US Today often publishes 10 Best Places to Live, to Retire, to See etc… but I have yet seen its 10 Best Places to Die. But I have seen with my own eyes, however, how my grandma got buried (in Vietnam) and how my Dad got buried (in Virginia). From experience, I’d rather die in…

Valley girls used to show-off their belly buttons, wear high-heel shoes and go shopping at the Galleria together. They still do. But less. Much less. Recent studies show a sharp decline in Mall patronage while conversely, there aren’t enough ware-house real estate for the like of Amazons. What’s going on? Can’t wait to watch Diane…

The 70’s brought us songs that reflect that decade’s youthful longing and loss. We inherited ” I’ll never fall in love again”, “Feelings”, “I will give everything I own”. From the Youngbloods ( Get together) to America (Daisy Jane), we got a feeling that there are more behind those long hair and bushy beard: “we…

We are here to tell our stories. What’s your ending? Are you a late-bloomer, hence, saving the best for last? Or you believe that the best has already been behind i.e. apocalypse now. Not all is “horror, horror” as in the ending of Apocalypse Redux (the original version ends with ” we have met the…

While sitting among Julie and friends – all 1st graders, I remembered my Ecole L’Aurore early years. Yes, I walked to school with Pierre. Pierre was a French bastard (100 years of French colonial rule – naturellement – produced a bunch to be expected). He would discuss Kennedy’s assassination. Then all of a sudden, he…

When a cell stops growing, it starts dying. When a society starts killing each other for one reason or another, it dies in full circle. Those who committed mass-killing should remain nameless, not glamorized nor immortalized. They should cease to exist, on or off-line. Forgotten and deleted. On the other hand, innocent victims’ are and…

You will spot those marks when you came across them. You’ll find them in people not easily played yet still opened to having a grand time. In business, mature professionals can be found in thriving organizations: talents who are unassuming, who can tell facts from fantasies, cause from co-relation, who are willing to take risks…

Ability to press “re-set” after a serious setback. Ability to call “hell” home. My mom was certainly resilient. I grew up watching her multi-task, day and night. And from hearing stories that now turned legends, I look up to her even more. I want to emulate and follow her footsteps. She was raised in a…

I did not see or hear from my Dad for 10 years. Before that, at least he showed up daily for supper, albeit late (after a stop, not at the pub, but at the other lady whom I was forced to call Auntie Lang). When he did get home, it was a bit late for…