if today’s news in Korea Herald will be a taken as a piece of good news by majority of the South Koreans. The US National Intelligence Council (NIC) released its 120-page report titled “Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World”. The report sees a unified Korea by 2025 although it does not see [...]

“Depth of winter”. The phrase that caught my attention. Bill Clinton used this phrase in his 1993 Inaugural Address: “This ceremony is held in the depth of winter. But, by the words we speak and the faces we show the world, we force the Spring.” Barack Obama used the same phrase in his Victory Speech [...]

She is the most beautiful representation of the 2008 US Elections. She is Ann Louise Nixon Cooper. She was first cited by CNN on October 20, 2008 and was fondly mentioned by Barack Obama in his victory speech today. The first time I read the victory speech, I was struck by the beauty of the [...]

So, Barack Obama is the 44th American President. Congratulations, America! But is Barack Obama the first black President? In my heart, I fully agree with Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison when she wrote in her 1998 New Yorker essay that Bill Clinton is America’s “first Black President. Blacker than any actual black person who could [...]